Digitization, Preservation and Performance of the Archive: How to Build a Library
| When | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
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| Where | 1014 Tisch Hall |
| Registration | Register to attend |
| Event type | Lecture/Discussion |
Explore the work of preserving, digitizing, and reimagining African archives. Please register, as lunch will be provided.
Panelists:
- Derek Peterson, Ali Mazrui Collegiate Professor of History and African Studies, U-M
- Angela Wachuka, Co-founder and Publisher of Book Bunk
- Loyd Mbabu, Librarian for African Studies, U-M
- Sauda Nabukenya, Legal and Social Historian of Modern Africa
- Maia Lekow, Filmmaker and Musician
- Moderator: Alexis Antracoli, Director of Bentley Historical Library, U-M
Join us later in the day for a film screening of How to Build a Library followed by Q&A.
Presented by the U-M African Studies Center’s African Heritage and Humanities Initiative.
The McMillan Memorial Library in Nairobi.
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Library contact
Loyd Gitari Mbabu · lmbabu@umich.edu
Event contact
Karin Waidley · kwaidley@umich.edu
Library events are free and open to the public, and we are committed to making them accessible to attendees. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate, please notify the listed contact with as much notice as possible.