Africa Table

About

Students getting food from table

The Center for African Studies hosts its weekly lecture series Africa Table every Wednesday from 12:00-1:00 pm in 123 Encina Hall, 615 Crothers Way on Stanford's Campus. 

Africa Table has been held on the same day, at the same time for over 30 years, hosting speakers from around the world on topics ranging from hip-hop to public health, generating lively discussions. Over the years CAS's growing number of students, faculty, staff, and community members has flourished. We look forward to welcoming you to learn with us at one of Stanford's most successful and attended lecture series.

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Student Reflection

"My favorite event hosted by CAS is the weekly Africa Table.  I have learnt a lot from speakers on many different topics about and related to various countries and communities within Africa. Africa Table has been a great opportunity to learn outside of class. I like that I can get up to date on academic, social, and political developments on the continent and simultaneously have a midweek check in with my favorite people on campus. One of my favorite  Africa Table talks was about the colonial era looting of art from the Senufo region in West Africa to Europe. There is so much about Africa that I have learnt at Africa Table that I would never have the opportunity to learn elsewhere. The food is always fantastic as well."
-CHARLES MULEMI, B.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE ‘17

 

Upcoming Events

April
3
Date
Wed April 3rd 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Building 460, Margaret Jacks Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 460, Stanford, CA 94305
Room 426

Professor John R.

Past Events

May
17
Date
Wed May 17th 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Encina Hall West, Room 219

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series.

May
10
Date
Wed May 10th 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Encina Hall West, Room 219

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series.

Speaker: Aaron Montoya, Lecturer, Program in Writing and Rhetoric, Stanford University

May
3
Date
Wed May 3rd 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Toyon Hall

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series. This special Africa Table will feature a multimedia exhibition with Miora Rajaonary, Madagascan-South African.

April
26
Date
Wed April 26th 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Encina Hall West, Room 219

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series.

Speaker: Arif Elsawi, John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Stanford University; Journalist

April
19
Date
Wed April 19th 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
219 Encina Hall West, 417 Galvez Mall

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series. This week two 2016 CAS Summer Research Fellows will present on their research.

April
12
Date
Wed April 12th 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Encina Hall West, Room 219

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series.

March
8
Date
Wed March 8th 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Encina Hall West, Room 219

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series.

March
1
Date
Wed March 1st 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Encina Hall West, Room 219

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series.

Speaker: Rikin Gandhi, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Green

February
22
Date
Wed February 22nd 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
219 Encina Hall West, 417 Galvez Mall

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series.

February
15
Date
Wed February 15th 2017, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
219 Encina Hall West, 417 Galvez Mall

Join the Center for African Studies for our weekly lunchtime lecture series.