All events will be held at Union South, 1308 West Dayton Street on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Participation in DAY IN AFRICA is free to registered school groups. Registration is now closed.
Registration 8:30-9:00am
Welcome 9:00am
Rebecca Mandich, Undergraduate student majoring in African Languages and Literature, UW-Madison
John Nimis, Visiting Associate Professor, Department of African Languages and Literature, UW-Madison
Location: Varsity Hall
Session 1 9:35-10:15AM
Overview of Uganda: People, Culture, and Recent Developments
Presenter: Patrick Otim, UW-Madison
Location: Scholars
Understanding the Present by Looking at the Past: A New Look at Things Fall Apart and Cry the Beloved
Presenter: Theresah Ennin, UW-Madison
Location: Traditions
Wangari Maathai: Planting Trees Across Africa
Presenters: James Krueger and Carly Burson, UW-Madison
Location: Sift and Winnow
The Amazing Kanga of the Swahili People
Presenter: Kevin Wamalwa, UW-Madison
Location: Alumni
Cultures, Languages, and People of Ghana
Presenter: Samuel Darkwa, UW-Madison
Location: Governance
Literature in Africa
Presenter: Heather DuBois, UW-Madison
Location: Varsity Hall
Session 2 10:20-11:00AM
Making the Most of a Foreign Language in Life Beyond School
Presenter: Erin Kitchell, UW-Madison
Location: Scholars
All Aboard for a Day in West Africa!
Presenters: Mary Haight and Ousmane Kabre, Madison College
Location: Traditions
Becoming Makidika: Dancing with the Shambaa Peoples of Northeastern Tanzania, a Student’s Journey
Presenter: Marguerite Heschker, UW-Madison
Location: Sift and Winnow
“When Men Went Hiding, It Was a Woman Who Saved a Kingdom”: The Story of Yaa Asantewaa and the Golden Stool of the Asante Kingdom of Ghana
Presenter: Samuel Darkwa, UW-Madison
Location: Alumni
Congolese Rumba: Yesterday and Today
Presenter: David Murdock, UW-Madison
Location: Governance
The Beat That Beat Apartheid: The Role of Toyi- toyi in the Resistance Against Apartheid
Presenter: Bongani Mbatha, UW-Madison
Location: Varsity Hall
Snack Break 11:00-11:10AM
Session 3 11:10-11:50AM
Is Climate Change a Human Rights Issue? Perspectives from Africa
Presenter: Leif Brotteim, UW-Madison
Location: Scholars
Ivory Coast and Other Western African Countries: Life and Experiences
Presenters: Eric Baxter and Karen Kakou, Madison College
Location: Traditions
Rwandan Experiences
Presenter: Jean-Rene Watchou, International Outreach, Christ Presbyterian Church of Madison
Location: Alumni
Becoming Makidika: Dancing with the Shambaa Peoples of Northeastern Tanzania, a Student’s Journey
Presenter: Marguerite Heschker, UW-Madison
Location: Sift and Winnow
Why Study Africa?
Presenters: UW-Madison African Studies Students talk about their Africa experiences
Location: Varsity Hall
Session 4 11:55-12:35PM
African Literature: Examples from North Africa
Presenter: Reem Hilal, UW-Madison
Location: Scholars
Congo: Heal. Live. Hope.
Presenter: Peter Frantz, Panzi Foundation
Location: Traditions
Funeral Rituals and Ceremonies in Cameroon
Presenter: Margaret Mbeseha, UW-Madison
Location: Alumni
A Day in the Life of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana
Presenter: Tracy Frank, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
Location: Sift and Winnow
Congolese Rumba: Yesterday and Today
Presenter: David Murdock, UW-Madison
Location: Varsity Hall
Closing Ceremony 12:40-1PM
African Drumming Performance
Presenters: Maya Kadakia, UW-Madison, and Mandjou Mara, Kikeh Mato Band and the African Dance Class
Location: Varsity Hall