Get funding to study an African language with a FLAS fellowship

The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2015 and Academic Year 2015-2016 fellowships and awards. Application deadline is February 13, 2015. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. …

Course Spotlight: Language, Gender, and Sexuality in African Contexts

Course Description An exploration of how gender and sexuality are constrained, constructed, performed, and resisted in and through language. Readings will include theories of language and gender, queer linguistics, and feminist discourse analysis, followed by …

Africa in Our Lives: Rebecca Mandich

Whether she is sketching colorful wax-print dress designs, crafting handmade trilingual cardboard books, or acting in a Zanzibari television show, Rebecca Mandich (x’13) brings a creative and energetic spirit to everything she does. Major: African …