An online professional development event for K-5 educators. There will be two librarians from the UW Cooperative Children’s Book Center speaking. They will feature books on the theme of migration; books such from Latin America, …
Month: June 2020
2020 Virtual South Africa National Arts Festival
The ultimate virtual celebration of South African arts held from June 25 to July 5, 2020. If you’re after Festival news, details about shows, specials and sneak peeks, sign up for our newsletter FEST45. Planning for amazing – …
Library Pickup by Appointment
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries will begin offering Pickup by Appointment for materials on June 15, as part of the gradual, phased reopening of our campus. The Libraries continue to work closely with the university as operational plans are developed, …
Penn State African Studies Virtual Forum 2020–21
The African Studies Program at Penn State is pleased to announce their new discussion series African Studies Virtual Forum 2020–21: Decoloniality and Southern Epistemologies. There will be monthly virtual meetings to discuss a particular book …
Open Letter to the ASA Community Concerning the 2020 Annual Meeting
Open Letter to the ASA Community Concerning the 2020 Annual Meeting Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and our commitment to keeping our community safe, the African Studies Association Board of Directors has made the …
Laura Bassi Scholarship
The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their …
Racial Justice and African Studies | Faculty Director Nancy Kendall
Dear ASP colleagues, Racism and state-sanctioned violence have shaped the U.S. from this country’s founding, but in this moment, long-standing calls to transform the White supremacist roots of our national identity are gaining new power. …