“Angolan Radio in Five Songs” Marissa J. Moorman Associate Professor of History at Indiana University – Bloomington BIO Marissa Moorman is an Associate Professor of African History and of Cinema and Media Studies at Indiana …
Events
Award-winning international journalists to attend February conference in Madison
The UW-Madison International Division has announced a February human rights reporting conference, sponsored by the Institute for Regional and International Studies and the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. According to the release, the …
Kikeh Mato with Limanya Drum and Dance Ensemble
Two percussive acts are set to take the terrace stage on June 23. Kikeh Mato, an Afro-Pop band led by Mandjou Mara, and Limanya Drum and Dance Ensemble, will showcase traditional music and dance from …
Mandela Washington Fellows a good investment says The Hill article
Mandela Washington Fellowships have created a dramatic return on investment according to IREX CEO and president Kristin Lord in her recent article in The Hill. In the article, Lord points out the enormous amount of …
Seeking Volunteers for BIG STORIES + CLOSE (UP) RESEARCH
The African Studies Program is seeking 2-3 volunteers to help run the BIG STORIES + CLOSE (UP) RESEARCH: Health and Science in the African World conference on April 15th and 16th for one of the …
Register for BIG STORIES + CLOSE (UP) RESEARCH
Register now for BIG STORIES + CLOSE (UP) RESEARCH: Health and Science in the African World. Hosted by the UW-Madison African Studies Program on April 15-16, this conference will explore the relationship between deeply grounded research …
African Language Linguistic Limbo Challenge
Why study an African language? The African Studies Program invites you to show us your figurative flexibility by creating a pun, catchphrase or slogan to encourage your friends and neighbors to study an African language! …
Assistant secretary of state visits UW-Madison, PEOPLE students
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs, will visit Madison on Friday, March 28 for a series of events including a conversation with middle- and high school students involved in the PEOPLE …
Packers’ Rodgers and Mulumba hosted ‘Rally for Congo’ at Memorial Union
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Congolese rookie Packers linebacker Andy Mulumba, and actress and activist Emmanuelle Chriqui hosted a rally for the Enough Project’s Conflict Free Campus Initiative (CFCI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s …
Photos from Changing Course: Teaching African Languages at UW-Madison in the 21st Century
Wisconsin faculty, students, and alumni participated in “Changing Course,” symposium on October 12, 2012, jointly hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program, the Department of African Languages and Literature, and the Language Institute. …