2017 looks like its going to be a great year with the African Studies Program. We hope you will join us! More than 10 Africa at Noon seminars are already scheduled: We’re kicking off 2017’s Africa …
Year: 2016
2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship, UW collaboration continues through Reciprocal Exchange Award
by Meagan Doll In the professional world and especially in academic environments like the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the value of networking is not unspoken. While students may grow weary of this charge to nurture professional …
Course Spotlight: Environmental Studies 402 – Global Indigeneity and Sustainability
Course Description Featuring prominent international faculty and researchers from the UW-Madison and other research universities and world. Indigenous leaders and researchers offering weekly presentations about their work with indigenous / aboriginal / native / campesino …
Course Spotlight: African 300 – Contemporary Arabic Literature and Cinema
Course Description This course is an introduction of the most significant topics of contemporary Arabic literature and cinema: the legacies of colonialism, repressive nature of post-independence regimes, discourses on nationalism, religion v. secularization, gender relations, …
New Eyes and Renewed Hope: A Mandela Washington Fellowship Reflection
Cooper Chibomba participated in the 2016 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nearly six months since arriving in Madison, Chibomba shares his personal and professional reflections from the six week institute. Chibomba …
Get funding to study an African language with a FLAS fellowship
The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2017 and Academic Year 2017-2018 fellowships and awards. Applications for both competitions are now open! Application deadline is February 13, 2017. …
Thanksgiving and the Homowo Festival
Thanksgiving is certainly not the only celebration of the harvest and thanks around the world. The Homowo Festival is a month long celebration of the harvest mainly celebrated by the Ga people in the Greater …
IU Graduate Symposium – Call for Proposals
Indiana University’s Graduate Students in African Studies presents its Seventh Annual Graduate Symposium: “Global Africa: Dynamic and Connective Scholarship.” February 24 – 25, 2017. Featuring as keynote: Dr. Sean Jacobs Associate, Professor of International Affairs, The …
Day in Africa – Call for Presenters
The Africa Studies Program is hosting our annual DAY IN AFRICA, a high school outreach program where Wisconsin students explore a variety of Africa-related topics in sessions led by UW-Madison faculty, students, and staff. We …
Course Spotlight: Journalism 822 – Theories of International Communication
Course Description This seminar focuses on the major theories of international communication, paying closest attention to “global” media technologies, institutions, and practices. Questions that we will explore: How do we define the “nation,” vs. the …