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AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM MEMO
Volume 3
October 2005
Website: <http://www.africa.wisc.edu/>africa.wisc.edu
EVENTS (Visit:
<http://www.africa.wisc.edu/local/calendar.htm>http://www.africa.wisc.edu/local/calendar.htm
)
Sunday, October 2, 2005. African Students Association meeting at 3PM
in the On Wisconsin Room in the Red Gym. All African students are
welcome. Dayo F. will be presenting a talk on Zimbabwe. Please bring
your $5 for the membership due.
Monday, October 3, 2005. Roy F. Weston Distinguished Global
Sustainability Lecture. Water Pollution and Human Health. Rita
Colwell, chair of Canon US Life Sciences and professor at University
of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg
School of Public Health.
5:30-6:30pm, TITU Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. For
information, call 265.9119
Tuesday, October 4, 2005. Ksenija Bilbija, Leigh Payne, and Jo Ellen
Fair will discuss their new book, The Art of Truth-Telling About
Authoritarian Rule at Borders Books, 3750 University Avenue at 7pm.
This talk is part of a continuing series called World Beyond our
Borders. For more information on the series as a whole, please go to
<http://www.intlstudies.wisc.edu/news/events/borders6.asp>http://www.intlstudies.wisc.edu/news/events/borders6.asp.
Wednesday, October 5. African Studies Sandwich Seminar. 206 Ingraham
Hall. Noon-1 pm. Fanuel Motsepe, Lecturer, Architecture, University
of Witwatersrand, Johanesburg, South Africa. Conservation, Space, and
Architecture: A Manifesto for the Formation of European Built
Environments in Southern Africa.
Thursday, October 6, 2005. Kick-Off Meeting for a new student
organization called, Khomanani, started by South African students
from the University of Cape Town for students who are interested in
South Africa. Memorial Union (TITU) at 7 pm.
Friday and Saturday, October 7-8, 2005. The "Globalizing the
Unconscious" Research Circle invites faculty & graduate students to
participate in their Fall 2005 Conference Unconscious Dominions:
Comparing Histories of Psychoanalysis, Empire, and Citizenshipat the
Pyle Center.
<http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/ResearchCircles/GlobalUnconscious/>http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/ResearchCircles/GlobalUnconscious/
The conference is free to attend, but registration is required for
access to the papers. Please contact Lucienne Loh at [log in to unmask] to
register and for further information.
Friday, October 7, 2005. SociETAS Seminar Series & Women's Studies
Colloquium Series. Joyce Endeley, Associate Professor of Gender
Studies & Agricultural Extension Education, and Chair of the
Department of Women and Gender Studies in University of Buea,
Cameroon, will speak on Equity and Gender in the Chad-Cameroon Oil
Pipeline Projectat 1:30 p.m. in the Buttel Conference Room in 354
Agricultural Hall. For information call 263-2053 or email
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Thursday, October 27, 2005. Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng, a human rights
leader, peace activist and director of Isis-Womens International
Cross-Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE), is the 2005 J. Jobe Soffa and
Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor. Ms.
Ochieng will deliver the annual
Soffa Lecture, at 4:00 p.m. at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street,
Madison, Wisconsin. Ms. Ochieng will speak on "Women as Peacemakers
in Africa: Lessons from Uganda." Event is free and open to the public.
JOBS (Visit
<http://www.africa.wisc.edu/opportunities/employment>www.africa.wisc.edu/opportunities/employment
)
The Bloomsburg University invites applicants for a full-time,
tenure-track position in either Middle Eastern or African History.
The deadline for the application is December 1, 2005. Questions
concerning the position can be directed to Michael C. Hickey at
570.389.4161 or at [log in to unmask]
Ohio University invites applications for a tenure track position in
modern African history at the assistant level, beginning September
2006. Ph.D. in history is required by September 2006. Deadline for
application: October 28, 2005. Contact Info: Professor Sholeh Quinn,
Chair African History Search Committee, Department of History,
Bentley Hall Annex, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701. Website:
<http://www.ohio.edu>http://www.ohio.edu
The Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking
applicants for a tenure-stream faculty position in African history at
the Assistant Professor level beginning fall 2006, pending budgetary
approval. Ph.D. should be completed by September 1, 2006. Visit the
website:
<http://www.pitt.edu/~pitthist/graduate/transnational.html.>http://www.pitt.edu/~pitthist/graduate/transnational.html.
Deadline for applications is October 14, 2005.
The Five College Consortium (Amherst College, Hampshire College,
Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of
Massachusetts Amherst) and Mount Holyoke College are pleased to
announce a tenure-track position for an ethnomusicologist whose
research and teaching interests focus on Africa. Candidates are
encouraged to apply online (beginning September 23) at
<http://www.jobsearch.mtholyoke.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50293>www.jobsearch.mtholyoke.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50293.
Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2005, and will
continue until the position is filled. For more information, please
contact Tina Barsby, Program Coordinator at 413-577-3778 or at
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] Or see
<http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/asp>http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/asp
Department of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
invites applications for a position in African literature.
Preference will be given to comparatists with strong training in
Anglophone African studies and substantial expertise in sub-Saharan
literatures. Position assumes completed Ph.D. in pertinent area by
August 2006. Contacts: Profs. Martin Camargo and Nancy Blake,
Department of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
608 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801 (phone 217-333-2390) by November
4, 2005.
CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
The Language Institute invites proposals for interdisciplinary
interest circles on topics relate to the study of language,
literature or culture. The goal of this program is to provide a
forum for exploring new ideas and sharing perspectives and
approached, and to foster collaboration among faculty and students
from the many departments and programs on campus that conducts
research or provides instruction in world languages, literatures, and
cultures. The interest circles must be based on a topic that crosses
traditional academic disciplines and/or departments and involves 5-6
faculty from at least three departments. A UW-Madison faculty member
must submit the proposal. The proposal consists of a brief narrative
(3-4 pages) that describes the topic and argues for its importance.
It should address how the circle might lead to other projects. The
proposal much be submitted to Language Institute Director Sally
Magnan in 1322 Van Hise Hall no later than October 15. An award for
$2500 will be given.
December 7, 2005. 2nd Annual Global Health Symposium: Global Health
and the Millennium Development Goals will be held at 5:00-8:00pm in
HSLC 1325. The symposium will describe the global health efforts of
UW faculty, staff, students and health professionals from the greater
Madison area in order to raise awareness about the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and to allow participants to share
information about ongoing UW and Wisconsin-based global health
activities. Keynote Speaker Dr. Frances R. Westley, Director of the
Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, will share her
perspectives on the critical role of health in the multi-sectoral MDG
effort. Expert discussants will then be invited to comment. After
the keynote lecture, the group will break into concurrent sessions in
which participants will share their experiences from around the world
in 10-minute presentations. Submission requirements for presenters:
Applications should be sent via e-mail to Lori DiPrete Brown,
Assistant Director for Global Health at
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Please provide your name, e-mail, phone number, UW affiliation if
applicable, the country where you have worked, a title for your
presentation, and a brief summary (300 word maximum) of what you will
present. Also, for the purpose of helping us group presentations
please indicate which MDG (list more than one if appropriate) is most
related to your work. Deadline: November 8th. Attendance at the
Symposium is free of charge and no registration is required. For
more information please contact Melissa Coons at
<javascript:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask])>mailto:[log in to unmask]
or 608.262.3862.
February 12-16, 2006. In Dhaka, Bangladesh, an International
Conference on "Impact of Global Issues on Women and Children" will
take place organized by Canada McMaster University; and The State
University of Bangladesh. Call for Paper Themes in the following:
Submission deadline: October 30, 2005. For further details, go to
<http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/slru/ic2006/main.html>http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/slru/ic2006/main.html.
February 24-25, 2006. Women, Gender, and Sport in Africa Symposium.
Ohio University, Athens, OH. The focus will be on women, gender, and
sports. Among the sub-themes that will be considered are: female
athletes in Muslim societies, womens national teams, traditional
female sports, masculinity, sport and gender and identity formation,
sports as a microcosm of gender inequity, and sports as a tool of
female self-empowerment. Although conference organizers encourage the
submission of papers that focus on sports and gender, they are also
open to the submission of papers that deal with other aspects of
sports in Africa. The deadline for presentation abstract submissions
and for roundtable abstract submissions is December 1, 2005. Proposal
for poster sessions should include a title and one paragraph
abstract. Posters may be on any topic addressing the conference theme
and African sports in general. The deadline for poster sessions
abstract submissions is January 1, 2005. For details, contact Gerard
Akindes at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] or
740.597.3207. or go to:
<http://www.ohiou.edu/sportsafrica/womengender/index.htm>http://www.ohiou.edu/sportsafrica/womengender/index.htm
AfriMAP is inviting papers on the theme of political participation in
Africa. Further details on suggested topics are up on AfriMAP's
website at <http://www.afrimap.org/>www.afrimap.org. Deadline:
December 31, 2005.
FELLOWSHIPS (Visit: www.africa.wisc.edu/opportunities)
For more information on a number of different fellowships currently
available, please visit the International Fellowships Office at
<http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/fellow/index.htm>http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/fellow/index.htm.
OTHER
The Humanities Exposed (HEX), an initiative of the Center for the
Humanities, matches graduate students with mutually beneficial
opportunities to conduct their research in a public context, in
partnership with community and educational organizations.
Participation in HEX is by application, and the program provides
students with an award of up to $2,000. You can learn more about the
HEX program and its first pilot year at
<http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/programs/HEX.html>www.humanities.wisc.edu/programs/HEX.html.
If you need additional information on the program please contact
Kathryn Berg at the Center for the Humanities, at (608) 890-0780 or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
International Internship Advising. Global Studies offers advising for
those interested in international internships. Drop-in advising will
be offered 9am - 1pm every Friday throughout the semester. For more
information, contact Mark Lilleleht at 608.265.6070 or visit
<http://www.go.global.wisc.edu/>www.go.global.wisc.edu
Scholarships for Study Abroad. The National Security Education
Program (NSEP) offers scholarships to undergraduate students for
year, semester, and summer programs to study in less commonly studied
regions of the world: Africa, Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, and
Latin America. All recipients of the NSEP scholarship incur a
service obligation to the Federal Government in an area related to
national security (this covers a very broad range of agencies and
offices). The campus deadline for application is December 2, 2005.
For more information attend the informational meeting on Wednesday,
October 5, 2005 at 4 pm in 6176 Helen C. White or contact Noah Rost
at the International Academic Programs in 261 Bascom Hall or
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] More
information, visit the NSEP website at
<http://www.iie.org/nsep>www.iie.org/nsep
Global Visions. This free movie series highlights the diverse ways in
which filmmakers have tried to address what is perhaps the central
social and cultural challenge of our time--globalization. Through
drama, documentary, and even comedy, Global Visions explores what it
means to be part of a world that is growing ever more interconnected
and interdependent. Fridays at 7:30 pm from September 2 through
October 14 at Cinematheque, 4070 Vilas Hall.
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Anita H. Makuluni * Madison WI * [log in to unmask]
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