Are you looking for an African Studies course to take this spring? Here are some great options! AFRICAN 405: ISLAM IN AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson, Professor of African Cultural Studies (Department …
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Africa in Our Lives: Sheriff Issaka
Sheriff Issaka is a King-Morgridge Scholar from Ghana who recently won the African Studies Program’s Racial Justice Award. He is a Junior, majoring in Computer Science with African Studies and Entrepreneurship certificates. Sheriff developed this …
VIRTUAL INTENSIVE SUMMER MULTILANGUAGE SEMINAR
The African Studies Program is excited to share news of a virtual summer language opportunity. WISLI is hosting “a new FLAS-eligible online program in Summer 2021: the Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar. The Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar, developed …
FLAS Fellowship and Grant Recipients
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Award includes fellowships and grants, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either …
FLAS Fellowship and Grant Recipients, Part II
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Award includes fellowships and grants, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either …
Celebrating Tejumola Olaniyan’s Life
Today marks the first anniversary of the passing of Tejumola (Teju) Olaniyan, Louise Durham Mead Professor of English & Wole Soyinka Professor of the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. To commemorate the one year …
Alumna Linda Thomas Greenfield Nominated for UN Ambassador
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield has been heralded as one of the most dynamic and effective diplomats of her time and one of the most respected leaders at the State Department. Her career in the U.S. foreign …
Africa in Our Lives: Allen Xiao
Allen Xiao is a PhD candidate in the Geography Department. His interests concern urbanism, subjectivity, mobility, ethnicity, and immigration. Allen has extensive research, teaching, and publishing experience. He recently won the African Studies Association’s Graduate …
UW Madison and the 63rd African Studies Association Meeting
In ten days, the 63rd annual meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA) will convene from November 19-21, virtually. The theme is, “The Hour of Decision: Power, Persistence, Purpose, and Possibility in African Studies.” Click here for …
WISCONSIN-AFFILIATED PARTICIPANTS IN 63RD ANNUAL AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION MEETING
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AFFILIATES FACULTY Aliko Songolo, University of Wisconsin, Madison Year II of Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi’s Presidency, Diverse Perspectives (ON-DEMAND, panelist) Tejumola Olaniyan’s Legacy in African Cultural Studies Part III (panelist) “(Re)building Institutions: Olaniyan at …