The 2018 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) competition is open. The deadline for submission of a complete application, including all supporting documents, is 10:00am on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The campus deadline is the …
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Host a Mandela Washington Fellow for dinner
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is among 38 universities selected as hosts for the six-week Mandela Washington Fellowship. The Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) brings 700 leaders from sub-Saharan Africa to US universities for academic discussion, leadership …
African Studies: A Year in Review
By Kyra Fox Spring has finally arrived in Madison, and with it, the end of another great year for the African Studies Program. As we look back on the 2017-18 school year, we celebrate the …
Taking the next step: African Studies seniors on how the certificate shaped their career goals
This Saturday, 25 seniors will graduate with an African Studies certificate. They are moving on to pursue fields ranging from chemistry to teaching to diplomacy. We chatted with three seniors about how their African Studies …
Course Spotlight: Modern African History
Course Description This course surveys the history of sub-Saharan Africa from the 1940s through the present day. Students will examine how various African communities have defined well-being, pursued prosperity, and imagined collective futures in the …
UW-Madison’s “Origins” explores stories of our beginnings in South Africa
By Kelly Tyrrell In July 2017, a University of Wisconsin–Madison science writer, photographer and a video producer — Kelly Tyrrell (that’s me), Jeff Miller and Justin Bomberg — traveled nearly 9,000 miles, from Wisconsin to …
Course Spotlight: The African Storyteller
Course Description This 4-week online course provides students with a new and critical perspective on a popular UW-Madison course. Originally developed by Harold E. Scheub, “The African Storyteller” introduces students to both the oral and …
Course Spotlight: Introduction to African Cultural Expression
Course Description Wakanda forever! Do you have the critical tools to engage with all the forms of cultural expression, related to Africa and the African diaspora, that form the backcloth of so much contemporary cultural …
Course Spotlight: Introduction to African Art & 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, …
Course Spotlight: Migration in Francophone Literary and Cinematic Narratives
Course Description While Migration has always been a human predicament from Antiquity to the present days, it has intersected more than often with slavery, colonialization, imperialism, capitalism, and globalization. More broadly, migration has intensified the …