The Jean Monnet Network, the United Nations University for Peace, the UNECA Conference Center, and the EU Delegation to the African Union have organized an international conference titled “Africa Towards Sustainable Development – Eurafrica, Chinafrica, or … Africa?” The conference will be held at the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on May …
The Wisconsin Film Festival is an annual event put on by the UW–Madison Division of the Arts and Department of Communication Arts. With an average of 150 film screenings every year, it is the largest university-produced film festival in the nation – and it kicks off this Thursday, April 4! In the week to follow, …
Maame Amma Brewoo is a senior undergraduate majoring in International Studies with certificates in Digital Studies and African Studies. She was born in Accra, Ghana, and immigrated to Madison, Wisconsin with her family at age four. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, Brewoo describes her recent work in promoting Ghanaian culinary traditions here in the United …
SuccessWorks will be offering two career simulations for undergraduate students the week of April 1 using curriculum created by the U.S. Diplomacy Center. Students will be given a scenario related to a real-world challenge and work as part of a team to address the needs of a particular stakeholder group and negotiate a peaceful solution …
The African Studies Program is proud to welcome our newest faculty affiliate Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué. Mougoué joins the faculty of the African Cultural Studies department at UW–Madison from the history department of Baylor University. Dr. Mougoué is an interdisciplinary feminist historian of Africa interested in how constructions of gender inform the comportment and performances of the …
Dr. Ligia Lopez of the University of Melbourne and Gioconda Coello of the University of Wisconsin–Madison are seeking proposals from African Studies scholars for chapter contributions for their upcoming book, “Indigenous Perspectives on Futures and Learnings.” Call for Submissions >>
The African Studies Program is seeking two teaching assistants for African 277: An Introductory Survey in Fall 2019. This interdisciplinary course is cross-listed in African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. The appointment level of this position is 50%, including tuition remission. The instructor for African 277 is Neil Kodesh, and …
Joseph C. Miller, renowned scholar of early African history and the world history of slavery, passed away at on Tuesday, March 12 at the age of 79. He died at the Center for Acute Hospice Care in the company of his wife and children. Dr. Miller began his academic career in 1961 at Wesleyan University, …
The African Leadership Academy is seeking dynamic, motivated high school students between the ages of 13-19 who want to travel to and learn more about the continent of Africa for either a 10-day or three-week summer camp. Learn More >>
International Academic Programs is offering two study abroad programs in Africa this coming Winter Intersession. The first is “UW Health, Education, and Tanzanian Culture” in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, the application for which is due April 19, 2019. The second is “UW Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition in Uganda,” the application for which is due May …