Videos of panelists from the 2011 Africa Conference: Africa in World Politics.

Political Language, Activism, and Propaganda in Politics

Panelists: Chair: Dr. Céline A. Jacquemin
Blake Whitaker; Texas A&M University; Fear and Money!: The Strategic Propaganda conflict during the Zimbabwean War for Liberation
Dr. Ann Albuyeh; University of Puerto Rico; Ensuring that Africa’s Voice is Heard in International Forums in the Future: The Language Issues Involved
Dr. Temitope Abiodun Balogun; Osun State University; The Language of Nigerian Women in Politics: An Ideological Reconstruction
Dr. Affiong Effiom; University of Texas at Austin; Performing British Violence in the Nigerian Midwest: Ahmed Yerima’s Trials of Oba Ovonramwen and the “Narratives” of History

Blake Whitaker: 3:46
Dr. Ann Albuyeh: 16:02
Dr. Temitope Abiodun Balogun: 29:14
Dr. Affiong Effiom: 50:46
Q&A: 1:04:58

African Economic Linkages with the Global Economy

Panelists:Chair: Hetty ter Haar
Dr. Roshen Hendrickson; College of Staten Island (CUNY); The Impact of Global Structural Change on African Governance of Foreign Direct Investment
Prof. June McLaughlin; Queen Mary, University of London; The Politics of African Stock Exchanges
Prof. Rhonda M. Gonzales; University of Texas, San Antonio; Beyond the Swahili: Azania Coastal Economies and Communities c. 300 BCE to 300 CE
Dr. Mike Odey; Benue State University; Perspectives and Contradictions Regarding Africa Nations as Developing or as Third World Nations

Dr. Roshen Hendrickson: 1:10
Prof. June McLaughlin: 15:35
Prof. Rhonda M. Gonzales: 26:41
Dr. Mike Odey: 42:52
Q&A: 57:00

Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Practice: Eastern Africa

Panelists:Chair: Dr. Shadrack W. Nasong’o; Rhodes College; The Global Context and the Changing Face of American Diplomacy towards Kenya: The ‘Red’ Ambassador vs. the ‘Rogue’ Ambassador
Dr. Céline A. Jacquemin; St. Mary’s University; French Foreign Policy in Rwanda: Language, Personal Networks, and Changing Contexts
Dr. Hannington Ochwada; Missouri State University; Insecurity in the Troubled Seas: The US and Kenya Face Terrorism in Eastern Africa

Dr. Shadrack W. Nasong’o: 0:31
Dr. Céline A. Jacquemin: 13:50
Dr. Hannington Ochwada: 32:55
Q&A: 46:47

Panelists:Kristina MakiHetty ter Haar

Oral Presentation tips: 16:50
Written Presentation tips: 31:40
Q&A: 46:21