Tomorrow the 64th annual meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA) will convene from November 16-20, virtually. The theme is, Re-Centering Africa: Resistance and Renewal In A World Beyond COVID-19. Click here for a full list of Wisconsin …
Year: 2021
COURSE SPOTLIGHT: AFRICAN ORAL HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
African 905: African Oral History and Traditions with Dr. Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué. Where: Van Hise 375 When: Wednesdays, 2:25p – 4:55p Read more here.
The Laura Bassi Scholarship
The Laura Bassi Scholarship, which awards a total of $8,000 thrice per annum, was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses …
LSU: Assistant Professor – African & African American Studies
Louisiana State University Job Posting Title: Assistant Professor Position Type: Faculty Department: African and African American Studies Work Location: 0135 Howe Russell Kniffen Geoscience E & W Job Description: The Department of African & African …
COURSE SPOTLIGHT: CROSSING BORDERS IN FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE AND CINEMA
CROSSING BORDERS IN FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE AND CINEMA Mondays 3:30-5:30p This course is taught by Professor Nevine El Nossery
Africa in Our Lives: Leif Brottem
The African Studies Program is excited to (re)introduce Professor Leif V. Brottem. Leif is a faculty affiliate at UW-Madison for the 2021-22 academic year, and an alum of the Geography Department at UW, where he …
Emilie Songolo on Library Research during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The African Studies Program invites you to utilize UW library resources, which are still abundantly available in an online format during the Covid-19 pandemic. We interviewed African Studies Librarian Emilie Songolo to tell us more …
Call for Proposals: Centering Resistance
Centering Resistance: Imaginings of a New Feminist Future April 7-9, 2022 Co-Convened by UW-System Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium and UW System Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian Fully Virtual Event and Free Event! “Timeline VI,” …
Congratulations Professor Spear and the Editors & Writers of the Oxford Encyclopedia of African Historiography
The African Studies Program is excited to announce that Emeritus Professor Thomas Spear’s (et. al.) Oxford Encyclopedia of African Historiography: Methods and Sources has been awarded the Waldo G. Leland Prize by the American Historical Association for the …
Diplomatic Careers for UW-Madison Students
Tomorrow (10/26 from 12-1pm) the Midwest Diplomat in Residence, Ron Packowitz, will be virtually visiting campus to talk with students about his career in the Foreign Service, as well as internship and fellowship opportunities for students and …