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New year brings new African studies library publications

Posted on January 16, 2018

The new year brings new works in the African Studies library collection! African Studies Bibliographer Emilie Songolo works hard to keep African Studies collections updated and replete with works from the African continent while supporting …

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BU African Studies requests proposals for “Records of Africa” conference

Posted on January 8, 2018

The Boston University African Studies Center graduate conference committee is issuing a call for papers for a 2018 conference. They invite graduate students to submit abstracts for papers, presentations, or performances attending to this year’s …

Posted in Graduate Students, Research

Call for Applications: FY17 International Research & Studies program

Posted on July 12, 2017

The competition for the FY 2017 International Research and Studies (IRS) program will take place June 28-August 14, 2017. This program supports surveys, studies, and development of instructional materials to improve and strengthen instruction in …

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Congratulations to Upenyu Majee for 2017 NAed/Spencer Fellowship

Posted on June 7, 2017

Seven of the 2017 NAed/Spencer Fellowship recipients are scholars from UW-Madison’s own School of Education. Among them is Upenyu S. Majee, academic coordinator for the State Department-funded Mandela Washington Fellowship/Young African Leaders Initiative. He holds …

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Register for BIG STORIES + CLOSE (UP) RESEARCH

Posted on March 7, 2016

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 …

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Explore Summer 2016 domestic and international African language programs

Posted on November 25, 2015

Plan your summer African language study with this helpful list of domestic and international language programs. Summer 2016 domestic and international programs The link takes you to a Google spreadsheet that also includes tabs with …

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Africa in Our Lives: Akshay Sarathi

Posted on November 16, 2015

Akshay Sarathi is a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology and successfully organized the October Maritime Cultures on the East African Coast conference, sponsored by the African Studies Program. The African Studies Program caught …

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Africa in Our Lives: Lauren Parnell Marino

Posted on November 9, 2015

Lauren Parnell Marino, PhD candidate in Development Studies, joined the African Studies Program this fall as an administration project assistant and academic advisor. Though busy settling in, she’s still finding time to enjoy fall photography …

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Africa in Our Lives: Ousmane Ngom

Posted on October 19, 2015

Ousmane Ngom is a professor of African and Afro-American literature at Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis, Senegal, and is on campus in Fall 2015 as a visiting scholar with the African Studies Program.  Hometown: Saint-Louis, …

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Bushmeat hunting affects health and biodiversity

Posted on June 1, 2015

UW-Madison researchers interviewed hunters and non-hunters in Southeast Nigeria to better understand disease transmission between people and wildlife. Their article, “Drivers of Bushmeat Hunting and Perceptions of Zoonoses in Nigerian Hunting Communities,” written by Sagan …

Posted in Publications, ResearchTagged bushmeat, disease, Sagan Friant, Sarah Paige, Tony GoldbergLeave a comment
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