The Foreign Language and Area Studies Award includes fellowships and grants, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applications by students …
Today marks the first anniversary of the passing of Tejumola (Teju) Olaniyan, Louise Durham Mead Professor of English & Wole Soyinka Professor of the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. To commemorate the one year anniversary of his passing, Prof. Olaniyan’s wife, Mojisola Olaniyan (Assistant Dean and Director of Academic Enhancement, UW–Madison Law School), as …
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield has been heralded as one of the most dynamic and effective diplomats of her time and one of the most respected leaders at the State Department. Her career in the U.S. foreign service spanned 35 years, most recently as assistant secretary for African affairs in the Obama administration. “She began her career …
Allen Xiao is a PhD candidate in the Geography Department. His interests concern urbanism, subjectivity, mobility, ethnicity, and immigration. Allen has extensive research, teaching, and publishing experience. He recently won the African Studies Association’s Graduate Student Paper Prize for his “Lagos in Life: Placing Cities in Lived Experiences.” Tell us a little bit about yourself. …
In ten days, the 63rd annual meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA) will convene from November 19-21, virtually. The theme is, “The Hour of Decision: Power, Persistence, Purpose, and Possibility in African Studies.“ Click here for a full list of Wisconsin speakers. According to their mission, ASA was “established in 1957…[and is the] flagship membership organization …
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AFFILIATES FACULTY Aliko Songolo, University of Wisconsin, Madison Year II of Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi’s Presidency, Diverse Perspectives (ON-DEMAND, panelist) Tejumola Olaniyan’s Legacy in African Cultural Studies Part III (panelist) “(Re)building Institutions: Olaniyan at the University of Wisconsin” Aili Trip, University of Wisconsin, Madison Memorial for Crawford Young (chair) James Sweet, University of Wisconsin, …
New and Noteworthy Library Acquisitions Online Sources al-Ahrām Digital Archive Founded in 1875, Al-Ahram is the oldest and most reputable newspaper from Egypt and the Middle East. It is a daily newspaper that reaches across the political, social, economic and cultural scope of the nation in its reporting. al-Ahrām has long featured contributions from many …
The African Studies Program and African Studies Librarian Emilie Songolo invite you to UW–Madison Libraries, where you can book an appointment to view an array of source materials about and from the African continent. Emilie is the Senior Librarian for African, Global, and Francophone Studies, as well as the Head of International and Area Studies …
UW–Madison graduate student Ayodeji Adegbite reflects on the meaning of #EndSARS and what he wants the world to know about Nigeria’s youth movement. Ayodeji is a PhD student in History of Science, Medicine and Technology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Ayodeji’s research interests include the history of health, infectious diseases, and environmental and social change …
The African Studies Program is excited to celebrate the International Internship Program’s (IIP) 10th anniversary. Over the decade, the top countries students visited were: 1) Japan, 2) Germany, 3) China, 4) Uganda, and 5) Ecuador. Together with IIP, we want to highlight some alumni profiles to see how some of their interns are doing now! …