The Chronicle of Higher Education writes of Harold Scheub’s love for African folktales and interviews several who had the opportunity to listen to his storytelling over the years. From classroom animation to entertaining at house …
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UNICEF Announces Global Citizen Fellowship-Education
The United Nations Children’s Fund recently announced the Global Citizen Fellowship-Education, a 13-month program that “prepares diverse, committed, and globally-minded individuals for effective leadership in public service.” The deadline to apply is April 25, 2014. …
Course Spotlight: Tales of Love and War from Portuguese-speaking Africa
Course Description The African literature this course studies arises from a creative will to bring a new community into being. It is fueled, at the same time, by a desire to undo the destructive legacy …
Course Spotlight: Intro to African Art and Architecture
Course Description This course examines the rich heritage of African arts and architecture as they shape and have been shaped by the histories and cultural values (social, political, religious, philosophical, and aesthetic) of African peoples. …
Course Spotlight: Africa Since 1940
Course Description This course surveys the history of sub-Saharan Africa from the 1940s through the present day. Students will examine how various African communities have defined well being, pursued prosperity, and imagined collective futures in …
Badger Herald covers Assistant Secretary of State visit
Following a lecture by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield on March 28, 2014, the Badger Herald composed an article highlighting key points from the address including goals to advance human rights, …
African Studies students aid energy initiative in Uganda
African Studies graduate students Aleia McCord and Sarah Stefanos team-up with others to establish portable electricity in Uganda using bio-gas energy. Learn more about their work.
Resources for teaching about Nelson Mandela
Boston University’s African Studies Center and Africa Access Review prepared a special resource for educators to engage and discuss the life and times of Nelson Mandela in elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms. Learn …
UW faculty and graduate students reflect on Madela’s life and legacy
Campus mourns Nelson Mandela, University of Wisconsin-Madison News, 12/10/2013 Heinz Klug: Reflections on Nelson Mandela’s legacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison News, 12/06/2013
Course Spotlight: Health, Healing, and Science in Africa and the African Diaspora
Course Description Theoretical perspectives from Science and Technology Studies have become increasingly influential in the study of health in Africa and the African Diaspora in recent years. The scholarly turn toward bio-politics and the examination …