Applications are now open for the U.S. Department of State Fall 2018 Student Internship Program (unpaid). Please visit the Intern page of the Careers site for more information about the U.S. Department of State Fall …
Month: January 2018
Apply to the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides short-term summer seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. Each seminar …
Call for papers: The Uses and Abuses of History
The Graduate Early Modern Student Society (GEMSS) at the University of Wisconsin Madison is seeking presenters for its second annual symposium, (Mis)appropriating the Past: The Uses and Abuses of History, on Friday, April 27 at …
Course Spotlight: Decolonize This!
COURSE DESCRIPTION How do we explain the popular movements of human history? Why does civil unrest occur? What leads to the justification of violence, and how does non-violent protest take shape in response? How do …
Course Spotlight: African Politics
COURSE DESCRIPTION The course looks at a wide range of current political developments, situating them within an historical context, using concepts from political science, readings by African and non-African authors, and numerous assigned videos. The …
New year brings new African studies library publications
The new year brings new works in the African Studies library collection! African Studies Bibliographer Emilie Songolo works hard to keep African Studies collections updated and replete with works from the African continent while supporting …
Award-winning international journalists to attend February conference in Madison
The UW-Madison International Division has announced a February human rights reporting conference, sponsored by the Institute for Regional and International Studies and the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. According to the release, the …
BU African Studies requests proposals for “Records of Africa” conference
The Boston University African Studies Center graduate conference committee is issuing a call for papers for a 2018 conference. They invite graduate students to submit abstracts for papers, presentations, or performances attending to this year’s …