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COURSE DESCRIPTION  This course will examine the origins and forms of what a legal scholar once called an “odious scourge : genocide.For years, genocide mainly referred to the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jews during …

COURSE DESCRIPTION This eight week online course provides an overview of human rights in international politics. The course will cover the origins of human rights, the main international and regional human rights treaties, the main …

Applications are now being accepted for the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) DEADLINE: June 30, 2020 at 11:59 PM EDT What is the CADFP? The CADFP is a scholar exchange program for African higher …

Register today! Requisites: None Credits: 4 Level: Intermediate Breadth: Humanities,Social Science L&S Credit Type: Counts as LAS credit (L&S)   Questions? Please contact Toni Landis, tllandis@wisc.edu

HERE ARE THE ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S QUIZ:   Question 1: Which former African head of state studied at Madison Business College? Ellen Sirleaf Johnson (Liberia) Question 2: How did UW Professor of Pathobiological Sciences …

Participating area and international studies centers of the Institute for Regional and International Studies are each awarding up to $1,000 (actual award amounts vary) to the best paper/s and projects written by an undergraduate and …

The African Studies Program seeks two teaching assistants for Africa 277: An Introductory Survey in Fall 2020. This interdisciplinary course is cross-listed in African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. …

Here are the answers to last week’s quiz: Question 1: Who were the founders of the African Studies Program? Phillip Curtin and Jan Vansina Question 2: IRIS Associate Director Anju Reejhsinghani and African Cultural Studies …

Gender and Sexuality in African Futurism Volume 3, Issue 1 Deadline for Submissions: 1st September 2020 All submissions and enquiries should be emailed to: info@feministafrica.net Guest Editor: Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué How does the African Futurist genre …