UNC Professor Karen Barton will present her work around the MVJoola, a Senegalese ferrywhich
capsized in a storm off the coast
of The Gambia and killed more than 1,800 people. She
will lead you through he research on the tragedy and the humanitarian
disaster
that followed, and highlight how the Sufi tenet of optimism (rafet njort)
inspired Senegal’s call for justice. Barton's work has taken her around
the world studying humanitarian disasters, sustainability, and community
resilience in the wake of environmental change.
This
online program will be offered through Zoom and the link invite will be
provided by email to registered participants ahead of the event. The
presentation will be recorded and made available through the library's
YouTube page following the event.
Funding for Barton's new book "Africa's Joola Shipwreck" (Rowman and
Littlefield 2020) was provided by both Fulbright and National Endowment
for the Humanities fellowships.
Event Type(s): Virtual Event
Age Group(s): Adults
Presenter: Karen Barton
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(970) 221-6740
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