A Conference in Tribute to Samir Amin

Venue: Centre for African Studies Gallery, Harry Oppenheimer Institute Building, Upper Campus

Dates and Times:     19 September 2019, 08h30 - 17h00 

20 September 2019, 08h00 - 13h30

Amin was a Marxist economist, political scientist and world-systems analyst, whose contributions and influence reached across disciplines, including African Studies. Notably he is known for establishing the term Eurocentrism, and critical perspectives on colonialism, capitalism and under/development.

See the Poster here, and Programme here.