2009 Headline Luncheon Series: Dr. Richard Lobban

“Sudan: The Connectivity of Conflict in Africa”

Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 in the Penmen Room with Dr. Richard Lobban, Professor Emeritus at Rhode Island College

Lunch: Noon to 12:20 p.m.
Dr. Lobban’s Remarks: 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Q&A: 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Richard Lobban, Jr. is a professor of anthropology and African Studies at Rhode Island College, where he has taught since 1972. He was the director of African and Afro-American Studies for almost 13 years. Lobban has been engaged in African studies since 1964 when he first went to Africa. From there, he has covered important trials, several wars, and African ethnography and cultural history. Additionally, he has also contributed to the scientific and comparative study of slavery in the state, nation and world and applies this closely to work on human rights and political asylum today. He has taught in a variety of settings and has lectured in and on Africa and the Middle East. Currently he is the co-director of the URI Study Abroad program in Cape Verde. He also serves as the executive director and first president of the Sudan Studies Association that was first founded and incorporated in Rhode Island in 1981. Lobban is teaching a course, Introduction to African Cultures and History, at the Naval War College in Newport, RI.

Cost is $10 for WACNH members and $15 for Non-Members. You may pay at the door. Please make checks payable to WACNH.

Please RSVP by e-mail to rsvp@wacnh.org, or by phone at 603.314.7970.

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