Congratulations to Dr. Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué, Associate Professor of African Cultural Studies at UW-Madison, for being named this year’s 1st Runner Up for the African Studies Association of Africa’s Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award for Excellence …
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The 2023 A.C. Jordan Prize Winner: Erin Kitchell’s Award-Winning Dissertation
Erin Kitchell, winner of the A.C. Jordan Prize 2023, wrote her award-winning dissertation on the environment, climate change and public policy in West Africa. After attending Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, earning undergraduate degrees …
Claire Wendland nominated for national book prize
Claire Wendland, faculty affiliate of the African Studies Program and Professor and Chair of UW’s Department of Anthropology, has been nominated for two national prizes from the African Studies Association. Wendland has been nominated for …
Congratulations to Professor Katrina Daly Thompson and African language program director, Dr. Adeola Agoke
Congratulations to Professor Katrina Daly Thompson, Professor of African Cultural Studies, and Adeola Agoke, Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of the African Languages Program, for securing a competitive $300,000 grant from the United States Department of Education under the International …
UW-Madison African Studies Program alumnus Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo to run for Vice-President in Liberia
Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo received his degrees from the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies in 2018. Emmanuel’s M.S. thesis was concerned land tenure reform and his Ph.D. concerned the social and ecological consequences of oil …
Chat with a Diplomat
Interested in diplomacy, international relations, and language careers? Learn about exciting internships, fellowships, and careers with the Department of State during a chat with Susan Falatko, the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomat in Residence for …
Fall 2023 Africa at Noon Events
September 13th 6th Jan Vansina Lecture New Methods and Sources for Recovering New Voices: West African Peasant Rice Farmers and Enslaved Laborers on Lowcountry Rice Plantations Edda Fields Black Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University …
AFRICA FEST
Africa Fest is an annual event organized by the African Association of Madison to celebrate and share African traditions and cultural heritage with the greater Madison area. For over a decade, this family friendly community-based …
UW-Madison African Studies Program Continues Partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow
The University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program is pleased to announce a second time partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow’s These Teens Mean Busine$$ Global Excursion Program. In the 2023 global and entrepreneurial program for Grades 9-12, …
The Good Life: Global Perspectives on Wellbeing and Happiness
July 24, 2023