This brief guide from Boston University for understanding Boko Haram goes behind the headlines about “Islamic militants” to the more complicated story about poverty, corruption and Islam in Nigerian politics. The guide is divided into 8 …
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Course Spotlight: First Semester Hausa
Course Description Hausa is a Chadic language (a branch of the Afro-Asiatic family) spoken by more than 34 million people in parts of Nigeria, Niger, and Chad, and as a trade language by another 18 …
African studies student presents for middle school
Africa studies student Kaylah Cruz Herrera shared her study abroad experience in Morocco with students at Madison’s Toki Middle School through the WIOC-Urban League initiative. Herrera, a sophomore political science major and African studies certificate …
Call for Submissions: African Languages and Literature Graduate Student Conference
The Department of African Languages and Literature is asking for paper submissions for their Graduate Student Seminar, “Mobility, Narrative, and Language.” The Graduate Student Conference will provide an academic opportunity for new discussions of mobility, …
Course Spotlight: Literature and Popular Culture in Africa
Course Description “Popular culture” as a category is a relatively new object of study in academia, and it has much to do with learning from the analysis of discourses that are unofficial, informal, or primarily …
The Chronicle of Higher Education features Harold Scheub
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 …
Teaching assistants needed for Africa survey course
277 Africa: An Introductory Survey Cross-listed in African Languages and Literature, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology Instructor: Neil Kodesh, History Number of Teaching Assistants needed: 3 Eligibility: Applicants must be UW …
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. …