African Studies Program Memo
Volume 19, 2000
EVENTS
Anthropology Colloquium. Monday, January 31, 3:30 p.m., 5230 Social
Science. "Old Age Comes Soon: Schooling, Modern Life, and the Young Elite
in Northern Tanzania" by Amy Stambach, Assistant professor, Educational
Policy Studies/Anthropology, UW-Madison.
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African Studies Sandwich Seminar. Wednesday, February 2, 12 noon, Room 206
Ingraham Hall
Jeff Kaufmann, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Anthropology,UW-Madison.
"Cactus Pastoralists of Madagascar and Their Cacti"
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Gallery of Design Talk. Sunday, February 6, 1:30 p.m., Gallery of Design,
1300 Linden, "Joyful Blues: Pattern in Yoruba adire Cloth." Gallery talk
by Sonya Clark at 1:30; Reception 2- 4pm. The Gallery of Design is
exhibiting "Joyful Blues: Pattern in Yoruba adire Cloth" from January 28
to March 9.
VISITOR FROM UGANDA
Lecturer in Department of Political Science and Public Administration,
Geoffrey Tukahebwa, from University of Makerere, is an honorary fellow at
UW-Madison until February 29. He teaches public sector management, local
government administration, and organizational theory in Uganda. His
research is on the impact of decentralized governance on development
management in Uganda. You may contact him through the African Studies
Program (262-2380).
CONFERENCE
African Literature Association (ALA) 26th Annual Conference. University of
Kansas, April 12-16, 2000. Teachers' Workshop on April 12 for K-12
teachers, 2-year and 4-year college faculty. For more information, send
email message to <[log in to unmask]> or telephone: 785/864-3745.
FELLOWSHIPS
UNDERGRADUATES:
Princeton Summer Research Program. The Graduate School at Princeton
University is offering a summer research program for African American,
Hispanic, and Native American undergraduates for nine weeks. Students
should have completed their junior or sophomore years in college,
preferably have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and show promise for graduate
school study. Eligible students should contact Associate Dean David N.
Redman at 609-258-3032 or [log in to unmask]
mailto:[log in to unmask]> for information and applications. Deadline:
February 14.
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Dean of Students Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Students
1999-2000. Nominations accepted until March 1, 2000. Candidate must be
senior who anticipates May, August, or December 2000 graduation; resumed
University work after a significant interruption in formal education; be a
new nominee for the award, and be earning a first undergraduate degree. For
more information, contact [log in to unmask]
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Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships. Website: www.rotary.org
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FACULTY:
Rotary Grants for University Teachers. Funding for faculty who are willing
to share their expertise with students in developing nations. Website:
www.rotary.org
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GRADUATES:
The 2000-2001 Global Studies Scholarship Competition. Students must be full
time graduate students enrolled in a Ph.D. program at the UW-Madison.
Applications are now available in Room 301 Ingraham Hall or on the website:
http://www.wisc.edu/globalstudies/. The deadline for submission of the
application is April 3, 2:00 p.m.
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SUMMER LANGUAGE STUDY
The 2000 Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI) will take
place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Co-sponsored by the
Department of African Languages and Literature and the African Studies
Program at the University with support from other Title VI centers, the
Institute will support the instruction of a number of African languages as
well as provide a program of cultural activities open to both Institute
participants and the wider University and Madison communities. Interested
persons should check this website frequently or contact the Institute at
the address and phone numbers below.
Dates of Instruction: 12 June - 4 August 2000.
Who May Participate? SCALI is open to all interested persons. You need not
be a student at any institution of higher learning. Participants from any
and all fields of employment and study are encouraged to participate.
Languages to be Offered: Bamana I , Chichewa I & II , Hausa II , Setswana
I , Swahili I & II , Tigrinya I*, Wolof I , Xhosa I , Yoruba I & II ,
Zulu I & II .
(* Tigrinya is offered provisionally, contingent upon a number of factors,
including locating a suitable instructor.)
Tuition: $1800 for the entire eight-week session
Contact: SCALI 2000, Attn: Mark L. Lilleleht, African Studies Program,
University of. Wisconsin-Madison, 205 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory
Drive, Madison, WI 53706
FUNDING FOR SUMMER LANGUAGE STUDY FOR GRADUATES:
1. Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS). UW deadline: February 14.
2. Foreign Language Enhancement Program (FLEP). See below.
(Applications are available at the African Studies Program.)
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Foreign Language Enhancement Program (FLEP): This program is intended to
help students take advantage of language offerings not available to them at
their home university. Applicants must be pursuing a graduate degree at one
of the thirteen participating Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)
institutions and can travel to any other CIC institution. Award is $2000.
You may not apply for a language at your home institution. Deadline for
Summer 2000 applications is February 15, 2000. Applications are available
from the African Studies Program. CIC website: <http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/>.
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Traveling Scholar Program offers doctoral-level students at any CIC
university to take courses at any other CIC university without change in
registration or increase in tuition. Email: [log in to unmask];
<http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/>.
OTHER
Talk by the Ambassador from Ghana to the United States. Koby Arthur Koomson
will present "Education as a Key to International Understanding" Wednesday,
February 16, UW-Milwaukee Union - The Wisconsin Room, 4:30 p.m. ,2200 East
Kenwood Blvd. The talk is part of the UWM School of Education
Distinguished Speaker Series. It is free and open to the public.
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Do you order books from Amazon.com? If so, you may also help African
libraries. Order from: www.sit.wisc.edu/~mllillel/bookstore.htm. Mark
Lilleleht, graduate student, African Languages and Literature, created a
website which explains what he does with the commission from sales.
"So why buy through this site? One very simple reason: every penny I earn
in commission will go towards purchasing and shipping books and periodicals
to African libraries (or will be donated to the African Literature
Association's Book Donation scheme). Where feasible, purchases of books for
distribution will be made directly from African publishers (such as Baobab
Publishers of Zimbabwe), their agents (such as the African Books
Collective) or those publishers working to distribute their materials more
widely in Africa and at more affordable prices (such as Bayreuth African
Studies Series)." (Quote from Mark's website)
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Xhosa translators needed. E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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African Studies Program website: http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/afrst/>
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Preview the African Studies Program collection of digitized slides of
Nigeria, Zimbabwe, The Gambia. <http://africafocus.library.wisc.edu>
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