| <<FEBRUARY>> |
February 4, 2004
Dr. Joanne Csete
"The Mother of All Missed Opportunities: Human
Rights and the Global HIV/AIDS Crisis"
The Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination,
Princeton Institute for International and Regional
Studies, The Center for Health and Wellness, and the
Princeton AIDS Initiative
Bowl 2, Roberton Hall, Princeton
4:30-6pm
February 5, 2004
Lamin Sanneh
"Sacred Truth and Secular Agency: Separate Immunity or Double
Jeopardy? An Intellectual Inquiry into the Shari'ah Debate
in Nigeria"
Annenberg Distinguished Speakers Series
Department of History, UPENN
209 College Hall
4:30-6:30pm
February 5, 2004
SPEC Art Gallery
presents the opening reception of
"DIARY OF A FOB" (Photographs by Owusu Akoto)
Fox Art Gallery,
Logan Hall, Room 01
6PM
February 5, 2004
"Guimba the Tyrant" (African Film Series)
Director: Cheick Oumar Sissoko, Mali, 1995, 93 min
In Bambara and Peul with English subtitles
International House
3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
7:30pm
February 17, 2004
Habib Koite & Bamada
Penn Presents, Annenberg Center
Zellerbach Theater
3680 Walnut Street
7:30pm
February 17, 2004
Elizabeth Jordan
"Washerwomen, Culture, and Community in Cape Town:
An Archaeological, Historical, and Oral Historical
Study"
Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis
RCHA Seminar Room
88 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
11am-12:30pm
To request a copy of the paper: rcha@rci.rutgers.edu
February 26, 2004
Sara Berry
"The Value of History? Transacting the Past in Africa Today"
Annenberg Distinguished Speakers Series
Department of History, UPENN
209 College Hall
4:30-6:30pm
| <<MARCH>> |
March 1, 2004
Scott M. Youngstead
"Debating Modernity and Building Civil Society:
Streetcorner Conversation Groups Among Hausa Migrants
in Niamey, Niger"
African Studies Center, UPENN
Co-Sponsored by Drexel University
Location TBA
3:30-5pm
March 4, 2004
"Lumumba" (Africa Film Series)
Director: Raoul Peck, Haiti, 2000, 115 min
In French and Lingala with English subtitles
Co-sponsored by the African Studies Center, UPENN
3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
7:30pm
March 5-7, 2004
Conference: "Towards a Better Africa: Redirection and
Integration of Young Africans in the Diaspora"
African Students Associations of the NJ Institute of
Technology & Rutgers University
Newark, NJ
http://www.iasaonline.org
March 8, 2004
"La vie est belle" (Africa Film Series)
Director: Ngangura Mweze and Benoit Lamy, Congo, 1987, 85min
In French with English subtitles
3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
7:30pm
March 19, 2004
Undergraduate Research Conference: Contemporary Issues in Africa,
Asia and the Middle East
Organized by the African, East Asian, South Asian, and Middle
East Centers, UPENN
Location TBA
9:30am-1pm
March 23, 2004
An Acoustic Evening with Baaba Maal
Penn Presents, Annenberg Center
Zellerbach Theatre
3680 Walnut Street
7:30pm
March 29, 2003
Peter Geshiere
Scholar for a Day Program,
African Studies Center, UPENN
Stiteler Hall
Time TBA
For more information please contact Christy Schuetze
(schuetze@sas.upenn.edu) or Sandra Grady (sgrady@sas.upenn.edu).
| <<APRIL>> |
April 1-2, 2004
Conference: "Conflict and Peacemaking in Africa"
The Haverford-Bryn Mawr Africana Studies Program
Location TBA
Time TBA
April 8, 2004
Jean Comaroff
"The End of History, Again: Pursuing the Past in the Postcolony"
Ethnohistory Workshop
University Museum, Anthropology Department, Room 345
4:30-6:30pm
To request a copy of the paper: ethno@ccat.sas.upenn.edu
April 16, 2004
"Exploring International Career Opportunities: Africa, Asia and
the Middle East"
Organized by the Africa, East Asian, South Asian and Middle East
Centers
Location TBA
9:30am-1pm
April 22
Richard Roberts
"Women Seeking Divorce; Men Seeking Control: Litigant Strategy,
Institutional Change, and Social History in the Native Courts
of the French Soudan"
Annenberg Distinguished Speakers Series
Department of History, UPENN
209 College Hall
4:30-6:30pm
<<MAY>>
May 6, 2004
"Africa Dreaming" (Africa Film Series)
Executive Producer: Jeremy Nathan, South Africa, Mozambique,
Namibia, Senegal, Tunisia, 1997
International House
3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
7:30pm
CONFERENCES & CALLS FOR PAPERS
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- AFRICHE E ORIENTI (Italy) This leading Italian journal in African Studies is looking for contributions for a special issue on "social movements in Africa" to be published in the second half of 2004. Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2004. For more information contact Franco Barchiesi (f_barchiesi@yahoo.com)
CALL FOR PAPERS: SAFUNDI, THE JOURNAL OF SOUTH AFRICAN
AND AMERICAN COMPARATIVE STUDIES
In celebration of the tenth-year anniversary of South Africa's
first democratic elections in April 1994, Safundi is publishing
a double issue. The editors are particularly interested in
essays from any academic discipline that address the ten-year
anniversary, what 'progress' has been made in South Africa, what
pitfalls lie ahead, and how this relates to the United States.
For more information: http://www.safundi.com
CALL FOR PAPERS: ILLUMINATIONS, READING CONTEMPORARY
AFRICAN POETRY (Collected Volume)
Essays intended for an international audience are solicited for
inclusion in a collected volume. The book is to bring together
innovative but readable explorations of recent African poetry in
English. Deadline for submissions is mid-February. For more
information contact Dr. Oyeniyi Okunoye, Department of English,
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (ookunoye@oauife.edu)
CALL FOR PAPERS: THE CRITICAL HALF (WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT)
Women for Women International, a non-profit, humanitarian organization, seeks submissions for the second edition of its annual academic journal, The Critical Half, about economic and social issues as they relate to women in international development. This issue will focus on gender and microlending, and highlight some areas that have not been widely covered such as Islamic Banking, Shari'ah lending, and role of religion in defining lending methodology, etc., among other topics. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2004. For more information contact Corey Oser (coser@womenforwomen.org)
CALL FOR PAPERS: 35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN
LINGUISTICS (April 2-4, 2004)
The theme of the conference, which will be held at Harvard
University, is "African Languages and Linguistics
in Broad Perspective." The organizers invite papers that document or
study the influence of African languages in the diaspora (such as
those dealing with Gullah, Haitian, Papiamentu, Creole, etc.). Other
topics also welcome. Deadline for abstracts is February 15, 2004.
For more information:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~du_bois/
CALL FOR PAPERS: SEVENTH ANNUAL BRIAN BERTOTI HISTORY CONFERENCE
(April 2-3, 2004)
Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students of any discipline
are encouraged to submit papers that contribute to an exploration of
"innovative perspectives." They welcome Africa-related topics.
Deadline for abstracts is February 14, 2004. For more information
contact Thomas E. Sebrell II (tsebrell@vt.edu)
CALL FOR PAPERS: PERSPECTIVES ON YORUBA HISTORY AND
CULTURE (March 26-28, 2004)
This conference, which will be held at the University of Texas
at Austin, will be centered on the Yoruba to review the state
of knowledge, the various advances already made, the connections
with comparative and diaspora history, the critique of old
and new sources, and the identification of new areas worthy
of investigation. Papers will be welcome that raise historical,
cultural, methodological, and theoretical questions that address
the strengths and voids by focusing on relevant issues and empty
issues and empty spaces in Yoruba history and culture, as well
as its global spread in the African diaspora. For more
information contact Ann Genova (annabell@mail.utexas.edu)
CALL FOR PAPERS: "AFRICA AND ITS DIASPORA: INTERROGATING
CULTURAL IDENTITIES AND PERFORMANCE" (DUBOIS - NKRUMAH - DUNHAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE, April 2-3, 2004) The theme of this inaugural meeting highlights the central role of culture in the works of the founding figures in the development of the discipline of Africana Studies. Conference organizers seek contributions that explore the concept of culture in varying and transforming ways, including papers that examine the formation of cultural identities at individual, group, national and transnational levels; performance as a means of producing and reproducing cultural traditions; culture as a force for change; aesthetic production; family and kinship systems; health; economy; and religion. Submissions from graduate students and community activists are welcome. All conference sessions will be held on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2004. For more information: Prof. Kwame Botwe-Asamoh (kwb3@pitt.edu) or Prof. Paula J. Davis (pjd11@pitt.edu).
CALL FOR PAPERS: "EYE ON THE MOSIAC" GRADUATE STUDENT
CONFERENCE (April 10, 2004)
This Conference is organized by the University of Chicago
Minority Graduate Student Association. The deadline for
abstract submissions is February 20, 2004. For more
information, contact: MGSA2000@hotmail.com
CALL FOR PAPERS: VIII AFRICA AND AFRO-AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
CULTURE CONFERENCE (April 12-16, 2004) in Santiago, Cuba Workshops will include: Color & Form; Images; The Ancestral Rhythm. Deadline for proposals is January 31, 2004. For more information contact Dr. Marta E Cordies Jackson (ccult.f.Ortiz@cultstgo.cult.cu) or Dr. Luis Beltran (luis.beltran@uah.es)
CALL FOR PAPERS: ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION AND GLOBAL AFRICA
(April 15-17, 2004)
This conference is hosted by the Department of African American
Studies, Ohio University. Deadline for proposals is January 31,
2004. For more information:
http://www.ohiou.edu/aas/happenings/CONFERENCE.htmlx
CALL FOR PAPERS: AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN RELATIONS IN US,
AMERICAS AND AFRICA (April 29-May 1, 2004) This conference is organized by the Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution in collaboration with the Pan African Studies Program at California State University, Sacramento. The convenors ask for proposals that articulate new, innovative/creative and feasible options for resolution and relationship building. For more information contact Dr. Ernest E. Uwazie, Director, Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (uwaziee@csus.edu)
CALL FOR PAPERS: JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR AFRICAN STUDIES, ANNUAL
CONFERENCE (May 29-30, 2004) in Kasugai City, Japan The meeting is open to scholars of all disciplines, and proposals can be in any language. Deadline for proposals is February 27, 2004. For more information contact Prof. MINE Yoichi (africa@intl.chubu.ac.jp)
CALL FOR PAPERS: YOUTH IN THE AGE OF DEVELOPMENT
(June 20-22, 2004) in Bahia, Brazil
The SSRC and the Centro d'Estudos Afro-Orientais of the Federal
University of Bahia will organize a collaborative workshop on the
changing perceptions and roles of 'youth' in the age of
development. For more information or to receive an application:
sephis@iisg.nl
CALL FOR PANELS: AEGIS EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN STUDIES
June 29-July 3, 2005) in London
Proposals are particularly welcome in the arts, history, gender,
economics, development and sociology. Graduate students are
welcome to submit. Deadline for proposals is February 27, 2004.
For more information: http://www.aegis-eu.org
CALL FOR SESSIONS: "DISTANCE EDUCATION, DISTRIBUTED LEARNING
& LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: REPORTS FROM THE FIELD"
(July 27-30, 2004)
The National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) is pleased to
announce the Call for Session Proposals for its 2004 Summer Institute
symposium that will be held at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu.
Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2004. For more information:
https://webmail.sas.upenn.edu/horde/imp/message.php?index=7858
CALL FOR PAPERS: DEBATING AFRICA, 2004 BIENNIAL ASAUK CONFERENCE
(September 11-13, 2004)
The conference will be held at Goldsmith's College, University
of London. Although the overarching theme is "Debating Africa,"
contributions on other topics are also encouraged. For more
information contact Dr. Nici Nelson, ASAUK President:
(n.nelson@gold.ac.uk)
CALL FOR PAPERS: NORTH AMERICAN VICTORIAN STUDIES
ASSOCIATION (October 28-31, 2004)
Frances B. Singh is organizing a special session on "Africa in Europe,
Europe in Africa" at the North American Victorian Studies Assn. conference,
to be held in Toronto. Proposals preferably will have some connection
with England and its Empire, but proposals which deal
with other European countries and their links to Africa will also be
entertained. Deadline for submissions is February 16, 2004. For more
information contact Frances Singh (fbsingh1947@aol.com) or
(fsingh@hostos.cuny.edu). For more information on the conference:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/english/NAVSA/
CALL FOR PAPERS: MEMORY AND IDENTITY IN ASIA AND AFRICA
(late 2004/early2005)
In recent humanities research, an increasing number of interests
are grouped under the common heading of memory. Inspired by this
memory boom, Reiko Abe and Anne Thelle Backer (University of Oslo)
plan to organize a project that will bring together various
research topics which have 'memory and identity' as their focus.
The conference will invite scholars to discuss set texts; present
papers; and participate in a roundtable discussion over a three-day
period. For further information contact: Professor Reiko Abe
Auestad (r.a.auestad@east.uio.no) or Anne Thelle Backer
(a.t.backer@east.uio.no)
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AFRICAN
DIASPORA
Florida State University, African New World Studies and the Broward
County Libraries Division are looking for contributors to this new
encyclopedia. For more information and submission guidelines
contact Zandi Wanda (IWS@nu.ac.za)
NEW JOURNAL: AFRIQUE & HISTOIRE
Les Editions Verdier (Paris) have announced publication of a new biannual journal (September & April) that focuses on the history of the African continent and surrounding oceans and seas. Articles are published in French and English. Contributions are welcomed from history as well as other disciplines, such as archaeology, anthropology, and linguistics. To contact the editorial board and submit articles or book reviews: hafrique@univ-paris1.fr
SYMPOSIUM: INSTITUTE FOR THE AFRICAN CHILD, OHIO
UNIVERSITY (February 20-21, 2004)
The Institute for the African Child in collaboration with the
African Students Union and the Sports Administration Program,
Ohio University is organizing a symposium on Sports, Youth and
Africa, on February 20-21, 2004, at the Athens, Ohio campus. For
more information: http://www.ohio.edu/afrchild/sportsafrica
LETTERS HOME FESTIVAL: SOUTH AFRICAN EXILES AND EMIGRES WRITING
ABROAD (March 5-6, 2004)
The festival, which seeks to gather together a group of South
African poets, writers and literary critics who live apart but
not removed from Africa, will be held at School of Pythagoras,
St. John's College, University of Cambridge. For more information:
http://www.thelettershomefestival.co.uk
- CONFERENCE
- THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (February 12-15, 2004) This conference, which will take place in Atlanta, GA, will include a special session on "Teaching About Africa," scheduled for Friday, February 13th, from 9:30 to 11:00am, and Saturday, February 14th, from 11:15am - 12:45pm. For more information: http://www.du.edu/issa
CONFERENCE: LES ARCHIVES EN AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST : UN
PATRIMOINE EN MUTATION (February 24, 2004) in Paris Organized by M. Saliou MBAYE, directeur des Archives du Sénégal. Location: L'École nationale des Chartes, Grande salle de l'École des chartes, 19 rue de la Sorbonne 75005 Paris (5:30pm)
- CONFERENCE
- SISTERS DEFINING SISTERS (March 5-7, 2004) The graduate students of Temple University's Department of African American Studies, in an effort to identify and critically examine issues relevant to African Diasporan women, are initiating an annual conference in observance of Women's Herstory Month. For more information: http://www.temple.edu/AAS/events.htm
SYMPOSIUM: YOUNG SCHOLARS' SYMPOSIUM ON AFRICA
(March 12-13, 2004)
The Stanford Journal of International Law will host a
Symposium dedicated to research on African legal
developments on March 12-13, 2004 to encourage legal
scholarship on this topic and provide a forum for
interdisciplinary dialogue. The symposium will consist of several
panel discussions covering a broad array of legal topics. While
the forum will highlight the works of young scholars, panel
discussions will include prominent academics and practitioners
whose work draws them to Africa and international law. The SJIL's
Young Scholars' Symposium will take place at the Stanford Law
School. For more information: http://sjil.stanford.edu/YSS.htm
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- THE 36th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE LIBERIAN STUDIES ASSSOCIATION (March 25 - 27, 2004). The conference will be held at North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina. The theme of the conference
- is "Civic Engagement in Liberia
- Strategies for Peace and Sustainable Development". For more information contact Dr. James S. Guseh (jguseh@wpo.nccu.edu)
ASSURING FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY IN AFRICA
(April 1-4, 2004) in Kampala, Uganda
Food and nutrition security remain Africa's most fundamental challenge.
About 200 million people on the continent are undernourished, their
numbers having increased by 15 percent since the early 1990s and
virtually doubling since the late 1960s. Against this alarming
backdrop, however, Africa has climbed back on the agenda. There are new
political initiatives gaining momentum both inside and outside the
continent. This all-Africa conference will bring together the
traditional and new actors and stakeholders to deliberate on how to
bring about change and action to assure food and nutrition security.
For more information:
http://www.ifpri.org/2020Africaconference/index.htm
RUTGERS INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, "AFRICA IN
WORLD HISTORY" (April 23, 2004)
This seminar is only open to secondary school teachers and
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. This conference will look at major
issues in the history of Africa and its relationship to World
History. Broad themes will be combined with in-depth study of
the area of Senegambia and the Upper Guinea Coast (modern
Senegal south to Sierra Leone including Mali and other interior
areas). The conference will be structured so as
to facilitate the integration of African history into the world
history curriculum. Particular attention will be given to new
curricular materials available for educators and schools.
For more information and to register:
http://rcha.rutgers.edu/highschool.php
8th ANNUAL ALTA CONFERENCE (April 29th - May 1st, 2004) Hosted by the National African Language Resource Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison and in conjunction with the annual conference of the National Council Of Least Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL). The theme of the conference is "Expanding Our Vision for African Language Pedagogy: A Priority for the 21st Century". For more information contact Alwiya Omar (aomar@indiana.edu)
CONFERENCE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF KENYA, PAST AND
PRESENT (May 27-28, 2004)
The workshop, which will be held at St. Anthony's College, Oxford,
is intended to be a tribute to John Lonsdale, who will give the
annual Africa Lecture. For more information contact:
david.anderson@sant.ox.ac.uk
CONFERENCE: 'TRADITIONAL' ACCOUNTABILITY AND 'MODERN' GOVERNANCE
IN AFRICA (July 5-7, 2004)
This conference aims to bring together a cross-disciplinary group
of scholars to discuss the significance of 'traditional'
accountability for 'modern' government. For more information
contact Dr. Tim Kelsall (Tim.Kelsall@Newcastle.ac.uk) or
Dr. Justin Willis (Justin.Willis@Durham.ac.uk)
SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
FLAS FELLOWSHIPS 2004-2005: AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER, UPENN
The African Studies Center will award five fellowships to graduate students planning to pursue the study of an African language. Applications are due February 11, 2004. Applications are available in the African Studies Center, 3624 Market Street, Ste 1SD. For more information contact Faye Patterson (fayep@sas.upenn.edu)
COLLEGE ALUMNI SOCIETY RESEARCH GRANT, UPENN
College students in all disciplines are eligible, and fifteen to twenty awards are available. Completed applications with one recommendation are due on March 1 at the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF). Detailed information is available at: http://www.upenn.edu/curf/research/crg.html
AFRICA GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM THE GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN
The Global Fund for Women (GFW) aims to support women's groups that advance the human rights of women and girls. GFW is a grant making foundation supporting women's human rights organizations around the world working to address critical issues such as gaining economic independence, increasing girls' access to education and stopping violence against women. For more information: http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
CODESRIA PRIZE FOR DOCTORAL THESES
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the launching of its prize for the best three doctoral theses produced annually in Africa. This program has been introduced with a view to promoting the research work of African doctoral students and to celebrate the performance of those among them who produce outstanding studies that are worthy of being given greater visibility than would otherwise be possible in the absence of a special initiative designed to bring them to the attention of a critical international audience. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19677
SOUTH AFRICA: MUSIC GRANTS AVAILABLE
MMINO, a South African-Norwegian Music Education and Music Program,
is currently calling for funding applications for music projects.
Grants are available for music education, documentation and research,
choral music and music festivals. Funding will be granted twice a year.
For more information:
http://www.mmino.org.za/news.htm
SOUTHERN AFRICA: CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH ON
HIV/AIDS
With support from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the University of
KwaZulu-Natal has extended and refined its grants program to
stimulate research in Population Studies and HIV/AIDS in Southern
Africa over the 2004-2005 periods. Interested researchers are requested
to contact Millicent Atujuna for further grant and application details
at atujunam@ukzn.ac.za or visit the following website:
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/grants.
FELLOWSHIP: ISLAM, DISENGAGEMENT OF THE STATE,
GLOBALIZATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
The African Studies Centre (ASC) Leiden and the Centre d'Etudes
d'Afrique Noire (CEAN) Bordeaux are launching a project to study
the relationship between Islam, society and the state in sub-
Saharan Africa that will culminate in an international conference
to be held in the Spring of 2005. Fellowships are available for
innovative field research projects in Africa, especially in Chad,
Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria,
Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. For
more information contact Ben Soares (ASC)
(Islaminafrica@fsw.leidenuniv.nl) or Rene Otayek
(r.otayek@sciencespobordeaux.fr)
VISITING SCHOLARSHIP FOR EASTERN AFRICAN ACADEMICS
This 3-month scholarship supports scholars from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, who will pursue research and/or course development in the broad field of African studies. Preference will be given to academics in the early stages of their careers. Deadline for applications is April 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.soas.ac.uk/centres/centreinfo.cfm?navid=732
VISITING FELLOWSHIPS, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, RHODES CHAIR
OF RACE RELATIONS AND ISLAMIC STUDIES CENTRE, 2004-2005 Applications are invited from scholars working in African universities or research institutions. Deadline for applications is February 27, 2004. For more information: Islamic.studies@oxcis.ac.uk
2004 NEH SUMMER SEMINAR FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS
"Writing Africa: Comparative African and European Palavers and Perspectives," is the title for this five week Institute scheduled for June 28 - July 30, 2004 at Central Michigan University. Application deadline is March 1, 2004. For more information: Prof. Maureen N. Eke, Writing Africa 2004 (Maureen.eke@cmich.edu)
JOHNS HOPKINS INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES: INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS IN PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM
This Fellowship is for the 2004-2005 academic year and affords an opportunity for advanced study, research, and training for up to eight participants each year who are involved in studying or managing private nonprofit, or philanthropic organizations outside of the United States, or working as NGO liaisons in the public or commercial sectors. Deadline for applications is February 25, 2004. For more information, or to download an application: http://www.jhu.edu/%7Ephilfellow/brochure.htm
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS: THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
Applicants in the social sciences and humanities are eligible. For more information: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf or contact program staff at (idfr@ssrc.org).
CODESRIA-THESIS WRITING GRANTS
Grants are for African professionals and graduate students registered in African universities. For more information: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/codesria/grants99.html
FIVE COLLEGE AFRICAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM
This program brings junior and mid-level African scholars, employed by and teaching in African universities and with active research projects with an African focus, for 5 and 10 month research residencies at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Deadline for applications is May 15, 2004. For more information: http://www.fivecolleges.edu/asp/
FORD FOUNDATION: FELLOWSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL POST
BACCALAUREATE STUDY
For more information: http://www.fordfound.org
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS
These fellowships support scholars and writers engaged in research on global social and cultural issues relating to diversity, sustainability, and civil society. For more information: http://www.rockfound.org
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT DISSERTATION WORKSHOP PROGRAM
(Resource for funding opportunities) This site has a collection of tips, samples, and links to help students. The IIS site also includes funding opportunities for Africans and Foreign Nationals. For more information: http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/RADW/index.html
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PENN IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
(July 5-August 6, 2004)
Penn-in-Dar es Salaam is a five-week program that will provide
students with an opportunity to study at the University of
Dar es Salaam. Courses will include Swahili Language and Culture;
Government, Politics, and Development in Tanzania and other East
African Countries; and Social Structure of Tanzania Societies.
Deadline for applications is March 1, 2004. For more information:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/summer/abroad/dar_es_salaam/
or contact Dr. Paul Kaiser (pkaiser@sas.upenn.edu)
SUMMER FIELD STUDIES PROGRAM IN EGYPT AND ETHIOPIA
The Department of Africana Studies at Tennessee State
University in collaboration with the Institute of
Ethiopian Studies of Addis Ababa University and the
American Research Center in Egypt and its Consortium
institutions in the United States will conduct a summer
field studies program beginning with the 2004 summer session.
For more information:
http://www.tnstate.edu/africanastudies/summerfieldstudies/
DUKE UNIVERSITY FIELD SCHOOL IN SOUTH AFRICA
Duke University's Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy and the Office of Study Abroad are offering a six-week field-study program this summer in the Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage site in Gauteng Province. Applications are due February 6, 2004. For more information: http://www.baa.duke.edu/FieldSchool/index.html
TEMPLE IN AFRICA, GHANA PROGRAM
The Temple in West Africa (Ghana) summer program, tentatively scheduled for July 9 - August 15th, is intended to investigate aspects of the historical, literary and artistic bases of West African civilization. Graduate and undergraduate credit available. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.temple.edu/AAS/ghana.htm or http://www.temple.edu/studyabroad
SUMMER PROGRAM IN THE GAMBIA
The theme of St. John's University's two-week summer program is "Africa and the Atlantic," which will be held May 14 - 28, 2004. Deadline for applications is February 16, 2004. For more information contact the Office of Study Abroad Programs (intled@stjohns.edu)
STUDY ABROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA, SUMMER 2004
Georgia Southern University will offer study opportunities in
South Africa for anthropology students in summer 2004. The
two-part program is geared for those who would like to obtain
field experience in ethnography, biological anthropology, or
both. For more information:
http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/~robshan or contact Rober
Shanafelt (robshan@georgiasouthern.edu)
FIELD STUDIES PROGRAM IN EGYPT & ETHIOPIA, SUMMER 2004
The Department of Africana Studies at Tennessee State
University in collaboration with the Institute of Ethiopian
Studies of Addis Ababa University and the American Research
Center in Egypt and its Consortium Institutions in the United
States will conduct a summer field studies program in 2004.
For more information:
http://www.tnstate.edu/africanastudies/summerfieldstudies or
contact Wosene Yefru (wyefru@tnstate.edu) or Candy Tate
(candy@emory.edu)
SUDAN FIELD TRAINING COURSE (April 4-10, 2004) Organized by the Rift Valley Institute at Athi River, near Nairobi, Kenya, this is a high-level residential program offering a fast-track introduction to Sudan - north and south, past and present - for aid workers, peace keepers, diplomats, business people, journalists and post-graduate researchers. For more information and a syllabus: institute@riftvalley.net
12TH TRAINING COURSE ON THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
PROCEDURES FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA
(April 22-27, 2004), Dakar, Senegal
The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) is a
Pan-African organization, established in The Gambia in 1989. Since its
inception, the Centre has been at the forefront in promoting and
protecting human rights and democracy in Africa, through training,
action-oriented research, publications and documentation. The Training
Course on the Use of International Human Rights Procedures for the
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Africa is one of the main
tools of ACDHRS to promote the use of international human rights
instruments to protect human rights in Africa. For more information:
http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19646
JOBS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
MSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, THREE POSITIONS
The MSU College of Education is seeking applications for
Assistant Professor (Field Director), Assistant Professor
(Deputy Field Director), and Outreach Specialist/Project Director
for a project in Egypt. Review of candidates will begin on
December 15, 2003 and continue until jobs are filled.
For more information:
http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/college/jobs/default.htm
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ARABIC (VASSAR COLLEGE, NY)
The Program in Africana Studies is seeking a visiting assistant professor for a two-year appointment in Arabic language and literature. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2004. For more information contact Timothy Longman, Director of Africana Studies (tilongman@vassar.edu)
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
For more information:
http://www.pitt.edu/~bjgrier/bulleti.htm
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AKAN/TWI
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA The Department of African and Asian Languages invites applications for a tenure-track position beginning August 2004. Deadline for applications is February 28, 2004. For more
information: http://www.africa.ufl.edu/
THE SUMMER COOPERATIVE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE (SCALI) INSTRUCTORS
SCALI is now accepting applications for African Language
Instructors for the Summer 2004 institute hosted by Ohio
University. Deadline for applications is March 15, 2004.
For more information:
http://www.ohiou.edu/scali or contact Catherine Cutcher
(scali@ohio.edu)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES (SWAHILI): OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY
Tenure-track. Application review will begin December 15, 2003
and continue until position is filled. For more information:
http://www.ohiou.edu/linguistics/Swahili%20position.doc
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: DEPARTMENTS OF ART HISTORY AND AFRICAN
AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Selection of candidates will begin January 9, 2004.
For more information:
http://www.ku.edu/~kuhr/work/vacancy/f4p40079.htm
or contact Maud Morris (maud@ku.edu)
PROGRAM MANAGER, INTERACTION (Africa and Washington, DC) InterAction, the largest alliance of US-based international development and humanitarian NGOs seeks a Program Manager to serve as its principal staff representative, liaison and manager of the Africa Liaison Program Initiative (ALPI). Closing date: february 6, 2004. For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=204296
REGIONAL COORDINATOR, AFRICA: EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR CONFLICT
PREVENTION (UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS)
The European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP) is an
independent NGO which promotes effective conflict prevention
and peacebuilding strategies, and actively supports and
connects people working for peace world-wide. Closing date:
February 2, 2004. For more information:
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/FF5903F0DF9EAE12C1256E2000542A63
SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR, HIV/AIDS/DIRECTOR,ADVOCACY/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) promotes positive change through partnership projects, training, and advocacy. The Senior Advisor will have primary responsibility for expanding and implementing CEDPA's HIV/AIDS program portfolio. The HIV/AIDS/Director, Advocacy/Reproductive Health will serve as a member of the management team for a USAID-funded Policy Project and as director of advocacy - one of four major Project components. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19640
- SENIOR COORDINATOR
- NEPAD, THE AFRICAN UNION (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) The African Union is seeking a coordinator for its NEPAD initiative (New Partnership for Africa's Development). Deadline for applications is February 19, 2004.
For more information: http://www.africa-union.org
TEACHER TRAINERS, INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND
SELF-HELP (IFESH)
IFESH needs teacher trainers for 9-month contracts in several
African countries, including Guinea, Benin, Djibouti, Ghana,
Ethiopia, Namibia, and Malawi. Deadline for applications is
February 28, 2004.For more information:
http://www.ifesh.org/teachers_for_africa.htm
SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL DIRECTOR: THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY OF WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (ICW) The ICW is seeking a regional director to develop a strong and active ICW network in the region with the capacity to involve its members in the work of the wider organization. The post is located wherever the selected candidate is based. Deadline for applications is February 4, 2004. For more information: http://www.icw.org or contact: jobs@icw.org
ANGOLA: COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE, TROCAIRE
Trócaire, the Irish Catholic Agency for World Development,
is one of Ireland's leading non-governmental organizations
focusing on the needs of the developing world and on the
principles of social justice. Closing date: February 6, 2004.
For more information:
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/2666188760CB2CA8C1256E2200596D26
BURUNDI: COUNTRY DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)
- Closing date
- March 31, 2004.
http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=202520
CONGO: TEAM LEADER, POST-CONFLICT DDR, UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP)
Closing date: February 11, 2004. For more information:
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/331742934D079CFEC1256E220049D541
CONGO: CHIEF OF MISSION, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
MIGRATION
Closing date: February 6, 2004. For more information:
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/3B108E1BAC9504CDC1256E21005AA41D
CONGO: HEALTH MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)
- Closing date
- April 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=202517
CONGO: DEPUTY DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)
- Closing date
- April 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/6DE17DC76B5D2632C1256E15006EC0B2
- CONGO
- ADMINISTRATIVE/LOGISTICS CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)
- Closing date
- May 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/8A06BCDC070C2F91C1256E210075C166
CONGO: CHEF DU PROJET, ACTED
- Closing date
- February 28, 2004. For more information: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/737E0D283097632CC1256E23005B6B95
EAST AFRICA: PROGRAM OFFICER, HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
- Closing date
- February 9, 2004.
For more information: http://www.heifer.org - GUINEA
- HIV/AIDS PREVENTION COORDINATOR, AMERICAN REFUGEE COMMITTEE
- Closing date
- February 10, 2004. For more information: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/FC1B4833EF4CCEFCC1256E210079BB0A
KENYA: PROGRAM OFFICER, URGENT ACTION FUND FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
- Closing date
- February 15, 2004. For more information: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/D1495BD9DFF6A599C1256E20005E763D
- KENYA/SUDAN
- DIRECTOR, CHURCH ECUMENICAL ACTION IN SUDAN, LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION
- Closing date
- February 13, 2004. For more information: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/50E1F8875E490070C1256E21002C4751
KENYA: EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMUNICATION MANAGER, WORLD
VISION INTERNATIONAL
Closing Date: February 6, 2004. For more information:
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/F077882F1AD87670C1256E210049BD82
- KENYA/SUDAN
- EDUCATION SUPPORT MANAGER, AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH Sudan Basic Education Program (SBEP). For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=202580
KENYA: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, FEMNET
- Closing date
- February 20, 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19643
MOZAMBIQUE: FIELD DIRECTOR FOR HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL
(HAI)
For more information:
http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contactshow.htm?doc_id=197458
NAMIBIA: YOUTH & COMMUNITY ADVISOR ON HIV & AIDS
(Namibia Development Trust)
Closing date: February 10, 2004. For more information:
http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19637
- NAMIBIA
- ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR (Namibia Network Of AIDS Service Organizations)
- Closing date
- February 9, 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19642
NIGERIA: PROGRAM COMMUNICATION/SOCIAL MOBILISATION OFFICER
For more information: http://www.comminit.com/vacancy1638.html
NIGERIA: STATE LEVEL EDUCATION COORDINATOR, CREATIVE
ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL
Closing date: February 4, 2004. For more information:
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/2823414123D1F895C1256E2300822735
NIGERIA: NATIONAL LEVEL EDUCATION COORDINATOR, CREATIVE
ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL
Closing date: February 4, 2004. For more information:
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/5FD723514DC4EDD8C1256E230081DFEE
NIGERIA: STATE-LEVEL TEAM LEADER, CREATIVE ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL
Closing date: February 4, 2004. For more information:
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/F6CFB1C824C0FF83C1256E230082750F
SOMALIA: HEALTH COORDINATOR, CATHOLIC INSTITUTE FOR
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Closing date: February 4, 2004. For more information:
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/DF04E076E90CE7E8C1256E2300587F6E
SOMALILAND: HEALTH CO-ORDINATOR, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
LABOUR
Closing Date: February 4, 2004. For more information:
http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19635
VOLUNTEER INTERN: INTERIMS FOR DEVELOPMENT (LONDON)
IT, Marketing and Research Assistant internship for a 6-month
period. For more information:
http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19244
VOLUNTEER FOR PEACE
Campus California is offering 14-month and 3-4 month programs beginning in February and March 2004. Programs offer training and development project work in Africa and Central America. For more information: http://www.cctg.org and http://www.gaia-action.org
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