African Scholar Dr. Ali Mazrui Will Lecture Oct. 2
For release: September 30, 2003
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

Distinguished African scholar Dr. Ali Mazrui will deliver the first annual African Studies lecture this week at the University of Memphis. Mazrui will discuss "The African Predicament: Legacy of Partition, Lure of Reparations" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Fogelman Executive Center, Room 136. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a reception.

Born in Kenya, Mazrui is an internationally-known author of more than 20 books and hundreds of journal articles. He is the creator of the acclaimed television series The Africans: A Triple Heritage, produced by the BBC and PBS in association with the Nigerian Television Authority. His research interests include African politics, international political culture, political Islam, and North-South relations.

Mazrui is Albert Schweitzer professor in the humanities and director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

The event is sponsored by the U of M's African and African-American Studies program with support from the African Student Association, International Studies and the Academic Enrichment Fund.

For more information, call 678-3550.

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