In ten days, the 63rd annual meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA) will convene from November 19-21, virtually. The theme is, “The Hour of Decision: Power, Persistence, Purpose, and Possibility in African Studies.”
Click here for a full list of Wisconsin speakers.
According to their mission, ASA was “established in 1957…[and is the] flagship membership organization devoted to enhancing the exchange of information about Africa.” Every year, the annual meeting brings together international scholars and professionals who share some of the most current research on Africa. Typically, 2,000 people attend the meeting of over 300 panels and roundtables. ASA also holds plenary events, an awards ceremony, movie screenings, and more! Please refer to the conference program. African Studies has also curated a list of Wisconsin-led panels and a few others that might be of interest.
Discussions in honor of Tejumola Olaniyan:
Tejumola Olaniyan’s Legacy in African Cultural Studies Part I
Thursday | 7a-8:45 CST | More here
With UW’s Matthew Brown
Tejumola Olaniyan’s Legacy in African Cultural Studies Part II
Thursday | 9a-10:45CST | More here
Tejumola Olaniyan’s Legacy in African Cultural Studies Part III
Thursday | 11a-12:45CST | More here
With UW’s Aliko Songolo
Tejumola Olaniyan’s Legacy in African Cultural Studies Part IV
Friday | 9a-10:45CST | More here
With UW’s James Sweet and Ronald Radano
Discussion in honor of Crawford Young:
Memorial for Crawford Young
Saturday | 3p-4:45CST | More here
With UW’s Aili Tripp as Session Chair
Keep an eye out for the following panels with UW presenters:
Crime and Justice
Thursday | 3p-4:45CST | More here
With UW’s Kaden Paulson-Smith
States, Security, and Citizenship
Thursday | 5p-6:45CST | More here
With UW’s Irène Tombo
Ubuntu Dialogues: Afrocentric Possibilities for Transregional Engagement and Co-creation and Dissemination of Knowledge
Friday | 11a-12:45CST | More here
With UW’s Unifier Dyer
The Beautiful Skin: Football, Fantasy, and Cinematic Bodies in Africa
Saturday | 7a-8:45CST | More here
Author Meets Critic: UW’s Vlad Dima
The Scope of Pedagogical Vision: Individual, National, and Planetary
Saturday | 9a-10:45CST | More here
With UW’s Nancy Kendall and Yaa Oparebea Ampofo
Realities of COVID-19 and Africa
Saturday | 3p-4:45CST | More here
With UW’s Oladipupo Oyeleye
ON-DEMAND panels with UW participation:
Year II of Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi’s Presidency, Diverse Perspectives
With UW’s Aliko Songolo
Sexuality Studies and Imprisonment: Queering African Prison Studies
With UW’s Kaden Paulson-Smith
Podcasts and the Study of Africa: A Digital Technology’s Impact on Research, Teaching, and Public Engagement
With UW’s Reginold Royston
Other stand-out panels:
Teaching While Black: African History of the Politics of Blackness in the Classroom
Thursday | 5p-6:45CST | More here
Ethiopia in Theory: Revolution and Knowledge Projection, 1964-2016
Friday | 5p-6:45CST | More here
With UW alum Daniel Magaziner
The Neurotics of the Diaspora: Globalectics and the Immigrant Experiment in Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom
Friday | 5p-6:45CST | More here
Beyoncé’s Africa: African Perspectives on Black is King
Saturday | 11a-12:45CST | More here
Police Violence and Abuse of Power During the Pandemic Session Type: Roundtable
Saturday | 11a-12:45CST | More here
The Jessica Krug Episode & The Racial Politics of African Studies
Saturday | 5p-6:45CST | More here
Produced by Carly Lucas