JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin, (09/15/08)
J U A
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHLY BULLETIN
Issue No. 1, Fall 2008 September 15, 2008
Dear JUA Readers,
Please find attached the first issue of JUA for 2008-2009. You can also find a
copy of this and previous archived issues on our website:
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/. As in the past, we are currently publishing a new
issue every other Monday.
Remember that you can always send your submissions to africa@sas.upenn.edu. For
the next issue, kindly send announcements by no later than Wednesday, September
24, 2008.
Sincerely yours,
Namrata Poddar,
JUA Editor
CONTENTS:
EVENTS
CONFERENCES
FELLOWSHIPS
ACADEMIC JOBS
SERVICE/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA
OTHER RESOURCES
PHILADELPHIA & SURROUNDING AREA EVENTS
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER: FALL 2008 K-12 TEACHER WORKSHOP SERIES
On Thursday, September 18th from 5:00 -7:00 pm at Williams Hall, Room 220, 255
S. 36th Street, University of Pennsylvania, the workshop "Zambia: A Stable
Perspective in Africa" will be led by Mary Furlong who has been a Pennsylvania
teacher for 35 years. She studied political science and education and received
her MEd in Educational Administration. She has volunteered extensively in
Zambia, training teachers, monitoring elections and working with NGOs dealing
with HIV/AIDS. Free dinner is included. RSVP: shown@sas.upenn.edu or contact
215-898-6449 for more information. Website: www.africa.upenn.edu
On Thursday, September 25th from 5:00-7:00 pm at the University of Pennsylvania
Museum, 3260 South Street, Nevil Gallery/African Gallery, the workshop "Rich Art
and Culture of Nigeria's Kingdom" will take place, followed by Educators'
Evening (half off parking if you attend both). Nigeria's Benin Kingdom was a
powerful West African state that survives in our era. Join Dr. Kathy Curnow,
who has lived and worked there regularly since 1992, for a discussion of its
rich arts and culture, the subject of an exhibition opening at the Penn Museum
November 8. See how its ivories and bronzes provide entrances into 500 years'
worth of exciting palace life, and how they can stimulate your social studies,
math, and art students. RSVP: shown@sas.upenn.edu or 215-898-6449. Website:
www.africa.upenn.edu
AFRICA-DINNERS
If you are interested in learning more about different regions in Africa, join
the Christian Association (at 118 South 37th Street, Philadelphia PA 19104) to
enjoy delectable African cuisine, watch a cooking demonstration, and discuss
contemporary issues in Africa with students at the University of Pennsylvania.
This dinner series raises awareness about Africa as part of the Open Mind for
Africa Fund in honor of Louise Shoemaker.
The dinner themes are as follows:
KENYA: September 25 (Thursday), 6-8pm;
GHANA: October 30 (Thursday), 6-8pm
BOTSWANA: December 4(Thursday), 6-8pm
Students are free with RSVP by the Tuesday before the dinner, or $5 at the door.
Non-students pay $10. Reply to 215-746-6350 or upennca@dolphin.upenn.edu.
EDUCATORS' NIGHT OUT @ THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF PHILADELPHIA
On Friday, September 26th from 4:30 to 7:30 pm, educators from the School
District of Philadelphia are invited to attend this special educator's evening
to preview the exhibition, "The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the
Present". The event includes live music, hors d'oeuvres, beverages and an
overview of museum programs and upcoming events. This free teacher
appreciation night features fabulous prizes, interactive cultural performances
& demonstrations, educational resources and guided tours led by docents through
the featured exhibition. Admission is free. Website:
http://www.aampmuseum.org/home/
MAYOR'S COMMISSION FOR AFRICAN AND IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS
On Wednesday, September 10th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, a meeting on the above topic
will take place at City Council Caucus Room, Room 401, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
NATIONAL EVENTS
NEGOTIATING DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA, A ZIMBABWE CASE STUDY
On Wednesday, September 17th from 1:30 to 3:00 pm, the Woodrow Wilson Center
(Ronald Reagan Building. 1 Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC) and IDASA are pleased to invite you to the above event. As the
Secretary General of the main Zimbabwe opposition party the MDC, Tendai Biti
will provide a first-hand account of the current situation in Zimbabwe looking
at the role of the opposition, the elections and the subsequent negotiations
that are taking place. Karen Alexander will follow this with a presentation on
the recent Kenya and Zimbabwe experiences in which the negotiated settlement of
a disputed election subverts the democratic process and what the response of
democratic institutions and the international community should be to these
situations. Please RSVP by e-mail to Africa Program Assistant, Mame Khady Diouf
at africa@wilsoncenter.org
RONALD H. BROWN AFRICAN AFFAIRS SERIES: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES
FOR BUILDING UNITY AMONGST AFRICAN PEOPLES THROUGH OUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
>From September 22nd to September 30th at the Constituency for Africa (CFA),
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F STREET, N.E., SUITE 101 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20002, the CFA will partner with the
Washington Office of the African Union and the Africa Region of the World Bank
to organize and present the Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series. The above
topic will focus on how the African Diaspora can participate and support the
African Union's Sixth Region initiative. For more information, please contact
David J. Saunders, CFA's Program Director at telephone: (202) 371-0588;
facsimile: (202) 371-9017; and/or E-mail address at: intern_cfa@yahoo.com
CONFERENCES
THE SECOND ANNUAL MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AFRICANIST GRADUATE STUDENT
CONFERENCE - KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA: NEW RESEARCHERS AND THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS
On September 26th and 27th, the Michigan State University graduate students and
the African Studies Center at MSU are hosting a conference with the intent to
foster an engaging atmosphere in which graduate students can discuss their
research and receive important feedback. The conference is interdisciplinary
and open to students at all levels of their graduate careers. Visit
http://africa.msu.edu/gradconference for more information.
PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICAN DECOLONIZATION : OHIO UNIVERSITY, OCTOBER 2-4, 2008
This conference is the second in a series of academic conferences at Ohio
University (Athens, OH) centered on the theme "Perspectives on African
Decolonization," and focuses on African Intellectuals and Decolonization. In
1958, Guinea, under Ahmed Sékou Touré, chose political independence over
continued association with France. The All-African Peoples Convention hosted by
Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana in the same year highlighted the links between and among
Africans and peoples of African descent in the Diaspora. 2008 is also the
sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the seminal journal Présence Africaine
by Alioune Diop. Focusing on African intellectuals and decolonization will
allow for an interrogation of all three concepts as well as an opportunity to
examine the roles intellectuals have played and continue to play in
contemporary African efforts at liberation from economic neo-colonialism.
Additionally, this conference will provide an opportunity to highlight the
cutting edge work of contemporary African philosophers, the heritors of the
intellectual traditions established by the generations who fought for the
liberation of Africa. Visit http://www.african.ohio.edu/Conferences/index.html
for more information, or contact Acacia Nikoi at nikoi@ohio.edu
CALL FOR PAPERS
HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF "RACE" AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY IN MUSLIM WEST AND NORTH
AFRICA : DAKAR, SENEGAL, DECEMBER 10-12, 2008
The various systems of social hierarchy that have existed historically in Muslim
West and North Africa have generated a distinct set of ideological
justifications for inequality. The meanings ascribed to positions of social
inferiority, including that of slaves, or to wider issues of difference more
broadly, appear at times to be "racial" in nature. Ideas of social hierarchy
and "racial" difference were often developed within a larger Muslim semantic
framework. The region's history of European colonial conquest has also shaped
these concepts. In order to generate discussion of these understudied topics,
the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA), the Harriet
Tubman Institute and the Pôle d'Excellence Régional sur les Esclavages et les
Traites, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), invite paper proposals for a
workshop on historical constructions of "race" and social hierarchy in Muslim
West and North Africa. The deadline is SEPTEMBER 22, 2008. For further
information, please contact the conference organizers, Bruce Hall
(ouagadoo@yahoo.com), Jeremy Berndt (j-berndt@northwestern.edu), Yacine Daddi
Addoun (yadaddi@yorku.ca).
SIXTH BLACK ATLANTIC COMMUNITY CONFERENCE, CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY,
WILBERFORCE, OHIO, MARCH 11-13, 2009
The Black Atlantic Community Conference is an annual interdisciplinary forum
bringing together scholars and thinkers to reflect on issues and concerns
related to people of African descent. The objective of the series is to promote
and expand public awareness, scholarship and research in the area of Black
Atlantic Community studies. Themes and discussions at the annual conference
will focus on achieving a qualitative and quantitative impact on the various
Black Atlantic micro-communities in the Diaspora as well as on the African
continent. Papers that explore the experience of Black people as they have and
continue to navigate the spatial world within the world of Black and
pan-African reality, are welcome in the following areas: history, culture,
literature, religion, politics, social organization, race relations, gender,
internet networking, psychology, performing arts, etc. Contributions may be
historical, theoretical, empirical, or comparative.
Deadline for submission of abstract and/or papers is DECEMBER 30, 2008. For
further information, please contact Professor Obiwu Iwuanyanwu at
oiwuanyanwu@centralstate.edu
TRAFFICKING WOMEN AND CHILDREN AFTER THE END OF SLAVERY : HISTORICAL AND
CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES FROM AFRICA AND BEYOND, 11th JOINT
STANFORD-UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LAW AND COLONIALISM IN AFRICA SYMPOSIUM,
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, MARCH 19 - 21, 2009
The symposium seeks to examine the changing modalities of the traffic in women
and children in the aftermath of the "end of slavery" in late 19th and early
20th centuries. It seeks papers that identify modes of exchange of subordinate
women and children, and explorations of the formal and informal legal regimes
that underpin subordination. It is also interested in examining efforts to end
such trafficking from the international to the local levels. Abstracts of 300
words and a résumé of scholarship should be submitted by OCTOBER 30, 2008 to
Richard Roberts. Papers selected must be ready to circulate by mid-February
2009. For further information about the nature, format and interests of the
symposium, please contact Benjamin Lawrance at bnl@ucdavis.edu
FELLOWSHIPS
THE WOODROW WILSON DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
The WW Women's Studies Fellowships support the final year of dissertation
writing for Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social sciences whose work
addresses topics of women and gender in interdisciplinary and original ways.
Since the first Women's Studies Fellows were named in 1974, nearly 500 emerging
scholars have been funded, many now prominent in their fields. They are college
presidents, distinguished faculty members, artists and novelists, and (in some
cases) leaders in business, government, and the nonprofit sector. Visit
http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/women_gender/about.php for further
information.
THE CHARLOTTE W. NEWCOMBE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to
encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all
fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D.
candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner.
In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or
religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition
might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values
influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and
religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. Visit
http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/religion_ethics/index.php for further
information.
2009-2010 FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS
Fulbright fellowship applications are now available for the 2009-2010 academic
year, in two categories to study, teach, and/or conduct research abroad in over
140 countries.
To qualify for awards, applications must be submitted electronically by October
20, 2008 and mailed in hard copy to reach IIE's New York office by October 22,
2008. For more information, please see http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
ACADEMIC JOBS
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN STUDIES
The Department of History at Kutztown University invites applications for a
tenure-track assistant professor in African history with the secondary field
open beginning in August 2009. A Ph.D. is preferred, ABD considered with
conferral of degree by the beginning of the second year of appointment.
Evidence of college teaching excellence and a commitment to research are
required. Three years of college-level teaching experience, or equivalent,
required. Courses to be taught include both halves of Kutztown University's
History of Civilization courses, and upper division ones in African History and
secondary fields. Successful interview and demonstration of relevant ability
required. Salary competitive.
Send letter of application, vita, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and
three current letters of reference to African Search Committee, Department of
History, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530. Review of applications will
begin October 10, 2008, and continue until the position is filled.
TRINITY COLLEGE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, HISTORY OF AFRICA
Trinity College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of
assistant professor in the history of Africa. Geographic and topical
specializations are open. This is a joint position shared by the History
Department and the International Studies Program. We require a Ph.D. in African
history or related field, a firm commitment to undergraduate teaching in a
Liberal Arts college environment, and a strong research agenda. Preference
given to candidates who can contribute to Trinity's efforts to enhance its
interdisciplinary program in International Studies. Teaching responsibilities
will be largely within the context of the undergraduate curriculum and will
include two semester surveys of Africa. Candidates with a strong gender focus
are particularly invited to apply. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at
the African Studies Association and the AHA meetings. Applications will be
accepted until the position is filled. For full consideration, send letter of
application (including statement of research and teaching interests), CV,
graduate transcripts, sample of scholarly writing, and at least three letters
of reference to Prof. Kathleen Kete, Africa Search, Department of History,
Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106. Women and members of minority groups are
strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about the Department and
Program, please visit our websites at: http://www.trincoll.edu/~hist and
http://www.trincoll.edu/Academics/Study/InternationalStudies.
DENISON UNIVERSITY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORY
The History Department at Denison University, Granville, Ohio, a highly
selective liberal arts college, invites applications for a tenure-track
position in Sub-Saharan African history with any area of specialization.
Teaching responsibilities in a 3/2 load include a two-semester introductory
course sequence in African history, upper-level courses in African history in
the candidate's areas of expertise, and courses in a secondary field as
appropriate. Ph.D. and teaching experience preferred; minimum requirement is
Ph.D. completed by appointment at the assistant professor level on August 31,
2009. Interviews will be conducted at the meeting of the African Studies
Association in Chicago, November 14-16, 2008. To be considered for an ASA
interview materials must be submitted by October 10, 2008; however,
applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications must
include a letter of application, C.V., sample syllabi, an article-length
writing sample, an unofficial transcript, and 3 letters of recommendation.
Minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply. Please submit
application materials online at https://employment.denison.edu
PITZER COLLEGE - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN HISTORY
Pitzer College, a member of the Claremont Colleges, invites applications for a
tenure-track Assistant Professor position in African History for an appointment
beginning Fall, 2009. The candidate's research should contribute to the project
of rethinking historical methods, concepts, and perspectives through the study
of African histories. A passion for undergraduate teaching is a must.
Preference will be given to candidates whose teaching expertise includes the
history of (i) Islam in Africa and/or (ii) African links to the Indian Ocean
area, broadly construed. Other possible areas of interest include the histories
of health, medicine, the environment, gender and/or human rights in Africa.
To apply, send letter of application, curriculum vitae, selected evidence of
excellence in
teaching and research, statement of teaching philosophy, a description of your
research, and three letters of recommendation via email to
African_HistorySearch@pitzer.edu in MS Word or PDF format. Website:
http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/dean_of_faculty/professional_opportunities/
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HISTORY OF AFRICA
The Department of History at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
invites applications from established scholars specializing in the history of
Modern Africa (1500 - 2000) South of the Sahara who could be nominated for the
Queen's National Scholars program. This competitive program allows up to two
scholars a year in the Humanities and Social Sciences to be appointed to
tenure-track or tenured positions at Queen's. Preference will be given to
scholars to be appointed at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.
Applicants must have completed a Ph.D and possess a demonstrated record of
substantial research and publication, and of achieved or potential high quality
in teaching. Applicants should also show evidence of an ability to teach an
introductory survey of African History, and to move rapidly into graduate
supervision. A successful nominee would be responsible for maintaining an
active research program, engaging in undergraduate and graduate teaching, and
performing standard service duties in the department. Salary would be
commensurate with qualifications and experience. The appointment would be
effective July 1, 2009. Send application, curriculum vitae, and a sample
publication, and ask three referees to write letters by October 10, 2008, to
Professor Richard Greenfield, Chair, Department of History, Queen's University,
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, or email: greenfie@queensu.ca
ROWAN UNIVERSITY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN HISTORY
The History Department of Rowan University is seeking a historian of Africa
(period and specialization open) to fill a tenure-track, assistant professor
position, beginning fall 2009. Teaching duties include survey classes in
Western Civilization or World History as well as courses in area of specialty.
The university offers support for ongoing research. The successful candidate
will also have the opportunity to design and teach new upper level specialty
courses and participate in Rowan's interdisciplinary Africana Studies
concentration. Ability and preparation for teaching courses in historical
methods preferred. Candidates should have Ph.D. degrees by the time of
employment and evidence of college teaching and research experience. Located 17
miles southeast of Philadelphia, Rowan University is a comprehensive institution
with enrollment of about 10,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students.
Please send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference,
graduate transcripts, and any other supporting materials to Dr. Corinne Blake,
Department of History, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028. The review
process will begin on October 10, 2008 and will continue until the position is
filled. Website: http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/las/departments/history/
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE-DAME, ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, AFRICAN HISTORY
The University of Notre Dame Department of History invites applications for two
tenure-track positions in African history, any specialization, at either the
assistant or associate professor level. Review of applications will begin on
September 14, 2008, and we will continue accepting applications until October
13, with interviews of finalists expected at the African Studies Association
meeting in Chicago in November. Candidates should send a letter of application,
c.v. and three letters of recommendation to African Search Committee, Department
of History, 219 O'Shaughnessy Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
46556. For more information on African studies at Notre Dame, including the new
Ford family program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity and the
Department of Africana Studies, see
http://kellogg.nd.edu/fordprogram/events.shtml and http://africana.nd.edu/
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN HISTORY
The History Department at the University of Oregon invites applications for a
tenure-track assistant professorship in African history, beginning September
2009. Ph.D. at the time of appointment is preferred. The department seeks an
excellent and innovative scholar with research experience in Africa. The
successful candidate will be expected to teach general surveys of the history
of the African continent and specialized undergraduate and graduate courses,
and will have the opportunity to collaborate with the interdisciplinary African
Studies Committee.
Send c.v., a letter describing research and teaching interests, a chapter-length
writing sample, and three letters of recommendation, to Prof. Daniel Pope,
Chair, African History Search, Department of History, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR 97403-1288. Applications received by October 15, 2008 will receive
priority. Website: http://uoregon.edu
OHIO UNIVERSITY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN POLITICS
The Department of Political Science at Ohio University invites applications for
a tenure track appointment in African Politics with a thematic emphasis in
Development or Democratization. The successful candidate will teach
undergraduate and graduate courses in African and Comparative Politics. Ohio
University is a Title VI African National Resource Center
(www.african.ohio.edu) funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The
University serves 20,000 students on a residential campus located in the hills
of southeastern Ohio. The Department of Political Science (www.ohiou.edu/pols)
has 25 faculty members, 450 majors, and 80 graduate students; we strongly
encourage applications from those who would complement the diversity of our
intellectual community. To apply, please complete and submit the online quick
application https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/and send letter of application,
vita, graduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a sample of
scholarly writing and evidence of teaching effectiveness to: Ohio University
African Politics, Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Bentley
Annex 264 Athens, OH 45701. Review of applications will begin on October 1,
2008 and continue until the position is filled.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES/AFRICAN
STUDIES
The Women and Gender Studies Institute (WGSI) and the Program in African Studies
at New College, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, invite
applications for a tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor,
to begin July 1, 2009. The successful candidate will have a research program
and teaching experience in feminist studies with a focus on Africa. We
especially encourage applications from scholars in any discipline who will
enhance WGSI's strengths in transnational feminist studies and the existing
African Studies Program at New College. We would welcome expertise in the
following areas, but not limited to: postcolonial studies or literature;
cultural production and media; migration and diasporas; economics, geography,
and the politics of the region. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D.
completed or near completion in Women and Gender Studies, African Studies, or
any relevant area, demonstrated potential for excellence in research and in
teaching. We anticipate a teaching load equivalent to two full-year courses.
The majority of the teaching and administrative responsibilities will lie in
WGSI (70%), with one half course and light administrative responsibilities in
the African Studies program (30%). Salary will be commensurate with
qualifications and experience. For more information,
http://www.utoronto.ca/wgsi/ and http://www.newcollege.utoronto.ca/.
Applications will be accepted online until 1 November, 2008
(http://www.jobs.utoronto.ca/faculty.htm.) or submit your application and
other materials to: Professor Bonnie McElhinny, Director, Women and Gender
Studies Institute, New College, 40 Willcocks Street, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1C6, Canada. Please ensure that you include a covering
letter with a curriculum vitae, a writing sample, an outline of your research
program, and a teaching portfolio including evaluations. Please arrange for
three letters of reference to be sent directly by the referees to the mailing
address below. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity
within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority
group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of
sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further
diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply;
however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
**********VOLUNTEER/SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA************
OPEN MIND FOR AFRICA
The Open Mind for Africa program in honor of Dr. Louise Shoemaker, Dean Emerita
of the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, builds on the
Christian Association's foundation of promoting open minds and working faith.
The program provides an experiential learning opportunity for University of
Pennsylvania Masters of Social Work (MSW) students and Penn upperclassman
within our social justice priority. The Penn School of Social Policy and
Practice is working with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
in Ghana to develop its MSW degree, offering both universities' faculty and
staff opportunities to collaborate. Working in partnership with the Christian
Association, the Open Mind for Africa program will provide students an
opportunity to get involved. Projects will be defined for students in support
of developing the MSW degree. Students will live in Ghana with a host family to
complete the project. For upperclassmen the Open Mind for Africa program will
sponsor travel to Africa over the summer. Students will live with Penn alumni
host families and participate in a service work environment. Upon their return
they will be required to participate in a dissemination process which will
include an evaluation of their experience and potential next steps for the
individual, the University and for the program. To make a donation, get
involved, or learn more please contact Katherine Primus, Executive Director at
215-746-6350 or primuska@pobox.upenn.edu. Website: www.upennca.org
ILC AFRICA
ILC Africa is a private learning center founded in direct response to Africa's
desire for educational excellence. ILC Africa pushes the frontier of
educational options for those living within the developing continent of Africa.
Based in Accra, Ghana (West Africa), ILC Africa links prospective students to
global opportunities for learning. ILC Africa supports prospective students
seeking admission to premier secondary schools, colleges/universities, and/or
graduate/professional degree programs. ILC Africa is the leading service on the
continent that provides comprehensive, customized programs for students seeking
higher levels of education. For information on how to get involved, contact
info@ilcafrica.com or visit http://ilcafrica.com/
PAGUS AFRICA
Pagus Africa. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that works at a grassroots
level on projects that directly improve people's lives. We are currently
working in Ghana, W. Africa. Projects are primarily focused in the Volta
Region. We are non-sectarian, non-governmental, and apolitical. Our mission is
to strengthen poor rural communities through targeted projects in education,
health and poverty reduction. We believe the most effective ways to facilitate
long term sustainable change is through education of children and through
working with adults to build self reliance and sources for sustainable income.
We seek to empower communities to improve their schools, water sources and
health conditions. For further information, please contact
http://www.pagusafrica.com/ or visit ellen@pagusafrica.org
OTHER RESOURCES
AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN PHILADELPHIA CONTACTS Mayor's Commission for
African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs
City Hall
Room 112
Broad & Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (215) 686-7895
Fax: (215) 685-7897
http://www.africancaribbeanaffairs.org/
Coalition of African Communities (AFRICOM)
4020 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 484-557-7445 (C), 215-220-8518 (O)
Website: www.africom-philly.org
info@Africom-Philly.org
AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (AJOL)
AJOL 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
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
AfDevinfo tracks the mechanics of political and economic development across Sub
Saharan Africa. It draws together a diverse range of publicly available data
and presents it as an accessible and ever expanding online database. AfDevinfo
offers an unlimited access to over 100,000 interlinked records through a range
of thematic reports. New research is added weekly addressing key and emerging
themes in African development. For more information, visit
http://www.afdevinfo.com/
IDP NEWS ALERT
IDP News Alert is a weekly summary of selected global news on internally
displaced persons, compiled by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council. The IDP News alert is available online
at http://www.internal-displacement.org/
PAN AFRICAN VISIONS
The latest edition of Pan African Visions is now online at
www.panafricanvisions.com
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. Visit
[http://www.h-net.org/~africa] for more information.
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this special issue represents a landmark event for all those concerned with the
impact of disasters on the human community. For information on how to order,
please contact Cara N. Schlesinger, the journal's Managing Editor and Project
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