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 …
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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
Course Spotlight: African 275
African 275: Lead With Languages: Putting Language Skills to Work 1 credit Level: Intermediate Requisites: Sophomore standing W 4-4:50pm Open to students of all majors, languages, career interests, and language proficiency levels! Description: Whether you …
Course Spotlight: INTL ST 403: Africa and the Global Cold War
Instructor: Martha (Janey) Myers Date: June 20-July 31, 2022 Meeting: Online The Cold War was a significant period of global political, cultural, and economic history during the second half of the twentieth century. Its consequences …
Course Spotlight: INTL ST 401: Africa, Nonviolence, and Social Change
Instructor: Vincent R. Ogoti Date: May 31-July 10, 2022 Meeting: Online: Synchronous and Asynchronous (MoFr 11:00 am -11: 50 am) This course seeks to acquaint students with the theory and practice of active nonviolence as …
Course Spotlight: Africa – An Introductory Survey
African 277: Africa: An Introductory Survey May 31 – July 24 Instructor Kevin Wamalwa 4 credits Fulfills Humanities/Social Science, Intermediate This course is designed to be a multi-disciplinary introduction to the history and cultures of …
IS 603: Asia-Africa Encounters: Migration and Agency in a Globalizing World (Topics in Culture in an Age of Globalization)
Course Description The course will focus on historically layered structures and ethnographically nuanced cases that linked Asia and Africa in a broad global context. It aims to avoid a “dual area studies” approach by including …
Course Spotlight: Ancient Arts of Africa – The Nile and Niger Rivers
Art History 303 – Ancient Arts of Africa: The Nile and Niger Rivers MWF: 11:00-11:50 L140 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building Description: The evolution of [artistic] style is like a large river, receiving water from neighbouring …
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