Somali Arts & Culture invites you to the Talk with Professor Ahmed Samatar, Sunday 12 July, 4pm at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG.
Professor Samatar will discuss the relationship between culture and development, and why it is important to preserve art and culture in the face of an increasingly modern world.
Professor Samatar is a prominent scholar and former Dean of the institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College, and the author of five books and over 40 academic articles including The State in Africa: Reconsiderationsand The Porcupine Dilemma: Governance and Transition in Somalia. Once a BBC broadcaster, Professor Samatar has lectured at various academic institutions, Harvard University, London School of Economics and Amoud University, to name a few. He is also the founding and continuing editor-in-chief of Bildhaan, the first international journal of Somali Studies.
Do you have questions about Culture and Development by Professor Ahmed Samatar?
Join us for a knowledge-packed evening and be in the company of a highly distinguished guest.
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