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THE TUESDAY BULLETIN
Issue No. 4, Fall 1999
September 28, 1999
Weekly News from the AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 100 INTERNATIONAL CENTER
EAST LANSING MI 48824-1035
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MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONFERENCES
STUDY ABROAD
FELLOWSHIPS
JOBS
September 28, Tuesday
"Higher Education in Africa: A Critical Review - and its Capacity to Contribute to the Rejuvenation of the Continent."Seminar by Professor Jairam Reddy, (Fulbright Fellow, Former Chair of the National Commission on Higher Education, and former Vice Chancellor of University of Durban-Westville), 3:30p.m., Kellogg Center,Room 62 (lower level), followed by a Reception for Dr. Reddy.Sponsored by the African Studies Center.
September 29, Wednesday
"Community Colleges: Their Relevance for Restructuring the South African Higher Education Sector."Seminar by Professor Jairam Reddy, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, College of Education, MSU), 12 noon, Room 116H Erickson Hall.Sponsored by the College of Education's International Theme Group and the African Education Research Group.
September 30, Thursday
"Contemporary Lusophone Cinema," African Studies Center Brown Bag with Flora Gomes (re-known African filmmaker from GuineaBissau), 12 noon, Room 201, International Center.At 4:006:00 pm, Dr. Gomes will also present a 90 minute film screening, "Udju Azul di Yonta" (The Blue Eyes of Yonta, 1991) in Room 206, Old Horticulture Bldg.
October 7, Thursday
"International Child Health:Two Steps Forward, One Step Back,"The Robert M. Heavenrich, M.D. Endowed Lecture in Pediatrics with Michael L. Bennish, M.D. (Director, Africa Center for Health and Population Research) , 8:00 a.m., Sparrow Hospital Auditorium, 1215 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing.For more information, call 355-8998.
"South African Writers Before, During and After Apartheid" African Studies Center Brown Bag with Malcolm Hacksley (Director ofthe National English Literary Museum, Rhodes University) 12 noon, Room 201, International Center.
MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fulbright IIE and Fulbright-Hays Grants
Applications for Fulbright IIE and Fulbright-Hays grants are now available from the Dean's Office, International Studies and Programs, 209 International Center. Students in African Studies who would like to have their proposals reviewed by one to three appropriate African Studies Center core faculty members may submit a draft of their application to the Center's Director, Professor Dave Wiley. The MSU contact for both the Fulbright IIE and the Fulbright- Hays is Dr. Charles Gliozzo, Assistant to the Dean, International Studies and Programs, 207 International Center, 353-5589.
The US Student Fulbright IIE Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, M.A./Ph.D. candidates, young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. Applicants must be US citizens and have sufficient proficiency in a written and spoken language of the host country.The MSU deadline for the Fulbright IIE competition is September 30, 1999.
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the US by providing opportunities for scholars to conduct research abroad. The campus deadline for Fulbright-Hays is October 25, 1999.
SSRC International Pre-dissertation Fellowship Program
The International Predissertation Fellowship Program (IPFP) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers two types of fellowshipsStandard Fellowships and Advanced Disciplinary Training Fellowships. Both are training fellowships not tenable for dissertation research, but each supports different activities and has different selection criteria. In a number of recent years MSU graduate students have won more of these awards than any other university, including one-fifth of the 31 awards made nationally in 1996-97.
A small number of Advanced Disciplinary Training (ADT) Fellowships are available only to doctoral students in economics, sociology, political science and psychology (with exceptionally strong area studies backgrounds) who wish to acquire advanced theoretical and methodological training that will provide them with a more sophisticated understanding of their discipline. Fellowships are primarily intended for study at a U.S. university, and ADT fellows must have completed all required Ph.D. courses from their home department beforehand.
Standard Fellowships are available to graduate students for a year of cultural and language immersion in the country of proposed dissertation research in Africa, Central Asia and the Caucasus, China, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Near and Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.The fellowships may include a semester of university seminars/courses key language and area studies.Students may undertake this training at a university in the U.S. (including MSU) or abroad. Applicants must be willing to spend 12 months over a two-year period engaged in language training and overseas study.
Fellowships are awarded to citizens of all countries enrolled in any one of 23 participating universities, including MSU.However, the intended research abroad must not be in one's "home country."Applicants must be Ph.D. students in the social sciences, or doctoral students who can demonstrate that they are actively pursuing training in a social science.Preliminary drafts of the three and four-page essays will be due in October.For more information, contact: Joann Elden, Office of the Dean, College of Social Science, 205 Berkey Hall, 355-6674; Joann.Elden@ssc.msu.edu.The SSRC website is at: http://www.ssrc.org.
New Book on the African Diaspora
Darlene Clark Hine, Hannah professor of history, and Jacqueline McLeod, a graduate student in comparative black history, are the authors of Crossing Boundaries: Comparative History of Black People in the Diaspora (July 1999, Indiana University Press, ISBN: 0253335426).The essays in Crossing Boundaries reflect the international dimensions, commonalities, and discontinuities in the histories of diasporan communities of color.
African Film and Video Workshop Atlanta, Georgia, October 7-9, 1999
The African Media Program at MSU and Clark-Atlanta University, Morehouse College,Morris Brown College, and Spelman College present: "African Film and Video in the Social Science Curriculum."The objective of the workshop is to introduce college faculty to quality films and videos with African subject matter and provide strategies for including these materials into introductory, interdisciplinary social science curricula. This workshop is made possible by the support of a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Registration is free to all. For registration and further information contact: Tama Hamilton-Wray in the African Media Program at: (517) 432-0057; fax: (517) 432-1209 or email: AfrMedia@pilot.msu.edu.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tillers' Fall Open House
Learn about Tillers' International projects.Activities are Sunday, October 3rd from 1:00 to 5:00pm., 5239 South 24th, Kalamazoo, Mi (off Sprinkle Rd. just south of the Kilgore-Sprinkle intersection).For more information, call (616) 342-6040 or 344-3233
CONFERENCES
Celebrating the Resurgence of African Languages January 11-17, 2000Asmara, Eritrea
Penn State University in collaboration with Africa World Press, Inc. & The Red Sea Press, Inc. will host a conference and festival titled "Against All Odds: African Languages and Literatures into the 21st Century," from January 11-17, 2000, in Asmara, Eritrea.The gathering willrecognize the achievements of African languages and literatures in the 20th century and promote their continued growth and development into the 21st century.The conference will bring students, scholars, researchers, artists, activists, business leaders and politicians together to discuss the relation of African languages to issues such as global publishing, telecommunications, and broadcast systems. Deadline for submission of proposals, papers, and panels is October 15, 1999.The registration deadline is November 1, 1999.For submissions and inquiries about program content, contact: Charles Cantalupo, Organizing Chair, Against All Odds, The Pennsylvania State University, 200 University Dr, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972 USA;Tel:(570) 385-6055 or (610) 974- 9219; Fax: (570) 385-3672 or (610) 974-9219; email: cxc8@psu.edu.To inquire about fees and registration, contact: Georgia Abbey or Melissa Beidler, The Pennsylvania State University, 225 The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park, PA 16802 7002; Tel: (814) 863-5100; email: ConferenceInfo1@cde.psu.edu. For uptodate information, please visit the website: http://www.allodds.outreach.psu.edu.
AFRICA 99
Business, Trade and Investment Expo AFRICA 99, an annual conference and Expo on trade and investment opportunities in Africa, will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona from November 8-3, 1999. AFRICA 99 will highlight the vast business opportunities in Africa that American companies have largely ignored.Complete conference details are posted at: http://www.goodnet.com/amicon.For further information, contact:Bob Sherman, Conference Chair, AMI Business Promotions, Inc., 3030 N. Central Ave., Suite 601, Phoenix, AZ 85012, Tel:(602) 279-7278; Fax:(602) 279-7703;bobsher@goodnet.com.
STUDY ABROAD
CIEE Programs in Ghana, South Africa or Tunisia The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) offers study abroad programs in Ghana, South Africa and Tunisia.Students may study for a semester or an academic year in a university setting in either Legon, Ghana or Cape Town, South Africa.For more information, contact:CIEE, 205 East 42nd St., New York, NY 10017-5706;Tel:(800) 40S-TUDY or (212) 822-2600;Fax:(212) 822-2699;info@ciee.org; http://www.ciee.org/isp.
FELLOWSHIPS
Fulbright-Hays Grants for Faculty
The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program offers opportunities to faculty members for research and study in modern foreign languages and areas studies. Research projects must focus on one or more of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe, Eurasia and the Western Hemisphere (Canada, Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean). The application deadline is October 25, 1999.For further information, contact:Eliza Washington, DOE, International Education and Graduate Programs, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Suite 600 Portals Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-5331;Tel: (202) 401-9777; eliza_washington@ed.gov.
SSRC International Dissertation Fellowships
The International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship (IDFRF) program of the Social Science Research Council provides support for graduate students in the social sciences and humanities to conduct dissertation field research in all areas and regions of the world. The program is open to full-time graduate students in the social sciences and humanities (regardless of citizenship) enrolled in doctoral programs in the U.S.Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. requirements except for the fieldwork component by December, 2000.The fellowship must be held for one continuous period between July 2000 and December 2001.The application deadline is November 15, 1999. A copy of the application form may be downloaded from the SSRC webpage: http://www.ssrc.org.For more information, contact: IDFRFP, Social Science Research Council, 810 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10019;Tel:(212) 377-2700; Fax:(212) 377-2727;idrf@ssrc.org.
Human Rights Activists
Human Rights Watch, an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization, offers fellowships for African human rights activists. Fellowships are individually tailored based on the ongoing work on the organization's African division, the training needs of the applicant, and the nature of the proposed project. Activists from children's and women's rights groups are particularly encouraged to apply.For more information, contact:Human Rights Watch, Attn: African Fellows Program, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118-3299;Tel:(212) 216- 1252;Fax:(212) 736-1300.
JOBS
History of Sub-Saharan Africa at Notre Dame The History Department of the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a tenure-trackassistant professor in the History of sub-Saharan Africa, specialization open.The successful applicant will be expected to teach a two semester survey course in African history as well as undergraduate seminars. Screening of applications will beginOctober 1, 1999. Applicants should send letter of application, CV, sample of scholarly writing, and three letters of recommendation to Christopher Hamlin, Chair, Department of History, Notre Dame , IN 46556.
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THE TUESDAY BULLETIN Issue No. 4, Fall 1999 September 28, 1999 Weekly News from the AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 100 INTERNATIONAL CENTER EAST LANSING MI 48824-1035 For back issues, see archive <http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies> BULLETIN CONTENTS
MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS CONFERENCES STUDY ABROAD JOBS
October 7
"South African Writers Before, During and After Apartheid" African Studies Center Brown Bag with Malcolm Hacksley (Director ofthe National English Literary Museum, Rhodes University) 12 noon, Room 201, International Center.
"International Child Health:Two Steps Forward, One Step Back,"The Robert M. Heavenrich, M.D. Endowed Lecture in Pediatrics with Michael L. Bennish,(Director, Africa Center for Health and Population Research) , 8:00 a.m., Sparrow Hospital Auditorium, 1215 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing.For more information, call 355-8998.
"Is Exclusive Breast Feeding Beneficial in Countries with High Rates of HIV?" Epidemiology Department presentation with Michael L. Bennish, M.D. (Director, Africa Center for Health and Population Research), 3:00 p.m., Epidemiology seminar room, 6th floor, 4660 South Hagadorn (parking is available).
October 14
"Peril or Promise?Higher Education in Zambia," African Studies Center Brown Bag with Cornelius Pratt, Faculty (Dept. of Advertising, MSU) 12 noon, Room 201, International Center.
"Exploring South African Workers' Culture and Art," Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives Brown Bag with John P. Beck, Faculty (School of Labor and Industrial Relations, MSU) 12:15 - 1:30 p.m., MSU Museum Auditorium.
MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hayor Dance Company
Francis Kofi's dance ensemble will visit the MSU campus for three weeks beginning October 15.They will give a full performance in the School of Music Auditorium on Monday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m.The company will also be available to visit undergraduate classes for drumming and dance demonstrations during the week of October 18-22.For more information, contact Mark Johnson, markejmsu@aol.com.
Brown Bag Speakers
The African Studies Center's fall semester list of speakers is available at: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/ under the heading "Brown Bag Speakers Program."The Center's staff look forward to seeing you on Thursdays at noon in Room 201, International Center.
1999-2000 Responsible Conduct of Research Series
The Graduate School and the Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies will sponsor several sessions throughout the year on responsible conduct of research for students, faculty and staff.Presentations in this series will focus on areas of responsibility that are critical in guiding the ethical conduct of research. Each session will combine presentations by scientists, administrators and students in an informal setting to facilitate an open discussion of specific issues relevant to all scholars.Readings and resource materials associated with each presentation are available at http://www.msu.edu/user/gradschl/rcr/respconduct.htm and are intended to provide a body of knowledge for a lifetime of successful research.Mentoring will be the subject of the next session on Thursday, October 28th. Dr. Karen L. Klomparens will host a "Mentor Night" to address issues of responsibility to peers, students and trainees.Graduate students and research associates are asked to invite individuals they consider to be mentors for this session.Dr. David Wright will talk about "Responsibility for Honesty & Accuracy" at the next session on Tuesday, November 16."Responsibility to the Institution" is the subject of the session on January 25th, and "Responsibility to the Subjects of Research" will be discussed on February 29th.The final session on March 21st will address "Responsibility for Objectivity." All sessions will be held in the Michigame Room (basement) of the Kellogg Center from 5:30 -8:30 p.m. Registration and snacks begin at 5:30 p.m, and each program begins at 6:00 p.m.Parking passes for the Kellogg Center parking structure will be provided.All sessions are free to MSU faculty, staff & students, but registration is necessary for all sessions.To register, contact Mikala Keating at:keating6@msu.edu or (517) 353-3231.When registering, please include your name, phone number, email address and department.You may register for the entire series (recommended) or for an individual session.The deadline for registering for a session is one week before the session.For more information, visit the Graduate School at http://www.msu.edu/gradschl/ or the Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies at http://www.msu.edu/unit/vprgs/.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
NCSA Video on Study in Africa
As the number of study abroad programs in Africa increases, many U.S. students and their parents wonder if American undergraduates should consider Africa as a study abroad destination.The National Consortium for Study in Africa ( NCSA) at MSU, has produced a 27 minute video in VHS format which offers an overview of several study abroad programs on university campuses in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The video, "Study in Africa: New Opportunities for American Students," has interviews with African university faculty, administrators, and students, as well as scenes from a variety of African university campuses.This excellent resource for study abroad officers,parents and students who are considering study in Africa is available from the NCSA office atthe African Studies Center.Call or write:NCSA, 100 International Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI48824-1035;Tel:(517) 353-1700; ncsa@pilot.msu.edu.The NCSA also maintains a website, http://www.isp.msu.edu/NCSA/ with information on study abroad programs and opportunities throughout Africa.
Special Issue on Women and the Environment
Women's Studies Quarterly seeks submissions for a special issue on "Women and the Environment" to be published spring/summer 2001.Articles, syllabi, pedagogical essays, bibliographies, biographies, fiction, poetry and black and white art are all welcome.The deadline for submissions is November 30, 1999. Manuscripts of international scope should be sent to: Vandana Shiva, Director, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, A60 hauz khas, New Delhi, 110 016, India;Fax:(91) (11) 6856795 or (91) (11) 4626696.For more information, including detailed submission guidelines contact: Diane Hope at dshgpt@rit.edu.
Focus on Globalization and Gender
Signs:Journal of Women in Culture and Society plans to publish a special issue on "Globalization and Gender" in the summer of 2001.The focus will be on feminist critiques of the prevailing ways in which globalization is conceptualized. The editors especially encourage essays that situate and historicize feminist knowledge as formative and integral to a variety of global movements and address pedagogical practice as well as research. Interdisciplinary and collaborative research is also encouraged.The deadline is October 31, 1999.For more information, contact:Signs, Globalization and Gender, Box 354345, C14 Padelford Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-4345.
Africa Faith and Justice Network
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is a Catholic network of individual and group members committed to just U.S. policies toward Africa.AFJN aims to transform U.S. mentality and policy in ways that support and work to the good of the African people. The network focuses on peace, human rights and economic and environmental justice by channeling members' concerns to U.S. policy makers about issues such as Africa's debt burden, fair trade, land mines, child soldiers, conflict resolution and participatory development.For more information, contact:AFJN, 3035 Fourth St., NE, Washington, D.C. 20017-1102; Tel: (202) 832-3412; Fax: (202) 832-9051; afjn@afjn.org; orhttp://www.acad.cua.edu/afjn.
Publisher in Africa on the Web
Macmillan in Africa's website has links to the network of Macmillan companies and distributors in Africa. Macmillan publishes educational textbooks and supplementary materials in African countries.For more information, visit: http://www.macmillanafrica.com.
CONFERENCES
ASA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
The annual meeting of the African Studies Association will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott from November 11-14, 1999.The hotel's deadline to guarantee conference room rates is October 19, 1999.To make hotel reservations at the Marriott, call (215) 625-2900 or (800) 320-5744;Fax: (312) 565-2648.For more information on registration details and panels, panelists, other hotel options, child-care, etc., visit: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Pag e/ASA_Menu.html.
Celebrating the Resurgence of African Languages January 11-17, 2000Asmara, Eritrea
Penn State University in collaboration with Africa World Press, Inc. & The Red Sea Press, Inc. will host a conference and festival titled "Against All Odds: African Languages and Literatures into the 21st Century," from January 11-17, 2000, in Asmara, Eritrea.The gathering willrecognize the achievements of African languages and literatures in the 20th century and promote their continued growth and development into the 21st century.The conference will bring students, scholars, researchers, artists, activists, business leaders and politicians together to discuss the relation of African languages to issues such as global publishing, telecommunications, and broadcast systems. Deadline for submission of proposals, papers, and panels is October 15, 1999.The registration deadline is November 1, 1999.For submissions and inquiries about program content, contact: Charles Cantalupo, Organizing Chair, Against All Odds, The Pennsylvania State University, 200 University Dr, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972 USA;Tel:(570) 385-6055 or (610) 974- 9219; Fax: (570) 385-3672 or (610) 974-9219; email: cxc8@psu.edu.To inquire about fees and registration, contact: Georgia Abbey or Melissa Beidler, The Pennsylvania State University, 225 The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park, PA 16802- 7002; Tel: (814) 863-5100; email: ConferenceInfo1@cde.psu.edu. For up-to-date information, please visit the website: http://www.allodds.outreach.psu.edu.
STUDY ABROAD
SIT College Semester Abroad Programs
The School for International Training (SIT) seeks applicants for various College Semester Abroad (CSA) programs in Africa for spring of 2000.Students earn 16 semester credits on a 15-week experience designed to encourage a global awareness which enables people to live and act in an interdependent world. Groups of seven to 25 students are lead by one or two academic directors.Courses generally include intensive language study, a thematic seminar, a field studies seminar and an independent study project.Other program components include in-country orientation, a home-stay and educational excursions.SIT programs are available to college sophomores, juniors and seniors who are in good academic standing at any college or university and who have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and at least one year of college-level course-work at the time of application.SIT recognizes the fundamental necessity of making its programs available to all undergraduates. To this end, SIT has made a commitment to use its current institutional scholarship funds to support efforts to increase student diversity.Federal and state financial aid is often available through students' home college or university. SIT works on a rolling admissions basis with many programs filling prior to the deadline.For spring programs, the preliminary application deadline is October 7, 1999.The secondary deadline for spring programs and scholarship applicants is October 15.For further information, contact:Jeremy Youde,Assistant Admissions Counselor-College Semester Abroad, School for International Training, Kipling Road, P.O. Box 676, Brattleboro, VT, 05302;Tel:(800) 336-1616 or (802) 258-3274;Fax: (802) 258-3500; jeremy.youde@sit.edu; or http://www.sit.edu.
JOBS
Islamic History at Washington University
The History Department at Washington University in St. Louis seeks to appoint an Islamic/Middle East historian at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor. The successful candidate must be able and willing to teach the modern Middle East as well as a survey of Islamic history, and must have his/her dissertation in hand by September 1, 2000.Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to Professor Larry Schneider, History Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130. Priority will be given to applications received by October 15, 1999.
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Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar
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