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AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM MEMO
Volume 5
November 30, 2001
Website: <http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/afrst/asphome.html>
EVENTS
Sandwich Seminar: 206 Ingraham, Noon
Wednesday, December 5:
Gloria Johnson-Powell, Professor of Psychiatry and
Pediatrics, Director for the Study of Cultural Diversity and Health Care,
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
“African Immigrant Children: Their Health and Well Being”
Thursday, December 6
1418 Van Hise Hall
4-5pm
Visiting Author Assia Djebar
1) Lecture/Debate on her book Le
Blanc de l’Algérie and her latest works
Thursday, December 6
University Book Store's 711 State Street.
6 pm 2) Assia Djebar will read from her latest
book, Algerian White
Thursday, December 6 African Languages and Literature Graduate
Student Colloquium “Beyond the Silences”
1151 Van Hise Karin Gleisner will present “Verbal and
Visual in kanga”
Noon Amadou Fofana will present “Beyond
the Spoken Word”
Winter Social Hour
Wednesday, December 12
206 Ingraham Hall
11:30 am -1 pm Faculty, Students, Friends: Come join us
for lunch –subs (vegetarian and meat) and refreshments. Bring a surprise to
eat, if you wish!
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Institute for the African Child at Ohio University will be holding its
fourth annual conference, 'HIV/AIDS and the African ChildHealth Challenges,
Educational Possibilities', from 11-13 April 2002. Scholars interested in
participating should send a one-page abstract by January 15th to Mr. Abdul
Lamin at [log in to unmask] Submissions are also being considered for an
edited volume of the same title. Email: [log in to unmask] for more
information.
African Media Conference, “Reporting Africa in the US Media” will take
place on March 8, 2002 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The conference is organized by the Center for African Studies and
Department of Journalism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Deadline for submission of papers: January 30, 2001. Contact: Romanus
Ejiaga, Center for African Studies, 210 International studies Building, 910
S. Fifth Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820. Telephone: 217-333-6335; Email:
[log in to unmask]
Political Economy Research Centre, University of Sheffield
“Towards a New Political Economy of Development: Globalisation and
Governance” with support from the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and
Regionalisation , University of Warwick. July 4-6, 2002. Themes: Global
Governance and Development; Enduring States and Globalised Development:
towards a Reconciliation; ‘Top-down Development’ and Societies’ Responses;
Regions, States and Global Order. If you wish to discuss your ideas before
submitting an abstract, please contact Graham Harrison at 0114 222 1686 or
. Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30th April
EMPLOYMENT
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio-International Theater
Ohio University School of Theater seeks a senior professor with a record of
study, publication and/or practice in international theater for a newly
created position. This PhD position may conduct courses within the
University in conjunction with other programs such as African Studies,
Latin American Studies, Asian studies – as appropriate to the scholar’s
specialty. Contact William Fisher, International Search chair, 210
Kantner Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701. Deadline is December 14,
2001.
Ohio University-African Dance
Ohio University is accepting applications for a newly created position in
African/Jazz dance. The selected candidate will teach and develop studio
courses in African dance, jazz dance technique and other technique
offerings for both majors and non-majors. Deadline for application:
January 14, 2002.
The University of Pennsylvania-African Language Coordinator
The University of Pennsylvania looks to hire a candidate to serve as
African Language Coordinator in the African Studies Center. Ph.D. in
Linguistics, Language Education, or related field required, as well as
experience in African language teaching at all levels of language
proficiency. Deadline: January 15, 2002. Contact: Alwiya S. Omar, Ph.D.,
African Language Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania, African Studies
Center, 645 Williams Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Tel 215 898 4299
Fax 215 573 8130; E-mail http//ccat.sas.upenn.edu/afl
FELLOWSHIPS
FLAS
The African Studies Program administers a program of Higher Education Act
Title VI graduate fellowships for the study of African languages and area
studies. These Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships seek to
improve language and international studies in the United States. Proposed
African languages which are eligible for the FLAS program at the UW-Madison
are Arabic, Hausa, Swahili, Yoruba, and Zulu* . Michigan State University
will hold the Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI). Please
check their website
<http//www.isp.msu.edu/Africanstudies/Scali/scali.htm>for African language
offerings for summer 2002.
The fellowships cover tuition and a stipend for one academic year or for
one summer. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
Applications by students in professional fields are encouraged. Fellows
must be admitted to, or be currently enrolled in, a graduate or
professional degree program at the UW-Madison.
FLAS awards may be used for dissertation research in the U.S., or abroad,
with the approval of Department of Education.
Both academic year and summer FLAS applications are available at the
African Studies Program, 205 Ingraham. Application deadline is February
11, 2002. For further information, contact Eileen McNamara, 608/262-4461;
email:
IFESH
The International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) is
offering nine-month field work opportunities for college senior and
graduate students in a variety of Sub-Saharan countries. Fellows work in
organizations such as CARE, Save the Children, UNICEF, Africare and other
community-based organizations. Applicants must be U.S.
citizens. Application deadline: February 28. For more information consult
www.ifesh.org.
POSTDOC FELLOWSHIPS
Rice University and the Center for the Study of Cultures are establishing
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. For more
information ,contact the center at [log in to unmask]
AFRICAN SCHOLARS
The Five Colleges African Studies Council, Massachusetts, is seeking
African scholars from African universities to join its residency program.
Five College consortium includes Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount
Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts
Amherst. For more information, contact Dr. Nathan A. Therien at
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OTHER
Allafrica.com is a comprehensive site for news and information on Africa,
with daily updates, archived material, and content offered in both French
and English. It is produced by AllAfrica Global Media.
A Malawi photo gallery can be accessed at
www.friendsofmalawi.org/gallery_link.html.
Sebagenzi wa Lulenga received his PhD in African Languages & Literature in
the 80's. He writes: “Today I wish to inform you that I edited the
writings of the my niece's late son who was murdered in Tennessee four
years ago. It is a collection of poems and short-stories. The title of the
book is"U Need to See Through Me," and the publisher is Africa World Press,
Inc. The cost is $13.50 for the book plus shipping.”
STUDY ABROAD
UW-River falls is offering a study tour to Uganda from July 8-26,
2002. The theme is 'Africa's Response to Globalization', and it is open to
students of all majors. For more information email Dr. Pascal Ngoboka at
[log in to unmask]
The Council on International Education Exchange offers a variety of study
abroad programs for students, including programs to Tunisia, South Africa
and Ghana. See their website at www.ciee.org/study.
World Learning offers a variety of study abroad programs, including a
summer excursion to Botswana. See their website at www.usexperiment.org.
The Center for Global Education at Augsburg College is offering semester
programs for both the fall and spring semester in Namibia. The fall
program runs from September 2 - December 13, 2002, and is titled
"Multicultural Societies in Transition Southern African Perspectives". The
spring program runs from January 27 - May 9, 2003, under the title "Nation
Building, Globalization, and Decolonizing the Mind". For more information
see www.augsburg.edu/global.
Operations Crossroads Africa organizes several community-based service
programs in Africa each summer. See their website at
www.operationcrossroadsafrica.org.
MISCELLANEOUS
Apartment to sublet Dec 1, 2001 to April 15, 2002. Contact Yohannes
Gebremedhin at
To submit announcements for the Memo, please contact Eileen McNamara, 205
Ingraham Hall; Tel: 262-4461; E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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