The Department of African Languages and Literature will host a festival next Friday to showcase African languages, literature, and cultures. Students learning Arabic, Basaa, Hausa, Somali, Swahili, Yoruba, and Zulu will present skits, videos, songs, music, poetry and more. Immediately after the showcase, there will be a dance party featuring DJ Phil Money and Paddy …
Originally a European History major, Farha Tahir never expected to pursue a career in Africa. After taking an African history class as an undergraduate at UW–Madison, however, she never looked back. Today, she works for the National Democratic Institute in Southern and Eastern Africa to improve governance and empower civil society. Field of study: Bachelor …
Since 1969, the African Studies Program has awarded the A.C. Jordan Prize to a UW–Madison graduate student for the year’s best paper on Africa. Nomination Procedures for the 2016 competition To be considered for the prize, a paper must be nominated and submitted to the African Studies Program by a UW–Madison faculty member. If you …
Do you have experience living or working in Africa? Are you interested in sharing your knowledge and experiences with students and community members? Would you like to develop and facilitate presentations about Africa for diverse audiences? Outreach Scholars Program The African Studies Program is seeking graduate and undergraduate students with extensive experience living, working, or …
When teaching “Introduction to African Languages and Literature,” Professor Samuel England was faced with a dilemma. Students in his course were studying the Rwandan Genocide, yet most had no direct connection to the concept of genocide. “I got concerned that I was losing students’ attention and that… [our study] became two-dimensional,” said Dr. England. So …
The Department of African Cultural Studies (formerly the Department of African Languages and Literature) seeks graduate Teaching Assistants to help deliver instruction for the online course African 210: “The African Storyteller.” The African Storyteller is a fully-online course delivered through Learn@UW. There are no lectures or discussion sections. Students follow a semi-synchronous schedule of weekly …
“So, what are the big stories here?” asked Nancy Hunt as she pointed to a black and white photograph at the African Studies Program’s annual conference this past weekend. The photograph, entitled “Congolese medical assistant(s) with or without hands, 1924,” depicted a line of medical assistants, many of whose hands had been cut off during …
Although he stumbled upon African-inspired communities in Cuba by chance, Todd Rámon Ochoa has delved headfirst into this unique area of study, examining Cuban-Kongo praise feasts, ritual masters, and healing processes. We look forward to hearing from him as well as a diverse group of panelists this Friday and Saturday at BIG STORIES + CLOSE …
Course Description This class will explore key questions related to global education and human rights, from the abstract to the practical, and the individual to the global levels. It will start by asking the big questions that underlie current debates about education and human rights: Who, if anyone, should have a right to education? If …
2016 UW–Madison African Studies Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowships The African Studies Program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce a one-time fellowship program for UW–Madison graduate students working on a master’s thesis or Ph.D. dissertation pertaining to Africa. The purpose of these fellowships is to support library or field research (preliminary or …