Applications due MARCH 25! The Laura Bassi Scholarship provides editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciples. The scholarships are open to every discipline and the next round of funding will be awarded in April 2020. Master’s and doctoral candidates are eligible to …
APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 16 INFO SESSION ON FEB 13 The UW International Internship Program (IIP) has several summer internships in Africa this year. On Thursday, Feb 13 from 4:30-5:30 at 336 Ingraham Hall, Africa IIP Advisors Amani DeHolton and Nathaniel Liedl, and Dorothy Mayne, Assistant Director of the African Studies Program will introduce and answer questions about IIP internships in Kenya, Ghana, Malawi, and …
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) 2020 competition is open! The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education. It provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. You must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of …
AFRICA’S PLACE IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD: REIMAGINING GOVERNANCE, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ART AND CULTURE Date: April 03 (Fri), 2020, Venue: Evanston, Illinois In his concept of “Flows,” Arjun Appadurai (2000) observed that in today’s globalizing world, things – “ideas and ideologies, people and goods, images and messages, technologies and techniques” – are constantly in motion and …
VOICES OF THE PAST. LIVING IN THE PRESENT. GUIDING OUR FUTURE. Afrofuturism is the (re)imagining of the future for Black people through various mediums such as the arts, media, and literature. While Afrofuturism’s origins stem from the erasure of African traditions and identity from the science fiction genre, its reach is far more expansive. It’s …
Itamar Dubinsky is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State University, and an honorary fellow at the UW–Madison African Studies Program. Itamar examines the intersections of sport and society, culture, politics, and economy in Africa, with a prime focus on Ghana. His studies have been published in …
Objects are powerful sources for the study of African history. A new free online resource on West African currencies provides an original way of using objects in the classroom and beyond. Created by the Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection in partnership with the London School of Economics, teachers can now use over 800 West African coins, …
The Nominations Committee of the African Studies Association is soliciting nominations from members who wish to be considered for the 2021 election slate for positions on the Board of Directors of the ASA. If elected, board members serve for three years starting at the Fall Board meeting in the year in which they are elected and …
This feature is courtesy of Caroline Schneider in GROW, a magazine devoted to the life sciences published by the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). Zuzana Burivalova is a new faculty affiliate with African Studies, and she has been doing fascinating work on biodiversity in Gabon since this September. It’s said …
This feature is courtesy of Katie Vaughn of the UW–Madison College of Letters and Science Communications Team. Professor Mougoué is an African Studies Program affiliate, and we have been so pleased to have her join our team! Here, you can read about her research background, issues of interest, and why she decided to come to …