Brittle Paper is an online literary magazine for readers of African Literature, run by Professor Ainehi Edoro. We are looking for a graduate or undergraduate student to fill an hourly position, which involves creating web content. If you see yourself writing 200-300-word news reports on happenings in the global African literary scene, you should consider …
The African Studies Program is excited to introduce Fauzi, a PhD student in the History Department. She received her master’s from the History Department at University of Ghana where she researched migrant Sissala women in Accra. Her research has been featured in the women’s oral archive project at the Library of Africa and the African …
Nevine El Nossery (associate professor in the department of French and Italian) co-edited a special issue with Shereen Abouelnaga of the Journal of the African Literature Association (JALA): “Egypt in focus: creativity in adversarial contexts“. The issue is available online and soon in print, and you can read it here: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rala20/current Contrary to most scholarship on the Egyptian Revolution where concepts …
Rank: Assistant Professor College/School: Chicago, IL – College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences The Department of African and Black Diaspora Studies at DePaul University invites applicants for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning July 2022. We seek applicants whose PhD and/or work fits into the humanistic social sciences, including (but not limited …
Applications for the 2022 International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) are due on November 2, 2021 at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Doctoral students and candidates in the humanities and social sciences are encouraged to apply. The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers six to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social …
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce that applications for the Reciprocal Exchange component are being accepted through October 13, 2021. The goal of the Reciprocal Exchange component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship is to provide opportunities for U.S. professionals and Fellowship Alumni to form lasting partnerships, expand markets and networks, …
The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is pleased to invite undergraduate students to participate in its Poster Competition at the Fourteenth Annual Conference being held November 13 – 15, 2021 in Washington, D.C. In addition, we will award Travel Grants of up to $500 to assist in covering costs associated with attending the event. This competitive …
The African Studies Program is excited to introduce a new feature series initiated by Carly Lucas. This feature series seeks to highlight key connections in Africa who have helped our faculty and researchers with their fieldwork. By compiling these great resources, we hope to create a list of people that future researchers can reach out …
To our African Studies community, The African Studies Program Outreach team would like to welcome you all to the 2021-2022 academic year! We look forward to partnering with you to continue to provide relevant recourses and support that will enrich school curricular and community events in ways that dispel myths about Africa. Available Resources Here are available resources and programs that may …
The Middle Eastern and North African Studies Program at Bowdoin College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position beginning July 1, 2022. A Ph.D. is expected by the start of appointment, preferably in (modern) history. The ability to teach a survey course in modern Middle Eastern history is required; the ability to also teach …