To our African Studies community, The African Studies Program Outreach team would like to welcome you all to the 2021-2022 academic year! We look forward to partnering with you to continue to provide relevant recourses and support that will enrich school curricular …
Year: 2021
Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and North African Studies
The Middle Eastern and North African Studies Program at Bowdoin College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position beginning July 1, 2022. A Ph.D. is expected by the start of appointment, preferably in (modern) …
Fall Africa at Noon Update
Every Wednesday at noon — since 1973! — African Studies Program faculty, students, and community members have gathered for AFRICA AT NOON, a one-hour weekly lecture series bringing diverse African research from scholars around the …
Fall 2021 Africa at Noon Zoom Information
To access the Africa at Noon Zoom session directly, click here. For dial-in information, view below. When: Sep 15, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Every week on Wed, until Dec 8, 2021, …
The 2021 Jordan Prize Winner
Justyn Huckleberry is a Ph.D. candidate in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and an editor for Edge Effects online magazine. Her current research focuses on how people experience and remember conservation and extractive-industry displacement. …
Welcome Olayinka Olagbegi-Adegbite
The African Studies Program is excited to introduce Olayinka Olagbegi-Adegbite, the new Outreach Coordinator. Olayinka joins our Program from UW-Madison’s School of Education, where she recently defended her PhD. in Educational Policy Studies, with a …
Spring 2021 Africa At Noon Events
January 27 “Dimensions of Citizenship: The Case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo” Irène Tombo, Jordan Prize Winner Political Science PhD Candidate, UW-Madison Hosted by Scott Straus February 3 “How Deliberative Designs Empower Citizens’ …
Course Spotlight: Introduction to Francophone and Postcolonial Studies (FRENCH 216)
FRENCH 216: Topic – Introduction to Francophone and Postcolonial Studies (Cross-listed: AFRICAN 216) T/TH 11a-12:15p Taught in English. VIDEO ABOUT FRENCH 216 Contact: Professor Nevine El Nossery Details: Credits: 3 credits Level: Elementary Breadth: Humanities L&S credit type: Counts as LAS credit …
Introducing Our 2021-2022 FLTAs
Every year, new Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) join us from across the African continent so that UW students can learn languages from native speakers. As cultural ambassadors, they also welcome opportunities to engage …
Announcing Hausa Course Opportunity
African 361 will be held Monday through Friday from 8:50 to 9:40am and is 5 credits. This class will be taught by FLTA Abubakar Sulaiman. Hausa is one of West Africa’s most widely spoken languages. More …