Join us for an evening with Professor Wale Adebanwi [2003] | Gates Cambridge Alumni Scholar and author of How to Become a Big Man in Africa: Subalternity, Elites, and Ethnic Politics in Contemporary Nigeria.

Hosted by Gates Cambridge in collaboration with the Cambridge University Nigerian Society, this event offers a unique opportunity to hear from Professor Adebanwi, the Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. His work explores the dynamics of power, identity, and social change in Africa, with a focus on ethnicity, elites, civil society, media, and urban politics.

We’re delighted to welcome him back to Cambridge for a conversation about his latest book, followed by an audience Q&A. The evening will conclude with a short reception, providing a chance to continue the conversation in a more informal setting.

We look forward to seeing you at Bill Gates Sr. House.

The Global Humanities Initiative embedded at the School of Arts and Humanities is delighted to invite you to join us for an exciting conversation with Dr Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A Museum in London, Historian, journalist and former Labour MP.

 This session is taking place as part of the GH Network’s second summer forum since its founding in 2020, and will be held at the “McCrum Lecture Centre”, on Wednesday 25 June 2025 from 5:30pm. 

The Global Humanities Initiative is a major project for the School and the University, and we hope you will consider joining us for this important day in its further development.