JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin (01/29/07)
J U A
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHY BULLETIN
Issue No. 2, Spring 2007
January 29th, 2007
Dear JUA Readers,
I hope you enjoy the latest issue of JUA, filled as always with
information on Africa-related events, jobs, and resources. Please note
that the jobs we list are only the latest postings--check recent back
issues of JUA, hosted on <www.africa.upenn.edu>, to find even more
employment opportunities.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any submissions or questions.
With best wishes,
James De Lorenzi
JUA Editor
CONTENTS:
AREA EVENTS
OTHER AFRICAN STUDIES EVENTS
CALLS FOR PAPERS
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
COURSES & PROGRAMS
NEW ACADEMIC JOBS
OTHER RESOURCES
For archived issues of JUA see:
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/africa/jua.html
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UPCOMING AREA EVENTS
SYMPOSIUM: PENN MEDICAL SCHOOL IN BOTSWANA
On Wednesday, January 31st, the School of Medicine at the University of
Pennsylvania will host several presentations on public health in Botswana,
featuring Dr. Loeto Mahzani, Deputy-Secretary for the Botswana Ministry of
Health. The symposium will be from 4:30 until 6:30, in BRBII/III, 421
Curie Boulevard.
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OTHER AFRICAN STUDIES EVENTS
SEMINAR SERIES: ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
The Centre for African Studies at the School of Oriental and African
Studies, London, is beginning its seminar series on the abolition of
slavery. The first talk will be "Islam and Abolition of Slavery in
Sub-Saharan Africa" by William Clarence-Smith (SOAS), and will take place
January 35th, from 5pm-6.30pm in Room B102, SOAS.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION (New York, NY, October 18-21,
2007)
The ASA is now accepting proposals for its 50th Annual Meeting, which will
have the theme of "21st Century Africa: Evolving Conceptions of Human
Rights." The African Studies Association was founded in 1957 as a
non-profit organization open to all individuals and institutions
interested in African affairs. Its mission is to bring together people
with a scholarly and professional interest in Africa. The ASA also
provides information and support services to the Africanist community.
Prospective participants may submit proposals for papers, panels,
roundtables, Young Scholar papers, or poster sessions. Proposals are due
by February 28th, 2007. See <www.africanstudies.org> for more
information.
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- SOUTH EASTERN REGIONAL SEMINAR IN AFRICAN STUDIES (Rock
Hill, SC, March 31st, 2007)
SERSAS is pleased to announce a call for papers for its annual Spring
conference at Winthrop University. SERSAS is a multidisciplinary African
Studies conference intended for scholars and graduate students at all
levels. The conference provides a collegial forum for the lively exchange
of ideas and innovative paths in research about Africa. The seminar theme
is "Africa in the 21st century: Looking past, moving forward." Paper
topics are open in terms of topic and methodology. For more information,
see <http://www.ecu.edu/african/sersas/homepage.htm>.
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- ECONOMIC POLICY IN AFRICA (November 8-11, 2007, Dakar,
Senegal)
The United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning
(IDEP) and the African Finance and Economics Association (AFEA) are
announcing their second conference on economic policy in Africa. The theme
of this conference is: "Sector-led Growth in Africa and Implications for
Development." The Conference will be held November 8-11, 2007 in Dakar,
Senegal. Over the last few years there has been some resurgence in the
growth of African economies. While growth is welcome there remain
questions on its sustainability; the nature of employment creation and
distribution from growth; the sectors responsible for the resurgence; its
impact on poverty eradication; the kinds of economic policy that would
lead to sustained growth; and the relationship between sectoral policy and
NEPAD. Successful papers will be those that have substantial policy
applicability. Authors should submit an abstract for each paper which
explicitly states how the work is related to the conference theme,
identifying paper title, authors' names, addresses, telephone numbers,
e-mail addresses, and fax numbers to Dr. Sylvain H. Boko- conference
co-chair (bokosh@wfu.edu) by March 15, 2007. Authors will be informed of
the Selection Committee's decision by April 1st, 2007. To participate in
the conference complete drafts of each accepted paper must be circulated
by August 31st, 2007. Papers written jointly by African economists in the
Diaspora and on the continent are particularly encouraged. Some partial
support for travel and
attendance may be available. Please indicate whether you require any
support for attendance.
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- MEMORY AND CULTURE IN ZANZIBAR (July 2-4, 2007,
Zanzibar)
The Zanzibar International Film Festival will be celebrating its tenth
anniversary with another grand cultural festival from 30th June to 8th
July, 2007, under the overall theme of "Celebration of Waters and Dreams."
It is a moment of reflection on where we have come from, where we are at,
and where we are going. As part of what has become a tradition, ZIFF will
organise another conference to celebrate the occasion on the conference
theme focusing specifically on "Celebrating Memories & Visual Cultures."
As in previous conferences, we are looking for short thought papers that
will excite debates and cross-fertilisation of ideas between scholars and
artists, story-tellers, documentary and film makers, rather than highly
scholastic or technical papers. Those interested in participating in the
conference should send: abstract of their paper by 1st April, and final
paper by 15th June, 2007 at the latest. An attempt will be made to raise
funds to support a limited number of contributors from the Dhow Countries
who need such assistance for travel and accommodation. Those intending to
apply for such assistance should write an application and send an abstract
and their CV by 1st March, 2007 at the very latest. Please write to: ZIFF,
P. O. Box 3032, Zanzibar, Tanzania, or email asheriff@zitec.org.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ARCHAEOLOGY OF AFRICAN DIASPORA
The African Diaspora Archaeology Network and Newsletter works to provide a
focal point for archaeological and historical studies of African
diasporas, with news, current research, information and links to other web
resources related to the archaeology and history of descendants of African
peoples. Through this engagement with African diasporas, the ADAN seeks to
connect an intellectual community that considers the historical processes
of racialization, gender, power, and culture operating within and upon
African descendant communities. Please contact me if you have essays,
articles, analysis papers, book reviews, project reports, announcements,
or news updates that you'd like to contribute to the African Diaspora
Archaeology Newsletter, available at:
<http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html>
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- AFRICAN CITIES AND URBANISATION (June 6-7, 2007, Tel
Aviv, Israel)
Cities provide useful grounds for examining the dynamic interaction
between local idioms and global processes over time. Research on African
cities in mparticular have provided scholars with an opportunity to learn
about the everyday experiences of Africans as they have navigated colonial
and post-colonial spaces. But while cities have offered scholars a
powerful lens for viewing the dynamics of migration, cross-cultural
exchange and economic development, the role of the city in shaping these
processes is not always evident in research of Africa. We seek to
understand the ongoing dialogue between the evolution of the physical and
political landscapes in
African cities, and the evolution of the groups, cultures and social
networks present within these cities over time. The conference title is
"African Cities: The Significance of the Urban Context, Past and Present,"
and abstracts may be submitted (250 words) to Dr. Lynn
Schler(lynns@savion.huji.ac.il), Dr. Gali Sabarm
(gsafrica@post.tau.ac.il), or Dr.Louise Bethlehem (bethlehem@013.net) no
later than February 25, 2007.
CALL FOR SUBMISSSIONS: TIME AND HISTORY: WOLE SOYINKA AND THE DRAMA OF
EXISTENCE
For its special issue on the philosophical significance of Wole
Soyinka's writing, the journal Philosophia Africana solicits relevant
articles on any aspects of his work. Contributors may examine Soyinka's
work in any genre - drama, poetry, fiction, occasional essays, or
criticism - but we ask that analysis must focus on those themes with
special appeal to an audience interested in philosophy. Relevant topics
may address issues in one branch or several branches of the discipline,
such as: aesthetic theories, philosophy of culture, ethics and morality,
epistemology and metaphysics, or philosophy of religion. Other topics may
address matters in Soyinka's cultural and social thought from the
perspective of existentialism, political theory or activism, theories of
tradition and change, or philosophy of history. Send a title and an
abstract (200 words or less) by March 30, 2007. Completed articles (7,000
words or less) are due by November 30, 2007. Submissions and inquiries can
be sent by e-mail to: Dr. Peter Gratton, africana@condor.depaul.edu or
posted to: The Editors, Philosophia
Africana, Department of Philosophy, DePaul University, 2352 N. Clifton
Ave, Suite 150, Chicago, IL 60614. For detailed "Notes for Contributors"
visit: http://condor.depaul.edu/~africana/html/notes.html
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: GENDER AND COLONIALISM IN AFRICA
Guest Editors Odile Goerg (Paris 7), Marie Rodet (University of Vienna)
and Natalya Vince (University of London) of the journal Stichproben,
Wiener Zeitschrift festische Afrikastudien/ Vienna Journal of African
Studies would like to invite submissions of proposals for articles,
research notes and book reviews for a special issue devoted to exploring
"Fracturing Binarisms: Gender and Colonialisms in Africa." In the past ten
years, a number of important studies synthesizing scholarship on gender
and colonialism have been published, enabling more multilayered insights
into power relations between men and women, the colonisers and the
colonised, post-independence leaders and
post-independence populations. Aware of the multiplicity and complexity of
the colonial situations experienced by the African continent, the ambition
of this special issue is to explore the multiple intersections between
gender and colonialisms by underlining the limits of dualist approaches,
including gendered ones, to such questions. The history of colonial Africa
is certainly a history of dominating and dominated peoples, but it is also
a history of political, economic, social and cultural messages experienced
by gendered colonial populations, colonised peoples, imperial powers, and
anti-colonial movements.
This special issue is interested not only in discourses on gender produced
within colonial spaces, but on how women and men themselves responded to
these discourses. Rather than seeing, for example, the individual woman as
simply at the intersection of the fantasies, ideals and discursive
conflicts of largely male interlocutors, particular emphasis will be
placed on women's
and men's interactions with gendered discourse in a long-term perspective:
interactions which were hybrid, shifting and often conflictual. This
special issue particularly welcomes contributions based on sources such as
oral testimonies, newspaper analyses, court cases and material objects,
but is also interested in a renewed critical gendered reading of colonial
sources, in order to restore subaltern voices. Contributions which
consider all of the African continent are welcomed. North Africa is often
forgotten in collections of essays, which take a largely sub-Saharan
definition of Africa. Postgraduate and recent PhD graduates are
particularly encouraged to send in article proposals. Please send your
proposal of 500 words as an attachment in MS Word or PDF form to the
editors by 18 February 2007: Odile Goerg, odile.goerg@paris7.jussieu.fr,
Marie Rodet, marie.rodet@univie.ac.at, Natalya Vince,
n.vince@ulip.lon.ac.uk. The deadline for receipt of the final article is
27 May 2007. It is preferable that articles are written in English, but
articles in French or German will also be considered.
For more information about the journal, please go to
http://www.univie.ac.at/ecco/stichproben/
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- AFRICAN FILM CONFERENCE (University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, November 9-10, 2007)
The African Film conference in Urbana-Champaign will explore how
appreciating films as form and modes of expression can be combined with an
understanding of their content. Cinema has a more pronounced public
dimension than some of the other arts because it creates an audience that
it depends on for survival, and filmmaking itself can be situated within
the history, economy, politics, and broader cultural trends of
postcolonial Africa. The conference aims to foster a dialogue between film
scholars, critics, and the social science interpreters, users, and
enthusiasts of African films, and will encourage a greater sensibility for
film as a medium among the latter. We seek abstracts from scholars and
writers interested in participating in this project. Abstract submission
deadline: May 31, 2007.
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- ENERGY IN AFRICA (Cairo, Egypt, March 2007)
The Department of Geography at the Institute of African Research and
Studies, Cairo University is organizing a two-day international Symposium
on Energy in Africa "Possibilities and Problems". Topics include all basic
and applied branches of Geographical and environmental researches related
to energy in Africa, with special emphasis on Geography of energy in
Africa, Environmental effects are the result of energy in Africa, the
political dimensions of the energy problems in Africa, the economic
dimensions of energy production in Africa, the cultural pattern of the
population in Africa and its impact on the production and consumption of
energy. Participants are requested to submit abstracts no later than
January, 1st, 2006. Full Papers should be submitted before February, 1st,
2007 on 3.5 floppy disk + hard copy. Applications should include your
name, position, address, telephone number, fax number and your e-mail
address. Abstracts and full papers should be sent to Prof. Dr.
Soltan Foly Hassan, Head of the Geography Department, at
[prof_soltanfoly@yahoo.com], or Dr. Attia El-tantawi
Lecturer of Physical Geography, at [a_eltantawi@yahoo.com].
CALL FOR PAPERS: SETTLER COLONIALISM
Settler colonisers come to stay. They seek to replace native peoples
on--or, at least, displace them from--their land. Characteristically, the
outcome is a conflictual coexistence through which indigenous and invasive
societies historically transform one another. In addition to the classic
sites of European settler colonialism (Ireland, the Americas, Africa,
Australasia), settler colonialism structures relationships as historically
and culturally diverse as those between Israelis and Palestinians,
Japanese and Ainu, Chinese and Tibetans, Indonesians and Papuans,
'Americans' and Hawaiians, Tswana and Khoi-san.
We invite conceptual, comparative, transnational, or locally focused
contributions to a wide-ranging interdisciplinary discussion of settler
colonialism and indigenous alternatives, past and present. Thematically,
papers might address issues such as: native resistance and survival;
cultural adaptation and renaissance; invasions and frontiers;
sovereignties (titles, treaties, terra nullius, etc.); middle grounds,
interludes, spaces of mutuality; internal colonisation; assimilation; race
and place (the Pale, reservations, urban zoning, segregation, etc.);
settler colonialism and the question of genocide; reparation and
reconciliation; diaspora/exile; indigenous people and multiculturalism;
settler and indigenous literature; gender; social class; religion;
political economy, economics, and colonization. Papers should be no longer
than 20 minutes. Please send an abstract, of not more than 300 words, to:
[irishstudies@nuigalway.ie] before February 1st.
CALL FOR ARTICLES: AFRICA AND THE NEW RESOURCE SCRAMBLE
As Africa grapples with what many have termed the "new" scramble for
natural resources on the continent, there is an urgent need to put this
phenomenon in perspective vis--vis the continent's development. Are we
seeing a "new" scramble, or perhaps a mutation, or even a deepening, of an
old scramble? What drives the "new" scramble for petroleum, gold, diamond,
timber, rivers, etc? What is the character of state and (transnational and
local) corporate involvement in the "scramble"? What kinds of development
and security challenges have emerged or are emerging, especially for local
communities and ordinary people in whose immediate ecologies these
"strategic" resources are exploited? Are there any emerging patterns of
grassroots resistance to the "scramble"? How is the scramble shaping, and
being shaped by, grassroots struggles and resistance? What is the "state"
of scholarly discourse on grassroots dispossession and empowerment in
Africa, with particular reference to natural resource exploitation?
Development Southern Africa invites papers from scholars, researchers and
policy analysts, for a special issue of the journal to be published during
the first half of 2008 under the theme: "Africa and the 'new' Resource
Scramble: Emerging Contestations and Insights". Papers must address any of
the concerns raised above, or questions related thereto. Researchers who
have done recent empirical work that can link primary data to broader
theoretical and policy discourses and insights are particularly encouraged
to send in submissions. Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2007. Please
send your submissions to: [dsa@dbsa.org]. For further enquiries, please
contact: Dr. Wilson Akpan, Department of Sociology, University of Fort
Hare, East London Campus, 50 Church Street, P.O. Box 7426, East London
5200, South Africa. Tel: +27 43 704 7172 (W); +27 82 462 3608 (M). Fax:
+27 86 628 2209. E-mail: wakpan@ufh.ac.za. See also
[http://www.zoominfo.com/WilsonAkpan].
CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON THE AFRICA ENVIRONMENT, UNIVERSITY OF
EDINBURGH, UK (March 28-29, 2007)
The Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh invites
submissions for a conference entitled "The Power of Water: Landscape,
Water and the State in Southern Africa." The conference will focus on
three themes in order to explore the interrelationship between practises
and discourses of water, landscape and the state in southern Africa. For
more information, see (http://www.cas.ed.ac.uk).
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- CONFERENCE ON POPULAR CULTURES IN AFRICA, University of
Texas at Austin, USA (March 30-April 1, 2007)
The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce a three-day
conference focusing on the histories, genres, meanings, purposes, and
impact of popular cultures in Africa. The aim of the conference is to
examine how popular cultures have evolved and contributed to the character
of Africa. Participants will be drawn from various countries. Submit
proposal that includes a 250-word abstract and title, as well as the
authors name, address, telephone number, email address, and institutional
affiliation to Conference Convener, Toyin Falola
(toyin.falola@mail.utexas.edu) or Conference Coordinator, Tyler Fleming
(tylerfleming@mail.utexas.edu). For more information, contact Toyin or
Tyler.
CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON FRENCH COLONIALISM IN AFRICA
The theme of the 33rd annual conference of the French Colonial Historical
Society will be "Rivers and Colonies," but papers on all aspects of the
French experience overseas will be considered. The Society encourages
scholars from all disciplines to send proposals. Consult the web site for
the individual responsible for proposals relating to Africa. The
conference will be held in La Rochelle, France, June 6-10, 2007. See
(http://www.frenchcolonial.org) for more details.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
The Schlager Group is looking for writers to contribute to The
Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World. Writing for the
Ancient World set will take place under the direction of the editor in
chief, Peter Bogucki, with the aid of a board of editorial advisers for
separate regions of the world (R. Hunt Davis, Jr., Professor Emeritus of
History and African Studies, University of Florida, is the adviser for
Africa). The four-volume Ancient World set covers prehistory to the fall
of Rome (476 CE), arranged A to Z by 69 headwords, from "adornment"
through "writing" and including such topics as art, death and burial
practices, education, natural disasters, science, and trade and exchange.
Please contact Marcia Merryman Means (marcia@schlagergroup.com) if you
have an interest in participating in this project. Be sure to include your
rsum and a writing sample. For more information, visit the website at
(http://www.schlagergroup.com).
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: AFRICAN REVIEW OF FOREIGN POLICY
The African Review of Foreign Policy is a journal published by United
States International University. To submit manuscripts and for more
information, contact [arfp@usiu.ac.ke].
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
FELLOWSHIP: CONTEMPORARY NORTH AFRICA, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
The Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East,
North Africa, and Central Asia at Princeton University invites
applications for 2007-2008 academic-year research fellowships. Upon
approval of a Princeton department and the Dean of the Faculty, fellows
teach a one-semester undergraduate seminar, which may be open to graduate
students. Fellows pursue independent research and participate in
Institute-related activities. Preference will be given to academics with
expertise in the area of the Institute's 2007-2008 theme, "The Politics of
Contemporary Islam." Limited travel assistance available; salary, title
and teaching eligibility will be based on qualifications. Complete
information and application instructions available at
www.princeton.edu/~transreg; further information about applying to
Princeton available at www.princeton.edu/sites/dof/ApplicantsInfo.htm.
Princeton University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
Application deadline: March 15, 2007.
FELLOWSHIP: NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM
The David Boren Scholarship competition to fund undergraduate study abroad
is now underway, and supports applications from all disciplines with an
African geographic focus. All recipients of NSEP awards incur an
obligation to work for one year upon graduation for the federal
government, normally in the Departments of Defence, Homeland Security,
State, or the intelligence community. For more information, visit
[http://www.iie.org.nsep].
RESEARCH GRANTS: YOUNG SCIENTISTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
The International Foundation for Science (IFS) is an independent
international research council that is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The
mission of IFS is to strengthen the scientific research capacity of
developing countries in science fields related to the sustainable
management of biological and water resources. Research proposals submitted
to IFS should be from biological, chemical, physical, sociocultural or
economic science fields, and relevant for the
conservation, production or renewable utilization of biological or water
resources. IFS awards research grants with a maximum value of USD 12,000
for the purchase of equipment, expendable supplies, fieldwork activities,
etc. Researchers are eligible to receive up to three research grants
during their career. For more information, visit
(http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=29634).
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COURSES & PROGRAMS
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FIELD PROGRAMS IN KENYA (Summer 2007)
Rutgers University and the National Museums of Kenya will be co-hosting
three study abroad programs in Kenya this summer. Courses of study will
include Paleoanthropology, "Swahili Culture, History, Language, and
Peoples of Coastal Kenya," and "Primatology and Wildlife Conservation in
East Africa." For further information on any of these three field programs
please contact Rutgers Study Abroad at [studyabroad.rutgers.edu] or
(732)932-7787.
NALRC AFRICAN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY PROGRAM (Summer 2007)
As interest in African language learning and teaching increases, so does
the need to prepare graduate students, teaching assistants who are
planning to pursue African language teaching as a profession, and faculty
members in the field who need retooling. The National African Language
Resource Center Summer 2007 Institute has been designed to help meet this
need. It will train fellows in a number of crucial areas central to the
effective operation of an African Language Program. Participants will
move from a theoretical overview to hands-on practice in teaching the four
language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, and assessing
them. The NALRC will cover the program fees (for example, registration
fees, administration costs, instruction costs) for all selected
applicants. Other expenses, such as transportation, food, lodging, and
books will be the responsibility of each participant's African Studies
Program. Graduate students in good standing in any African language,
linguistics, cultural studies, literature, second language acquisition, or
any related field at an accredited institution of higher education are
eligible. African language instructors and scholars may also apply.
Preference will be given to applicants who plan to remain at their
institution for at least three years after the completion of the summer
institute. National African Language Resource Center, 4231 Humanities
Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706, Tel: (608) 265-7905,
Fax: (608) 265-7904, E-mail: nalrc@mailplus.wisc.edu, Web:
http://lang.nalrc.wisc.edu/nalrc
NALRC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (May 29-June
1, 2007)
The National African Language Resource Center is organizing a workshop
that will cover the teaching of grammar from a communicative approach and
best practices in materials development. If you would like to attend, send
your CV and two letters of recommendation to Adedoyin Adenuga, NALRC, 455
North Park Street, Madison WI, 53706. The NALRC will cover the program
costs for attendees, but the cost of lodging and transportation will not
be covered. Program attendees are encouraged to ask their departments for
support.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS FOR ACADEMIC JOBS
SCHOOL OF HISTORY, CLASSICS, AND ARCHAEOLOGY: LECTURER IN WORLD HISTORY
The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is one of the leading
centres of historical research in the UK and was awarded a 5* rating in
the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, which has subsequently been
upgraded to the new 'best 5*' rating. The School is seeking to appoint to
a Lectureship in Non-European history. The successful candidate will be
expected to provide lectures for one of our group 1 undergraduate survey
courses, to provide a group 2 or group 3 option of their choice on an
aspect of non-European history and to act as one of the course directors
of the MA Imperialism and post-colonial societies, contributing to the
core course and teaching two options. Applications from candidates working
in any field of Non-European history since 1600 are welcome, although
expertise in the history of Africa, Asia or China may be an advantage.
Applicants should have a good first degree and have completed, or be near
to completion of, a PhD in History, and show evidence of published
research or exceptional potential. Teaching experience at degree level is
desirable. Salary will be 29,205 rising to 31,665 per annum on Lecturer A
of the Academic Salary Scales. Initial salary award will be dependent on
skills and experience.
Download the job description and application form by visiting
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/hr/vacancies or email humanresources@bbk.ac.uk to
request an application pack.
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN HISTORY
North Carolina Wesleyan College seeks applications for a full-time, tenure
track position as Assistant Professor of History to begin August 2007.
Candidates will be required to hold a doctorate in History with an African
specialty, a field in recent European History, and the ability to teach
Western Civilization since the French Revolution. North Carolina Wesleyan
College, an undergraduate liberal arts college emphasizing teaching
excellence and personal attention, is located in Rocky Mount and serves
approximately 1,800 students in traditional and adult degree programs.
Faculty are expected to engage students through the use of both
traditional and innovative instructional strategies. Initial applications
should include: a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, copies of
transcripts showing academic work in higher education and degrees received
and three letters of recommendation addressing academic qualifications and
effective teaching experience. A typical teaching load is 12 credit hours
per semester, with additional responsibilities including student advising
and committee work. Review of applications begins immediately and will
continue until a suitable candidate is identified.
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES: LECTURER IN AFRICAN HISTORY
We propose to appoint a Lecturer in the History of Africa from 1 September
2007. You will have an internationally recognised research and publication
record and may be working on any region of the continent, and on any
period of African history. You will be expected to contribute to teaching
at both BA and MA levels, and to supervise research students working on
the history of Africa. Lecturer A/B salary: 27,467 - 40,582. You can
obtain further information about SOAS and the Department of History from
the Head of the Department, Professor William Gervase Clarence-Smith
(wc2@soas.ac.uk). You can download an application form and further
particulars from www.soas.ac.uk/jobs e-mail: recruitment@soas.ac.uk.
Please give your name, address and the vacancy reference number. CVs will
only be accepted when they are accompanied by an application form. Closing
date: 9 February 2007.
BETHEL COLLEGE: PROFESSOR OF WORLD HISTORY
Bethel College seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track position
(pending final budget approval) to teach survey courses in American and
World History and upper level courses in the candidate's field of
specialization. The ability to teach upper-level classes in areas other
than American and European History is a plus. The potential hire must have
a master's degree in history, but a PhD is preferred. Bethel College is a
small, private liberal arts college affiliated with the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church and is located in McKenzie, TN (rural West Tennessee).
Review of applications will start immediately, but all applications
received before March 15 will receive full consideration.
SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF WORLD
HISTORY, INCLUDING AFRICA
The Social and International Studies Department at Southern Polytechnic
State University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant
Professor position in History beginning August 13, 2007. Other ranks will
be considered. SPSU (www.spsu.edu) is a member institution in the
University System of Georgia, located 20 minutes northwest of downtown
Atlanta, in the historic city of Marietta. Candidates must have a Ph.D.
in History, and be able to teach U.S. or World History survey courses.
Preference will be given to candidates providing evidence of college level
teaching experience, the ability to develop and offer web-based courses,
and research and/or teaching interest in Asian or African studies. The
ability to teach introductory level courses in a second social science
discipline or in introductory-level quantitative research is a plus.
Candidates must submit (1) a letter of application; (2) a curriculum vita;
(3) graduate transcripts (unofficial acceptable); (4) teaching evaluations
if available, and (5) three current letters of recommendation. Send
application materials to:
Dr. Julie Newell, Chair, Department of Social and International Studies,
Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 South Marietta Parkway,
Marietta, Georgia, 30060-2896. Additional materials, including official
transcripts and writing sample, may be requested later.
Screening of candidates will begin 31 January 2007, and continue until the
position is filled. SPSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: DEPARTMENT CHAIR OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN
STUDIES
The Department of African American and African Studies at Ohio State
University invites applications and nominations for the position of
Department Chair. As one of the largest and most dynamic departments of
its kind in the country, we offer the undergraduate major and minor and a
Master of Arts degree as well as a community extension center that serves
as the outreach arm of the department. The successful candidate will be a
full professor or an associate professor who is eligible for promotion to
full rank at OSU upon appointment, has had administrative experience, and
can demonstrate commitment to and experience in interdisciplinary
scholarship and teaching. We welcome applications from individuals in all
disciplines, but we are especially interested in applicants with a
specialization in African and/or African American women's studies. Send
letter of application, c.v., and three letters of reference to: Prof. Ted
McDaniel, Chair, Search Committee, Department of African American and
African Studies, 486 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Although the screening of applications
will begin March 30, we will continue until a new chair is named. The Ohio
State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans and individuals
with disabilities are encouraged to apply. http://aaas.osu.edu.
CARTER CENTER: EPIDEMIOLOGIST WITH AFRICAN FOCUS
The Carter Center programs of River Blindness (onchocerciasis), Lymphatic
Filariasis, and Schistosomiasis assist ministries of health in 11
countries to provide mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin,
praziquantel and albendazole to approximately 12 million persons annually
to control or eliminate these diseases. The Programs seek an
Epidemiologist to: (a) help the Technical Director and Field staff
supervise and manage field operations, (b) monitor and maintain
treatments, training, supervision and health education activities using
standardized reporting processes and information systems, (c) promote
effective involvement of communities by involving traditional African
kinships systems, (d) collect and analyze surveillance and operations
research data using EpiInfo and SAS, (e) deploy specialized laboratory and
field techniques to map extent of disease or assess the impact of
interventions, (f) establish onchocerciasis elimination efforts in program
areas in Africa, wherever feasible, (g) engage in efforts to integrate MDA
programs with other health programs, (h) identify resources needed for
program implementation through the writing of research protocols and grant
applications, (i) represent the Center and the Programs at international
meetings, promoting collaboration with partners (corporations, Ministries
of Health and other NGOs), and (j) prepare (often as lead author)
scientific publications and presentations. The position requires frequent
overseas travel (approximately 25-40% of time), primarily to Africa. The
Epidemiologist is required to have a doctoral degree in Epidemiology,
Anthropology, Demography, Parasitology or a related field and a Master's
Degree in Public Health, as well as, a history of first author
publications in scientific journals. In addition, the Epidemiologist must
have a minimum of 5 years of experience; supervising NGO field operations
in Africa, promoting community collaboration, providing volunteer training
and health education activities and community-based MDA programs in Africa
with knowledge of the fundamentals of the Community Directed Treatment
with Ivermectin (CDTI) system of the African Program for Onchocerciasis
Control (APOC) and the use of the traditional African rural kinship
systems within that CDTI system. The Epidemiologist must have specialized
skills in laboratory and fieldassessments techniques related to river
blindness (skin snips, serological and ocular evaluations), lymphatic
filariasis (ICT mapping), urinary schistosomiasis (egg counts, hematuria
surveys), and treatment coverage surveys (questionnaire based). Knowledge
of culture and African languages in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda,
and/or Sudan are also needed. To apply for this position, please send
resumes to: The Carter Center, One Copenhill Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia
30307; e-mail: scallah@emory.edu; fax: 404-420-3818.
MOUNT ST. MARY COLLEGE: PROFESSOR OF WORLD HISTORY
Prefer individual who can teach courses in: Asia, Africa, Middle East
and/or Latin America. Ability to teach International Relations and
Comparative Government is desirable. Position requires teaching survey
courses in either U.S. History or European History. Position is at
assistant professor level; doctorate required. Teaching load is 4/4 plus
advisement and college service. Send letter of application, resume and
three letters of recommendation (hard copy of all materials preferred),
postmarked by Feb. 15, to: Dr. Stan Pycior, Mount Saint Mary College,
Newburgh, NY 12550. Mount Saint Mary College is independent, liberal arts
college located in scenic Hudson Valley, 60 miles north of New York City.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. We are committed to diverse
campus community.
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THE UCLA GLOBALIZATION RESEARCH CENTER-AFRICA REGION. For more
information, visit http://www.globalization-africa.org/
TRANSCEND PEACE UNIVERSITY (TPU): This is the largest on-line peace and
development university launched in 2003. TPU has been developed by
TRANSCEND, a Peace and Development Network for Peace by Peaceful Means and
provides the on-line form of Transcends global training programs. For
more information, contact Cristina Barsony (cristina@transcend.org) or
visit http://www.transcend.org/tpu
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTER (NCLRC): THE LANGUAGE
RESOURCE NEWSLETTER
A bi-monthly webzine of NCLRC, providing practical teaching strategies,
share insight from research, and announce professional development
opportunities for elementary, secondary and post-secondary foreign
language educators. The newsletters and archives can be viewed at the
following website http://nclrc.org/readings/newsletter.html
VOLUNTEER IN AFRICA
Volunteer in Africa is an organization dedicated to disseminating
information on volunteer programs in Africa. They organize a wide range
of volunteering, internship and cultural exchange in Ghana. For more
information, visit http://www.volunteeringinafrica.org
AFRICAN COLOURS, ONLINE RESOURCE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
African Colours, online since July 2000, is a portal for Contemporary Art,
as well as a dynamic force to link artists from different parts of the
world so that they can share their ideas and culture and achieve a common
goal. To make a contribution, you can send your news and editorials to
editorials@africancolours.com. For more information, visit
http://www.africancolours.net/
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT DISSERTATION WORKSHOP PROGRAM
This site has a collection of tips, samples, and links to help students.
The IIS site also includes funding opportunities for Africans and Foreign
Nationals. For more information, visit
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/RADW/index.html
AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (AJOL)
AJOL is being re-launched on its own website. It provides free access to
tables of contents and abstracts for over 175 journals published on the
continent, and also provides a number of additional facilities. AJOL
offers a document delivery service, and full (improved) searching and
browsing facilities, as well as a new Email alert function. The service
remains free to both users and participating journals (with charges only
for document delivery requests from outside developing countries). For
more information, visit http://www.ajol.info
ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND SLAVE LIFE IN THE AMERICAS: A VISUAL RECORD
This searchable collection contains about 1,100 images, including many
historical drawings and maps on Africa. For more information, visit
http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/
CODESRIA RESEARCH AND POLICY DIALOGUE PROGRAMME
The program theme is: The Social Sciences and HIV/AIDS, A Political
Economy of Patient Welfare and Rights. The initiative is being undertaken
as part of a broader project of interventions which will involve the
fostering of a networked community of African researchers with the
required competence and interest in the field of health studies. Within
this framework, it is envisaged that a range of research, training and
dissemination activities will be carried out and several policy dialogues
organized. The research and policy dialogue components of the program will
be spread over the period 2003 to 2005. For more information, visit
http://www.codesria.org
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Current funding opportunities relevant to researchers and research
institutes working on development issues in low and middle income
countries are available through the Global Development Network. For more
information, visit
http://www.gdnet.org/online_services/funding_opportunities/funding_news/
HEALTH AND DISEASES IN AFRICA: A COMPREHENSIVE ON-LINE RESOURCE ON
HEALTH IN AFRICA
The objective of this on-line resource is to provide researchers,
students, and the general public with resources that are integral to
understanding health concerns in Africa. This is accomplished by
harvesting information from existing websites and information providers.
Links to and information on a wide array of health-related initiatives,
facilities, and opportunities on Africa are provided. To access this
on-line resource, visit http://www.africa.upenn.edu/health/. For more
information, contact Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
ISLAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS WEBSITE AT EMORY UNIVERSITY
This site contains valuable content for scholars, activists, and media.
Content includes bibliographies on rights, profiles and contact details
for rights organizations in a range of countries, training materials,
rights databases, and profiles of scholars and experts in various fields
relating to Islam and human rights. All of this content is searchable
through a Google-powered search engine. For more information, visit
http://www.law.emory.edu/IHR/,
ONLINE FORUM: WOMEN IN AFRICA
The Center for History and New Media at George Mason University is hosting
a four month-long online forums beginning November 2005 on its website
"Women in World History" (http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/). The forum will give
world history teachers the chance to talk about ways to teach issues
surrounding women and gender in African history. For more information,
contact wwh@chnm.gmu.edu or visit http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/forum.html
PAMBAZUKA: A WEEKLY ELECTRONIC FORUM FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA
Also announcements for jobs in Africa are posted on this resource. For
more information, visit http://www.pambazuka.org/
SMITHSONIAN GLOBAL SOUND, Smithsonian Global Sound offers digital
downloads of music and sound from Africa and around the world. The site
has a wealth of educational content and downloads are accompanied by
extensive liner notes. Our goal is to encourage local musicians and
traditions around the planet through international recognition, the
payment of royalties, and support for regional archives. For more
information, visit http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/
USAID HIV/AIDS E-NEWSLETTER
The USAID HIV/AIDS E-Newsletter provides monthly updates on USAID's Office
of HIV/AIDS and partner activities to prevent and mitigate HIV/AIDS across
the developing world. The newsletter reflects activities exclusively to
USAID and its implementing partners. For more information, visit
http://www.synergyaids.com/newsletter.asp
AFRICA: HUMAN RIGHTS DATABASE LAUNCHED
The Communication Initiative has introduced its revamped database of
global media coverage on human rights issues. This feature is part of the
Communication Initiative's Human Rights Window. It allows for a one-stop
search related to media coverage for each individual article in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Articles from over 200 developing
country newspapers and 10 leading global newspapers are featured in the
database. For more information, visit
http://www.comminit.com/human-rights/newssearch.html
JOURNAL OF PAN AFRICAN STUDIES ON-LINE EDITION LAUNCHED
The Journal of Pan African Studies will be published on-line four times a
year (March, June, September and December) by Amen-Ra Theological Seminary
Press in association with the California Institute of Pan African Studies.
The journal seeks to sustain an interdisciplinary scholarly discussion on
the full dynamics of the African world community experience. The journal
is accepting articles for its first peer reviewed open access on-line
edition in March 2006. The deadline for the March 2006 issue is February
11, 2006. For more information, contact Itibari M. Zulu (imz@ucla.edu)
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ON-LINE:
South African History Online (SAHO) is a non-partisan people's history
project. It was established in 1999 as a not-for-profit organization, to
promote research; to popularize South African history and to address the
biased way in which the history and cultural heritage of Black South
Africans has been represented in our educational and heritage
institutions. Includes lesson plans and other classroom material.
Website: http://www.sahistory.org.za.
H-AFRICA ONLINE DISCUSSION NETWORK:
An international scholarly online discussion list on African culture and
the African past. H-Africa encourages discussions of research interests,
teaching methods, and historiography. H-Africa is especially interested in
the teaching of history to graduate and undergraduate students in diverse
settings. In addition, H-Africa publishes course materials, announcements
of conferences and fellowships, book reviews, and the H-Net jobguide.
H-Africa is also non-partisan and will not publish calls for political
action. Visit [http://www.h-net.org/~africa] for more information.
African Studies Center
University of Pennsylvania
647 Williams Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
Phone: (215)-898-6971
Fax: (215)-573-7379
e-mail: africa@sas.upenn.edu
Website: http://www.africa.upenn.edu
Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.