Shortly after giving his last lecture on December 13, 2013, Harold Scheub sits down with the Wisconsin State Journal to discuss his early travels to Africa, challenges and rewards of recording oral stories in Southern …
Year: 2013
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowships in African Studies
The African Studies Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to announce the 2014 UW-Madison African Studies Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowships, a one-time fellowship program for UW-Madison graduate students working on a master’s …
Harold Scheub retires after four decades
After 43 years of passionate and dedicated teaching and service to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Harold Scheub, Evjue-Bascom Professor of Humanities, announced his retirement at the end of the Fall 2013 semester. Professor Harold Scheub …
Crawford Young Winner of Book Award
The African Politics Conference Group (APCG) recently recognized Crawford Young’s The Postcolonial State in Africa: Fifty Years of Independence (UW Press, 2012) as the co-winner of the best 2012 book on African Politics. The other …
UW Libraries launch Mandela research guide
Emilie Songolo, Social Science and African Studies Bibliographer at UW-Madison’s Memorial Library, spearheaded an in-depth research guide on the life and times of Nelson Mandela. Explore the site. Read “Libraries Create a Guide to Mandela’s …
Resources for teaching about Nelson Mandela
Boston University’s African Studies Center and Africa Access Review prepared a special resource for educators to engage and discuss the life and times of Nelson Mandela in elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms. Learn …
Course Spotlight: Africa South of the Sahara
Course Description This course is an intermediate-level introduction to the geography of Africa. While very much welcomed, no course work on Africa is required prior to taking this course. After a general overview of physical, …
UW faculty and graduate students reflect on Madela’s life and legacy
Campus mourns Nelson Mandela, University of Wisconsin-Madison News, 12/10/2013 Heinz Klug: Reflections on Nelson Mandela’s legacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison News, 12/06/2013
Get funding to study an African Language with a FLAS fellowship
The competition for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships and awards at UW-Madison is now open. The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2014 and Academic Year …
Explore Summer 2014 domestic and international African language programs
The Center for African Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, has put together a helpful resource for students looking for summer African language programs. Summer 2014 domestic and international programs List of overseas African …