by Meagan Doll In the professional world and especially in academic environments like the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the value of networking is not unspoken. While students may grow weary of this charge to nurture professional relationships, a recent partnership between 2016 Mandela Washington Fellow Sicily Mburu and UW Hospital nurse clinician Susan Gold shows this …
Course Description Featuring prominent international faculty and researchers from the UW–Madison and other research universities and world. Indigenous leaders and researchers offering weekly presentations about their work with indigenous / aboriginal / native / campesino communities, tribes, and cooperatives in the US and abroad. Enrollment Details Environmental Studies 402- Global Indigeneity and Sustainability Alberto Vargas …
Course Description This course is an introduction of the most significant topics of contemporary Arabic literature and cinema: the legacies of colonialism, repressive nature of post-independence regimes, discourses on nationalism, religion v. secularization, gender relations, representation of cultural otherness, and the Arab Springs. The course will explore the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts in …
Cooper Chibomba participated in the 2016 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Nearly six months since arriving in Madison, Chibomba shares his personal and professional reflections from the six week institute. Chibomba has over nine years of experience in the fields of spatial planning, fundraising, and community engagement. Currently, Cooper is the …
The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2017 and Academic Year 2017-2018 fellowships and awards. Applications for both competitions are now open! Application deadline is February 13, 2017. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist …
Thanksgiving is certainly not the only celebration of the harvest and thanks around the world. The Homowo Festival is a month long celebration of the harvest mainly celebrated by the Ga people in the Greater Accra area of Ghana. The festival is not necessarily held at one specific time but is usually held near August. …
Indiana University’s Graduate Students in African Studies presents its Seventh Annual Graduate Symposium: “Global Africa: Dynamic and Connective Scholarship.” February 24 – 25, 2017. Featuring as keynote: Dr. Sean Jacobs Associate, Professor of International Affairs, The New School, New York City Founder and Editor of Africa is a Country Indiana University Graduate Students in African Studies …
The Africa Studies Program is hosting our annual DAY IN AFRICA, a high school outreach program where Wisconsin students explore a variety of Africa-related topics in sessions led by UW–Madison faculty, students, and staff. We invite you to present a 40-minute interactive presentation at DAY IN AFRICA on Monday April 24, 2017 at Union South …
Course Description This seminar focuses on the major theories of international communication, paying closest attention to “global” media technologies, institutions, and practices. Questions that we will explore: Enrollment Details Journalism 822: Theories of International Communication 3 credits Wednesday 9:30AM-12:00PM Spring 2017 About the Instructor Lindsay Palmer is an assistant professor of global media ethics in the …
Course Description Nollywood is the name that Nigerian filmmakers and audiences have adopted for a relatively new film industry, which began in the early 1990s with the emergence of “video films”—that is, feature-length films shot on video and sold in the market for home viewing. This innovation allowed for an explosion of commercial filmmaking, and …