Anthropologist to discuss Cameroon architecture

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Nicholas David, a faculty member in anthropology at the University of Calgary, Alberta, will speak on "Monumental Architecture in Cameroon as a World Heritage: A Documentary Presentation" at 5 p.m., Monday, March 11, in Denny Building, Room 111. This two-hour talk is part of the 2013 Spring Colloquium on African Civilization, presented by the University's Africana Studies Department in collaboration with Charlotte-Africa Initiative.

The colloquium’s focus is “Discovering Africa’s Past for a Meaningful Understanding of the Present and the Future Possibilities.” Email RSVPs to Akin Ogundiran, chair of Africana studies, at ogundiran@uncc.edu or call 704-687-2355. The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the Archaeological Institute of America and the Council for the Advancement of Yoruba Studies are providing support for the 2013 Spring Colloquium on African Civilization.