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MAJOR HEADINGS:"TUESDAY BULLETIN" AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
Academic Year MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Spring, No. 11 100 INTERNATIONAL CENTER
March 25, 1997 EAST LANSING MI 48824-1035
EVENTS
MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONFERENCES
FELLOWSHIPS
URL: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/
Please submit information on Africa-related events or news seven to 10 days in advance of the day it should appear in the Tuesday Bulletin. Submissions may be brought, faxed, or e-mailed to the African Studies Center, Room 100, Center for International Programs, Michigan State University. Telephone: (517) 353-1700 Fax: (517) 432-1209, E-mail: africa@msu.edu.
EVENTS
March 27, Thursday
"Sub-Saharan Africa in French Historiography", African Studies Center Brown Bag with Marc Michel (Institute d' histoire comparee des civilisations, Univ of Provence, France), 12:00 noon, Spartan Room C, Crossroads Food Court, International Center.
March 28, Friday
"Rural Associations and the Socialization of Democratic Values in Mali", CASID-SID Luncheon Seminar, with John Uniak Davis (Political Science), 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Rm 201 International Center.
March 28, Friday
"Challenges Facing Education in South Africa: talk by Dr. Peter Dzvimbo. 10:00 a.m., in Room 116 H Erickson Hall. Dr. Dzvimbo is currently professor of education at Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg. He was formerly the Dean of Education at the University of Zimbabwe. For further information, contact Anne Schneller, 355-5522, or ANNES@msu.edu.
April 3, Thursday
"Current Status of Academic and Applied Medicine in Sudan", African Studies Center Brown Bag with Charles MacKenzie (Faculty, Pathology, MSU), 12:00 noon, Spartan Room C, Crossroads Food Court, International Center.
April 3, Thursday
"Sidet: Forced Exile", (60-minute video, reveals the consequences of war and displacement by focusing on contemporary women in the Horn of Africa), WID, CASID, and Anthropology film series, 3:00 p.m. to 4:20 p.m., Rm 222 Bessey Hall.
April 4, Friday
"Teacher-Initiated School Improvement", CASID-SID Luncheon Seminar, with Professor J. Schwille, (Teacher Education) and Dr. Martial Dembele, (World Bank/Ougadougou) 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Rm 201 International Center.
MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer 1997 Ethiopia and Eritrea Fulbright/Hays, Group Projects Abroad (Faculty Program)
The Consortium for Inter-Institutional Collaboration in African and Latin American Studies (CICALS) is welcoming applications for a five-week Fulbright Hays In-Country Language and Area studies Seminar to be held at MSU and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Asmara, Eritrea between June 16 and July 21, 1997. Twelve qualified faculty employed at Great Lakes College Association (GLCA), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) and other affiliated institutions will participate in a one week on-campus area studies and orientation institute before flying to Ethiopia and Eritrea to complete four weeks of in-country studies. Approximately two weeks each will be spent in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Grants cover round trip airfare and in-country expenses. Each participant will be expected to participate fully in all phases of the program, including a study program designed to enhance teaching/research directly relevant to her/his home institution. Deadline for Applications: March 31, 1997. For further information, please contact Professor Kenneth Wylie at (517) 353-0778 or E-mail: cicals@pilot.msu.edu.
Swahili Intensive Summer Institute:
June 16 to July 20, 1997
The African Studies Center and the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic Asian and African Languages will offer a five-week intensive summer program in KiSwahili preceded by a workshop on the culture of East Africa. Three KiSwahili levels (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) will be offered. Limited Foreign Language and Area Studies, (FLAS) fellowships will be available for intermediate and advanced KiSwahili attendees. The deadline for the FLAS fellowship was February 21, 1997; however, FLAS fellowships will continue to be available through the end of April, subject to availability of funds. For more information on the program contact: Assistant Director, African Studies Center, 100 Center for International Programs, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1035. Phone: (517) 353-1700, Fax: (517) 432-1209, E-mail: 21248YF@MSU.EDU or AFRICA@MSU.EDU.
African Film Festival
April 18-19, 1997
The African Studies Center at Michigan State University is sponsoring a film festival Friday, April 18 - Saturday, April 19, 1997. The festival, "A Celebration of African Film: Filmmakers from Across Africa", will feature the works of Bassek ba Kohbio, Djibril Diop Mambety, Gaston Kabore, Ngozi Onwurah, Flora M'Mbugu-Schelling, Salem Mekuria and Tsitsi Dangarembga. In addition to featuring African films, we have invited the filmmakers to introduce their films and participate in discussions about their work. This unique celebration of African film is made possible by the African Literature Association which will hold its twenty-third annual conference at Michigan State University, April 16-19, 1997. We invite you to share in the celebration by attending the festival and meeting the filmmakers. All showings are free of charge and open to everyone. A reception for audience members and filmmakers is planned for Saturday afternoon. For more information contact the African Studies Center at (517)-353-1700.
CONFERENCES
African Literature Association (ALA) at MSU
April 16-19, 1997
"FESPACO Nights in Michigan: African Film and Literature" is the title of the Twenty-Third Annual Conference of the ALA. The Conference will be held at the Kellogg Center at Michigan State University and will focus on recent developments in African film. For detailed information, please contact: Kenneth Harrow, Dept of English, Morrill Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1036. Phone: (517) 353-7243; Fax:(517)-353-3755; E-mail: harrow@pilot.msu.edu.
Virtual Diplomacy
The United States Institute of Peace presents a conference on The Global Communications Revolution and International Conflict Management. The conference will explore how information technology and telecommunications are affecting the jurisdiction of nations and reshaping global affairs. The event will take place April 1st and 2nd of 1997 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. The conference entitled, "Virtual Diplomacy", will catalyze original thinking about the impact of the global information revolution on nations, institutions, and communities worldwide and encourage new alliances to assess improved approaches to preventing, improving, and settling international conflicts. For further information: Tel:(202) 429-3832. E-mail: virtual_diplomacy@usip.org or on the web: http://www.usip.org/virtual_dipl.html.
West Africa and the Global Challenge
The West African Research Association and West African Research Center in cooperation with the Center for Folklife programs and Cultural Studies-Smithsonian Institution present the First International Symposium on West Africa and the Global Challenge. The conference will take place June 22-28, 1997 in Dakar, Senegal. The topics include African Diaspora, West African Research, or Contemporary Issues in West Africa. Abstracts for papers as well as registration fees must be received by March 30, 1997. For more information on how to register, please contact: Professor Edris Makward, WARA Symposium, 1414 Van Hise Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706. Tel: (608) 262-2487 Fax: (608) 265-4151. E-mail: emakward@macc.wisc.edu or you may contact: Dr. Leigh Swigart, WARC, B.P. 6228, Dakar Etoile, SENEGAL. Tel: (221) 21.47.70 Fax: (221) 22.08.48, E-mail: swigart@warc.warc.sn.
Interstate Lakes and Rivers of Africa
The Zoology Department at the University of Nairobi in Kenya and the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (Department of Aquatic Environment and Aquaculture) will be organizing the 1st Circular & Call for Papers International Symposium. The theme will be Advances in Research Management and Sustainable Development of Interstate Lakes and Rivers of Africa. The symposium will take place December 15, 1997 through December 19, 1997. The symposium will focus on African Inland-water Ecosystems that are shared by two or more countries: their Resources, recent advances in Applied Research, Development Programs, Environmental Policies and Strategic Plans for integrated and Sustainable Resource Management. Abstracts should be received by May 31st of 1997. For more information on paper presentations as well as registration information, please contact: Professor Kenneth M. Mavuti, Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197 Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: (254).2.442316. Fax: (254).2 445763/214917. E-mail:Kmavuti@Ken.Healthnet. org. You may also contact: Professor Jacques Moreau, Department of Aquatic Environment and Aquaculture, E.N.S.A.T/I.N.P./145 Avenue de Muret, F 31076 TOULOUSE Cedex 3 FRANCE. Tel: 33 5 62 13 65 57. Fax: 33 5 61 42 30 29. E-mail: moreau@ensat.fr.
FELLOWSHIPS
Graduate Fellow Position Announcement The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks suitable candidates for a position of Graduate Fellow with the ILRI based at the offices in Niamey, Niger. The Graduate Fellow will work in Niger under the direct supervision of Dr. Timothy O. Williams and with colleagues from the natural and social sciences. The research is expected to lead to the completion of his or her Ph.D. dissertation. Funds provided to ILRI by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development will support the Graduate Fellow's stipend, benefits and field research costs. The field work could begin as early as April 1997 but not later than September 1997. More information can be obtained from Brent Swallow, e-mail: B.Swallow@cgnet.com; Fax: 254-2-631481 or 631499, Peter Hazell, e-mail: P.Hazell@cgnet.com; Fax: (202) 467-4439, or Tim Williams, e-mail: T.O.Williams@cgnet.com; Fax: 227-752208. The closing date for applications is March 31, 1997.
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