Ghislaine Lydon will present the 2025 Paul and June Schlueter Lecture on the Art and History of the Book. In this lecture, Lydon will trace the connected histories of writing systems, while highlighting the revolutionary nature of script. Lydon specializes in the history of Africa, with a focus on economic and cultural practices and institutions. She has written on a variety of subjects and is the author of the award-winning On Trans-Saharan Trails: Islamic Law, Trade Networks and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Nineteenth-Century Western Africa (Cambridge University Press, 2011). 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 23 • Skillman Library, Gendebien Room • MORE
Submitted by: Kate Pitts