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AREA EVENTS & LECTURE SERIES
January 31, 2003 10th Annual African Studies Consortium Workshop "War and Peace in Contemporary Africa" Time: 8:30AM-6:00PM Place: Terrace Room, Logan Hall For more information about the workshop and a complete schedule, please visit http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Workshop/workshop03.html
February 3, 2003 "The Search for an 'Authentic African Theater'" Mohammed ben-Abdallah Theater Arts Department, University of Ghana former Minister of Culture of Ghana Time: 7:00P.M.-9:00P.M. Place: Kirby Lecture Hall in Martin Hall Swarthmore College
February 10, 2003 "Language, Exile, Dispossession & Counter Discourse" Abena Busia English Department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Time: 7:00P.M.-9:00P.M. Place: Scheuer Room Swarthmore College
February 15, 2003 PERFROMANCE Ladysmith Black Mambazo "Ladysmith Black Mambazo continued to imbue its music with a haunting, ethereal, dreamlike quality. Its seven bass voices and two of its three tenors sang such close harmonies and with such subtle nuances that they sounded like one deep, rich, resonant and proud voice." -- The New York Times For more information about Ladysmith Black Mambazo, visit http://www.mambazo.com/ Time: 8:00 P.M. Place: Zellerbach Theatre For tickets, please visit http://www.annenbergcenter.org/subscriptions/series.php?series=african
February 17, 2003 "English as a Foreign Anguish: African Diaspora & The Silencing of Tongues" Kamau Brathwaite Comparative Literature Department at New York University Time: 7:00P.M.-9:00P.M. Place: Scheuer Room Swarthmore College
February 25, 2003 Africa Health Group "Healing and Post-War Reintegration in Mozambique and Angola" Alcinda Honwana Time: 4:30PM Place: Biomedical Research Building II/III 253
March 4, 2003 "Documenting the African Experience of Slavery: History, Literature, Film" Kofi Anyidoho Swarthmore College Time: 4:15P.M. Place: Scheuer Room Swarthmore College
March 21, 2003 Spring Lecture Series "The Governance of Protected Areas in Eastern and Southern Africa" Peter Rogers Bates College Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM Place: TBA
March 21, 2003 Outreach Event "Doing Business in Africa Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM Place: TBA
March 25, 2003 Africa Health Group Steve Feierman "Local Strategies for AIDS Prevention in Rural Malawi" Time: 4:30 PM Place:TBA
April 11, 2003 Scholars for a Day Liisa Malkki & James Ferguson Time: 8:30PM-6:00PM Place: TBA
April 18, 2003 Outreach Event "Africa in the Media" Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM
April 29, 2003 Africa Health Group Title: TBA Kwaku-Ohene-Frempong,
MD University of Pennsylvania Time: 4:30PM Place: TBA
CONFERENCES
Prosperity through Empowerment" African Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Conference February 4-7, 2003 Johannesburg, South Africa The African Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Conference entitled "Prosperity through Empowerment" will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 4-7, 2003 and is organized by AMANITARE. AMANITARE, the African Partnership for Sexual and Reproductive Health and rights of Women and Girls, is a Pan-African ten-year initiative of RAINBOW (Research, Action and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women). Its main aim is to build an influential social movement to institutionalise the recognition of African women and girls' sexual and reproductive health and rights as fundamental to their civil and human rights.
The aim of the conference is to create a unique forum for debate and creative strategising around gender and health in Africa by bringing together African Women's Health and Rights movement activists with policy makers, researchers, health care providers, youth representatives, and the media from all sub-regions of the African continent. For information visit http://www.amanitare.org/ E-mail: conference@amanitare.org
15th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies
July 14-18, 2003 Hamburg, Germany The 15th International
Conference of Ethiopian Studies is organized by the
University of Hamburg, Germany. The thematic focus
will be on the humanities, with several sessions devoted
to various aspects of archaeology, history, religion,
languages, literature, arts, anthropology and social
sciences (including law and politics).
For more information, contact: 15th ICES Organizing
Committee Hamburg University Asia-Africa Institute
Edmund-Siemers-allee 1, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany Fax:
+49-40-42838-5675 E-mail: ices2003@uni-hamburg.de/website:
Website: www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/ICES2003
CONFERENCES & CALLS FOR PAPERS
Liberian Studies Association 35th Annual Meeting March
27 - 29, 2003 Broome Community College, Binghamton,
New York The Liberian Studies Association is welcoming
paper submissions for its 35th Annual Meeting to be
held at Broome Community College in Binghamton, New
York on March 27-29, 2003. The intent is to facilitate
year-around communication and efforts among interested
parties. It is hoped that this will lead to annual
reports of work accomplished being given at future
meetings, rather than just "academic" papers.
Some of the areas where such working groups might
be productive include Liberia's Arts (including music)
Health Natural Environment De-militarization, Rehabilitation,
and Re-education of participants and victims of Liberia's
conflicts Repatriation (of human an financial capital)
Expatriate Affairs (including legal concerns) Education
Liberia's Media Preservation and diffusion of Liberia's
History and Media (Indiana archives: papers, newspapers,
audio-tapes, photographs, etc.), and the funding and
conversion of those materials to permanent digital
form so that they can be made available throughout
Liberia at minimal cost Early maps of Liberia Indigenous
Knowledge Systems; Development, and so forth. If you
have ideas along these or other lines, contact those
you think also might be interested in such an effort
and then submit a proposal for an initial meeting.
The idea is to add to our usual conference format
a more long-term applied focus on the nation. For
further information, contact: Dr. Gordon C. Thomasson
P.O. Box 1017, Broome Community College (SUNY), Binghamton,
NY 13902 Telephone: (607)778-5097. E-mail: thomasson_g@sunybroome.edu
The South Eastern Regional Seminar on African Studies
(SERSAS) Annual Spring Meeting April 11-12, 2003 Carrollton,
Georgia The South Eastern Regional Seminar on African
Studies (SERSAS) is pleased to announce the call for
papers for its annual spring meeting and conference.
The meeting will be hosted April 11-12, 2003, at the
State University of West Georgia, Carrollton,
GA, U. S. A.
This CFP is currently open in terms of disciplines and topics, and prospective participants are invited to propose panels as well as individual papers. SERSAS prides itself on providing an informal, collegial environment for the exchange of academic ideas, research, and papers relating to all aspects of African studies. Advanced graduate students are welcome to submit work-in-progress proposals and faculty are encouraged to bring along advanced graduate students. Further information about directions, accommodation, and panels will be made available in due course. Please check the SERSAS website noted below. For more information, or to submit a proposal, please contact the coordinators: Dr. Aran S. MacKinnon Department of History, State University of West Georgia 1600 Maple St., Carrollton, GA, 30118 Tel. (770) 836-4554 E-mail: amackinn@westga.edu
Dr. Nonso Okereafoezeke Department of Criminal Justice Belk Building Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 28723 Tel. (828) 227-2177 E-mail: nonso@wcu.edu
For more information about SERSAS and to see past papers and conferences, please visit the SERSAS website: http://www.ecu.edu/african/sersas/homepage.htm
For more information about our hosts at the State University
of West Georgia or for directions, please consult
their website: http://www.westga.edu/
13th Annual Conference of the Pan African Anthropological
Association Anthropology and the Contemporary Global
Trends University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa June
29-July 4, 2003 Anthropologists as well as other social
scientists should make a concerted effort to understand
the underlying historical and cultural motivations
that contribute to ethnic and religious conflicts so
that they may assist in humankind's understanding
of its existence and the need for cooperation in the
global village. There is a challenge for social scientists
to explore the sub-themes mentioned below. Indigenous
Knowledge Systems Aids/HIV and Health Inequalities
in Africa Gender and Development Issues Sport, Culture
and Tourism The teaching of Anthropology and its future
in the 21st century Ethnicity and Racism issues Perspectives
on NEPAD and AU Poverty and Human Rights Research Ethics
and Methodologies The Conference will be held at the
University of Port Elizabeth in South Africa from
June 29-July 4, 2003.
PAN AFRICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (PAAA) University of Port Elizabeth PO Box 1600 Port Elizabeth 6000 South Africa Tel: 27 41 504 2185 Fax: 27 41 504 7425 Email: ANADLB@upe.ac.za
David Mills, Anthropology Coordinator, C-SAP: Centre for learning and teaching Sociology, Anthropology and Politics, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT Phone: 01865 793328 Fax 0121 414 7920 Email: d.mills@bham.ac.uk Website: www.c-sap.bham.ac.uk
"Towards an Africa without Borders: Unification and Fundamental Change" University of Wisconsin-Madison Deadline for Abstracts: February 1, 2003, Deadline for Papers, May 1, 2003 We are interested in papers for a conference to be held at the University of Wisconsin. The conference is titled, "Towards an Africa without Borders: Unification and Fundamental Change". The purpose of the conference is to bring scholars, writers and political activists concerned with fundamental change together under one roof to discuss the future of Africa, the future of theoretical and practical approaches to change and the role of African languages and literature in the quest for African unification. The conference is open to all activists regardless of the specific locality of their struggle. The deadline for abstracts is February 1st and for the full papers May 1st, 2003.
We, the organizers are working under the following premises: That we are living in a world where the term globalization denotes the exploitation of labor, natural and human resources for the vast majority of the world's population. For that reason, struggle in Africa finds itself at the world stage. A local struggle must by necessity locate itself in the global struggle. The international arena has become the theater of change. Therefore, those serving change, whether as writers, historians, scholars, and/or political activists in and for Africa have to be willing to serve, in word and deed, contemporary struggles against continued marginalization. Thus, we are moving forward as members of a generation that seeks to step up to history and answer the call previous generations have hearkened to: that Africa should take control of its economic, political and cultural livelihood. It is time for our generation to answer Frantz Fanon's call to action: "Every generation must out of relative obscurity find it mission; fulfill or betray it." Anticipated key-note speakers include Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Angela Davis, and Maina Wa Kinyatti.
We are calling for papers that address but not limited
to the following topics: Feminism and Pan-Africanism/
Feminist critique of Pan-Africanism African American
and African relationships in political struggles The
future of change in Africa Latin American and African
connections in political struggle Globalization and
the struggle against neocolonialism Racism, imperialism
and literary expression Pan-Africanism and political
struggles - historical and contemporary African unification
The Congo and Pan Africanism Palestine: What does
it mean to the Political activist in Africa and America?
The African Writer and Language Art in social change:
visual, dramatic, literary, musical African and African
diaspora connections North African and Sub-Saharan
African connections Native American and African American
historical relationship
You can email abstracts to mwngugi@wisc.edu or sdgeraghty@wisc.edu
or send them to the following address: Towards an
Africa without Borders Department of African Languages
and Literature University of Wisconsin 1414 Van Hise
1212 Linden Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53715 For more
information, please contact Mukoma Wa Ngugi at 608-251-6136
or visit our website http://adn.bizwebdir.com
Stanford Berkeley Joint Center for African Studies Conference on Popular Culture in Africa April 26, 2003 Stanford University Deadline for Submissions: February 15, 2003 Popular culture in Africa is a vibrant site of cultural production and interaction that reflects the power of the informal sector. It is commonly understood in opposition to official or "high" culture of museums, formal theaters, galleries, and corporate film and music distribution. Such concepts create misleading boundaries that efface the mutual appropriation of forms and sites of cultural production. Indeed, the production of popular culture can be a sphere for expressing shared aesthetic and social values among disparate socioeconomic groups, including dominant elites and marginalized, impoverished groups (e.g., as in the audiences for certain kinds of humor). Thus there are alternative and sometimes conflicting ideas about what popular culture is and how to use the term analytically. One of the goals of this conference is to sharpen our understanding of the term itself.
Popular culture derives its vibrancy from its resonance with "tradition" and from its engagement with trans-local circuits of culture. But the engagement with tradition is not an uncritical performance of a by-gone past. Instead, it is often a statement of new aspirations and meanings drawing on traditional as well as new media. Popular culture draws from the local even as it engages with new developments in transnational movements, vernacularizing them in particular ways. In this manner, it may provide space for the oppositional understandings and inversions of dominant cultural forms. The study of popular culture in Africa thus provides opportunities to probe its performative as well as its political and economic aspects, to interrogate the linkages between the production and consumption of culture, and to probe historical changes in the field.
The Stanford-Berkeley Joint Center for African Studies invites papers and presentations of popular culture in Africa and on related topics. Registration for the conference is free. Each participant is responsible for his or her own transportation, hotel and meal expenses. Please contact Stanford's Center for African Studies for a list of local hotels.
Please send a one-page abstract with a title, name,
position or job title, affiliation and department,
mailing address and e-mail address, telephone and
fax number. Individuals whose papers are accepted
will be asked to 1) Submit papers by April 10, 2003
for distribution to the discussants. The Center reserves
the right to remove from the conference program papers
that are not made available by that date. 2) Submit
a request for special equipment, e.g., slide or overhead
projectors, cassette recorder, by April 3, 2003.
3) Notify the Center whether or not copies of your
paper can be given to the Stanford and University
of California, Berkeley libraries. Notification must
be received by the date of the conference.
Unfortunately, we can not accommodate requests to have
papers read in the absence of the author. Send questions
application materials to Christine Capper Program Administrator
Center for African Studies Stanford University Stanford,
CA 94305-2152 Fax: 650-723-8528. Email: ccapper@stanford.edu
International Conference on the Development of Women
in South Africa Broadening and Strengthening Gender
Relations in the 21st Century July 2-4, 2003 Alice,
South Africa Submission Deadline for Abstracts: February
28, 2003 Vukani Makhosikazi Sekunjalo--Women arise!
Now is the time! The Bisho Conference, which will
be held at the University of Fort Hare Alice July
2-4, 2003, is a collaboration between the Gender Forum
of the University of Fort Hare Alice, the Office of
the Status of Women, the Bisho Commission on Gender
Equality and Office of the Premier Special Program.
Women remain the poorest in every country in the world.
Poverty prevents women in rural areas, in the slums
of the cities from developing. The way to empowerment
is through the ending of poverty. Almost all our disabilities
stem from our lack of money, which leads to independence.
Lack of independence makes women vulnerable to abuse.
Violence against women and children is rife in South
Africa as well as in other parts of the world. The
incidence of rape in South Africa is amongst the highest
in the world. Not only women, but also small children
suffer this abomination. The scourge of HIV/AIDS has
impinged on women to an enormous degree. They are
carrying the burden of this pandemic. Not only are
young women dying and leaving their children behind
in destitution, but they also are caring for their
men and children who are afflicted. The HIV/AIDS pandemic
has exacerbated violence against women and children.
The widespread mythology that infants can cure them
has led men to violate the youngest of babies. Many
young women do not have the power to insist on protection
when having sex and get infected. Women are abused
in the most violent ways. Schools are not immune from
the horrendous consequences of violence where it has
reached unacceptable levels. These are realities,
which none of us can us can deny.
The purpose of the conference is to create a forum where
women worldwide will have the opportunity to share
experiences and ideas. We need to identify how to
break the bondages of poverty, exploitation and violence
against women and children. It will provide a non-threatening
space to facilitate appropriate and creative but practical
strategies to eradicate all forms of violence against
women and children. The conference seeks to empower
and capacitate women and girls to be vocal in breaking
the silence and demanding their rights. The organizers
of this conference aspire to attracting girls and
women from all sections, categories, cultures, religious
formations, as well as across the South African borders.
Youth are also encouraged to participate at this workshop
to present their ideas, perspectives and suggestions
to identify workable strategies to fight this evil.
Proposals for presentations should focus on the conference
theme and following sub-themes, which serve as guidelines,
but not an exhausted list: Women and poverty: gendering
economics and politics Rural development: building
and infrastructure in rural areas and empowering women
Exploring violence: the abuse of women, men and children
Carrying the burden of HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and other
infectious diseases Gendering education: from nursery
to tertiary. Gendering the work place: unionizing
women, measuring and valuing unwaged work Gendering
social institutions: religion, marriage and cultural
institutions Educating the girl child Gender mentoring
The format of the papers and abstracts should preferably
conform to the requirements of: The South African
Journal of Psychology: instruction to authors (which
is based on publication Manual of the American Psychology
Association) or The South African Journal of Higher
Education: Guidelines and conditions. Should a presenter
have her/his own journal or publication of her/his
choice either than the above, such information and
format of the publisher should be forwarded to the
conference secretariat prior to presentation. No changes
to the titles of presentations and abstracts will
be considered after formal acceptance thereof. Abstracts
for papers should include the title of the paper and
200- 400 words that describe the purpose, overview
(results) and conclusion of the paper. Abstracts
for workshops should be a maximum length of 400 words.
Please describe the purpose, outline, techniques
to be used and maximum number of participants to attend.
Abstracts for posters should include the title of
the poster and a 200-400-word description of the theme
of the poster. The deadline for submission of all
abstracts (paper, poster &workshop) should is
February 28, 2003. Full papers are due by the end of
April 2003.
For more information or to submit abstracts, please
contact: Ms L.N.Mlisa Conference Chairperson Acting
Director: Student Counseling University of Fort Hare
P/BAG X1314 Alice 5700 Tel: +2740 6022279/ 6022010
Fax: +2740 6531007 / 6022010 Email: lmlisa@ufh.ac.za
Mobile: +2783 494 0433
Ms Hazel Hloma Conference Secretary Oliver Tambo Human
Rights Center University of Fort Hare P/BAG X1314 Alice
5700 Tel: +2740 6022544 Fax: +2740 6022544 Email: hhloma@ufh.ac.za
Mobile: +2783 3640 900 Closing date for registration
is January 31, 2003.
Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa
(ISITA) Program of African Studies at Northwestern
University Third Annual ISITA Colloquium: Muslim/Christian
Encounters in Africa May 22-25, 2003 Deadline for Abstracts:
March 1, 2003 The Institute for the Study of Islamic
Thought in Africa will hold a colloquium on May 22-25,
2003, devoted to scholarship on the interactions between
Muslims and Christians in Africa, past and present.
Recent inter-religious conflicts in Africa suggest
a decline in tolerance between Muslims and Christians.
Violence has erupted in Nigeria and Tanzania, for
example, over the imposition of Islamic law and codes
of conduct, hardening cleavages between Muslim- and
Christian-dominated areas. This is symptomatic of
the growing importance of religion in the public arena.
In North Africa and the Horn, Christians and Muslims
have a long history of mostly peaceful interaction
dating back to the earliest spread of Islam in the
seventh century. In sub-Saharan Africa, encounters
between the two religions came at different times,
the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries along the coast
and after the eighteenth century in the interior regions.
Under colonial rule, European administrations pursued
a wide variety of religious policies, in some places
promoting the rise of an educated Christian elite
(e.g. Kenya and Tanzania) and in others protecting
the powerful Islamic polities against Christian encroachment
(Northern Nigeria and Northern Sudan). Presently,
theological traditions, changes in demographic patterns,
the growth of religious militancy, and global religious
trends have become important factors in the struggle
of individuals to make sense of political turmoil,
economic disparity, and social upheaval. In the Sudan,
such interaction has resulted in a decades-long civil
war. In Nigeria, religious interaction ranges from
extreme intolerance in some Northern states to easy
peaceful coexistence in the Southwestern states. In
Senegal, where Islam has been a strong influence since
the eleventh century, ecumenicalism prevails. In many
other parts of the continent, Muslims and Christians
interact with relatively little friction, and it is
not uncommon to find members of the same family following
different religious paths. Possible topics for colloquium
papers are the following: The role of Islam and/or
Christianity in public life in Africa The role of international
religious organizations in Africa Religion in civil
society Conversion to/from Islam/Christianity Intermarriage
between Muslims and Christians Human rights and religious
law (sharia in Nigeria, for instance) Life histories
and/or biographies of Muslim or Christian theologians,
clerics, intellectuals, or philosophers
Interested scholars are invited to submit paper abstracts
of not more than 300 words, along with their curriculum
vitae by 1 March 2003. As funds and space are limited,
ISITA is able to accept only a small number of submissions
and provide partial travel support for a few participants;
others are urged to seek their own funding.
Materials may be emailed to r-shereikis@northwestern.edu or sent to Rebecca Shereikis ISITA Coordinator Program of African Studies Northwestern University 620 Library Place Evanston, Illinois 60208-4110
CALLS FOR ARTICLES
Journal of African Law Special Issue: "Africa and
the WTO"
Submission Deadline: January 31, 2003 The launch of
the Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations at
the World Trade Organisation's ministerial meeting
in Qatar has serious implications for Africa's participation
in the multilateral trading system. The new round
of trade talks are to focus on a wide range of issues
including antidumping, dispute settlement, electronic
commerce, subsidies, technology transfer, and regional
trading arrangements. The outcome of the negotiations
will affect considerably the future growth and development
of Africa's economies. It is for this reason that
the Journal of African Law invites papers to be considered
for publication in a special issue on "Africa
and the WTO" to be published in 2003. The deadline
is January 31, 2003.
Papers should be original and should cover any of the
items being negotiated by the parties. Specifically,
the Journal would like to receive papers that deal
with the broader organizational issues such as the
dispute settlement mechanism, the participation of
African countries in the Committees established under
the various agreements, the relationship between African
regional organizations and the WTO, and the implementation
of WTO obligations at the national level.
Proposed papers should be sent to: The Editors, Journal
of African Law Faculty of Law and Social Sciences Department
of Law, School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh
Street Russell Square LONDON WC1H 0XG United Kingdom
Full instructions are available at www.cambridge.org/journals/jal
SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
Facing Global Capital, Finding Human Security: A Gendered Critique Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship Program The National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) Center for the Study of Women and Society at the Graduate Center of CUNY Deadline for Applications: January 31, 2003 Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship Program, The National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) and the Center for the Study of Women and Society at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York announce a Rockefeller-funded Humanities Fellowship Program, Facing Global Capital, Finding Human Security: A Gendered Critique. Fellowships are available for 2003/2004 to selected activists, academics and policymakers. This interdisciplinary program explores the uses of a human security framework for identifying non-discriminatory, sustainable policies for women and girls, drawing into dialogue critical theories in the humanities and social sciences, and discourses of policymakers and activists.
For more information and application forms visit the
web site at: http://www.ncrw.org and http://web.gc.cuny.edu/womenstudies/index.htm.
Applications for 2003/2004 are due January 31, 2003.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2003-2004 Solomon
Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict Deadline
for Applications: February 1, 2003 The Solomon Asch
Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at the
University of Pennsylvania seeks a PhD in the social
sciences with experience using both quantitative and
qualitative measures, good writing skills, and field
experience in at east one developing country. The
Fellow will be placed with the Evaluation and Policy
Analysis Unit of the Office of the UN High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva, Switzerland. Understanding
of refugee issues and humanitarian operations would
therefore be an advantage. The Fellow will be expected
to contribute to UNHCR research, evaluation and policy
analysis projects, with an opportunity to pursue one
personal research project. The Fellow will also be
expected to contribute to the development of a new
Masters program at the Asch Center. Fellowship support
will be about $40,000 (U.S.) and a second year of
support may be possible. Applications accepted until
1 February 2003, notification by 15 February, placement
as early as June 2003 and negotiable.
Inquiries and applications to Dr. Clark McCauley Solomon
Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict University
of Pennsylvania St. Leonard's Court, Suite 305 3819-33
Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 cmccaule@psych.upenn.edu
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) Deadline for
Applications: February 1, 2003 The Margaret McNamara
Memorial Fund was established in 1981 to honor the
late Margaret McNamara and her commitment to the well
being of women and children in developing countries.
The purpose of the grand is to support the education
of women from developing countries who are committed
to improving the lives of women and children in their
home countries. Previous grant recipients studies
agriculture, architecture and urban planning, civil
engineering, education, forestry, journalism, nursing,
nutrition, pediatrics, public administration, public
health, social sciences and social work.
Applicants must be women who are already living in the
United States and enrollment in the program for which
they will use the grant. The MMMF does not provide
pre-enrollment funding, even if the candidate has
received notification of acceptance. The MMMF awards
up to six grants of about $11,000 each year; they
are not renewable. Application forms are currently
available through January 31, 2003. The deadline for
completed applications is February 1, 2003. Recipients
are notified by May 1.
To be eligible, a woman applying for and MMMF grant
must meet ALL of the following criteria: She must
have a record of service to women and/or children in
her country She must reside in the United States at
the time she submits the application She must already
be enrolled in the accredited U.S. educational institution
where she will use the grant and remain enrolled during
the entire year of the grant She must use the grant
to continue to study for her degree She must be a national
of a developing country that is currently eligible
to borrow from the World Bank and cannot be a U.S.
Green Card holder She must intend to return to a developing
country in about two years She must demonstrate financial
need She must be 25 years old by December 31, 2002
She must not be related to any World Bank Group staff
member or his or her spouse
Students who meet ALL criteria may request an application
by email, fax or letter or by visiting the MMMF website:
http://www.worldbank.org/yournet and click on the
link to Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund. Please refer
to the Country Eligibility List or write to MMMF,
World Bank Group Volunteer Services 1818 H Street NW
MSN H2-204 Washington, DC 20433 Tel: (202) 473-8751
Fax: (202) 522-3142 Email: mmmf@worldbank.org
2003-2004 Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture University of Chicago Deadline for Applications: February 17, 2003 The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago invites applications for the 2003-2004 post-doctoral fellowship to begin September 29, 2003. Qualified candidates from all disciplines who have their Ph.D. are encouraged to apply.
The goal of the fellowship is to support the work of
an outstanding scholar whose research focuses on the
study of race or ethnicity by allowing the fellow
to devote his or her full energies to the further
development of their research agenda. The fellowship
carries a stipend of $35,000 and a travel and research
budget of $2,500. The fellow will be provided with
office space and a computer at the Center and full
access to University libraries and other facilities.
Awardees will be expected to be in full-time residence
during the academic year beginning September 29, 2003,
present his or her work at one of the Reproduction
of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop meetings and
actively participate in the workshop and other activities
sponsored by the Race Center. There will be no teaching
responsibilities.
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
(CSRPC) at the University of Chicago is committed
to moving the study of race and ethnicity beyond the
black/white paradigm. The work of faculty affiliated
with the Center explores different processes of racialization
experienced within groups as well as across groups
in sites as diverse as North America, Latin America,
the Caribbean, Africa, the Asian Pacific, and Europe.
We are especially interested in work that highlights
the intersection of race and ethnicity with other
identities such as gender, class, sexuality and nationality,
and interrogates social and identity cleavages within
racialized communities.
Applicants for the 2003-2004 academic year are required to have a Ph.D. currently and to send 1) Description of the project(s) that will be undertaken over the course of the fellowship year (3-5 pages). 2) Writing sample, which may be a published or un-published work (not to exceed 30 pages). 3) Curriculum vitae. 4) Three letters of recommendation under separate cover.
Complete applications must be received at the address below by February 17, 2003 for full consideration. Awards will be announced by March 31, 2003. For additional information call (773) 702-8063 or e-mail csrpc@uchicago.edu
Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture The
University of Chicago Attention: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Selection Committee 5733 S. University Chicago, Illinois
60637
SCALI 2003 Fellowship
Deadline for Applications: March 7, 2003 University
of Illinois Center for African Studies invites applications
for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
for African Language for the summer term, 2003. The
Center for African Studies at the University of Illinois,
pending funding from the US Department of Education,
works in conjunction with other African Studies units
nationwide to offer African language courses during
the summer. For more information, please visit http://www.ohiou.edu/linguistics/dept/SCALI/Index.html
For details on applying for the SCALI 2003 program,
contact FLAS Committee Center for African Studies 210
International Studies Building 910 S. Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
West African Research Center Travel Grant Deadline
for Applications: March 15, 2003 The West African Research
Center in Dakar, Senegal is offering travel bursaries
of up to $2500 to West African scholars and graduate
students. These funds may be used to:
1) Attend and read papers at academic conferences relevant
to the applicant's field of research 2) Visit libraries
that contain resources necessary to the applicant's
current academic work 3) Travel to research site.
Applications consist of the following: A description
(6 double-spaced pages max) of applicant's research
and how the travel is relevant to his work. CV with
research and teaching record when applicable An abstract
of the paper to be read and a letter of acceptance
to the conference A description of the collections
to be consulted and their significance to the research
The deadline for travel between July 1, 2003 and December 31, 2003 is March 15, 2003.
Submit applications to: West African Research Center/
Centre de Recherche Ouest Africaine, B.P. 5456 (Fann
Residence), Rue E x Leon G. Damas, Dakar Senegal Telephone:
221-865-22-77 Fax: 221-824-20-58 Website: http://www.warc-croa
Summer Arts Institute Arts and Culture of African,
African American, or African Diasporic Communities
University of Maryland June 28-August 4, 2003 Deadline
for Applications: March 21, 2003 The David C. Driskell
Center for the Study of the African Diaspora at the
University of Maryland is hosting its first Summer
Arts Institute from June 28 to August 4, 2003, designed
primarily for upper class undergraduates intending
to pursue a master's of fine arts or doctoral degree
in any humanistic field with a focus on the arts and
culture of African, African American, or African diasporic
communities. The goal of the Institute is to encourage
promising students to pursue careers in the arts and
study of African diasporic culture.
The Institute will entail five weeks of seminars; hands-on workshops in a range of media (such as visual, musical, or performance arts, video, creative writing, web technologies); visits to local arts and cultural institutions; conversations with accomplished artists and scholars. Students will work on a scholarly or creative project to be shared in a culminating exhibit or roundtable. Participants will receive round trip air travel, a modest stipend, a meal card, appropriate supplies, and access to the UM library, computer labs, and other facilities; they will be housed on the UM campus.
Applications from upper class undergraduates or the equivalent, and recent graduates (within two years of the BA) are welcomed from which, approximately sixteen students will be chosen to participate. They will be provided with round trip air travel from their home to the UM campus in College Park, lodging and meals for the duration of the program, access to UM facilities, a stipend.
The application consists of 1) a personal statement
2) an official undergraduate transcript 3) a 500 -
1000 word project proposal, outlining either a scholarly
question of interest or a creative work the applicant
wishes to realize 4) two letters of recommendation,
which may be sent separately
The applicant should send also any relevant supporting
materials such as slides, a writing sample (not to
exceed 3000 words), etc. The deadline for receipt
of all materials and supporting documents is March
21, 2003. The Driskell Center will notify those selected
for participation in the Institute by April 30, 2003.
For more information, please contact Michelle Henderson
Tel: 301-405-6835 Email: mlhender@umd.edu www.driskellcenter.umd.edu
Applications should be sent to: The David C. Driskell
Center Attn: Summer Arts Institute Program 2114 Tawes
Fine Arts Building University of Maryland College Park,
MD 20742
Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship Deadline
for Applications: April 15, 2003 The Benjamin A. Gilman
International Scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department
of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
and administered by the Institute of International
Education is a program that enables students who have
limited financial means to participate in study abroad
opportunities worldwide. The program provides awards
of up to $5,000 for U.S. citizen undergraduate students
at two-and four-year institutions to pursue semester
or academic-year long study opportunities in other
countries. To be eligible, students must be receiving
a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application and
cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under
a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning. For more
information, application deadlines and the online application,
please access the Gilman Program web site at www.iie.org/gilman
. For travel in Fall 2003, the deadline for applications
is April 15, 2003.
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer Positions in South African or Central American
Libraries Deadline for Applications: January 31, 2003
Spend the summer of 2003 helping communities gain access
to the information they need to build a better future
as part of the Inform the World Library Skills Exchange
(ITW). ITW volunteers provide hands-on assistance
and training to rural librarians in South Africa, Honduras
and Guatemala. The program is a unique opportunity
to share your skills while experiencing another culture.
If you love libraries and have a sense of adventure,
join us for this exciting service project! The World
Library Partnership (WLP) is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to building global understanding by promoting
literacy, learning and access to information. Visit
our website at www.worldlibraries.org for more information.
WLP invites librarians, library school students, teachers,
IT professionals and others who love libraries to
apply. Conversational Spanish is a requirement for
the Central America program. Fluency in English is
required for the South Africa program. The ITW volunteers
will conduct practical service projects in libraries
in rural South Africa and Central America.
Central America Honduras - June 25-July 23, 2003 Guatemala
- July 2-July 30, 2003
South Africa Limpopo Province - July 15-August 15 Kwa
Zulu Natal Province - July 22-August 22, 2003
The application for the various ITW 2003 programs can
be found at our website www.worldlibraries.org along
with more detailed information about each program.
The Application Deadline is January 31, 2003.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or
concerns. For the South Africa programs contact Maggie
Hite at maggie@worldlibraries.org. and for the Central
America programs contact Mary Alice McCarthy at maryalice@worldlibraries.org
or give us a call at 919/479-0163.
The Fulbright-Hays Summer Group Project Abroad for Zulu
Durban, South Africa June 18-August 7, 2003 Deadline
for Applications: February 1, 2003 The Program in African
Languages and The Council on African Studies at Yale
University under the sponsorship of The Association
of African Studies Programs and The African Language
Teachers' Association invite applications for the
Summer Group Project Abroad in South Africa 2003 for
Intermediate and Advanced students of Zulu. Participants
will meet in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, for Orientation
and then move to the Pietermaritzburg campus of the
University of Natal for Part One of the program. They
will live on campus and receive intensive Zulu instruction
from Zulu faculty led by Professor Msawakhe Hlengwa
and Ms Mary Gordon. Each afternoon participants will
have tutorial sessions with Zulu language student
tutors that will include excursions into Pietermaritzburg
and surrounding areas. There will be regular site visits
to places of significance to Zulu history and contemporary
life in KwaZulu-Natal, and participation in ceremonies
and cultural events. In Part Two participants will
move to southern KwaZulu-Natal for home stays. They
will stay with Zulu families and join in family activities.
During this period they will undertake mini-research
projects. In Part Three of the program participants
will again leave campus to stay with urban families
in the Pietermaritzburg suburb of Imbali. They will
return to the University of Natal campus for examinations,
and will then leave for a final weekend of debriefing
in the Drakensberg mountains before departure.
The project is open to US graduate students and undergraduates
who have successfully completed at least two semesters
or equivalent of isiZulu, isiXhosa, siSwati, or siNdebele
language study. The program will be directed by Sandra
Sanneh, Director Yale Program in African Languages
in affiliation with University of Natal - Pietermaritzburg.
Participants will pay their own air travel costs
to and from New York, and a fee to cover tuition and
administration costs. Other expenses will be met by
the program. See the application packet for further
details Sandra Sanneh Yale Program in African Languages
P.O. Box 208206 New Haven, CT 06520-8206 Tel: (203)
432-1179 Fax: (203) 432-5963 Email: sandra.sanneh@yale.edu
Application packets available from Title VI Resource
Centers for African Studies and from: Lora M. LeMosy
Senior Administrative Assistant Council on African
Studies Yale University PO Box 208206 New Haven, CT
06520-8206 Tel: (203) 432-3436 Fax: (203) 432-5963
Email: lora.lemosy@yale.edu For more information, please
visit http://www.yale.edu/zulu
A Study of Akan and Ga Cultures in Ghana GPA Short
Term Seminar (Pending Funding) June 18-August 1, 2003
Deadline for Applications: February 10, 2003 U.S.
Dept. of Education Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
(GPA), Center for African Studies, University of Florida
and the Office of International Studies and Programs,
University of Florida are sponsoring a GPA Short-term
Seminar. It will be A Study of Akan and Ga Cultures
in Accra Ghana from June 18-August 1, 2003. Group
departure will be from Gainesville, Florida and the
group will return to Orlando. The program participants
will all travel together; there are no exceptions.
Eligibility: Citizen, national, or permanent resident
of U.S. Elementary or secondary school teacher (Priority
1) Four- and two-year college faculty of area studies
(Priority 2) Experienced educator responsible for planning,
conducting, or supervising programs in area studies
(Priority 2) Graduate student (Advanced Akan or Ga
graduate students only) (Priority 3) Demonstration
of career commitment to area studies No previous visitation/residency
for 12 months or more in Akan or Ga area in Ghana
Must possess a valid passport (obtain a passport immediately)
Proof of health insurance (emergency and non-emergency)
There is a program fee of $650 but the GPA Short-term
Seminar Financial Support will cover group airfare
to and from Accra, Ghana, accommodation (double occupancy)
in Ghana, food in Ghana, culture instruction, field
trips and instructional materials.
There will be mandatory orientations at the University
of Florida 2 days prior to departure and also in Accra
Go to http://web.africa.ufl.edu/announce/GPA-Summer2003APP.pdf
for an application in Acrobat PDF format. For additional
information contact: Dr. Paul A. Kotey, Director,
Akan and Ga Short-term Seminar University of Florida
Center for African Studies 427 Grinter Hall P.O.
Box 115560 Gainesville, FL 32611-5560 Phone No:
352-392-7015 or 392-2183 E-mail: pkotey@aall.ufl.edu
National African Language Resource Center Summer Institute
for African Language Instructors June 2-20, 2003 Deadline
for Applications: March 3, 2003 As interest in African
language learning and teaching increases, so does
the need to prepare graduate students and teaching
assistants who are planning to pursue African language
teaching as a profession. The Summer 2003 Institute
has been designed to help meet this need. It will train
fellows in a number of crucial areas central to the
effective design and operation of an African Language
Program. African language scholars who are interested
in professional development are also encourage to
participate in the institute.
The program consists of a three-week intensive introduction
to: 1)African Language Program development, coordination
and evaluation; 2)Teaching the Productive Skills (Speaking
and Writing) in the African Language Classroom 3)Teaching
the Receptive Skills (Listening and Reading) in the
African Language Classroom.
Fellows will learn how to start a new African language
program and how to enhance an existing one. They
will also have hands-on experience on how to teach
both the productive and receptive skills.
Applicants must be 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.
African language instructors and scholars may also
apply. Experience in teaching African languages is
preferable. To apply, the applicant should submit
a letter of application and supporting documents (which
include a CV and three letters of recommendation, one
of the letters should be from the director of the
applicant's African language program) for the summer
2003 institute by March 3, 2003. Applications may
be submitted by mail or through electronic mail. Send
to: National African Language Resource Center 4231Humanities
Building 455 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706 Tel:
(608) 265-7905 Fax: (608) 265-7904 E-mail: nalrc@mhub.facstaff.wisc.edu.
University of Natal International School Deadline
for Applications: March 31, 2003 The University of
Natal is offering an intensive 5 week International
School Program from June 23 - August 1, 2003. This
program presents an opportunity to study in KwaZulu-Natal,
the most populous and diverse province in South Africa.
Students get the opportunity to learn Culture and
Diversity, Service Learning and Zulu Language and Culture
at the Durban campus. The Pietermaritzburg campus
offers Zulu language, Art and culture, community service
and policy issues, and Turbulent Times: A history
of KwaZulu-Natal from days to present. It integrates
theory and practice through site visits as well as
hands on experience with multi-media learning. Students
earn credits through continuous assessment and an
exam at the end of the program. For more details about
the program, please visit the site: http://www.und.ac.za/und/is/index.html.
Applications close on March 31, 2003. Inquiries may
also be directed to Dr. Catherine Ndinda, Ph.D., Coordinator
International School Rick Turner SU Building, 4th Floor
Room 412 University of Natal 4041, Durban SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27-31-260-2677 Fax: +27-31-260-2136 E-mail: iws@nu.ac.za
Cross Cultural Collaborative, Inc.
Cross Cultural Collaborative, Inc. (CCC) is an educational
non-profit organization that promotes cultural exchange
and understanding. It is a research center and meeting
place for exhibits, community based art workshops,
performances, conferences, classes, and other activities
to promote cultural awareness and appreciation.
Their goal is to bring people together from different
cultures where they can get to know each other through
the language of art.
Workshops are held at the center, located next to the
ocean in a suburb of Accra. CCC, Inc. has a Ghanaian
staff, resident manager and is in a gated community
with clinics and hospitals nearby. CCC, Inc. invites
scholars from all over the world to work with Ghanaians
on collaborations that range from mosaic walls to
documentary films.
To learn more about this program, visit http://www.culturalcollaborative.org/workshops.htm,
or contact: Ellie Schimelman, Director 45 Auburn
St. Brookline, MA 02466 Telephone: (617) 277-0482
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Northwestern Univeristy: Library Bibliographer of Africana
Established in 1954, the Melville J. Herskovits Library
of African Studies at Northwestern University is the
largest separate library devoted to African studies
in existence. With holdings of about 286,000 volumes
and 2800 current serials, the Herskovits Library's
collections are strongest for Africa south of the
Sahara. Although a separate library, the Herskovits
Library is an integral component of Northwestern University
Library. The Herskovits Library is closely linked with
the curricular and research programs of Northwestern
University's Program of African Studies. Established
in 1948 by Melville J. Herskovits, the Program of
African Studies is one of the earliest interdisciplinary
centers of its kind and serves as the academic, administrative
and social center of the University's Africanist community.
Further information about the Herskovits Library is
available from its website, www.library.northwestern.edu/africana.
MLS from an ALA accredited library school or an advanced
degree in an Africa-related social sciences or humanities
discipline, three years of successful library or equivalent
experience including collection development experience,
effective skills in both oral and written communication,
education and experience that provides for a clear
understanding of research and scholarly communication
in African studies, competence in French and familiarity
with publishing in Africa, the African book trade
and Africana vendors. Competence in an African language,
Portuguese or written Arabic are strongly desired as
are experience and interest in electronic formats
and digital technologies.
For more information about this position, please email
Peter Devlin at library-personnel@northwestern.edu.
To apply, please letter of application and resume, including
names of three references, to Peter J. Devlin Personnel
Librarian Northwestern University Library 1935 Sheridan
Road Evanston, Illinois 60208-2300 Review of applications
will begin immediately and continue until position
is filled. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action Employer. Employment eligibility
verification required upon hire.
University of Florida: Tenure Track Assistant Professor
of Kiswahili Deadline for Applications: February 15,
2003 The Department of African & Asian Languages
& Literatures (AALL) at the University of Florida
(UF) invites applications for a tenure track Assistant
Professor position in Kiswahili effective August 2003.
All sub-specializations (language instruction, linguistics,
literature, film, etc.) will be considered. Salary
will be competitive and will depend on the selected
candidate's accomplishments and experience. Applicants
must have at least a near native command of Kiswahili.
All interested individuals should have three referees
write directly to the address below. They should also
send to the search committee 1. a letter of application,
2. a current cv, including the names and addresses
of the three referees, 3. copies of two recent publications
which reflect their specialization, and 4. a copy
of at most two chapters of the analytical portions
of their dissertations if the PHD degree is relatively
recent. Applications must be postmarked by February
15, 2003.
UF is home to a National Resource Center--African Studies
(CAS). It has a very productive exchange program with
the University of Dar-es-Salaam. The University libraries
have an excellent Africana collection. There is a
comparatively large contingent of East Africanist faculty
distributed among the various colleges and departments.
The selected individual will have ample opportunity
to participate in the many facilities and resources
available at UF.
Please send applications to: Swahili Search Committee
Department of African & Asian Languages &
Literatures University of Florida 470 Grinter Hall
P.O.Box 115565 Gainesville, FL 32611-5565 USA UF is
an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
Eckerd College: Tenure Track Position
Deadline for Applications: March 31, 2003 The discipline
of Political Science invites applications for a tenure
track position at the assistant professor level to
begin September 2003. The department seeks a broadly
educated scholar trained in Comparative Politics with
a regional specialization in the politics of East
Asia/Pacific Rim to support majors in Political Science,
International Relations and the College's East Asian
Studies program. The discipline may also consider
strong candidates who have specializations in the
Middle East or Africa. The applicant should have strong
teaching skills and be able to offer courses in Comparative
Politics and East Asian Politics. The applicant must
also be prepared to teach introductory research methods/statistics
on a regular basis as a required element of this position,
and also make periodic contributions to the College's
interdisciplinary general education program. Ph.D.
in hand by the start of the contract date is strongly
preferred.
Applicants should send letter of interest, vitae, three
letters of recommendation, teaching evaluations, transcripts
and writing samples by March 31, 2003 to: Dr. Anthony
R. Brunello Chair Search Committee Department of Political
Science/BES Eckerd College 4200 54th Avenue South St.
Petersburg, Florida 33711 Eckerd College is an EOE
employer.
Winrock International: Irrigated Rice Specialist-Mali
Winrock International is seeking an irrigated rice
specialist for work in Mali. Applicant must have
10 years experience working in irrigated rice. A
M.A. or higher in agronomy, plant breeding or pathology
is preferred. Experience working in irrigated production
systems for vegetables, rice and other food crops.
Persons applying should have experience working or
living in West Africa and speak both English and French.
Please send a resume and cover letter to: Winrock International
BPA 457 Bamako, Mali
World Vision: Operations Director-Sierra Leone World
Vision seeks an operations director for Sierra Leone.
The operations director is responsible to lead, support
and coordinate field operations of World Vision Sierra
Leone, to ensure that they are efficient and effective,
and meet the goals and objectives of World Vision
and community partners as laid out in the annual operations
plan and grant agreements.
The position requires a M.A. or post graduate degree
in development related subjects, strong oral and written
communication skills as well as good cross cultural
communication skills. Computer literacy, including
word processing and spreadsheet skills, knowledge
of and commitment to the ethos, core valus and mission
statement of World Vision are also necessary. Please
send resumes and cover letters to: International Recruiting
World Vision US Suite 270 220 I Street, NE Washington,
DC 20002
Browne Global Solutions: Interpreters
Browne Global Solutions is a language company that hires
out freelance interpreters for immigration court all
across the US. We are currently in need of speakers
of many African languages including but not limited
to: Soninke, Fula/Fulani, Hausa, Ewe,Twi, Wolof, Hassaniya,
Songo, Bambara, Mandingo, Malinke, Bassa, Nubian,
etc. If interested, please contact:
Katharyn Quintanilla, Regional Project Coordinator
Bowne Global Solutions 1730 Rhode Island Avenue, Suite
308 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 800.423.6756 ext.137
Fax: 202.496.0608 katharyn.quintanilla@bowneglobal.com
www.bowneglobal.com
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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