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Ernesto Mané | Before the Beginning: Uncovering Home and Heritage across the Atlantic

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Colloquium/Symposium

Wed, Mar 25, 2026

4:30 PM – 6 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Louis A Simpson International Building, Room 144

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

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Before the Beginning is Ernesto Mané’s powerful account of traveling from Brazil to Guinea-Bissau to meet the paternal family he never knew. It is a journey that reshapes his understanding of identity, race, and belonging. Blending memoir, travel diary, and essay, Mané reflects on the legacies of colonialism and diaspora while searching for his own “time zero,” the point where a fractured life can begin again.

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Louis A Simpson International Building, Room 144

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

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