Congratulation to Lusayo Mwakatika, a King-Morgridge Scholar, who will give the 2021 graduation speech. You can tune into Lusayo’s speech on graduation day, here. The undergraduate ceremony will begin Saturday, May 8, at 12pm CST. Lusayo is also the outgoing president of Project Malawi, a UW student club. …
CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW GRADUATE DEGREE HOLDERS AFFILIATED WITH OUR PROGRAM Kate Carter | Ph.D. in Political Science | Advisor: Scott Straus Kate is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science. Her research in comparative politics focuses on institutions and elections in sub-Saharan Africa. She is particularly interested in how digital technology use influences democratic …
Dear colleagues, Looking to next Fall, I am honored and thrilled to welcome you to the 2021/2022 academic year as the new Director of the African Studies Program. My name is Luís Madureira. I am a professor in the Department of African Cultural Studies, and I have been a member of the African Studies program since I joined UW–Madison almost three decades ago. ASP was founded exactly 60 years ago by …
Sam Meyerson is a PhD student in African History–a social and political historian with interests in interethnic relations, conflict, historical memory, environmental history, and the state in postcolonial Africa. He is particularly interested in how these themes are intertwined in the political, social, cultural, and economic networks that anchor individuals within their communities and bind …
The African Studies Program would like to extend our appreciation for Mark Lilleleht, Assistant Director for Awards at IRIS. Mark’s commitment to African Studies Program spans over two decades. He began his tenure at UW as a graduate student in African Languages and Literature and took on an hourly position with our Program. Mark continued …
Vincent Ogoti is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of African Cultural Studies, where he is completing a dissertation on African Theatre. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and he was also a Fulbright Scholar at Yale University’s Macmillan Center for International and Area Studies. Tell us more about your dissertation project. “My dissertation studies historical theatre that engages …
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). The Fellowship brings young leaders to the United States for academic coursework and leadership training and creates unique opportunities for Fellows and Americans to collaborate and as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and …
FRENCH 216: INTRODUCTION TO FRANCOPHONE AND POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES Prof. Nevine El Nossery Tu/Th 11-12:15pm, Fall 2021 This course is an introduction to some of the most significant themes and debates associated with thinking about colonial and postcolonial questions in the francophone world. Based on the reading of iconic theoretical texts of postcolonial studies (by Homi …
The African Studies Program would like to congratulate 2020 TA Award winners affiliated with African Studies. Kaden Paulson-Smith and Sami Lamine were honored for excellence in teaching and instructional continuity with The L&S Continuity of Instruction Award. Outstanding graduate students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been selected as recipients of the 2020 Campus-Wide Teaching …
Course Spotlight: Nonviolence and Social Change in Africa Course Details INTL ST 401: Nonviolence and Social Change in Africa 3 Credits Online Summer 2021 (June 14 – July 9) From Gandhi’s initial experiments in satyagraha in South Africa, nonviolence has become a fundamental component of protest politics worldwide. From the Occupy movements to the Arab Spring, nonviolence seems to be entering a new phase …