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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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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





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