BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14184-4d88b85bcc8c079751d8ef387ff7a3cb@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260814T001307Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T103000 SUMMARY:AFI Feminist Book Talk with Minna Salami DESCRIPTION:\n“Can Feminism Be African?” What happens when we consider A frica through a feminist lens and feminism through an African one? And w hat does it mean to centre selfhood in this journey? In this shining\, w ide-ranging inquiry\, Minna Salami explores these questions through an u nhesitating and incisive vision of African feminist political philosophy . Drawing from feminist thought\, postcolonial theory\, historical insig hts\, and African knowledge systems\, Salami combines personal reflectio n with cultural criticism to offer a vivid and cohesive discussion about power\, identity\, patriarchy\, imagination\, and the human condition. Grounded in Africa’s enduring visions of agency and autonomy\, Can Femin ism Be African? opens new paths for rethinking the narratives that shape our world. This is a timely and thought-provoking read\, calling us to rethink the past\, present\, and future through new perspectives.\n\nMin na Salami is a Senior Fellow and Research Chair at The New Institute. Sh e is the author of Sensuous Knowledge and the award-winning MsAfropolita n blog. She is also creative director of the award-winning film\, Black Feminism and the Polycrisis\, based on a program she chaired.\n\nMinna h as presented keynotes and lectures at institutions such as the EU\, Sing ularity University\, and the annual AMO LECTURE. Her writing features in The Guardian\, Project Syndicate\, and The Philosopher. She is a full m ember of the Club of Rome\, a council member of The Royal Institute of P hilosophy\, and a board member of The African Feminist Initiative at Pen n State.\n\nAn alumna of Lund University and SOAS University\, Minna has lived in Nigeria\, Sweden\, Spain\, and New York\, and currently reside s between London and Hamburg.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu .edu/event/afi-book-talk-minna-salami/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

“Can Feminism B e African?” What happens when we consider Africa through a feminist lens and feminism through an African one? And what does it mean to centre se lfhood in this journey? In this shining, wide-ranging inquiry, Minna Sal ami explores these questions through an unhesitating and incisive vision of African feminist political philosophy. Drawing from feminist thought , postcolonial theory, historical insights, and African knowledge system s, Salami combines personal reflection with cultural criticism to offer a vivid and cohesive discussion about power, identity, patriarchy, imagi nation, and the human condition. Grounded in Africa’s enduring visions o f agency and autonomy, Can Feminism Be African? opens new paths for reth inking the narratives that shape our world. This is a timely and thought -provoking read, calling us to rethink the past, present, and future thr ough new perspectives.

Minna Salami is a Senior Fellow and Researc h Chair at The New Institute. She is the author of Sensuous Knowledg e and the award-winning MsAfropolitan blog. She is also cr eative director of the award-winning film, Black Feminism and the Po lycrisis, based on a program she chaired.

Minna has presented keynotes and lectures at institutions such as the EU, Singularity Unive rsity, and the annual AMO LECTURE. Her writing features in The Guard ian, Project Syndicate, and The Philosopher. She is a full member of the Club of Rome, a council member of The Royal Inst itute of Philosophy, and a board member of The African Feminist Initiati ve at Penn State.

An alumna of Lund University and SOAS University , Minna has lived in Nigeria, Sweden, Spain, and New York, and currently resides between London and Hamburg.

For more details: https://event s.la.psu.edu/event/afi-book-talk-minna-salami/

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