Awardee’s Bio Fauziyatu Moro (Fauzi) is a PhD candidate in the African History Program with a minor in African Cultural Studies. She is a 19th and 20th century urban and social historian whose research interests …
Year: 2024
Proficiency-Based Dictionary of Yorùbá Language by Adeola Agoke
Dr. Adeola Agoke, Director of the African Languages Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has published Proficiency-Based Dictionary of Yorùbá Language. This open-source, digital resource fills an important gap in language acquisition and learning. Language …
Report from the 2024 William A. Brown Research Awardee: Ali Baba Sanchi
Ali Baba Sanchi’s Bio Ali Baba Sanchi is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Anthropology, at UW-Madison. He already has obtained a master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology section of the department of Anthropology last …
CASH Events: Spring 2024
January 8th Pinney Public Library 3-4:30pm Nana Akua Goes to School (Ghana) Written by: Tricia Elam Walker Illustrated by: April Harrison January 22nd Pinney Public Library 3-4:30pm Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace …
Report from the 2024 Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Awardee: Nneoma Onwuegbuchi
I am grateful to the African Studies Program for funding my research trip from June 3rd to August 13th, 2023, to several Nigerian cities. At private and secure locations, I interviewed several middle- and upper-class …
The African Wedding Experience
By 2023-2024 ASA E-board Leadership team led by Tumi and Aramide Location: Tripp Commons, Memorial Union Date & Time: May 2nd, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm What is the core mission of the African Students …
Report from the 2023 Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Awardee: Oluwayinka Arawomo
Awardee’s Bio Oluwayinka Arawomo is a Ph.D. candidate in the Composition and Rhetoric program in the Department of English. Her dissertation explores Nigerian women’s sexual discourses as rhetorical practices, using theories of feminist and digital …
Lisa Maria de Sousa Dias’ Insights on Teaching and Researching Forced Migration in Africa
Could you share more about what led you to pursue a Ph.D. in Political Science at UW-Madison? Like so many others, my journey hasn’t been a linear one. As an undergraduate student at Mount Holyoke …
Summer Course Spotlight: International Studies 401
International Studies 401:Refugees and Forced Migration in Africa Instructor: Lisa Maria De Sousa Dias Email: desousadias@wisc.edu Requisites: Sophomore standing Credits: 3.00-4.00 credits Level: Intermediate Modes of instruction: Online
Tolulope Akinwole’s Journey and Appointment as Tenure -Track Assistant Professor of English at the UBC, Vancouver
Tolu’s initial interest in Global Black Literatures Tolu’s journey in Global Black Literatures was ignited during his time as a Fulbright scholar, particularly through a class on the post-colonial African State led by the late …