Course Description This 4-week online course provides students with a new and critical perspective on a popular UW–Madison course. Originally developed by Harold E. Scheub, “The African Storyteller” introduces students to both the oral and written traditions of African literature. Students will study several oral stories from across the continent, and a few classic African …
Course Description Wakanda forever! Do you have the critical tools to engage with all the forms of cultural expression, related to Africa and the African diaspora, that form the backcloth of so much contemporary cultural production around the world? This course can help you bring all the stars closer. African 100 introduces undergraduates to methods …
Course Description This course examines the rich heritage of African arts and architecture as they shape and have been shaped by the histories and cultural values (social, political, religious, philosophical, and aesthetic) of African peoples, both past and present, on the continent where humanity — and art — began. Topics include: artists and creative process; …
Course Description While Migration has always been a human predicament from Antiquity to the present days, it has intersected more than often with slavery, colonialization, imperialism, capitalism, and globalization. More broadly, migration has intensified the global movements of people, goods, ideas, cultural practices to epic proportions. By examining theoretical reflections, novels and movies, this course …
Rachel Silver is a joint-degree doctoral candidate in Anthropology and Educational Policy Studies. She talks to African Studies about her research on adolescent pregnancy and school dropout in Malawi, and the challenges and rewards that accompany fieldwork. Field of study: Anthropology and Educational Policy Studies Hometown: Originally, Houston, Texas; now I live in Brooklyn, New York …
The 2018 Institute for Curriculum & Campus Internationalization registration deadline has been extended to April 30th! If you are faculty, staff, or an administrator in higher education and are seeking new ways to internationalize your campus, course, and/or curriculum, please consider joining the Center for the Study of Global Change at this renowned institute. This institute will …
Since serving in Ghana with the Peace Corps years ago, Kate Schachter has become passionate about international volunteer service. She is active in Madison’s Returned Peace Corps Volunteers chapter, and now serves as the UW–Madison Campus Peace Corps Recruiter, where she helps UW students decide if the Peace Corps is right for them. Kate shares …
The UW–Madison campus Peace Corps office is excited to help students prepare for the next round of Peace Corps applications! Applications are due July 1, 2018 to depart by the first quarter of 2019. Walk-in advising hours are available twice a week or by appointment. Check out these upcoming events to get to known returned …
The King-Morgridge Scholars Program, administered by the International Division, will welcome its second cohort of students to campus this August. As part of their introduction to the Madison community and to the university, the program is looking for volunteer hosts to participate in a temporary home stay program for these students. Six candidates have confirmed acceptance …
Course Description This new graduate seminar provides a setting for participants to consider Africa – as an idea, a field of study, a place in the world, a subject for teaching – from a multi-disciplinary perspective. It is available to graduate students as African Cultural Studies 983, Anthropology 983, Economics 983, Geography 983, History 983, …