College of Social Science
We are pleased to announce that Michigan State University will convene its Third Annual Africanist Graduate Student Conference on the weekend of October 9-10, 2009. The theme for the 2009 conference is “Africa’s Challenges and Possibilities”. Dr. James A. Pritchett, Director of the MSU African… Continue Reading Announcement for the 3rd Annual MSU Africanist Graduate Student Conference
Professor Ethan Segal’s chapter “Awash in Coins: The Spread of Money in Early Medieval Japan” has just come out in the edited collection of essays “Currents in Japanese History,” edited by Gordon Berger, Andrew Goble, Lorraine Harrinton, and Cameron Hurst, published by Figueroa Press (University… Continue Reading Ethan Segal Publication
Professor Javier has just published Crossing Borders with the Santo Nino de Atocha with University of New Mexico Press. He has presented the department with a copy of this beautifully bound book. Moreover, The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago has chosen Pescador’s installation… Continue Reading Javier Pescador’s New Book and Art Exhibits
The winner of the 2009 Distinguished Africanist Award is the department’s very own Professor David Robinson. The ASA Distinguished Africanist Award was established in the 1980s to recognize and honor individuals who have contributed a lifetime record of outstanding scholarship in their respective field of… Continue Reading MSU History Faculty wins 2009 Distinguished Africanist Award