2026: Ninth Annual
The University of Wisconsin–Madison African Studies Program created the annual Jan Vansina Lecture to honor the legacy of Jan Vansina, one of the world’s foremost historians of Africa.
October 30, 2026 at 12pm CST
The University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham Hall, Room 206
12:00-1:00pm
The Ninth Annual Jan Vansina Lecture will be delivered by Rachel Jean-Baptiste, a
Professor of Gender Studies, at Standford University. She is a historian of 19th-21st century West and Equatorial Africa and the French-speaking Atlantic World. Her research interests include the histories of: marriage and family law; urbanization; women, gender, and sexuality; colonialism; citizenship; and race. See more on https://history.stanford.edu/people/rachel-jean-baptiste
