Join us for the next lecture in the ALMEDA seminar series!
Flora Losch (EHESS – Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) will present her research on West African audiovisual archives – past and present.
The lecture will be held on Zoom
Time and Date: Wednesday 27 November,
Zoom Link: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/9544610031
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