JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin, (02/04/08)

J U A

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHLY BULLETIN
Issue No. 9, Spring 2008
Feb. 4, 2008

Dear JUA Readers,

Here is the ninth issue of JUA for 2007-2008. You can also find a copy of this and previous archived issues on our website: http://www.africa.upenn.edu/. With this issue we return to our regular schedule of publishing a new issue every other Monday.

Remember that you can always send your submissions to africa@sas.upenn.edu. For the next issue, kindly send announcements by no later than Wednesday, February 13, 2008.

With best wishes for the holiday season, Cedric Tolliver
JUA Editor

CONTENTS:

EVENTS

CONFERENCES
CALLS FOR PUBLICATION
FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS
ACADEMIC JOBS
NON-ACADEMIC JOBS
OTHER RESOURCES

EVENTS

PHILADELPHIA & SURROUNDING AREA EVENTS

AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER K-12 TEACHER WORKSHOP #3: BLACK HISTORY MONTH

TEACHINGS

AFRICAN BEGINNINGS
On Thursday, February 7th, from 5:00-7:00PM in Williams Hall, 255 S. 36th St., Rm 639, the African Studies will hold its third workshop of the semester. In this workshop, participants will receive sample lesson plans for incorporating Africa into the month of February and all year long. Workshops are FREE and open to the public. Participants will receive Act 48 credit for attendance. William Hall is located on the corner of 36th and Spruce. If interested please contact Anastasia Shown, Assistant Director shown@sas.upenn.edu, 215-898-6449.

GRI GRI CHARM WORKSHOP: DISCOVER AFRICAN ART AND CULTURE

On February 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street will hold a Gri Gri Charm workshop. What kind of charm do you carry for good luck? Would you put the charm in your pocket or display it prominently? Charms are important to people of all ages in many different African cultures. Babies wear gri gri as tummy belts; warriors in Nigeria wear bells around their necks, and many people carry gri gri in pouches. Bring your good luck charm to this workshop and make a pouch for it, or create a special fetish of your own. Craft recommended for ages 7 and up. $10 per person ($5 per member) includes materials fee and museum admission donation. Pre-registration preferred 215/898-4016; Drop-ins welcome while supplies last.

DR. EVERETT ROWSON ON THE MEDIEVAL EGYPTIAN VIEWS OF THE PHARAONIC PAST

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt proudly presents Dr. Everett Rowson, a former president of ARCE (2002-4) and Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at New York University. He will speak on Medieval Egyptians deep division over what to make of their cultural heritage. The talk will take place on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 6:30 PM, in Classroom 2 in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA. Entrance fees are $5 for the general public, $3 for University Museum members, and free to ARCE-PA members. For more information, visit www.arce-pa.org or www.museum.upenn.edu.

WORLD CULTURE FAMILY DAY—A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN CULTURES

On Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 11:00AM, the UPenn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will host World Culture Family Day. Find something for the whole family to enjoy on this spectacular afternoon-featuring traditional African storytelling, electrifying African dance and music performances, workshops, children's activities, gallery tours, and more. Free with museum admission donation.

THE ANNENBERG PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND THE AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER

PRESENT

"AFRICAN ROOTS."
Continuing its long, community-connected tradition of presenting some of the very best programming reflecting African cultures, Penn Presents features three very special concerts, featuring hot, highly acclaimed, young artists of phenomenal talent and extraordinary audience appeal. No matter what your age or experience may be with African music and ethnic traditions, these shows will to open new worlds to you and leave you smiling. The events are: Spirit of Uganda, Thursday, April 3 at 7:30pm; Angélique Kidjo, Sunday, April 6 at 7:00pm; Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective, Friday, May 2 at 8pm. Save up to 50% with discount tickets through the African Studies Center. Tickets available now at the African Studies Center Williams Hall 639. Cash or Check. Check made payable to The Annenberg Center. For more information, visit http://www.pennpresents.org/subscriptions/african.php

ONE BOOK, ONE PHILADELPHIA

The Penn African Studies Center is a community partner for One Book, One Philadelphia which is a joint project of the Mayor's Office and the Free Library of Philadelphia. The mission of the program is to promote community building throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. The 2008 One Book program runs from January 8 through March 20, 2008. Dave Eggers' What Is the What is the featured selection for 2008. What Is the What is an epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children (the so-called Lost Boys of Sudan), was forced to leave his village at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot—pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals—crossing the deserts of three countries to find freedom, eventually settling in the United States. For a list of all events visit: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/calbydateobop.cfm

LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING WITH MAWI ASGEDOM

On Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 7:00PM at the Central Library there will be a lecture and book signing by Mawi Asgedom. Mr. Asgedom fled civil war in Ethiopia and lived in a Sudanese refugee camp for three years. After he was resettled in the United States, Asgedom overcame language barriers and other challenges to graduate from Harvard University. Since 1999, Mawi has dedicated himself to working with teenagers. He will speak about his memoir, Of Beetles and Angels, a 2008 One Book companion title.

DR. MOLEFI KETE ASANTE DISCUSSES MOST RECENT WORKS AT PENN BOOKSTORE

Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, Professor of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University will discuss his two most recent works, An Afrocentric Manifesto and The History of Africa: A Quest for Eternal Harmony on Wed., Feb. 6 at 7pm in the Penn Bookstore. For more information, please visit: www.upenn.edu/bookstore.

RESISTANCE

GLOBALIZATION & ITS OTHER Film Series You are invited to a screening of "Justice at Agadez," the second installment of the Globalization Film Series. The screening will take place on Wednesday Feb. 6 at 8pm in the Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room, CAC. This film avoids the sensationalism of Western media and documents everyday Islamic law based on the Koran in Niger, Africa. Includes a discussion with Prof. Barbara Cooper, professor of history and director of the Center for African Studies. For more information go to sas.rutgers.edu or email Janet Lorenzen at jlorenzen@sociology.rutgers.edu

REVEREND DR. M. WILLIAM HOWARD: "MY SEASON AT ACOA"

On Tuesday, February 12, from 4:30p-5:30pm, the Rutgers University Center for African Studies will host Reverend Dr. M. William Howard, Jr., the 2007-08 Chairman of the Board of Governors. He will give a lecture entitled, "My Season at ACOA." He will speak about his term as President of the American Committee on Africa and other Africa-related experiences. The event will take place in Winants Hall Assembly Room (CAC). RSVP REQUIRED to Renée DeLancey rdelance@rci.rutgers.edu by Monday, February 4. Parking is permitted in Lots 1, 8, and 11. Reception will follow lecture.

NATIONAL

"BURUNDI: THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT LIE AHEAD": AN ADDRESS

BY PRESIDENT PIERRE NKURUNZIZA
On Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi will speak at the Woodrow Wilson Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004. Kindly RSVP at the following address: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1417&fuseaction=topics.event_rsvp&event_id=373411.

SAUTI YETU PROGRAM: "IN OUR VOICE"

On Wednesday, February 6th, from 4-6pm please join us to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Cutting and to hear the very different perspectives of two exceptional African women, one from Kenya and one from Sierra Leone, on this controversial and important issue. While it is widely accepted that female genital cutting presents serious risks and is a violation of women's human rights, some African women argue that anti-female genital cutting policies discriminate against circumcised women. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer period and a concluding reception with light refreshments. The event will take place at the North Star Fund, 520 Eighth Avenue, Fl. 22, between 36th and 37th Street, New York, NY 10018. Please RSVP to Rose Carmen Goldberg at rgoldberg@sautiyetu.org.

SCHOMBURG CENTER: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE SLAVE TRADE

On Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 7:00 PM, three historians will present the latest scholarship on the slave trade, from the general to the particular. David Eltis (Emory University) will explain numbers, ethnicities, and destinations throughout the Americas with the help of a new database of 35,000 slave voyages; Paul E. Lovejoy (York University) will talk about deported Africans' autobiographical and biographical accounts, and what we can learn from them; and Sylviane A. Diouf (Schomburg Center) will recount the detailed story of the last Africans deported to the United States in 1860.

AFRICANA STUDIES CRITICAL THOUGHT COLLECTIVE (ASCTC) AT JOHNS HOPKINS

UNIVERSITY
On Thursday, February 7, 2007, from 5-6:30 PM, in Greenhouse 113, the ASCTC will meet to discuss Saidiya Hartman's LOSE YOUR MOTHER: A JOURNEY ALONG THE ATLANTIC SLAVE ROUTE (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007). The Johns Hopkins University Africana Studies Critical Thought Collective (ASCTC) is an initiative launched by the Center for Africana Studies in the Spring of 2007. The purpose of this collective is to gather together scholars in Baltimore, the greater Maryland region, and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in order to discuss works that are currently groundbreaking in the field of Africana Studies. Each meeting centers on a discussion of either a single article or chapter selections from a major book. Through this intellectual exchange, participants offer perspectives on how the texts impact pedagogy in Africana Studies as well as build a growing network among colleagues in the area contributing their own ideas to theorizing the intricacies of the field.

SCHOMBURG CENTER FILM SERIES: THROUGH THE DOOR OF NO RETURN

Film screening will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2008, 4:00 PM. The entry point: The Elmina Slave Fort. Entering through the ominous "door of no return," Aina encounters the point of departure for millions of Africans during the African slave trade. One of the 360 such forts in West Africa, 60 are in Ghana -places where Africans were "stored" along with ivory and gold waiting for the ships to come to collect them. It is at this point that Aina meets other "returnees" who are confronting this difficult past, embracing the strength it represents. They are being guided on a solemn tour of the slave dungeons, emerging into the light of day with a renewed sense of identity. It is with this group of returnees, that Aina continues her journey, seeing in them the same yearning that must have drawn her father to this place. Open to the general public. Free Admission. First come, first serve.

MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART: DILOMPRIZULIKE

Nigerian artist and sculptor Dilomprizulike, the self-styled "junkmanfromafrica," presents a newly crafted performance piece. Using locally found materials, the artist has presented works in major cities from Lagos to London. This New York premiere will be followed by a conversation with the artist moderated by Lisa Binder, the Museum for African Art's contemporary curator. This lecture will take place on February 20, 2008 from 6pm - 8pm, at the Institute of NYU African-American Affairs, 41 East 11th Street, 7th Floor in New York City.

CONFERENCES

FIFTH ANNUAL NEW YORK AREA HISTORIANS OF AFRICA WORKSHOP, HOFSTRA

UNIVERSITY, MARCH 8, 2008.
The Fifth Annual New York Area Historians of Africa Workshop will provide a forum for established scholars and graduates students to present and discuss finished papers and works-in-progress, as well as engage in an informal exchange of scholarly ideas concerning issues in African history. Scholars from all academic disciplines whose work relates to African history are invited to submit abstracts for individual papers. Hofstra University is located on Long Island, forty-five minutes east of New York City. All presentations will be limited to 15 minutes. The workshop will be held in the Scott Skodnek Business Development Center, which is located on the second floor of Axinn Library (the tallest building on campus).

POSTCOLONIALISM AND THE 'HIT' OF THE REAL, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, MARCH

6TH- 8TH, 2008.
How valid, in retrospect, is the founding claim of the postcolonial that it offers a different view of the real? We seek to confront through this conference one of the ongoing tensions in postcolonial studies: the concern for articulating aesthetic issues of realism and representation and theoretical reflections upon the 'real', with the complex postcolonial realities of underdevelopment, violence, political instability and gender inequality. This conference hopes to augment these addresses to the 'real' and pursue further engagement with the conditions of its possibility or impossibility. For more information see conference web-site: http://www.nyupoco.com/html/conference_2008.html

"TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES, BRIDGING THE CONTINENT": THE 16TH ANNUAL

BOSTON UNIVERSITY GRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN AFRICAN STUDIES, MARCH 14-15, 2008.
This Conference is an interdisciplinary forum in which students can exchange ideas, share research, and expand collegial networks. In past years, participants have presented course research, dissertation proposals, thesis chapters, methodological models, and other works in progress. While there are no strict thematic guidelines, special consideration will be given to papers with multidisciplinary application and/or cross-regional appeal. Questions can also be sent to this address. The conference will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, 14-15 March 2008. More information available at http://www.freewebs.com/ascgradconf/

COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

MARCH 27-29, 2008.
The theme for the 39th annual meeting of the CEA is "Passages." For membership information, contact Joe Pestino at jpestin5_at_naz.edu. For more information about CEA, the general conference theme, or other special sessions, please consult the CEA web site – http://www2.widener.edu/~cea/.

CAMRI AFRICA MEDIA SERIES: UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, LONDON. THE MEDIA

AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: LOCAL AND GLOBAL INITIATIVES MARCH 27 – 28, 2008.
The mass media have been the bedrock of development initiatives in Africa, ranging from local and national developmental strategies to regional and (cross) continental initiatives like the New Partnership for Development of Africa (NEPAD). These development strategies and goals have been set on a pedestal by various media and communication channels in Africa. The imperative is to interrogate these efforts in a bid to identify opportunities and problems and help support the development process. The conference will explore the role played by different media at various levels. It also seeks to place the African development agenda within the context of UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by debating the role of the media in development. What role have the following organizations played in African Development: USAID, Save the Children, Oxfam, DANIDA, SIDA, CIDA, NORAD, DfiD Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Ford Foundation, NIZA, Article 19, Rockefeller Foundation, and the Kellogg Foundation? How have they engaged the media? What part has been played by states and local communities in African development? Are the mass media necessary? Are the new media providing new answers?

1ST INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE ON AFRICAN CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, KUMASI

GHANA, APRIL 21-26, 2008.
This conference is designed to draw attention to the missing link in the futile attempts to develop the African continent - culture. This is clearly illustrated in the 1995 report of the World Commission on Culture and Development: "Development divorced from its human or cultural context is growth without a soul. Economic development in its full flowering is a part of a people's culture". The purpose of this conference is to provide a platform for the generation, interaction and refinement of ideas. As an advocacy body, the ICACD Secretariat aims to push for the conclusions drawn at ICACD 2008 and subsequent programmes into the framework of policy-making on the African continent. For more information, see http://www.icacd.ccoghana.org/

FROM AFRICA TO THE BALKANS, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, APRIL 24-25, 2008.

The Italian Academy at Columbia University will host an international conference on April 24 and 25, 2008, aiming at initiating a new, integrated approach to the history of fascist Italy's expansionism, in relation to Mediterranean and African studies. Pannels include: Theories and Practices of Violence; Social Behavior and Cultural Hybridization; Material Culture; The Built Environment: Formulations of Modern Spaces. We invite proposals from the fields of history, art and architectural history, anthropology, sociology, political science, cultural studies and the museum studies. Organizers: Jennie Hirsh, assistant professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, Maryland Institute College of Art; and Lidia Santarelli, assistant professor/faculty fellow of European and Mediterranean Studies, New York University. Contact e-mail: fromafricatothebalkans@gmail.com

UNITE FOR SIGHT FIFTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT

CONFERENCE, APRIL 12-13, 2008, YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Keynote Addresses By: Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Jim Yong Kim Plus More Than 180 Featured Speakers. EARLY BIRD RATE ( $75 students, $100 all others) Register at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2008 REGISTER NOW TO SECURE LOWEST RATE. RATE INCREASES AFTER JANUARY 30th. Who should attend? Anyone interested in international health, public health, international development, medicine, nonprofits, eye care, philanthropy, microfinance, social entrepreneurship, bioethics, economics, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, environmental health, service-learning, medical education, and public service.

THE AMERICAN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL

24-27, 2008 IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. SEMINAR: NOMADISM, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE REFUGEE NARRATIVE
An invitation for paper proposals for a seminar of 8-12 presenters at the ACLA, the plan being to turn the the proceedings of the conference into a publication. Refugee narratives embrace a range of storytelling—from those which recount the lives of internally displaced populations and people fleeing the nation to those that relate the predicament of people rendered stateless when territories are transferred as regimes collapse. As the trope of flight defines these narratives of displacement, migrancy, and temporary shelters, the paradigm of the nation-state along with its attendant category of citizenship come to a crisis, and the human rights claims of the homeless are foregrounded. For questions about the panel, please contact the seminar organizer: Basuli Deb (Basuli.Deb_at_quinnipiac.edu). For submitting paper proposals and for more information on the conference, please visit the official conference website at http://www.acla.org/acla2008/.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 'POLITICAL ECONOMIES OF DISPLACEMENT IN

POST-2000 ZIMBABWE'. WITS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, JOHANNESBURG, 9-11 JUNE 2008. DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2008.
This conference, to be held at Wits Campus in Johannesburg from 9-11 June 2008, emerges from an ongoing collaborative research project initiated in late 2006 by the Nordic Africa Institute entitled Political Economies of Displacement in Post-2000 Zimbabwe. The project links researchers located within and outside Zimbabwe who share an active interest in mapping the complex dynamics of change related to the crises, uncertainties and multiple displacements of contemporary Zimbabwe and their effects on neighbouring states and diasporas further afield. The Conference seeks especially (but not only) empirically grounded contributions from researchers from different disciplines, whose work on post-2000 Zimbabwe (yet with linkages to other times and places), helps to address some of these issues. Abstracts of approximately 350 words should be submitted to the following mail address by 15 February 2008: displacement.conference@gmail.com. For further queries, please contact: Amanda Hammar (amanda.hammar@nai.uu.se) or Tania Berger (tania.berger@nai.uu.se) at the Nordic Africa Institute, and Loren Landau (Loren.Landau@wits.ac.za) at the Forced Migration Studies Programme at Wits University.

EMERGING PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN IN MIGRATORY CIRCUMSTANCES, DREXEL

UNIVERSITY, JUNE 20-21, 2008.
The Working Group on Childhood and Migration (see http://globalchild.rutgers.edu/) will hold our first conference June 20, 21 of 2008 at Drexel University in downtown Philadelphia. The conference them is "Emerging Perspectives on Children in Migratory Circumstances." At this inaugural conference, we welcome researchers and policy advocates from all disciplines and all areas of the world whose work focuses on the ways that increased migration affects children and the cultural, legal, educational, medical, and psychological perception of childhood.

AEGIS CORTONA SUMMER SCHOOL IN AFRICAN STUDIES: BORDERS AND

BORDER-CROSSINGS IN AFRICA, CORTONA, TUSCANY, 16-22 JUNE 2008. This is to announce that a summer school designed for advanced Ph.D. students in African Studies (social sciences and humanities) aiming to take part in the Third AEGIS European Conference of African Studies (ECAS 3, Leipzig, July 2009) will be held in Italy. The 2008 summer school will focus on Borders and Border-Crossings in Africa. It will be sponsored by AEGIS-Naples in collaboration with the AEGIS Centres of Bayreuth, Edinburgh, and Leiden. The aim of the summer school is: a) to bring together advanced Ph.D. students and teaching staff from AEGIS Centres in order to exchange field and research experience; b) to improve the students' ability to prepare and present their research in an international context; c) to promote graduate training within AEGIS and stimulate African-European inter-university cooperation. Both students and senior researchers are expected to present papers on their current research. The emphasis will be on field methodology and comparative research results, both in writing and the oral presentation. Applicants will be selected on the basis of their research outline and their ability to engage with wider issues in African Studies today. Priority will be given to students and researchers with recent field experience and fresh research results. Application by research students coming from African Universities is encouraged; subsidies for the participation of a limited number of successful applicants are being sought for. For more information, see www.aegis-eu.org

THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA 2008

CONFERENCE, ACCRA, GHANA JULY 7-9, 2008. For more information, please see
http://www.crossculturalcentre.homestead.com/LMSSSA2008.html

AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF THE UK BIENNIAL CONFERENCE, UNIVERSITY OF

CENTRAL LANCASHIRE, PRESTON, 11-13 SEPTEMBER 2008. The conference aims to bring together Africanists from all over the world and from various disciplines to discuss the past and current developments in Africa and African Studies. For more information, visit the ASAUK websites: www.asauk.net.

EMPIRE, SLAVE TRADE AND SLAVERY: REBUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY IN SIERRA

LEONE. PAST AND PRESENT. WISE - WILBERFORCE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SLAVERY AND EMANCIPATION, UNIVERSITY OF HULL, SEPTEMBER 26-28, 2008 In 1808, two hundred years ago, Sierra Leone became a British Crown colony. The bicentennial presents the opportunity to re-examine the history of Sierra Leone. The conference will bring together academics from different disciplines, museum professionals, archivists, policy makers concerned with contemporary issues, and individuals interested in human rights and the reconstruction of modern day Sierra Leone. This conference will mark the bicentenary of the establishment of Sierra Leone as a British Crown colony in 1808. All participants will be required to pay a registration fee and to arrange their own accommodation and travel. Information on local hotel accommodation can be arranged through the Hull Conference Bureau; details to be supplied upon registration. An edited collection of papers presented at the conference will be published. Contact Info: Jane Ellison, Conference Manager, WISE (Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation), University of Hull, Oriel Chambers 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE, T: 01482 305182. F: 01482 305184. Email: j.ellison@hull.ac.uk. Visit the website at http://www.hull.ac.uk/wise

AFRICAN ATHENA: BLACK ATHENA 20 YEARS ON…, UNIVERSITY OF WARICK,

COVENTRY, UK, NOVEMBER 6-8, 2008. DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2008. African Athena was Bernal's original title for Black Athena, his "infamous" work that has confronted the modern academy with some of the most challenging questions it has faced over the last twenty years. This interdisciplinary conference seeks neither to demonize nor to lionize Bernal's book, but to open dialogue on the issues it has posed: can a myth of Afrocentrism ever be a useful narrative in contemporary culture? This is a call for papers from scholars of African Studies, Black British Studies, African American Studies, of South Asia, of the Middle East, of classicists, philologists, anthropologists, sociologists, and any intellectual beyond these borders. Send proposals of up to 500 words for papers by March 31, 2008 to Dr. Daniel Orrells, Department of Classics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL. Email: D.Orrells@warwick.ac.uk.

SAMLA 2008 (NOV. 7-9, 2008) LITERATURE OF AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA PANEL.

DEADLINE

MARCH 15, 2008.
African Literature in the Wake of Violence: Africa's violent history frames much of its fiction and film, but many writers and filmmakers are turning their attention toward the more complicated process of moving past violence to the task of rebuilding. We seek papers on literature and film that deal with issues that emerge in the wake of violence, such as truth commissions, public and private forms of grief, refugee camps, and the reinstatement of order. Please send 250-word abstracts and inquiries to Katy Hanggi (khanggi_at_emory.edu) by March 15, 2008.

MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONVENTION, 27-30 DECEMBER 2008 SAN

FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, "NARRATING CONFLICT IN POST-INDEPENDENCE AFRICAN LITERATURE." DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2008.
The sectarian conflicts and civil wars which recur across the African continent are a common, though under-explored concern of post-independence African literature. Authors experiment with form, language, content, and other rhetorical strategies in order to adequately represent the complex and multivalent nature of these conflicts. Their efforts consequently broaden our understanding of armed struggle in Africa and the texts they engender. We invite proposals for a panel organized in conjunction with the Society for the Study of Narrative Literature which concern the narration of conflict in post-independence African literature, particularly comparative analyses and those focusing on texts which have not yet received notable critical attention. Please send 500-word abstracts 1 March 2008 to David Mastey at dmastey@connect.carleton.ca or to the address below.

"HIERARCHY AND POWER IN THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS", RUSSIAN STATE

UNIVERSITY, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, JUNE 16-19, 2009. Center for Civilizational and Regional Studies of the Institute for African Studies under the Russian Academy of Sciences in co-operation with the School of History, Political Science and Law of the Russian State University for the Humanities is organizing in Moscow on June 16-19, 2009 the Fifth International Conference "HIERARCHY AND POWER IN THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS". The aim of the Conference, like that of the four previous ones, is to bring together the researchers doing the respective problematics in the whole variety of its contexts, within the framework of different academic schools and traditions from the positions of a wide range of disciplines: social anthropology, archaeology, history, political science, sociology, philosophy, psychology, etc. The working languages of the Conference are Russian and English. The Organizing Committee will be glad to consider any panel proposals (within 500 words in any of the Conference working languages) which will be received by February 1, 2008. All the correspondence should be sent for the Conference Secretaries, Dr. Oleg I. Kavykin and Ms. Anastasia A. Banschikova, preferably by e-mail (conf2009@conf2009.ru), or either by fax (+ 7 495 202 0786), or by ordinary mail (Center for Civilizational and Regional Studies, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, 30/1 Spiridonovka St., 123001 Moscow, Russia). The telephone number is: + 7 495 291 4119.

CALLS FOR PUBLICATION

MIGRANT SUB-SAHARAN LITERATURE. DEADLINE: 30 JUNE 2008

Subha Xavier (University of Miami, USA) and Papa Samba Diop (Université de Paris XII, France) invite submissions for an edited volume entitled Migrant sub-Saharan Literature that will be published by Dominique Guéniot Editions in France. Articles should be 15 to 20 pages in length and address issues in sub-Saharan migrant literature from one of the following perspectives among others: Has migration favored literary creativity? How and why? What are the moral or thematic implications of migration in literary production? What are the negative aspects of migration where personal fulfillment or social acceptance is concerned? How can we theorize migrant sub-Saharan literature? Which theoretical paradigms are most useful to better understand the role and function of this literature? For a complete list of perspectives, see http://cfp.english.upenn.edu/archive/Postcolonial/0559.html. Articles in English or in French may be sent to Subha Xavier (in English) xavier_at_miami.edu or Papa Samba Diop (in French) diop_at_univ-paris12.fr by June 30, 2008.

AFRICAN DIASPORA AND THE METROPOLIS. DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2008.

The Editors of African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal announce the Call for Papers on African Diaspora and the Metropolis to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the seminal publication, Presence Africaine by Allioune Diop. The Editors are seeking papers that examine the intersection between the African Diaspora and the metropolis. We are seeking papers that examine the development of African Diaspora networks in the metropolis and how these networks were activated, nurtured and conveyed transnational dialogue among people of the African and Black Diaspora. Three complete copies of each manuscript should be submitted, along with an abstract of no more than 150 words. Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the paper, double spaced, with one inch margins, and bear the title of the article.For additional details regarding manuscript submission, please visit the journal's web site: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t777764754. The deadline for submission is March 15, 2008. Manuscripts for the special issue should be sent to the Editors: Fassil Demissie Department of Public Policy, DePaul University, 2352 N. Clifton Ave., Suite 150, Chicago, IL 60614, fdemissi@depaul.edu; Sandra Jackson, DePaul University, Center for Black Diaspora, 2320 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, sjackson@depaul.edu; Abebe Zegeye, The School for Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, PO Box 392, Pretoria 0003, South Africa, zegeya@unisa.ac.za.

MUSEUMS IN THE METROPOLE: SLAVERY, COLONIALISM, AND POSTCOLONIAL MEMORY.

ABSTRACT DEADLINE

MARCH 15, 2008.
The Editors of African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal are pleased to announce a special edition on MUSEUMS IN THE METROPOLE: SLAVERY, COLONIALISM, AND POSTCOLONIAL MEMORY which examines various exhibition sites and provide contextualization for the public discourse triggered by their creation. Africa and Europe are symbiotically connected through a long history of contact informed by slavery, colonialism, immigration, and various transnational practices. In recent years, these histories have informed both national and pan-European debates concerning the historical legacies of these encounters – as exemplified in cultural, economic, political, and social phenomena, as well as in current reformulations in contemporary Europe as they concern transhistorical links and impact immigrant populations and ethnic minorities. These have included reflection on the limits of reparation, restitution, and memory, and ultimately concerned national identity, ethnic minorities, and the parameters of a multicultural Europe. Important scholarship, such as Paul Gilroy's The Black Atlantic, Christopher L. Miller's The French Atlantic Triangle, and Olivier Pétré-Grenouilleau's La traitre des noirs have foregrounded the centrality of these questions to current (post)colonial frameworks, and the study and reassessment of the colonial era is rapidly reforming curricular interests and orientation in Europe. Prospective contributors are invited to send proposals for articles in the form of a 200-word abstract by March 31, 2008, and will be asked to submit articles in final form (in English) by the strict deadline of 15 December 2008. All communications regarding the special edition should be directed to the Guest Editor, Professor Dominic Thomas (University of California, Los Angeles), by e-mail: dominict_at_humnet.ucla.edu. Informal enquiries are most welcome, and the Guest Editor will be happy to discuss individual suggestions. For more information, see http://cfp.english.upenn.edu/archive/Ethnic/0990.html

HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA: NEED FOR REFORMS AND TRANSFORMATIONS

The Faculty Seminar Series which is supported by CODESRIA will be having a series of Seminars at Laikipia College Campus (LCC). The objective of the Faculty Seminar Series is to promote a culture of interfaculty and interdisciplinary research dialogue and exchange, which is essential in strengthening social science research capacity in Africa. The Faculty Seminar Series aims to promote interdisciplinary scientific collaboration among colleagues within the same institutions while providing a venue for research dialogues which are essential in adding value to social science knowledge production in Africa. It will also provide support upon which tertiary institutions can build the research dialogue. It is expected that at the end of the Seminar Series, the papers presented will be peer-reviewed, and selected ones published in a special issue by CODESRIA. All abstracts and papers should be submitted in soft copy to Dr. Felicia Yieke of LCC at: fyieke@yahoo.com. For more information see: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=158931

INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO BOOK OF ESSAYS ON KALU UKA

Kalu Uka, acclaimed dramatist, poet, teacher and essayist will be seventy years old in February 2008. As part of the events marking the occasion, we are planning festschrift to celebrate both his 70th birthday anniversary and over 35 years of active and engaged commitment to the scholarship and practice of creative writing and theatre practice in Nigeria. Kalu Uka, poet, playwright, critic, scholar and theatre director is one of the pioneers of modern Nigerian theatre and drama. Paradoxical to his scholarship is the fact that he has said and offered more to the development of theatre and creative writing in Nigeria than have been written about his work. This festschrift therefore is intended to bring together, in a book form, views and opinions on him and on his creative works, and to recognise his contribution to Nigerian literature specifically and more generally to African literature which places him alongside some of the greatest names in Africa's evolving canon. Proposed Sections: Part One – Critical essays on all aspects of Kalu Uka's works; Part Two – Impressions: Views, Opinions and Personal Reflections on Kalu Uka; Part Three – Poetic Thoughts: Poems and Songs (and other creative forms); Manuscripts of not more than 5000 words, including a 100 – 150 word abstract, should follow the MLA style of referencing. Electronic submission preferred. Please send your contributions, on or before 25 January 2008, to: Stephen E. Inegbe, PhDDepartmant of Theatre Arts, University of Uyo, P.M.B. 1017, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. E-mail: misteve4life@yahoo.com

SPECIAL EDITION OF THE JOURNAL OF PAN-AFRICAN STUDIES. NEW DEADLINE: MAY

31, 2008.
This edition offers scholars, theorists, researchers, and practitioners opportunities to reassess, contest, and/or elaborate notions/theories of Black Spirituality. All manuscripts must be original (hence, not under consideration at any other journal) and submitted in MS word format via ogundayo@pitt.edu. The entire work should not exceed twenty double-spaced pages with a concise title, abstract, and scholarly citation (MLA style); articles in languages other than English will be considered, however they must also be presented in English, and all submissions must list the author's current affiliation and contact points (e-mail address, etc.). Please address manuscripts to: 'BioDun J. Ogundayo, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh,300 Campus Drive, BRADFORD, PA 16701. For further information see:
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=158237

NEW EMERGENT, OR ALTERNATIVE EXPRESSIONS OF AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY, A

SPECIAL EDITION OF NOVA RELIGIO: THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND EMERGENT RELIGIONS. DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2008.
A special edition of Nova Religio will be dedicated to the theme of the changing nature of African Christianity. English-language articles of original research are invited on any expression of African Christianity that may be defined as new, emergent, or alternative. Submissions are invited across disciplines. The guest editor of this edition of Nova Religio is Dr. Joel E. Tishken. He may be contacted at tishken_joel@colstate.edu. Paper submissions via email will be due to Dr. Tishken by April 1, 2008. The preferred length of articles is around 8,000 words including endnotes. The maximum length for a submitted paper can be 10,000 words including endnotes. Submission of photographs or other graphics is encouraged when they can substantively enhance an article. Accepted manuscripts must follow the Chicago Manual of Style (14th ed., rev., sections 15.1 to 15.426) and should be submitted according to these style guidelines. All references should be in endnotes, numbered throughout the manuscript with the auto-numbering feature of the word processing program. The paper should be sent via email saved in a MS Word or rich text format file. Photographs should be sent as jpg files.

CHINA IN AFRICA: A MOMENT OF "SECOND IMPERIALISM" OR PROGRESSIVE

PARTNERSHIP. DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2008. We seek for publication theoretical and empirical papers on the nature, impact, and trajectory of Chinese economic, political, and social activities in Africa, written from multidisciplinary perspectives, including history, economics, political science, sociology, media and communication, and cultural studies. The deadline for submitting abstracts of approximately 300 words is November 15, 2007; and the deadline for the submission of completed essays is March 31, 2008. Please, note that arrangements are in the pipeline for a conference and you may be invited to present your submitted paper(s) at the conference. Please, address all submissions and queries to: kaparr@ship.edu and/or kolapof@uoguelph.ca. For more information see: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=157710

FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS

PENN GDI INTERNSHIPS

The Penn GDI International Internship Program is a multi-school GDI initiative, which was launched in Summer 2007. Penn GDI expects to be offering internships for Penn students with the following organizations: Africare<http://www.africare.org>, UNICEF<http://www.unicef.org>, Plan International<http://www.plan-international.org>, and Save the Children US<http://www.savethechildren.org>. A diverse array of field experiences will be offered, to meet the different interests of Penn undergraduate and graduate students. Through these internships, students will gain valuable hands-on experience for a fuller understanding of the international development sector as they continue their studies at Penn. For more information, please visit http://www.gdi.upenn.edu/internships.htm.

UNC-WILMINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, 2008 VIRGINIA AND DERRICK SHERMAN

EMERGING SCHOLAR LECTURE: "AFRICA AT THE CROSSROADS: THE CURRENT CRISES IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE"
Proposals may address, but are not limited to, the national and international legacies of Western colonialism, the course of Africa's economic and social development, the roots of the continent's humanitarian emergencies and the historical challenges of promoting public health and eradicating disease. The Sherman Lecture provides a forum for an outstanding junior scholar (untenured assistant professor or researcher) to offer his or her perspective on a selected topic. The Sherman scholar will meet with undergraduate and graduate students, share his or her expertise with faculty members in history and political science, and be available to the local media. The centerpiece of the scholar's visit will be the presentation of a major public address, which the university will subsequently publish. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of scholarly accomplishment, relevance of the proposed talk to the year's theme and evidence of ability in public speaking before a diverse audience. The scholar will receive an honorarium of $5,000. The lectureship will take place on the UNC Wilmington campus October 14-17, 2008. Applicants should provide a title and brief description of the lecture they propose to deliver. Please send a letter of interest, current c.v., the names and e-mail addresses of three references and a recent scholarly publication to Dr. Taylor Fain, Department of History, UNC Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403-5957. We also welcome nominations that are accompanied by contact information. The deadline for submission is March 31, 2008. Finalists must be available for telephone interviews before May 31, 2008. UNC Wilmington is an EEO/AA institution.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA,

NAIROBI SUMMER FIELD PROGRAMS
Rutgers University, New Jersey and the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi continues to collaborate in training and research programs. Summer field programs for 2008 are scheduled as follows: 1. The Koobi Fora Field School in Paleoanthropology is a paleoanthropological hands-on field program beginning June 17th to July 27th, 2008 and will take place firstly at Sosian Ranch in Laikipia for one week and secondly at the famous World Heritage site of Koobi Fora, East Lake Turkana Basin for four weeks. For further information please visit the Koobi Fora field school website (koobifora.rutgers.edu); 2. Swahili Studies and Coastal Peoples of Kenya Field School will begin August 1st till August 27th, 2008. The Field school will include a study of the cultures and history of the Swahili people as well as peoples of coastal Kenya. For further information please visit our website (Swahili.rutgers.edu); 3. Primatology, Wildlife ecology and Conservation in East Africa will run concurrently with the Swahili Field School and will take place in three different localities including Tana River-Coast, Mt. Kenya and Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya. For further information on any of these three field programs please contact: a. Rutgers Study Abroad (studyabroad.rutgers.edu, 732-932-7787); b. Co-Director (Professor Jack Harris- jwkharris@hotmail.com, jwharris@rci.rutgers.edu, 732-932-8083); c. Co-Director (Dr. Purity Kiura- pkiura@museums.or.ke, pue03@yahoo.com); d. Co-Director (Dr. Mzalendo Kibunjia- mkibunjia@museums.or.ke, kibunjia@yahoo.com); e. Co-Director (Dillon Mahoney-hakunabudi@gmail.com. Please note that the Programs Co-Directors are following the current political situation in Kenya very closely and at the moment there is no indication as to cancellation of the programs. Kenya is a very fluid nation and normalcy is expected in the next month or so. However, should there be any changes to the above programs; we shall communicate in a timely manner.

2008 AFRICANIST DOCTORAL CANDIDATE SUMMER FELLOWSHIP. AT THE WOODROW

WILSON CENTER. DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2008. Launched in 2003 with the generous support of the Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI), this fellowship offers qualified advanced graduate students the opportunity to spend three summer months at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. During their time in Washington, recipients receive access to a wide array of research resources, including the Center's reference library, and benefit from the Center's relationship with the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution. Recipients are encouraged to interact with Washington policymakers and with Wilson Center scholars and staff during their residency. In order to bring new research to a broader audience, fellows are asked to present an informal discussion of their work at the conclusion of their residency at the Center. All application materials should be addressed "attn: Africanist Doctoral Fellowship Program," and submitted electronically to africa@wilsoncenter.org. If electronic submission is not possible, material should be sent by mail to: Africanist Doctoral Fellowship Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20004. For more info, please see:
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1417&fuseaction=topics.item&news_id=161811

2008 AFRICA PROGRAM INTERNSHIPS AT THE WOODROW WILSON CENTER. DEADLINE:

MARCH 1, 2008
The Africa Program is seeking qualified applicants for its 2008 intern program in Washington, DC. Interns will assist the Africa Program staff in its Washington area activities, including public forums, research activities and support for our programming in Central Africa. Interns should have an interest in Africa, preferably with some academic or experiential background in the continent. He/she should have basic computer skills on a variety of software platforms. The intern should have French language oral and written fluency. Good research skills and an enthusiastic and responsible approach to unsupervised work are strong assets. This internship may be paid or unpaid. Applicants should indicate their preference in their cover letter. Applicants should send a résumé and cover letter to: Roseline Fodouop Tekeu, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004 or by email: africa@wilsoncenter.org or by fax: (202) 691 – 4001.

2008 AFRICA SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS AT THE WOODROW WILSON CENTER.

DEADLINE

MARCH 15, 2008.
The Africa Program is seeking qualified applicants for its 2008 Africa Summer Research Internship program in Washington, DC. Interns will assist the Summer Africanist Doctoral Fellows in their research projects and preparation of Africa-related dissertations. This internship is open students currently enrolled in a four-year undergraduate institution. Interns should have an interest in Africa, preferably with some academic or experiential background in the continent. He/she should have basic computer skills on a variety of software platforms. Good research skills and an enthusiastic and responsible approach to unsupervised work are strong assets. Foreign students are eligible, but they must hold a valid F-1 or J-1 visa and appropriate work authorization. The Wilson Center does not sponsor visas. Foreign students must obtain written permission from their Responsible Visa Officer at their university stating their ability to intern at the Wilson Center. This internship is paid and the date are June – August 2008. Applicants should send a résumé and cover letter, with "Africa Summer Research Internship" clearly marked to: Roseline Fodouop Tekeu, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004 or by email: africa@wilsoncenter.org or by fax: (202) 691 – 4001.

WEST AFRICAN RESEARCH CENTER TRAVEL GRANT. DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2008.

The West African Research Center in Dakar , Senegal is offering travel costs, and a stipend of up to $1000 to West African scholars and graduate students. This competition is open only to West African nationals who are eligible for non-immigrant visas to the U.S. Travel grant funds may be used to 1) attend and present papers at academic conferences relevant to the applicant's field of research; 2) visit libraries or archives that contain resources necessary to the applicant's current academic work; 3) travel to a research site. For more information, see: http://www.africa.ufl.edu/WARA/fund_travel.htm

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY - POSTDOCTORAL POSITION

(STIPEND) INTEGRATION AND CONFLICT IN THE UPPER GUINEA COAST (WEST AFRICA). DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 29, 2008.
Our Institute has the opportunity to offer one postdoc position starting May 2008 (negotiable). The successful candidate will be a member of the Research Group: "Integration and Conflict in the Upper Guinea Coast (West Africa)" headed by PD Dr. Jacqueline Knörr. Research projects may focus on Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal (Casamance), The Gambia, Ivory Coast (Western part), and Cape Verde (in relation to the UGC). Further background information concerning the Research Group and the Department can be found on our homepage: http://www.eth.mpg.de. Applications should include: a cover letter; a CV including a list of publications; a project résumé (two to five pages; also two alternative ideas may be considered); photocopies of university degrees. There is no application form to be filled out. Applications may be submitted by email as well. Final selection will be made following interviews in March/April 2008. Please send applications and the names of two referees (whom we may contact for confidential references) to the following address before 29 February 2008: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Personnel Administration, P. O. Box 11 03 51, D – 06017 Halle/Saale, Germany or email to jdiallo@eth.mpg.de

PENN CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH: CALL FOR PROPOSALS. DEADLINE: FEBRUARY

22, 2008
The Penn Center for AIDS Research (Penn CFAR) seeks applications to the pilot program offered through its Developmental Core. Proposals regarding any aspect of HIV/AIDS clinical care, epidemiology, virology, immunology, structural biology, vaccine development, or prevention are considered relevant to the goals of the Developmental Core. The CFAR is especially interested in proposals that bridge programmatic areas and, in particular, those that bridge clinical investigators with basic or behavioral scientists. Proposals that include an international component (not necessarily in Botswana); address co-infection, including: TB, HPV, and Hepatitis C; and Women's Health, are also encouraged. We are able to offer awards up to $45,000 for each grant. Grants are for a one-year period and are not renewable. It is expected that funds will be available in August 2008. Eligibility: Faculty members (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Assistant Research Professor, Associate Research Professor, Research Professor), holding appointments at the CFAR institutions, who meet one of the following requirements, are invited to apply: New investigators who never have held extramural support from the NIH Investigators who have not previously worked in HIV/AIDS Investigators who have worked in HIV/AIDS who wish to study an area that represents a significant departure from their currently funded work note: Non-faculty trainees and instructors are eligible to be included as co-investigators. Pablo Tebas, M.D., Director of the Developmental Core Email: Pablo.Tebas@uphs.upenn.edu. Application form and instructions are available at
<http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/aids/WordDocs/Pilotcover-instrucsFY2009.doc>http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/aids/WordDocs/Pilotcover-instrucsFY2009.doc

WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP

The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund ( http://nonprofitresearch.org/ ), a grant-making program of the Aspen Institute ( http://aspeninstitute.org/ ) in Washington, D.C., offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship three times annually. The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority groups. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund. Fellowship grant of between $2,500 and $5,000 will be awarded, depending on the recipient's educational level, financial need, and time commitment. Applications are considered three times annually based on the timing of applicants' availability: For Summer 2008, the deadline is March 15, 2008; and for Fall 2008, the deadline is July 15, 2008. Visit the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund Web site for complete program information: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009449/nporesearch

ACADEMIC JOBS

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND AFRICAN

DIASPORA STUDIES
The Department of English and the African and African Diaspora Studies Program at Kennesaw State University invites applications for the jointly appointed nine-month tenure-track position of Assistant Professor specializing in African Diaspora Literatures. Candidates must be able to teach a variety of courses that contribute to the English Department and the AADS program, including, but not limited to, African Diaspora Literature, African-American Literature, American Literature, and World Literature on a 3-3 semester load. Ph.D required. Commitment to excellence in teaching, complemented by strong scholarship and engagement is expected of all faculty members in KSU's College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It would also be beneficial if an applicant has a familiarity and experience working with diverse students. The successful candidate will also provide service to both programs. To guarantee consideration, application materials must be postmarked by March 7, 2008. Candidates should sent a letter of interest addressing the applicant's position qualifications; teaching philosophy; scholarship activities; current curriculum vita; names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of at least three references, and official transcripts to: Prof. Donald Fay, Chair English Department, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, English Bldg #27, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144-559. For questions about this position opening, contact Professor Fay, Search Committee Chair: dfay@kennesaw.edu

WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE - HISTORY/FACULTY POSITION The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences seeks to fill a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in History. The successful candidate must be willing to teach both introductory world and US history survey courses as needed, as well as upper-division courses in areas of expertise. Interest or background in history before 1500 is a plus. Areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to: Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Candidates should have a commitment to excellent teaching and college service, including participation in student advising and recruitment and retention. Doctoral degree is preferred, masters degree candidates may be considered for a nontenure-track position. Prior teaching experience is preferred. The successful candidate must have excellent communication and teaching skills. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Anticipated starting date: August 16, 2008. Interested individuals are to submit a current curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, copies of student evaluations, and a sample syllabus. Copies of transcripts of all graduate and undergraduate work are to be sent to: West Liberty State College, Human Resources Department, 131 Campus Service Center, P.O. Box 295, West Liberty, WV 26074-0295 or e-mail to: deritami@westliberty.edu. Review of applications begins on February 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY - PROGRAM IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES

(AAAS), ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
The Program in African and African American Studies (AAAS), established in 1968, was the first ethnic studies program developed at Stanford University and the first African & African American Studies program at a private institution in the U.S. Reports to the Faculty Program Director and the AAAS Faculty Advisory Committee. As the senior staff member, the Associate Director (AD) works closely with the Director to devise and implement the vision, strategy, and goals of AAAS. An advanced degree, preferably a Ph.D., in the Humanities or Social Sciences, or a related field, with an emphasis or specialization in African and African American Studies. A minimum of five years of programmatic experience, including involvement in planning lectures, colloquiums, and publications; staff, project and budget management, and achievement in field. Proficiency in one or more major languages. All applicants must apply on line at Stanford Jobs http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html; the position listing # is 28855. In addition to a Curriculum Vitae and a Statement of Interest (no more than 500words), applicants must also send two confidential letters of reference sent directly from the referees to AAAS. All materials should be sent and addressed to Michele Elam, Director of African & African American Studies, Bldg. 360, Rm. 362A, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. Inquiries can be sent to Nigel Hatton, Assistant to Director of AAAS, hatton@stanford.edu. The application deadline is March 3, 2008.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY - PHYLLIS WATTIS CURATOR OF THE ARTS OF AFRICA AND

THE AMERICAS, CANTOR CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY We are currently seeking a creative and enthusiastic team player to take responsibility for the development of the Arts of Africa, Native America and Ancient America portion of the collection, reviewing and redefining its scope when appropriate. The Cantor Arts Center is integral to this major research university and you will work with members of the academic community as teacher, facilitator and museum professional and may also sit on University committees. Your primary responsibility is for the overall development of the permanent collection, which includes objects in several media from Africa, American Indian tribes, including art form the modern and contemporary periods, and ancient Native American cultures from before the period of western contact. We are committed to creatively developing both areas and seek an individual who specializes in either the arts of Africa or Native American cultures and who has a strong interest in the other area of the collection. We'll rely on you to develop exhibitions, solicit and evaluate proposals for exhibitions organized at other institutions, actively solicit, encourage and help faculty members and qualified students to develop exhibition proposals and, on occasion, teach courses in the University's academic program with a focus on the museum's collection. This endowed position requires an advanced degree in Art History or related field with a PhD or equivalent scholarship and 5+ years of museum experience, including involvement in exhibitions, publications, project and budget management and achievement in this field. Proficiency in one or more major languages is also necessary, along with the ability to help faculty integrate the use of the Center's collections in the teaching curriculum, excellent communication and organizational skills and a commitment and ability to foster appreciation and understanding of art through teaching, lecturing and organizing exhibitions and educational programs. Experience with fundraising and donor cultivation would be valuable. Teaching experience is desirable. To assure your application information is captured in our official files and that the hiring department also has immediate access to your resume, you must apply to http://jobs.stanford.edu/ and in the keyword search box, indicate 28179.

AUGUSTANA COLLEGE

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH Augustana College invites applications for a full-time tenure track appointment, rank open, in postcolonial/transnational literature beginning with the 2008-09 academic year. Specialization in any area within postcolonial studies/transnational literature. Possible primary and/or secondary interests: literature and culture of the Indian subcontinent; literary criticism/theory; British literature; African literature. Interest in Augustana's international study experiences and/or international studies programs is welcome. Candidates will also teach courses in Augustanas innovative Liberal Studies curriculum. A PhD in hand at the time of appointment and demonstrated commitment to creative and effective undergraduate teaching as well as scholarly achievement is expected. Augustana College is a selective, four-year, liberal arts institution of 2,500 students, most of whom live in residence halls on a wooded 115-acre campus. Rock Island, Illinois is one of the Quad-Cities of Illinois and Iowa, a diverse metropolitan area on the Mississippi River with 350,000 residents. Augustana College is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from women and persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability or creed. Details about Augustana, our expectation of the faculty, the selection process, and the Quad Cities are all available at the Faculty Search website; http://www.augustanafaculty.org. Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy and three letters of recommendation to Search #123-08 English Committee, Jeff Abernathy, Dean of the College, Augustana College, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201. Questions may be directed to Joseph McDowell, interim chair: JosephMcDowell@augustana.edu. Review of applications will begin February 8, 2008.

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,

MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
The International Studies degree program at the Rochester Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure track position at the level of assistant or associate professor, beginning fall 2008. International Studies is an interdisciplinary program housed in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology within the College of Liberal Arts. A broad range of disciplines will be considered, including sociology, anthropology, history, political science, and international studies. The successful candidate will have joint appointments between the international studies program and the candidate's disciplinary department. Ph.D. in hand is required. We seek candidates with expertise in the Middle East and Africa and a specialization in human security and conflict resolution (e.g., sectarian conflict, ethnic violence, genocide, human trafficking). The successful candidate will be able to teach Introduction to International Studies and will be willing to develop and teach area courses in the Middle East and Africa, as well as human security and conflict resolution. All applicants must apply online at http://mycareer.rit.edu Position Number IRC 16573. Please submit your letter of interest, a c.v., and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references. You can contact Murli Sinha, chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, with any questions about the position, at mmsgss@rit.edu or (585) 475-2896, or (585) 475- 2018. Review of applications begins February 20, 2008, and continues until the position is filled.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ERIE-BEHREND - ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE

PROFESSOR OF ASIAN, AFRICAN, OR MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY The History program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, wishes to expand its coverage of non-Western history and seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant or associate professor of Asian, African, or Middle Eastern history. The course load is three classes per semester (usually no more than two course preps) and could include world history surveys in addition to surveys and upper division courses in the individual's field of specialization. The successful candidate will demonstrate potential for quality scholarship, teaching, and service. Ph.D. and college teaching experience preferred. Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, evidence of teaching effectiveness, writing sample, and three letters of recommendation to: Chair, History Search Committee Box H, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, 4951 College Drive, Erie, PA 16563-1501. Review of applications will begin on January 28 and continue until the position is filled. Penn State University is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY - ONE-YEAR VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,

AFRICAN HISTORY
The Clements Department of History in Dedman College at SMU seeks a historian to fill a position as a one-year visiting assistant professor in African history. The successful candidate will be expected to teach two courses each semester. Ideally one course will be a general survey and the other a more specialized undergraduate course. Salary competitive. Minority and female candidates are encouraged to apply. Employment eligibility verification will be necessary upon appointment. Send letter of application, vita, letters of recommendation, and writing sample by April 4, 2008, to Kathleen A. Wellman, Chair, Clements Department of History, PO Box 750176, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0176. SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status. SMU is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

RICE UNIVERSITY - LECTURER, AFRICAN HISTORY

The Rice University History Department invites applications for a one-year lecturer position, with the possibility of extension for one additional year, in African history. Period open; field open except for South Africa and Egypt. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a one- or two-semester survey course on Africa as well as more specialized courses of own choosing. Applicants should have completed their Ph.D. by July 1, 2008. The appointment begins July 1, 2008. Candidates should submit a letter of application, c.v., three letters of recommendation, a chapter-length writing sample, and evidence of teaching qualifications by February 15, 2008 to Chair African Search, Rice University, Department of History MS# 42, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892. Rice University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

THIEL COLLEGE - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Thiel College invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor position in the Department of History to teach Early Modern, Modern European History. Candidates with secondary fields in Women's, Ancient, or African history will be given preferential consideration. The successful candidate will also teach in the History of Western Humanities program. Qualifications include a Ph.D. (ABD considered) and evidence of excellent potential as a teacher and a scholar. Please send an application letter, C.V., transcripts, statement on teaching, and three letters of recommendation to employment@thiel.edu or to Susan Swartzbeck, Director of Human Resources, Thiel College, 75 College Avenue, Greenville, PA 16125. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. Thiel College is committed to enhancing diversity among its staff. Qualified minorities are encouraged to apply. EOE

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ART HISTORY - AFRICAN

ART AND VISUAL CULTURE
Candidate must have a Ph.D. by July 2008 in art history or a related field with a concentration in African art and visual culture. Other than African-American art, a secondary area, if relevant, might complement existing faculty members' teaching and research fields in Medieval, 18th/19th Century, 20th/21st Century, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Latin American. Teaching experience beyond the level of teaching assistant is highly desirable. end letter of intent, CV, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy, samples of course syllabi, a professional sample of writing, three letters of recommendation as well as the current addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers for each recommender to: Jennifer Way, Chair, Art History Search Committee, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, UNT Box 305100, Denton, Texas 76203-5100, JWay@UNT.edu. For more information, see http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=35312

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU) – DIRECTOR, AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER

The Director of the ASC is responsible for providing intellectual and programmatic leadership to advance and promote excellence in MSU's diverse research, teaching, and outreach activities relating to Africa. The position requires policy development and implementation capabilities, with the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, administrators of academic units, and other area studies, and international thematic centers in promoting international research, education, outreach, and service programs. Please send an application letter addressing your qualifications relevant to the items identified above, a recent vita, and a list of three references with addresses to: ASC Director Search, c/o Michael Stokes, International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University, 209 International Center, East Lansing, MI 48824 or stokesm@msu.edu. We will begin reviewing applications on January 31, 2008. We will receive applications until the position is filled. For more information, see http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=35544

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropology of Health & Development in Africa. All searches are at the rank of Assistant Professor unless otherwise noted. In searches for Assistant Professors, exceptional candidates at higher ranks may, in some cases, be considered. Candidates must present evidence of scholarly or creative productivity and must show evidence of dedication to effective teaching. Expected start date: August 18, 2008. Ph.D. or terminal degree is expected by start date of appointment. Preferred candidates would contribute to the climate of diversity in the College, including a diversity of scholarly approaches. For a complete position announcement and requirements, please refer to the CLA&S Web site at www.clas.ku.edu Or, you may contact the department of interest through the KU Directory Assistance (785) 864-2700, or email eas@ku.edu; Erin Spiridigliozzi, Asst. Dean, CLAS, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 200 Strong Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045. FAX: (785) 864-5331.

NON-ACADEMIC JOBS

PENN ARCHEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM - AFRICAN DRUM/DANCE ENSEMBLE The Penn Archeology and Anthropology Museum is seeking an African Drum/Dance ensemble for a one-hour daytime performance. The group should be able to engage children in both an educational and entertaining manner. For more information, please call Amanda Ciaccio at 215-898-4016 ciaccio@sas.upenn.edu.

UMHLABA CONSULTING GROUP - SENIOR CONSULTANT

The Umhlaba Group of Companies provides professional consulting services to institutions in South and Southern Africa. With offices in Johannesburg and Durban our professional staff collectively has more than 40 years experience in the Development sector. We are looking for a senior consultant to complete our vibrant and innovative team at our Johannesburg office. Candidates should send a detailed CV with 2 contactable references to: jessie@jhb.umhlaba.com before 11 February 2008. Or fax it to 011 482 7370. Call 011 4826220. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted within 3 weeks from the closing date. For more information, visit the website: www.umhlaba.com.

DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME – PROGRAM MANAGER

Founded in 1993 as a partner project of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation of Germany, DDP'S mission is to consolidate democracy through the promotion of citizen participation, a human rights culture, and good governance in South Africa. DDP is looking for a dynamic, mature and well connected civil society practitioner to manage the new programme activities of the DDP in the Western Cape. The main responsibility would be to identify and sustain civil society partnerships and programmes in the region. Ideally the candidate will have worked in the Western Cape and have an intimate knowledge of the region and the political dynamics that are present. For more information detailing the requirements and duties for this position, please follow this link: www.ddp.org.za/about-us/jobs-internships. Enquiries: Ms Manju Marimuthu (Tel: 031 3049305). Email or fax through your CV and a letter of motivation detailing your experiences relevant to the post to (Fax) 031 3062261, (Email) manjum@ddpdurban.org.za. Closing date: 10 February 2008.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING GROUP (EMG) – PROJECT MANAGER

The Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG) is a Cape Town-based NGO which aims to strengthen the role of civil society in decision-making and to encourage policies and practices that promote sustainable development. We urgently need a full-time, motivated and experienced Project Manager whose primary responsibility will be to manage EMG's work in supporting small-farmers and farm-workers to engage actively in the Fair Trade system – through providing opportunities for training, dialogue and learning, and providing technical support. This 24-month full-time contract position is to start as soon as possible. Salary package offered will be in the range of R13 500pm - R18 500pm depending on your suitability for the post. EMG offers a working environment which will support the energy, creativity and leadership that you bring, Email your letter of motivation, a 4-page (max) CV (including contacts for 3 referees) to zainab@emg.org.za to reach us by 13th February 2008. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For more information on EMG's work see www.emg.org.za

WHIZZ KIDZ SPECIAL NEEDS CENTRE – FUNDRAISER

Whizz Kidz is looking for a highly motivated, experienced fundraiser to assume responsibility for all fundraising for this registered NPO. Whizz Kidz Special Needs Centre is a well established unit for children with severe and or multiple disabilities. Applications to be submitted with CV's and relevant references by email to kgmgma@kaymac.co.za. Closing

date: 15th March 2008.

OTHER RESOURCES

PAMBAZUKA NEWS 340: THE VIOLENCE IN KENYA MUST STOP NOW

Pambazuka News is the authoritative pan African electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa providing cutting edge commentary and in-depth analysis on politics and current affairs, development, human rights, refugees, gender issues and culture in Africa. To view online, go to http://www.pambazuka.org/

OBSERVATORY OF CULTURAL POLICIES IN AFRICA NEWSLETTER

OCPA NEWS, NO.197
The PDF version is available at
http://ocpa.irmo.hr/activities/newsletter/2008/OCPA_News_No197_20080126.pdf.

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION SERVICES

HTTP://WWW.AFDEVINFO.COM/HTMLREPORTS/NEWSLETTER_8.HTML

KUMARIAN PRESS BOOKS: SURROGATES OF THE STATE

Surrogates of the State: NGOs, Development and Ujamaa in Tanzania by Michael Jennings. The focus of this path-breaking book is the central and enduring paradox of the NGO movement: despite evident commitment and best intentions, NGOs reproduce the conditions and relations they define themselves against. Sympathetic yet critical… provides a powerful antidote against the voluntary sector's lack of institutional memory; an absence that allows its limited range of development ideas and tools to be constantly recycled. To order visit: www.kpbooks.com, or call 800-289-2664, or fax 860-243-2867

ASC AFRICAN STUDIES COLLECTION

Janske van Eijck

Transition towards Jatropha biofuels in Tanzania? An analysis with Strategic Niche Management http://www.ascleiden.nl/GetPage.aspx?url=/publications/publicatie1778 Adalbertus Kamanzi: "Our Way". Responding to the Dutch aid in the District Rural Development Programme of Bukoba, Tanzania http://www.ascleiden.nl/GetPage.aspx?url=/publications/publicatie1779 Lothar Smith: Tied to migrants. Transnational influences on the economy of Accra, Ghana http://www.ascleiden.nl/GetPage.aspx?url=/publications/publicatie1780 Mirjam Kabki: Transnationalism, local development and social security. The functioning of support networks in rural Ghana http://www.ascleiden.nl/GetPage.aspx?url=/publications/publicatie1781 More information and ordering: http://www.ascleiden.nl/Publications/

CRITICAL INTERVENTIONS: MODERNITY AND AFRICAN ART

Critical Interventions is a peer-reviewed journal of advanced research and writing on African art history and visual culture. Our mission is to provide a forum for cutting-edge scholarship in African art history and for sustained analysis of issues of urgent concern for the discipline. Critical Interventions foregrounds both the history of African modernity and the historiography of African Art History, and features an international array of authors. The journal proposes a critical intervention at a moment of great contradiction, when there are diminishing opportunities for new and in-depth scholarly research on African arts but also a parallel rise in interest in Africa's modernity among scholars and students. We believe further that studies grounded in research in Africa and based on deep knowledge of historical and contemporary experiences of African art and visual culture can illuminate the fields of modern and contemporary art history. Issue #1 is now available. For further information see http:// www.criticalinterventions.com

BLACK HISTORY WEBSITE http://www.africanafrican.com OR http://www.negroartist.com.
The website is the largest of its kind on the internet and I am doing my best to get the word out about the site (although it has been online for many years). Please do share this site with your colleagues and anyone else who you think might find it useful. I created this using my own time and money and hope that it will benefit everyone in the world. As you can see there are no ads and I would like to keep it that way. If you have any questions for me I have included my email address below as well as the links to my website. The website has text at top. The main Presence Africaine image has text that is clickable. Each image can be expanded by clking on it. Furthermore, make sure you scroll down further for image, text and other links. If you know anyone of note that would like to promote this website... like a TV station, celebrity, musician etc. Please have them take a look at my site and email me: negroartist@negroartist.com

CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND ECONONICS IN FINANCE AFRICA

The Centre for Education and Economics in Finance.Africa (CEEF.Africa) invites you to explore our universe - http://www.ceefafrica.org - "A Universe of Opportunity for Critical Scarce Skills, Education and Strategic Leadership". CEEF.Africa's recently re-launched website acts as a gateway to the future and a hub of information and other resources to assist in acquiring, sharing, transferring and utilizing skills.

PAN AFRICAN VISIONS

The latest edition of Pan African Visions is now online at www.panafricanvisions.com

IDP NEWS ALERT

IDP News Alert is a weekly summary of selected global news on internally displaced persons, compiled by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council. The IDP News alert is available online at http://www.internal-displacement.org/

SIYAKHULA - COMMUNITY PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

We are pleased to announce that we will be presenting our popular and practical Community Project Management programme in three different centres in South Africa in the months to come. Venue Dates: Johannesburg 22 – 26 October 2007; Cape Town 12 – 16 November 2007; Durban 12 – 16 November 2007. To reserve your place and to obtain more information please do not hesitate to contact, Mothusi Ndlovu, Tel: 011 886 2647,

Fax: 011 7891269 mothusin@siyakhula.org.za OR Sithembele Mangqangwana,
sithem@siyakhula.org.za. To discover more about the organisation and the
all of the programmes that we offer please visit our website
www.siyakhula.org.za.

THE UCLA GLOBALIZATION RESEARCH CENTER-AFRICA REGION. For more information, visit http://www.globalization-africa.org/

TRANSCEND PEACE UNIVERSITY (TPU): This is the largest on-line peace and development university launched in 2003. TPU has been developed by TRANSCEND, a Peace and Development Network for Peace by Peaceful Means and provides the on-line form of Transcends global training programs. For more information, contact Cristina Barsony (cristina@transcend.org) or visit http://www.transcend.org/tpu

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTER (NCLRC): THE LANGUAGE

RESOURCE NEWSLETTER
A bi-monthly webzine of NCLRC, providing practical teaching strategies, share insight from research, and announce professional development opportunities for elementary, secondary and post-secondary foreign language educators. The newsletters and archives can be viewed at the following website http://nclrc.org/readings/newsletter.html

VOLUNTEER IN AFRICA

Volunteer in Africa is an organization dedicated to disseminating information on volunteer programs in Africa. They organize a wide range of volunteering, internship and cultural exchange in Ghana. For more information, visit http://www.volunteeringinafrica.org

AFRICAN COLOURS, ONLINE RESOURCE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

African Colours, online since July 2000, is a portal for Contemporary Art, as well as a dynamic force to link artists from different parts of the world so that they can share their ideas and culture and achieve a common goal. To make a contribution, you can send your news and editorials to editorials@africancolours.com. For more information, visit http://www.africancolours.net/

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT DISSERTATION WORKSHOP PROGRAM

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, visit http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/RADW/index.html

AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (AJOL)

AJOL is being re-launched on its own website. It provides free access to tables of contents and abstracts for over 175 journals published on the continent, and also provides a number of additional facilities. AJOL offers a document delivery service, and full (improved) searching and browsing facilities, as well as a new Email alert function. The service remains free to both users and participating journals (with charges only for document delivery requests from outside developing countries). For more information, visit http://www.ajol.info

ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND SLAVE LIFE IN THE AMERICAS: A VISUAL RECORD

This searchable collection contains about 1,100 images, including many historical drawings and maps on Africa. For more information, visit http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/

CODESRIA RESEARCH AND POLICY DIALOGUE PROGRAMME

The program theme is: The Social Sciences and HIV/AIDS, A Political Economy of Patient Welfare and Rights. The initiative is being undertaken as part of a broader project of interventions which will involve the fostering of a networked community of African researchers with the required competence and interest in the field of health studies. Within this framework, it is envisaged that a range of research, training and dissemination activities will be carried out and several policy dialogues organized. The research and policy dialogue components of the program will be spread over the period 2003 to 2005. For more information, visit http://www.codesria.org

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Current funding opportunities relevant to researchers and research institutes working on development issues in low and middle income countries are available through the Global Development Network. For more information, visit
http://www.gdnet.org/online_services/funding_opportunities/funding_news/

HEALTH AND DISEASES IN AFRICA: A COMPREHENSIVE ON-LINE RESOURCE ON

HEALTH IN AFRICA
The objective of this on-line resource is to provide researchers, students, and the general public with resources that are integral to understanding health concerns in Africa. This is accomplished by harvesting information from existing websites and information providers. Links to and information on a wide array of health-related initiatives, facilities, and opportunities on Africa are provided. To access this on-line resource, visit http://www.africa.upenn.edu/health/. For more information, contact Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)

ISLAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS WEBSITE AT EMORY UNIVERSITY

This site contains valuable content for scholars, activists, and media. Content includes bibliographies on rights, profiles and contact details for rights organizations in a range of countries, training materials, rights databases, and profiles of scholars and experts in various fields relating to Islam and human rights. All of this content is searchable through a Google-powered search engine. For more information, visit http://www.law.emory.edu/IHR/,

ONLINE FORUM: WOMEN IN AFRICA

The Center for History and New Media at George Mason University is hosting a four month-long online forums beginning November 2005 on its website "Women in World History" (http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/). The forum will give world history teachers the chance to talk about ways to teach issues surrounding women and gender in African history. For more information, contact wwh@chnm.gmu.edu or visit http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/forum.html

SMITHSONIAN GLOBAL SOUND, Smithsonian Global Sound offers digital downloads of music and sound from Africa and around the world. The site has a wealth of educational content and downloads are accompanied by extensive liner notes. Our goal is to encourage local musicians and traditions around the planet through international recognition, the payment of royalties, and support for regional archives. For more information, visit http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/

USAID HIV/AIDS E-NEWSLETTER
The USAID HIV/AIDS E-Newsletter provides monthly updates on USAID's Office of HIV/AIDS and partner activities to prevent and mitigate HIV/AIDS across the developing world. The newsletter reflects activities exclusively to USAID and its implementing partners. For more information, visit http://www.synergyaids.com/newsletter.asp

AFRICA: HUMAN RIGHTS DATABASE LAUNCHED

The Communication Initiative has introduced its revamped database of global media coverage on human rights issues. This feature is part of the Communication Initiative's Human Rights Window. It allows for a one-stop search related to media coverage for each individual article in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Articles from over 200 developing country newspapers and 10 leading global newspapers are featured in the database. For more information, visit http://www.comminit.com/human-rights/newssearch.html

JOURNAL OF PAN AFRICAN STUDIES ON-LINE EDITION LAUNCHED

The Journal of Pan African Studies will be published on-line four times a year (March, June, September and December) by Amen-Ra Theological Seminary Press in association with the California Institute of Pan African Studies. The journal seeks to sustain an interdisciplinary scholarly discussion on the full dynamics of the African world community experience. For more information, contact Itibari M. Zulu (imz@ucla.edu)

SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ON-LINE:

South African History Online (SAHO) is a non-partisan people's history project. It was established in 1999 as a not-for-profit organization, to promote research; to popularize South African history and to address the biased way in which the history and cultural heritage of Black South Africans has been represented in our educational and heritage institutions. Includes lesson plans and other classroom material.

Website: http://www.sahistory.org.za.

H-AFRICA ONLINE DISCUSSION NETWORK:

An international scholarly online discussion list on African culture and the African past. H-Africa encourages discussions of research interests, teaching methods, and historiography. H-Africa is especially interested in the teaching of history to graduate and undergraduate students in diverse settings. In addition, H-Africa publishes course materials, announcements of conferences and fellowships, book reviews, and the H-Net jobguide. H-Africa is also non-partisan and will not publish calls for political action. Visit [http://www.h-net.org/~africa] for more information.

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

Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.