MSU Tuesday Bulletin, 02/27/07
THE TUESDAY BULLETIN
Issue No. 7 Spring 2007
February 27, 2007
Weekly News from the AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 100 INTERNATIONAL CENTER
EAST LANSING MI 48824-1035
For back issues, see archive <http://africa.msu.edu>
BULLETIN CONTENTS
EVENTS
MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
EVENTS
March 1, Thursday
"Recycling Traditions: Cooking Pots, Aluminum Casters, and the Making of a=
Modern African Diaspora, 1946-2006," African Studies Center Brown Bag talk=
with Emily Osborn, Faculty (University of Notre Dame), 12:00 noon, Room 201=
International Center.
March 8, Thursday
Spring Break - No Brown Bag
March 13, Tuesday
African Culture Week: A.W.A.K.E. (Africans' War Against the Known Epidemic:=
Poverty)
Discussion Panel on the topic: A.W.A.K.E. (Poverty), 7:00 p.m., McDonel
Hall Kiva.
March 14, Wednesday
African Culture Week: A.W.A.K.E. (Africans' War Against the Known Epidemic:=
Poverty)
Movie Night: showing: Lumumba, 7:00 p.m., B106 Wells Hall.
March 15, Thursday
African Culture Week: A.W.A.K.E. (Africans' War Against the Known Epidemic:=
Poverty)
Vendor Day (African apparel & artifacts for sale), 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.,=
Location: TBA, (contact Gift at nwogunwa@msu.edu or Ope at=
daramol3@msu.edu).
March 15, Thursday
"Future Directions in the MSU Focus on Africa: Agriculture, Medicine, and
Education Perspectives - III," African Studies Center Brown Bag talk with
MSU African Studies Center Faculty, 12:00 noon, Room 303 International=
Center.
March 16, Friday
Double Feature Movie presentation: "Have You Seen Drum Lately?" and "The
Great Dance: A Hunter's Story," Dept. of Art & Art History with South
African visitor, Professor Glenn Meyer, (Nelson Mandela University, Port
Elizabeth), 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., Room 108 Kresge Art Center.
March 16, Friday
"Dutchman," a riveting exploration of race, sex, and relationship. A drama=
Directed by Anthony Survey. African-American and African Film-Speaker
Series, 7:00 p.m., Room 206 Old Horticulture Bldg., MSU.
March 16, Friday
African Culture Week: A.W.A.K.E. (Africans' War Against the Known Epidemic:=
Poverty)
Awareness Day (an open mic show featuring performances by various groups),=
8:00 p.m., International Center Food Court.
March 17, Saturday
"Dutchman," 5:00 p.m., Lansing Community College (LCC), Room 170 Arts &
Sciences Bldg., (See details above).
March 17, Saturday
African Culture Week: A.W.A.K.E. (Africans' War Against the Known Epidemic:=
Poverty)
GALA (free for MSU students) $10 for non-students, Dinner is $7.00 for
everyone, Dinner+Gala is $15.00. Contact Gift at nwogunwa@msu.edu or Ope
at daramol3@msu.edu for ticket information.
MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
South African Guest to Visit MSU- March 15-22, 2007
There are a series of public activities planned for
upcoming South African visitors to the Department of
Art & Art History at MSU. Professor Glenn Meyer of
Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, and
Professor Waldemar Bussiahn of Tshwane University,
Pretoria will present films and lectures during their visit.
They will be here March 15-22, 2007.
Schedule of events are following:
Fri., Mar. 16th - 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., Rm 108 Kresge Art
Center - Double Feature Movie presentation in honor
of African Culture Week: "Have You Seen Drum
Lately?" and "The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story,"
with introductions by Prof. Meyer;
Mon., Mar. 19th - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., Rm 108 Kresge Art
- Center
- "Photographing from the Right Side of the
Brain," lecture by Prof. Meyer;
- Tue., Mar. 20th
- 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Rm 201
International Center - "Four South African
Photographers: Document and Image," slide lecture &
Brown Bag by Prof. Bussiahn and Prof. Meyer;
Wed., Mar. 21st - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., Rm 108 Kresge Art
- Center
- "The Aesthetics of Photographing Serene
Environments," lecture by Prof. Bussiahn.
In addition, Bussiahn and Meyer will be hanging a
collaborative student photography exhibit jointly
sponsored by Nelson Mandela University and Tshwane
University in South Africa and Michigan State
University and Wingate University in the United States.
The exhibit will open on Friday, March 16. A gallery
talk and lunch reception will be held on Monday, March
19, from 12:00 - 1:00p.m. Please contact Professor
Peter Glendinning, Art and Art History at
glendinn@msu.edu for further information.
Summer Course Announcement
Graduate Seminar available on the Internet
RD876, International Rural Development, is a 3 credit
graduate seminar available every semester on the MSU
ANGEL Program. The course simulates a small group
of students sitting around a table with the professor,
who has years of hands-on experience designing and
implementing many development programs and projects
in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. For more
information see the preview at: https://angel.msu.edu or
e-mail Professor George H. Axinn at axinn@msu.edu.
2007 Study Abroad in Dakar, Senegal through MSU
Study in Dakar, Senegal through Michigan State
University May 11- June 23, 2007. Senegal is one of
the most beautiful and diverse countries in Africa. A
stable democracy, friendly people, and a rich cultural,
intellectual, literary, cinematic, artistic and musical
heritage make this one of the most accessible of African
nations and the cultural center of West Africa.
Courses will be interdisciplinary and will satisfy
humanities, social science and anthropology
requirements, and will have a special emphasis on
Senegalese culture, society and religion. In addition to
topics dealing with history, art, music, cinema, and
literature, students will learn about the city of Dakar and
about "Senegalese" Islam through work in various
disciplines and visits to mosques and religious centers.
On weekends, students will travel to the various
headquarters of the Senegalese Sufi Islamic
brotherhoods, tour Goree Island (famous for its House
of Slaves), visit St. Louis (former French colonial
capital), the Djoudj nature reserves, Toubab Djallo (a
beach resort), a fair trade village, museums, artists'
studios, cultural centers, etc. The deadline to apply is
March 1, 2007. For more information and to apply see:
http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/senegalculture.html.
2007 Compton Africa Peace Fellowships
Michigan State University's African Studies Center
(ASC) and Women and International Development
(WID) Program are offering Compton Africa Peace
Fellowships to graduate students from Sub-Saharan
Africa to support their dissertation field research in
Africa. This program is an element of the MSU African
Higher Education Partnerships Initiative (AHEPI).
These dissertation fellowship awards are made possible
by a grant from the Compton Foundation through its
Peace Fellowship Program for addressing peace,
conflict resolution, and security in Africa.
For Information on eligible research topics, eligibility
requirements, and application forms please visit:
http://www.wid.msu.edu/forstudents/opportunities.htm
or http://africa.msu.edu/compton.php. Completed
application forms must be submitted by mail and e-mail
to: MSU-Compton Fellowship Committee, c/o David
Wiley, African Studies Center, 100 International Center,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
48824-1035; Tel: 517-353-1700; Fax: 517-432-1209; e-
mail: wiley@msu.edu. The application deadline is
March 16, 2007.
Explore Africa at MSU, June 17-23, 2007
Explore Africa at MSU is a residential program designed
for academically talented high school students (entering
grades 10, 11, and 12) who would like to become
immersed in learning about the tremendous diversity
found within the continent of Africa. This program is a
cooperative venture by the African Studies Center and
the Office of Gifted and Talented Education at MSU.
Participants will attend daily language classes in
Swahili; participate in sessions on African literature;
develop self-selected projects on African topics;
participate in African music and dance, as well as assist
an African chef in making a traditional dinner.
For registration or other information, contact John
Metzler, (517) 353-1700; e-mail: metzler@msu.edu, url:
http://www.msu.edu/gifted/exploreafrica/exploreafrica.htm.
The application deadline is March 30, 2007.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
African Studies Association - October 18-21, 2007
The African Studies Association 50th Anniversary
Annual Meeting will be held October 18-21, 2007 at the
Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York,
NY. The Annual Meeting theme is: "21st Century
Africa: Evolving Conceptions of Human Rights."
Call for Proposals deadline is February 28, 2007. You
may log on to: http://www.africanstudies.org and click
on the ASA ONLINE link to submit your proposal.
Membership and pre-registration fees or non-member
pre-registration fees must be paid prior to submitting a
proposal.
(Africans' War Against the Known Epidemic: Poverty)
Please show your support to the MSU African Student Union during their
African Culture Week events. The GALA will be on Saturday, March 17, 2007
at the Wharton Center, Pasant theatre at 5:00 p.m., and "A Taste of Africa"=
Dinner will follow at the MSU Heritage Caf=E9' beginning at 8:00
p.m. Tickets will be available soon at the African Studies Center, or
contact the African Student Union President, Gift Nwogu at
nwogunwa@msu.edu; or Ope Daramola at daramol3@msu.edu.
Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.