The 2011-2012 Penn Anthropology Colloquium Series presents: Dominique Somda Department of Anthropology and Africana Studies Program  University of Pennsylvania Title: "Disseminating the memories of slavery in Madagascar: The effects of suspicions" Date: Monday, April 23, 12:00-1:20 PM; light refreshments served Location: Penn Museum, Room 345 (entrance to the anthropology department is on the east side of the museum near the South Street Bridge) About Dr. Somda: Dr. Somda is a socio-cultural anthropologist interested in the ontogenetic and historical articulation of equality and hierarchy. She conducted doctoral research on slavery among the Tanôsy of Southern Madagascar, where she found that the memory of slavery is still passed on through ritual participations and a landscape of suspicions. Dr. Somda is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in both the Department of Anthropology and the Africana Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

The theme of this year's colloquium series is "Networks."