Over the next few weeks, the African Studies Program will profile several presenters for our upcoming conference, PLEASURE AND THE PLEASURABLE in Africa and the African Diaspora. The first of these profiles features Professor Akin …
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The African Studies Program hosts Sean Jacobs of Africa is a Country
The African Studies Program is thrilled to welcome special guest Sean Jacobs to campus. Jacobs is the founder and editor of Africa is a Country, a site of media criticism, analysis, and new writing. He …
Job opportunities with International Academic Programs
International Academic Programs (IAP) is currently recruiting for a Study Abroad Resource Center Coordinator and a Financial Specialist Supervisor. Both are full-time staff positions. Applications close March 27; see each position description for more details.
Howard University seeks Somali language instructor
Howard University, Washington DC invites applications for the position of adjunct faculty for Somali language instruction. The successful applicant will start teaching one course in the Fall 2017 semester, and subsequently teach two classes in …
Applications open for Fulbright-Hays Zulu Group Project Abroad in South Africa
The University of Pennsylvania is directing the Fulbright-Hays Zulu GPA in South Africa for students of Zulu across American institutions to study intermediate-advanced Zulu in South Africa during the summer. The Fulbright-Hays Zulu GPA offers …
Africa In Our Lives: Caitlin Tyler-Richards
When she’s not writing her dissertation on Nigerian literature, Caitlin Tyler-Richards can probably be found working on Africacartoons.com or dreaming of escaping Wisconsin winters. She shares how she first became enthralled by African literature, and …
Africa in Our Lives: Meagan Doll
Meagan Doll, a recent graduate from the UW-Madison School of Journalism and beloved staff member at the African Studies Program, spent a summer interning with Save the Mothers in Uganda. She shares a day in …
The Wisconsin International Review seeks undergraduate submissions
The Wisconsin International Review (WIRe) is a student-run weekly publication. It aims to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to publish articles in any particular field of interest in any region of the globe they so …
Lecture series to explore health and history in Africa
The African Studies Program and the Holtz Center present “One Health and History in Africa,” a lecture series. The series will consist of two lectures presented by James Fairhead of the University of Sussex and …
Remembering Jan Vansina
Professor emeritus Jan Vansina, one of the world’s foremost historians of Africa, died peacefully in Madison on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. He was surrounded by his wife, Claudine, and his son, Bruno. Diagnosed with lung …