Distinguished Lecture in Art History: "1325: Mansa Musa, Al-Saheli, and Modernity's Birth in Medieval Africa"

The famed 1325 Hajj journeys of Mali Emperor Mansa Musa and Granada poet Al Saheli, individually or together cross three continents—Europe (Spain), Asia (Arabia), and Africa (Egypt, the Sahara, Mali and Morocco)—offer vital insight into how Medieval Africa helped to foster the changes that shaped modernity.

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