COURSE DESCRIPTION The same year Donald Trump complained about immigrants from “s—hole countries” coming to the U.S, Black Panther’s T’Challa told us, “Wakanda Forever.” The same year Desmond Tutu hailed the newly democratic South Africa as …
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Africa Network Conference: Decolonizing the Classroom
The Africa Network is holding “Decolonizing the Classroom” at Smith College on September 27-29, 2019 and is seeking paper proposals for that conference. They are looking for proposals which examine how students and higher education …
African Studies Association Awards
The African Studies Association is pleased to announce that they are accepting nominations for the following awards and prizes in 2019. All applications are due April 30, 2019. The ASA Book Prize (Herskovits Prize) is …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: Kathryn Mara
Kathryn Mara is a graduate student in African Cultural Studies at UW-Madison interested in language, cultural practices, and representations of violence, particularly in an East and Central African context. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, …
Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards
Participating area and international studies centers of the Institute for Regional and International Studies are each awarding $1,000 to the best paper/s written by an undergraduate and focused on their respective world regions. The paper …
Now Open: Fulbright 2020-2021 Competition
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program (FUSP) is designed to give young professionals the opportunity for personal development and international experience. Projects can include university coursework, independent library or field research, teaching English, classes in a …
Call for Papers: “Africa Towards Sustainable Development”
The Jean Monnet Network, the United Nations University for Peace, the UNECA Conference Center, and the EU Delegation to the African Union have organized an international conference titled “Africa Towards Sustainable Development – Eurafrica, Chinafrica, …
A Guide to Africa at the Wisconsin Film Festival
The Wisconsin Film Festival is an annual event put on by the UW-Madison Division of the Arts and Department of Communication Arts. With an average of 150 film screenings every year, it is the largest …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: MAAME AMMA BREWOO
Maame Amma Brewoo is a senior undergraduate majoring in International Studies with certificates in Digital Studies and African Studies. She was born in Accra, Ghana, and immigrated to Madison, Wisconsin with her family at age …
Policy Simulations at SuccessWorks
SuccessWorks will be offering two career simulations for undergraduate students the week of April 1 using curriculum created by the U.S. Diplomacy Center. Students will be given a scenario related to a real-world challenge and …