AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM MEMO
January 31, 2001
Volume 8
EVENTS
Art Exhibit: "Village and City: Photographs of Sierra Leone, West
Africa." An exhibition of photos by Professor Vera Viditz-Ward ( Art,
Bloomsburg University) is being exhibited for six weeks at the Memorial
Union Gallery. The photographs are selected from work produced over the
past decade during prolonged stays in Sierra Leone. These images of
contemporary Sierra Leone present a unique visual document of a people
living through an on-going war and surviving continuing political and
economic crisis.
Class of 1925 and Theater Galleries
Memorial Union
Jan. 27-March 9
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Sunday, February 4 Poetry reading by Professor Daniel Kunene, African
Languages & Literature
Canterbury Bookstore Sponsored by the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets
3:00-4:30 p.m.
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Sandwich Seminar:
Wednesday, February 7: Brother Enrico Gonzales, NCCJ, teacher, Comboni
College, Khartoum, Sudan
"The Catholic Church in North Sudan: Faith Struggle and Life in a Harsh
and Hostile Environment"
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Thursday, February 8: Professor Daniel Kunene, African Languages &
Literature, will present "Poetry and the Liberation Struggle in South
Africa" sponsored by the Wisconsin Humanities Council.
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Friday, February 9: Senator Russell D. Feingold will lead a conversation
"Perceptions and Misperceptions: Americans' Understanding of Africa."
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Chapter of the Fulbright Association and the
International Institute of the UW-Madison.
4:30 p.m., 5210 Grainger Hall
975 University Ave.
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Friday, February 9: Ajume Hassan Wingo, assistant professor, Philosophy,
and senior fellow, Center for Democracy and Development, University of
Massachusetts-Boston
220 Ingraham Hall "Living Legitimacy: A New Approach to Good Government in
Africa"
Noon
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Friday, February 9: African dance "Fostering Cultural Bonds." Free event
sponsored by the African Students Association.
109 Union South
9 p.m.-2 a.m.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
6th International Conference on the Languages of Far East, Southeast Asia
and West Africa (LESEAWA) September 25-28, 2001. University of St.
Petersburg, Russia. Applications and abstracts (ca. 100 words) should be
emailed to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Deadline is May 10,
2001. Contact: Prof. Dr. Rudolph Yanson, Chair <[log in to unmask]>, fax
(7-812) 3287732
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The 11th International Biennial African Language Association of Southern
Africa (ALASA) Conference will be held at the University of Port Elizabeth,
South Africa, from 11-13 July 2001 and the theme is "African Languages in
the 21st century: Strategic Plans." For more information, contact Henry
Thipa, [log in to unmask]
CONFERENCES
Second Annual History of Childhood and Youth Conference, July 27 and 28,
2001, Marquette University, Milwaukee. The theme of the conference will
consider what role children have played in shaping cultures/societies; and
what role have institutions and discourses played in shaping children's
social realities. The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2001. For
more information, contact: Miriam Forman-Brunell at
<[log in to unmask]>.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Visit our employment website:
<http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/afrst/employ.html> for non-governmental jobs
listed in the latest edition of Monday Development as well as employment
opportunities for Africanists from the Chronicle for Higher Education and
other sources.
Bi-lingual, bi-cultural case manager position. Catholic Charities Refugee
Resettlement Program in Madison is seeking an individual with experience in
the culture of Somalia, Sudan, Republic of Congo or Rwanda. Ability to
speak one or more African languages is required. Apply at: Catholic
Charities, 30 S. Franklin St, Madison. For more information, please contact
Mary Soboda at 256-2358.
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Political Science, American University of Cairo. Contact: Dr. Enid Hill,
chair of the Political Science Department, at [log in to unmask] or Dr.
Nicholas S. Hopkins, dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, at
[log in to unmask] Web page: <http://www.aucegypt.edu>.
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Center for Black Studies, Northern Illinois University, IL. Contact: Dr.
Ronnie Wooten, Search Committee Chair, Center for Black Studies, Northern
Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115 by Feb. 28, 2001.
FELLOWSHIPS
The Global Studies Program / MacArthur Fellowship Competition applications
are now available. The application can be downloaded from
<www.wisc.edu/globalstudies>or may be picked up in room 301 Ingraham. The
deadline is March 30, 2001.
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Compton Peace Fellowship Program Training UW-Madison African Doctoral
Students for Careers in Africa
The goal of the Compton Peace Fellowship Program is to build intellectual
capacity to address the challenges of conflict resolution, peace, and
security in Africa. The grant supports dissertation fieldwork in Africa
conducted by UW-Madison graduate students who are citizens of an African
country, and who plan to focus their careers on African problems, ideally
from an African home base. Deadline for application: March 1, 2001.
Contact: James Delehanty, 205 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive,
Madison, WI 53706-1397; For further information, call the African Studies
Program, 262-2380 or email James Delehanty at [log in to unmask]
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The Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (CAAS) at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, invites applications for the DuBois-Mandela-Rodney
post-doctoral Fellowship Program from post doctoral scholars working on
Africa or the African diaspora. February 16, 2001 webpage:
<http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/caas/>
OTHER
Research Expeditions 2001, University of California, Davis.
<http://urep.ucdavis.edu>
Shona Intensive Summer Institute. African Studies Center. Michigan State
University. June 212-July 27, 2001. Deadline: February 16. Email:
[log in to unmask]
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Folklore Village Dance & Drum Workshops. Anouaze from the Ivory Coast
Saturday, February 24, 2001. For further information:
[log in to unmask]; webpage:
<www.folklorevillage.org>
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Sunday, February 4. Les Percusssions de Guinée. Civic Center, 211 State
Street. 3 p.m.
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