2019 African Studies Spring Lecture

The African poet, essayist, playwright and nonfiction writer Niyi Osundare will deliver the 2019 African Studies Spring Lecture on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Special Collections Library

Osundare will be visiting the University of Georgia from Monday, March 4 through Wednesday, March 6, 2019. A winner of numerous awards including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, two Cadbury Prizes, the Fonlon-Nichols Award, and the Noma Award, Osundare is one of the most admired African Anglophone poets of his generation. As part of the Spring Lecture event, students who have completed the requirements for the Certificate in African Studies will be recognized and presented with their certificates. Professor Osundare’s visit is supported by several UGA units including: Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Institute of Native American Studies; Willson Center for Humanities and Art; Institute for Women’s Studies; Department of English; Department of Romance Languages; Department of Language and Literacy Education; Creative Writing Program; Institute for African American Studies; and Department of Comparative Literature. 

African Studies Institute