Lecturer to focus on African Diaspora

<p>In honor of Black History Month, the Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) African Diaspora Research Cluster invites the ASU community to attend a lecture titled “The African Diaspora: A Global Process” by New York University professor Michael Gomez starting at 7 p.m., Feb. 21, in Coor Hall room L1-74. The event is co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the African and African-American Studies Program, and the Department of History.</p><separator></separator><p>The IHR Research Cluster (<a href="http://www.asu.edu/clas/ihr/faculty/research/">www.asu.edu/clas/ihr/fac…;), titled “The African Diaspora: New Paradigms and New Boundaries” was formed in September and continues to meet monthly to study the experience of peoples of African ancestry, to encourage educational inquiry, and to advance a wide range of inter- and transdisciplinary approaches for the theory and practice of diasporic studies.</p><separator></separator><p>Gomez is chair of the Department of History at NYU and director of the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD). His interests cover a wide range of themes, including the African Diaspora, social and religious formations, and slavery and ethnic designations. His most recent books include “ Black Crescent : African Muslims in the Americas ” (Cambridge University Press, 2005); “Reversing Sail: A History of the African Diaspora” (Cambridge University Press, 2005) and “Diasporic Africa: A Reader” (New York University Press, 2006).</p><separator></separator><p>The lecture is free and open to the public.</p>