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Baker-Nord Center
Research Working Group Series
The Subaltern and the Poetics of War in Africa
facilitated by Gilbert Doho
The Fall 2008 Baker-Nord Research Working Group, The Subaltern and the Poetics of War in Africa, examines the role of women and child soldiers in war in Africa and the Middle East. The speakers will explore the poetic exploitation of violence on and by women and children in contemporary society, and will assess the effects of post-war trauma using literary works, films, and living testimonies.
All lectures are free and open to the public
Print series calendar
September 4
From Sozaboy to Beasts of No Nation: The Poetics of War in Nigeria
Gilbert Doho
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, and Director of Ethnic Studies, Case Western Reserve University.
September 25
War and Children: Adolescents in Postcolonial Badjoko, Dongola, Kourouma, and Montenembo Novels
Koffi Aniyefa
Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Haverford College.
October 7
The Production of Meaning in the Narratives of Child Soldiers
Cilas Kemedjio
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, University of Rochester.
October 16
Somewhere Between Chad and Congo: Lost Childhood in the Central African Republic
Cheryl Toman
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Case Western Reserve University.
November 4
Exploding Bodies: Palestinian Weapons of Destuction
Alice Bach
Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor of Catholic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Case Western Reserve University.
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