African Studies Program Memo
Volume 20, 2000
EVENTS
Friday, February 18th at 7 - 9 pm, Porter Butts Gallery (2nd floor of the
Memorial Union) Opening Reception: "Common Ties: Dashes, Beads, and Beauty"
featuring works by fiber artist, Sonya Clark and painter, Bolaji Campbell
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Beads, Body, and Soul Film Series, Elvehjem, room L140. Free admission.
February 17, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Quilombo
Quilombo is a mythical tale of Zumbi of Palmares, the leader of the first
group of Maroons (former enslaved Africans who created their own
communities), in Brazil.
February 24, 5:30 – 9 pm.
5:30 pm Bahia, Africa in the Americas (60 min.)
7 pm Daughters of the Dust
Daughters of the Dust is the story of a family migrating from their home in
the Geechee islands to the mainland. Connecting the generations, and
linking the visible and the invisible world, the film depicts the ways in
which African traditions are maintained and passed down.
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African Studies Sandwich Seminar. Wednesday, February 23, 12 noon, Room
206 Ingraham Hall
Rotimi Suberu, Wilson Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center; Senior Lecturer,
Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. "The
Nigerian Fourth Republic: Problems and Prospects"
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo Concert. Madison Civic Center, 7:30 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 25th, 3 PM, Room 7200 Law School. Title: "The Constitution
Review Debate in Kenya: Will Wanjiku Ever Drive?" . Dr. H.W.O.
Okoth-Ogendo, Professor of Public Law at the University of Nairobi and
Chair of the National Council for Population and Development in Kenya.
Sponsored by the Law and Africa Center, the Institute for Legal Studies,
and the Rundle Lecture Fund of the Law School. Reception immediately
following.
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Saturday, February 26, 2 p.m. Rainbow Books Cooperative, 426 N. Gilman,
will host a reading by Kathleen Hill, whose travel memoir of her
experiences of famine and healing in Niger, has recently been published in
paperback (Northwestern University Press).
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Monday, Feb. 28th, Noon, Room 206 Ingraham Hall. Title: "Land Rights in
Africa: From Tenure Reform to Policy Development". Prof. H.W. O.
Okoth-Ogendo will discuss land policy development throughout sub-saharan
Africa.
Monday, February 28, Van Hise, room TBA, 4:30-7:00 pm. Film "Mapantsula"
presented by Rob Nixon, English, UW-Madison. Co-sponsored by the Legacies
of Authoritarianism Research Circle and the African Studies Program, and
the International Institute.
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Tuesday, February 29. 336 In graham Hall, 4:30- 6:30 p.m. Lecture:
"Cultures of Violence: The Threshold Between Resistance and Criminality"
presented by Rob Nixon, English, UW-Madison. Co-sponsored by the Legacies
of Authoritarianism Research Circle, and the African Studies Program, and
the International Institute.
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An Unusual International Evening, March 16, 4 p.m. at the Madison Civic
Center. Sponsored by UW-Madison's European Union Center and African
Studies program and the Department of Public Instruction. Keynote speaker
Willy Helin, Head of Press and Public Affairs of the European Commission
Delegation to the U.S.; Cherif Ayouba Correa, African Languages and
Literature, will present "African Music: The Common Language of a
Continent." Musical performance "Mandinka Epic" by the Ballet d'Afrique
Noire. Tickets for dinner and the performance are $36 and include both
speakers. For ticket information, call Ronnie Hess at 262-5590. Deadline:
February 17.
CONFERENCE
Call for Papers/Presentations" April 8, 2000, Technology and Culture:
Knowledge Across Borders (KAB) is a forum organized by The Ontario Council
for International Cooperation (OCIC). The Forum will be held on April 8,
2000. OCIC is seeking abstracts for papers and presentations addressing issues
concerning the politics and processes of technolog(ies) and culture(s).
Representation is encouraged from, but not limited to, Latin America and
the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia, and from diverse analyses. For further
inquiries, contact: Scott Pearce, Assistant Conference Coordinator, Phone.
(416) 972-6303
[log in to unmask] Deadline for abstracts: March 6, 2000.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Institute of International Education. Program Manager/Africa to administer
U.S. Department of State/Fulbright and other sponsored grants for U.S.
students in Africa. Contact Ms. Joan Wall, Human Resources, Institue of
International Eduation, 809 U.N. Plaza, New York, NY 10017-3580. Tel:
212/883-8200. Website: http://www.iie.org
FELLOWSHIPS
The National African Language Resource Center Summer 2000 Institute will
help prepare African language educators in the areas of program
development, coordination and evaluation and curriculum and material
development and evaluation for graduate students and teaching assistants
who are planning to pursue African language teaching as a profession.
African language scholars who are interested in professional development
are also encouraged to participate in the institute. A three-week
training program from June 19-July 7, 2000 covers travel expenses to and
from Madison, room and board, a $1,000 stipend and a NALRC certificate of
completion awarded at the end of the program.
A letter of application and supporting documents for the summer 2000
institute should be submitted by March 15, 2000 to Antonia Folarin
Schleicher, Director, National African Language Resource Center, 4231
Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706. Tel: (608)
265-7905; Fax: (608) 265-7904; [log in to unmask];
http://african.lss.wisc.edu/nalrc
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The Scott Kloeck-Jenson International Pre-Dissertation Travel Grant
supports summer travel for doctoral students hoping to explore potential
field research sites outside the United States. These are available for
research in all world regions except Latin America. For more information
and applications, please visit the Global Studies Office at 301 Ingraham,
or visit. http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/globalstudies/
OTHER
Sublet available. March 1-August 15. Furnished studio, $300. Contact
Guinevere Janes, 311 E. Johnson St. ; 256-0647. [log in to unmask]
(Guinevere will be studying at the University of Buea, Cameroon.)
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Peace Corps.(800) 424-8580, Web site at http://www.peacecorps.gov
Information Meeting: Memorial Union "Letters and Journals" on March 6,
2000 at 6:00pm
Red Gym "Passport to International Opportunities" on March 8, 2000 from
5:00-8:00pm
Memorial Union on March 9, 2000 at Noon.
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A Celebration of Africa's 100 Best Books. The Zimbabwe International Book
Fair invites you to nominate books. Website: www.zibf.org Closing date: 30
June 2000. The first nominations will be put up on the website at the end
of March. If you are interested in further information on nominations,
please contact Eileen McNamara and she will email you detailed information.
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For further information about Volume 20 Memo, contact Eileen McNamara,
262-4461 or email: [log in to unmask]
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