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D. Vance Smith and Simon Gikandi | Book Talk: 'Atlas's Bones'

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Forum/Panel Discussion Global/Intercultural Humanities

Thu, Feb 5, 2026

6 PM – 7:30 PM EST (GMT-5)

Princeton Public Library

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Join D. Vance Smith (English) for this special event to discuss his new book “Atlas’s Bones: The African Foundations of Europe” in conversation with Simon Gikandi (English). The book, published in November 2025 by the University of Chicago Press, traces Africa’s influence on European culture and how colonization remade Africa in the image of a medieval Europe.

A reception will follow. Copies of the book will be available for sale at the event, courtesy of Labyrinth Books.

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Program in African Studies | View More Events
Co-hosted with: Princeton Institute for International & Regional Studies, Africa World Initiative