African Politics at the Library

As a part of the Wells Lecture Series at the Seneca Falls Library, Professor Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo will discuss the Remapping of Africa and the resulting political fallout at 7 p.m. on May 11.

Professor Lumumba-Kasongo’s specific interests in political science are varied and timely. Comparative politics, international relations, political economy, education, philosophy, and classical studies are all intertwined in the classes he teaches. Political science provides theoretical tools and empirical knowledge about the origins, structures, and functioning of the institutions and systems of power and governance, including those of the nation-states, citizenry, political institutions, multinational and transnational agencies, and other political forces such as gender and social class. This understanding helps students comprehend why political actors behave the way they do, the values they represent, how they make certain types of decisions, and the impact of those decisions on the environment, households, and society at large.

Professor Lumumba-Kasongo will discuss the topic of his book, The Political Remapping of Africa helping to bring international awareness to the Seneca Falls Library.

Professor Lumumba-Kasongo's talk has been supported in part by public funds from the NYS Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, which is administered locally by Finger Lakes Arts Grants and Services, Inc. and in part by the Friends of the Seneca Falls Library.