University of Florida The University of Florida’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications for the position of Director of the Center for African Studies. This is a tenure accruing position. The University of Florida is looking for an intellectual leader with a commitment to collaborative university-wide programs and the capacity to articulate a vision …
Course Description The course will focus on historically layered structures and ethnographically nuanced cases that linked Asia and Africa in a broad global context. It aims to avoid a “dual area studies” approach by including multicultural institutions and peoples to contextualize the fluidity of Asian-African encounters. Deeper and less dichotomous understanding of human agency in …
ASP is proud to co-sponsor events for the week-long Alumni-in-Residence with Jacob Kushner, hosted by the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS). Jacob Kushner is an international correspondent who writes magazine and other longform articles about Africa, Germany, and the Caribbean. He reports on migration, science, global health, foreign aid and investment, prejudice, …
Professor Ainehi Edoro’s Brittle Paper has produced an incredible resource for its readers–50 Notable African Books of 2021. We can’t wait to add all these recommendations to our winter break reading list! Launched in 2018, the 50 Notable African Books of the Year list is a curated collection of the most impactful African books in a given …
With its grants and awards program, the University of Wisconsin Global Health Institute supports innovative global health work in Wisconsin and across the world. From monitoring mercury contamination in fish to improving care for diabetics. Combating antimicrobial resistance to providing health care to rural families. Improving nutrition to giving emergency physicians information they need when …
Purpose: In memory of Scott Kloeck-Jenson, a scholar dedicated to global peace and justice, the Institute for Regional and International Studies annually offers two awards: the SKJ Pre-Dissertation Travel Fellowships to support overseas travel to potential field research sites for doctoral students and the SKJ International Internship Fellowships to support graduate students (working towards a doctorate) interested in undertaking …
Purpose: The purpose of these awards is to support graduate students at the UW–Madison planning to conduct a minimum of 6 weeks of summer fieldwork outside of the United States. Eligibility: Any continuing graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison may apply for these awards. Award Details: These are one-time awards of $3,000 to be used in …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) is pleased to announce the application period is open for its 2022 grants and awards program. This competitive program is designed to support global health efforts of faculty, staff, clinicians and graduate students across campus, fostering a spirit of collaboration with colleagues and communities, locally and globally. …
The International Internship Program will be offering part-time, virtual international internships with organizations all over the world for spring 2022! There is NO FEE for our virtual internships. Credit is optional. Gain professional and cross-cultural experience! Some featured opportunities for ACS students: (applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will be forwarded as received!) Want to hear first-hand from the …
Art History 303 – Ancient Arts of Africa: The Nile and Niger Rivers MWF: 11:00-11:50 L140 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building Description: The evolution of [artistic] style is like a large river, receiving water from neighbouring currents and giving off water to other currents, but nevertheless pushing a large mass of fluid downstream in time. Rivers …