Applications due MARCH 25! The Laura Bassi Scholarship provides editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciples. The scholarships are open to every …
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INTERN IN AFRICA!
APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 16 INFO SESSION ON FEB 13 The UW International Internship Program (IIP) has several summer internships in Africa this year. On Thursday, Feb 13 from 4:30-5:30 at 336 Ingraham Hall, Africa IIP Advisors Amani DeHolton and Nathaniel Liedl, and Dorothy …
2020 FULBRIGHT-HAYS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) 2020 competition is open! The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education. It provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time …
AFRISEM CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PAPERS
AFRICA’S PLACE IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD: REIMAGINING GOVERNANCE, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ART AND CULTURE Date: April 03 (Fri), 2020, Venue: Evanston, Illinois In his concept of “Flows,” Arjun Appadurai (2000) observed that in today’s globalizing world, …
Afrofuturism: B(l)ack to the Future
VOICES OF THE PAST. LIVING IN THE PRESENT. GUIDING OUR FUTURE. Afrofuturism is the (re)imagining of the future for Black people through various mediums such as the arts, media, and literature. While Afrofuturism’s origins stem …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: ITAMAR DUBINSKY
Itamar Dubinsky is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State University, and an honorary fellow at the UW-Madison African Studies Program. Itamar examines the intersections of sport …
Smithsonian’s West African money collection now available as a teaching resource
Objects are powerful sources for the study of African history. A new free online resource on West African currencies provides an original way of using objects in the classroom and beyond. Created by the Smithsonian’s …
ASA Board of Directors Self-Nomination Call
The Nominations Committee of the African Studies Association is soliciting nominations from members who wish to be considered for the 2021 election slate for positions on the Board of Directors of the ASA. If elected, board …
Meeting our New Affiliates: Zuzana Burivalova
This feature is courtesy of Caroline Schneider in GROW, a magazine devoted to the life sciences published by the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). Zuzana Burivalova is a new faculty …
Meeting our New Affiliates: Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué
This feature is courtesy of Katie Vaughn of the UW-Madison College of Letters and Science Communications Team. Professor Mougoué is an African Studies Program affiliate, and we have been so pleased to have her join …