Comparative Study in Development and Social Change: Debates on Capitalism from the Perspective of the Global South

Samuel Zalanga

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011 at 7:00 pm – South Ballroom, Memorial Union

Samuel Zalanga teaches in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Bethel University. He specializes in development studies and social change, teaching on such topics as the sociology of development, growth and development of the modern city, social inequality and religion in society. He earned a master's degree at the University of Jos in Northern Nigeria and completed his doctoral studies at the University of Minnesota. He has lived, researched, and taught in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Bauchi State, Northeastern Nigeria.

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  • African Student Association
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

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