UW-Madison senior Sam Allen has never taken the conventional path when it comes to his education. The Geography and International Studies major managed to integrate his passion for Swahili with a career path in the …
Month: November 2017
Apply to teach in Ethiopia this spring
As a result of the Ethiopian government’s prioritization of higher education, Ethiopian universities are eager to attract foreign faculty, American scholars in particular. The Ambassador’s Distinguished Scholars will create a critical foundation for Ethiopia’s development …
Newman Civic Fellow applications open
UW-Madison will select one undergraduate student to serve as the 2017-18 Newman Civic Fellow. This student will participate in leadership development and learning around civic engagement with a cohort of other fellows from schools around …
Get Funding to Study an African Language – FLAS applications now open!
The African Studies Program encourages both undergraduate and graduate students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2018 and Academic Year 2018-2019 fellowships and awards. Applications for the following competitions are now open: – …
Nominate an “unsung hero of conservation” in Africa or Latin America for National Geographic award
National Geographic Society is currently soliciting nominations for the 2018 National Geographic Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation in Africa and Latin America. These awards honor the unsung heroes of conservation by celebrating the recipients’ past achievements and supporting ongoing work …
Callaci publishes new book on Tanzanian street archives
African Studies Program faculty affiliate Emily Callaci’s new book, Street Archives and City Life: Popular Intellectuals in Postcolonial Tanzania, will be published in December by Duke University Press. In this book, Callaci explores what she …
Course Spotlight: Sound & African Modernity
Course Description This course examines sound and technology as tools of cultural invention and identity in contemporary African life. How do music and its mediums construct national belonging in Africa and the diaspora? What are …
Course Spotlight: Global HipHop and Social Justice
Professor D was recently featured on a special episode of Le Journal Rappé (The Rap News) hosted by Senegalese rap stars Keyti and Xuman to discuss the escalating tension between Donald Trump and Kim Jung-un. …
Annual African Studies Association Meeting
The 60th annual meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA) will convene this weekend in Chicago. Founded in 1957 in response to Ghana’s independence, the ASA is “dedicated to increasing public awareness and understanding about …
Bassem Youssef visits with African Studies students
In addition to a Nov. 8 talk at the Wisconsin Union Theatre, Bassem Youssef, dubbed the “Jon Stewart of Egypt,” sat down with students during a recent visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Youssef appeared …