| Monday, 12th May 2014, Newcastle University, Daysh Building G.07 5.30-7.15pm Daysh G.07 is on Claremont Rd directly opposite the Great North Museum/Hancock, and five minutes walk from Haymarket Metro. Speakers: Dr Hakim Adi, Chichester University Dr Kate Manzo, Newcastle University (discussant) Hakim Adi is Reader in the History of Africa and the African Diaspora. Hakim Adi argues that the recent military and other forms of intervention are a new scramble for African resources, markets, and geo-political control. Kate Manzo is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, and a specialist on post-colonial theory and the politics of representing Africa. All are welcome. Organised by Newcastle Stop the War and Newcastle University's Power/Space/Politics research cluster Newcastle Stop the War Coalition office@northeaststopwar.org.uk Website: http://www.northeaststopwar.org.uk/ |