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Volume 8
February 18, 2002
website: <http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/afrst/asphome.html>
EVENTS
Sandwich Seminars: 206 Ingraham, Noon:
Wednesday, February 20: Matthew Turner, associate professor,
Geography, UW-Madison
“Environmental Politics and Scientific Practice on African Drylands”
Wednesday, February 27: Marie Krüger, Ph.D. (2001), African
Languages & Literature, UW- Madison
“Narrative in the Time of AIDS: Kenyan Women's Literature”
SUMMER LANGUAGE STUDY
Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI) 2002 at Michigan
State University
From June 19 through July 27, 2002, Michigan State University (MSU) will
host the national Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI).
The intensive five-week institute provides the equivalent of one-year of
African language instruction with cultural exposure. SCALI is offered
collaboratively by the nation's Title VI National Resource Centers for
African Language and Area Studies with funding from the US Department of
Education. Languages Offered: Amharic, Swahili., Wolof, Yoruba, Zulu;
languages that may be offered if there are enough enrollments at the
elementary and intermediate levels: Akan/Twi (2nd year only),
Bamana/Bambara/Mandingo, Bemba, Chewa/Nyanja, Fula/Fulfulde/Pulaar, Hausa,
Igbo, Kikuyu, Lingala, Luganda, Malagasy, Oromo, Rwanda, Shona, Somali,
Tigrinya, Tswana/Sesotho, West African Krio, Xhosa
Application Procedure: If you are interested in attending the SCALI, please
indicate your intention and language interest by completing 'Expression of
Interest' form on the SCALI website at
http//www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Scali/scali.htm or from a link SCLAI
on the UW website listed above.
Summer Fulbright-Hays GPA in South Africa. If you are a student who has
completed at least one year of Zulu and would benefit from either
second-year or third-year Zulu in an immersion setting in South Africa over
the summer, you may apply for a proposed Zulu summer GPA, to be run by
Sandra Sanneh of Yale. The cost of the program to successful applicants is
not high. Most expenses are covered by the grant. For application form,
contact African Studies, Yale University <[log in to unmask]> .Sandra
Sanneh, Director, Yale Program in African Languages, P.O.Box 208206, New
Haven CT 06520-8206.Tel(203)-432-1179
CONFERENCES
The Tenth Annual Graduate Research Conference in African Studies is an
interdisciplinary conference intended for students at all levels of their
graduate careers. The conference will be held this year at Boston
University March 22-23, 2002. Paper abstracts are due March 1. They may
be submitted on line at
http://www.bu.edu/africa/programs/graduate/gradconf/ or sent to Graduate
Student Conference, African Studies Center, 270 Bay State Road, Boston, MA
02215. For more information contact Chris Annear ([log in to unmask]) or
Shelby Carpenter ([log in to unmask])
University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Canada will be hosting
an international conference, Islands VII, dealing with Islands of the
World, which will be held here June 26-30, 2002. It is organized under the
auspices of our Institute of Island Studies at the university and the
International Small Islands Studies Association. Themes will include
globalization, democratization, environment, culture and identity, and
population, health. For further details and information, see our website at
www.upei.ca/islandstudies/islandsvii . Especially encouraged are
submissions from scholars from, or doing research in, sovereign Lusophone
island states. Also welcome are papers dealing with other islands such as
the Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion, the Seychelles, and Zanzibar. Henry
Srebrnik, Dept. of Political Studies University of Prince Edward Island,
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada C1A 4P3. Tel: (902) 566-0977.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Yoruba Language Lector Position
The Yale Program in African Languages, with the Council on African Studies
of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, announces an opening
for a lector in African Languages (Yoruba) beginning July 1, 2002. Primary
duties include teaching five courses per year including elementary (2
courses) and intermediate (2 courses) Yoruba in four learning-skill
areasreading, writing, speaking and listening. The fifth course will focus
on modern literary, cultural and/or sociolinguistic topics as appropriate
to the appointee's qualifications and expertise. The Lector will also
participate in program building of African Studies at Yale and,
specifically, in developing pedagogic materials and the overall curriculum
for West African languages. Applicants should have experience in teaching
Yoruba as a second language in a college or university environment and an
M.A. or other advanced degree in a relevant discipline. Experience with
computer-aided language learning methods and in software development is
desirable. Deadline: March 10. Send letter of application, curriculum vita
and three letters of recommendation to Sandra Sanneh, Director, Yale
Program in African Languages, P.O. Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520, U.S.A..
Submissions by email will be accepted by <[log in to unmask]> or by
<[log in to unmask]>.
“Monday Development” Job Postings: (Copy of Monday Developments , Volume
20, Number 3 is available in the African Studies Program Office)
Senegal- Oxfam America, an International Development and Relief Agency
seeks a Regional Director. Send resume and cover letter to Oxfam
America, Human Resources, AttnHR/RDWA, 26 West Street, Boston, MA 02111.
For more information, email: [log in to unmask]
Bamenda, Cameroon- Heifer International, a hunger and agricultural
development organization seeks a Country Director. Send cover letter,
resume and 3 professional references to Africa Program, Attn Kelly
Rollon, Heifer International, 1015 Louisiana St, Little Rock, AR,
72202. For more information call(501) 907-4925.
Somalia- International Medical Corps (IMC) seeks a Country Director to lead
its Emergency Primary Health Care (PHC) and Emergency Health
Intervention programs. For further informationwww.org-la.org,
or email: [log in to unmask], 11500 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 506,
Los Angeles, CA, 90064-1524. tel(310) 826-7800; fax(310) 442-6622
Sierra Leone- International Medical Corps (IMC) seeks a Surgeon specialized
in fistula repairs to assist with its emergency obstetric and
gynecological care program. For further information: www.org-la.org, or
[log in to unmask],11500 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 506, Los Angeles, CA,
90064-1524; tel(310) 826-7800. fax(310) 442-6622
Rwanda and Burundi- Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the overseas relief,
development and social justice agency of the Catholic community of
the United States, seeks sub-regional Administration and Finance
Manager. For more information see website: www.catholicrelief.org
OTHER
The Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR), a Title VI Language
Resource Center, at Michigan State University announces its 2002 summer
workshops. This year's eight workshops are hosted on the campus of Michigan
State University and are open to all foreign language teachers of all
levels (K-13+). website: http//clear.msu.edu/institutes/02institutes/
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