African Studies WWW

Africanists can now access the database of African Studies materials on the World-Wide Web, which contains teaching materials for teachers, the business community, and researchers. The Web also contains information on programs and resources at Penn, in the US, Africa and elsewhere. The African Studies Program's outreach program, which maintains the electronic bulletin board, is prepared to extend its resources to the local community, surrounding schools and colleges, and the public at large.

To access the African Studies WWW:
Using Netscape or another hypertext reader:
URL: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html

The African Studies Web site includes:
News and Information:
*Almanac and Penn News (Information about the University of Pennsylvania's African Studies Consortium and the surrounding community).
*Conferences, Colloquia and Lectures (at U. Penn, national and international).
*Current Events (announcements, news services, upcoming events).
*Language, Courses and ASPs (African Studies Programs, summer institutes, language study resources, African Studies Courses).
*Miscellany (African Fine Arts, Africana cookbook, African restaurants).
*Organizations, Institutes and Associations (newly formed, research and international organizations and institutes).
*Urgent Action and Commentary (Appeals for intervention, activist events and petitions).
*What's New in African Studies (recently posted African Studies related information).

Guides to Resources, Employment and Volunteer Opportunities:
*Audiovisual Resources (videography, film making, audio cassettes).
*Bibliography (Africa-related, Islamic, Arabic, or African-American related bibliographies).
*Computer Networking (e-mail to Africa, networking and Africa, interest and discussion groups, Africa- related software, resources for academic research).
*Electronic African News (radio and television broadcasts, on-line computer resources).
*Grants and Fellowships (undergraduate, pre-doctoral, doctoral, post-doctoral, funding for African and Africanist students in the US and abroad).
*Job Opportunities (in Africa, the US, Europe and elsewhere).
*K-12 African Studies (K-12 education, outreach materials).
*Travel (employment, study, vacation, and internship opportunities; volunteer positions abroad).

Documents and Images:
*Articles and Papers (Published articles, papers and abstracts of general interest to African Studies).
*Books on-line (African Studies related monographs).
*Graphics and Images (GIF archives, Africa-related graphics).
*Governmental and Political Documents (Official statements, policy papers).
*Hornet (articles and resource materials from the Horn of Africa).
*Newsletters on-line (African Studies Association, Title VI African Studies Centers).
*Proceedings and Reviews (Conference Proceedings and book reviews).
*Publications and Publishers (newsletters, journals, monographs, African publishers and Africa-related publications).

Commercial Information:
*Products and Services (commercial products and services related to Africa).