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Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 13:37:28 -0600
From: eileen mcnamara <[log in to unmask]>
AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM MEMO
Volume 9
February 9, 2004
Website: <http://www.africa.wisc.edu/>africa.wisc.edu
EVENTS
February 9. 1221 Humanities, 3:00-5:00 pm. Dr. Wayne Dooling,
School of Oriental and African Studies, U. of London . Job Talk .
"The Making of a Colonial Landed Elite: The Cape Colony of South
Africa, 1750-1834."
February 10. 2650 Mosse Humanities. 1:00-2:15 pm. Dr. Wayne Dooling's
Guest Lecturer in Jim Delehanty's 277: Africa: An Introductory
Survey. "Colonial conquest and the establishment of a Racial Order in
South Africa."
February 11. Sandwich Seminar. Noon, 206 Ingraham Hall. Cynthia Haq,
MD.and Professor, Family Medicine and Population Health Sciences. UW
and Makerere University Partnership on Health in Uganda.
February 13. Noon, 1418 Van Hise. Voices of Africa. Creative Music
and the 20th Centuryspeaker: Professor Richard Davis, Department of
Music, UW-Madison.
February 18. African Studies Sandwich Seminar. Noon, 206 Ingraham
Hall. Meredith E.Terretta, Ph.D. candidate, History, UW-Madison.
Women, Petitions, Songs and the Sacred: The Cultural Roots of UPC
Nationalism in Cameroon.
February 19. Development Studies Program. LTC Conference Room. 333 N.
Randall. Noon. Jo Ellen Fair, Professor, Journalism and Mass
Communication, and Director, Global Studies Program,UW_Madison.
Making Memory and Meaning: The Ghanaian Press and National
Reconciliation.
CALL FOR PAPERS
From the Postcolony: New African Writing. A book collection is being
compiled that will foreground African literatures generally
under-represented in North American literary discourse: for example,
writing from African countries that were formerly aligned with the
Soviet bloc, African avant-garde writing, didactic or directly
political literature, and contemporary literature in African
languages.Translations (from either African or European languages)
and original work in English will be considered; the one requirement
is that no piece can have been previously published in English.
Please send materials to: Department of English (MC 162) and African
American Studies, 601 South Morgan Street, University of Illinois at
Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7120, <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
African Studies Conference Grand Valley State U. Call for Papers. The
African/African American Studies at Grand Valley State University
(Allendale campus) and the Department of African Studies at
University of Cape Coast (Ghana) are organizing a conference on the
theme: African Studies: Paradigms, Pedagogy and PartnershipsOctober
7-9, 2004. Send two copies of proposals via US Mail to: Dr. Veta
Tucker, Department of English and African/African American Studies
Program, Grand Valley State University, One Campus Dr., Allendale, MI
49401; Tel: (616) 331-3692; Fax: (616) 331-3430. Submissions may also
be electronically transmitted to Dr. Ronald J. Stephens, Coordinator
of African/African American Studies at:
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] The deadline for
submission is March 8, 2004.
SAFUNDI (The Journal of South African and American Comparative
Studies) Call for Papers. In celebration of the ten-year anniversary
of South Africa's first democratic elections in April 1994, Safundi
is publishing a double-issue of its journal. Papers are being
collected for publication in Issue 13/14, April 2004. The submission
deadline is February 16, 2004. For more information, visit:
<http://www.safundi.com/>http://www.safundi.com
CONFERENCES (Visit:
<http://www.africa.wisc.edu/opportunities/conf/>www.africa.wisc.edu/opportunities/conf/
)
Symposium on Sport, Youth and Africa. The Institute for the African
Child in collaboration with the African Students Union and the Sports
Administration Program, Ohio University is organizing a symposium on
Sports, Youth and Africa, scheduled for February 20-21, 2004, at the
Athens, Ohio campus. For more information, visit
<http://www.ohio.edu/afrchild/sportsafrica/>www.ohio.edu/afrchild/sportsafrica/
FELLOWSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS
(Visit:
<http://www.africa.wisc.edu/opportunities/fellow-gr>www.africa.wisc.edu/opportunities/fellow-gr
)
FLAS Fellowships. Summer 2004 and academic year 2004-2005 Foreign
Language and Area Study fellowships. For more information, please
visit <http://www.africa.wisc.edu/>www.africa.wisc.edu or stop by the
African Studies Program, 205 Ingraham Hall. Deadline: Today, February
9, 2004.
Ohio University Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI)
Program. Apply by March 15, 2004. For more details, please go to:
<http://www.ohio.edu/scali>www.ohio.edu/scali.
Scott Kloeck-Jenson Awards. The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Global Studies Program awards International Internship and
Predissertation Travel Grants to graduate students working towards
international social justice through their research and training. The
deadline for application is February 20th, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. For more
information and to download application materials, please visit:
http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/globalstudies/awards/Awards_n_Grants.htm
JOBS (Visit:
<http://www.africa.wisc.edu/opportunities/employment>www.africa.wisc.edu/opportunities/employment
)
Program Officer Eastern Africa. Heifer International, a non profit
organization, is seeking a professional to facilitate the
programmatic aspects of their area program. The deadline for
application is today, February 9, 2004. For more information, please
visit: <http://www.heifer.org/>www.heifer.org
The International Medical Corps seeks humanitarian relief
professional to work in Angola, Burundi, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and
Uganda. For further information, please visit:
<http://www.imcworldwide.org/>www.imcworldwide.org
The Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the Overseas relief and
development agency, has the following international positions: Ghana:
Program Manager I, Health; Guinea: Program Manager I, Field
Representative, Refugee Assistance Program; Nigeria: Program Manager
II, Head of HIV/AIDS/Health Section. For more information, please
visit: <http://www.catholicrelief.org/>www.catholicrelief.org
Country Director- Burundi and DRC, Deputy Director-Sudan. The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) seeks a Country Director for
its programs in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo; and a
Deputy Director in Sudan. For more information, please visit:
<http://www.ircjobs.org/>www.ircjobs.org
Chief of PartyEgypt. The Academy for Educational Development (AED) is
seeking a chief of Party (COP) for the Egypt Basic Education Project.
To apply: send a CV along with a cover letter, and at least 2
references to the AED Human Resources department, address: Academy
for Educational Development C/O Human Resource Department, 1825
Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington D.C., 20009.
The American University in Cairo is seeking a political scientist
specializing in one or more of the following fields: international
relations, political economy, development studies, or international
organization. Email a letter of application specifying Position #
PS-1 and attach a current CV and names and addresses of 3 references
to: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] or
mail to: Dr. Earl Sullivan, Provost, The American University in
Cairo, 420 Fifth Avenue, Fl. 3, New York, NY 10018-2729. Complete the
Personnel Information Form provided at:
<http://forms.aucegypt.edu/provost/pif3.html>http://forms.aucegypt.edu/provost/pif3.html.
Applications accepted until position is filled. Review of candidates
will begin March 1, 2004.
Theatre: Generalist/Director, American University in Cairo.
Candidates will teach such courses as Introduction to Theatre, Play
Analysis, and History of Theatre. Email a letter of application
specifying Position # PS-2 and attach a current CV and names and
addresses of 3 references to:
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] or mail
to: Dr. Earl Sullivan, Provost, The American University in Cairo, 420
Fifth Avenue, Fl. 3, New York, NY 10018-2729. Complete the Personnel
Information Form provided at:
<http://forms.aucegypt.edu/provost/pif3.html>http://forms.aucegypt.edu/provost/pif3.html.
Applications accepted until position is filled. Review of candidates
will begin March 1, 2004.
Chair, Dept. of Africana Studies - U. of Pittsburgh. Applications and
nominations are invited for the position of Chair of the Department
of Africana Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Applicants
should submit a letter of application and a statement of research,
teaching and administrative goals, vision, and philosophy on Africana
Studies, along with a complete curriculum vitae with names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to: Joseph K.
Adjaye, Chair, Department of Africana Studies, 230 S. Bouquet Street,
4C02 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
15260. The appointment is effective September 1, 2004. Applications
will be considered until the position is filled.
Peace Corps. Peace Corps has over 4000 positions to fill this year in
areas of Education, Business, Health, Environment and Agriculture.
All majors are welcome to apply. For applications and more
information visit: <http://www.peacecorps.gov/>www.peacecorps.gov
OTHERS
Five College African Scholars Program. This program brings junior and
mid-level African scholars, employed by and teaching in African
universities and with active research projects with an African focus,
for 5 and 10 month research residencies at Amherst College, Hampshire
College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. Deadline for applications is May 15, 2004. For
more information:
<http://www.fivecolleges.edu/asp/>www.fivecolleges.edu/asp/
Academic Center for Historical Study in Egypt. The Faculty of Arts,
Cairo University, announces the first academic center for historical
studies in Egypt. The C.H.R. seeks to develop links with other
international research centers and universities. For more information
please contact the Director, Dr. Mohamed Afifi, E- mail:
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
March 28-August 8. Exhibition. The Quest for Immortality: Treasures
of Ancient Egypt,Milwaukee Public Museum. Visit:
<http://www.mpm.edu/>www.mpm.edu for more information. Call (414)
278-2714 for school group reservations.
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