Tolu’s initial interest in Global Black Literatures Tolu’s journey in Global Black Literatures was ignited during his time as a Fulbright scholar, particularly through a class on the post-colonial African State led by the late …
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Elisa Scaraggi – ASP 2023 Visiting Research Scholar
Can you share an overview of your current research project and what inspired you to focus on this particular area within African studies? I have a background in Comparative literature and my interest in …
2023-2024 Undegraduate FLAS Recipients
“I applied for the FLAS program because I had an express interest in becoming fluent in my native language, Yoruba. Growing up within the American school system, it was unheard of to gain experience in different …
ASP Graduate Working Group (GWG)
Background and Motivation The inception of the ASP Graduate Working Group (GWG) was fueled by a blend of experiences and realizations among graduate students and the African Studies Program (ASP) leadership. The initial spark …
Madison College Teaching Fellow: Dr. Kevin Wamalwa
Can you share your educational journey and experience in African Studies and how it has prepared you for this teaching fellowship? My journey in African Studies goes way back to my undergraduate days at the …
Deadline 31/01/2024 | PhD Position in Afrofuturist Mediascapes
The Center for Literacy and Intermedial Crossings Research Group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has announced a doctoral research vacancy in Afrofuturist Mediascapes among two others. This position is part of the ERC research group …
Spring 2024 Africa at Noon Events
January 31st Listening Session and Welcome Lunch Hosted by Marissa Moorman Faculty Director of the African Studies Program, UW-Madison Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 February 7th Forest Imaginaries: How …
New Deadline | Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Africa: Past, Present, and Future
Canadian Association of African Studies 2024 Annual Conference Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Africa: Past, Present, and Future McGill University, Montreal, Canada June 12 -June 16, 2024 New Proposal Submission Deadline: January 5, 2024 ! …
Women and Gender in Africa Publication Announced
The University of Wisconsin Press has announced the launch of a new book series, Women and Gender in Africa, edited by Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué, associate professor of African Cultural Studies and History at UW, and Aili …
Afonso I Mvemba a Nzinga, King of Kongo: Luís Madureira translates for biography
Professor of African Cultural Studies, Luís Madureira, joined historian John K. Thornton to write a biography on King Afonso I, the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo titled Afonso I Mvemba a Nzinga, King …