| <<FEBRUARY>> |
February 24, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"African Studies and Historical Knowledge"
Logan Hall, Room # 392. 2:00-3:30pm
This talk is given by Dr. Steven Feierman, Professor of History and Sociology of
Science, University of Pennsylvania. The lecture is part of Spring 2006 African
Studies Lecture Series, organized by the African Studies Center, University of
Pennsylvania.
February 28, 2006
"Teaching and Learning about Nubia/Kush/Meroe"
Williams Hall Room # 632. 4:00-6:00pm
This is the first K-12 Teachers' Workshop for the Spring 2006 K-12 Teachers'
Workshop Series organized by the African Studies Center at Penn. The workshop
is free and open to those interested. For more information, contact Dr. Ali
Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
<<MARCH>>
March 3, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"Sub-Saharan Modernity and the Francophone African Crime Novel"
Logan Hall, Room # 392. 2:00-3:30pm
The lecture is given by Dr. Pim Higginson, Assistant Professor of French, Bryn
Mawr College. This lecture is a continuation of 2006 Spring Lecture Series
organized by the African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania.
March 3, 2006
"Darwin's Nightmare"
International House, Philadelphia. 7:00pm
This is a new documentary film nominated for an Academy Award. It exposes the
devastating effects of globalization on the communities living around Lave
Victoria in Tanzania. For tickets and for more information, contact Jean Harris
at (215)895-6568 or visit http://www.ihousephilly.org/viewsofachangingworld.htm
March 14, 2006
"Teaching and Learning about Liberia"
Williams Hall Room # 632. 4:00-6:00pm
This is the second K-12 Teachers' Workshop for the Spring 2006. It is organized
by the African Studies Center at Penn. The workshop is free and open to the
public. For more information, contact Dr. Ali Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
March 16
"PennDesign Lecture Series: Lecture by David Adjaye"
Department of Architecture, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
The Speaker, David, of Adjaye/Associates, London, was born in Dar es salaam,
Tanzania and is considered one of the premier `up and coming' architects in the
UK. For more information, contact Kristine Allouchery (allouche@design.upenn.edu
March 17, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"Culture in Motion: Coastal West Africa, 1760—1860"
Logan Hall, Room # 392. 2:00-3:30pm
The lecture is given by Dr. Sandra Barnes, Professor of Anthropology, University
of Pennsylvania. This lecture is a continuation of 2006 Spring Lecture Series
organized by the African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania.
March 21, 2006
"Teaching and Learning Ethiopian History"
Williams Hall Room # 632. 4:00-6:00pm
This is the third K-12 Teachers' Workshop for the Spring 2006. It is organized
by the African Studies Center at Penn. The workshop is free and open to the
public. For more information, contact Dr. Ali Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
March 24, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"The African Union and the African Diaspora: The Intersection of History"
Logan Hall, Room # 392. 2:00-3:30pm
The lecture is given by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, Professor of African American
Studies at Temple University. This lecture is a continuation of 2006 Spring
Lecture Series organized by the African Studies Center, University of
Pennsylvania
March 29, 2006
"Swahili Language and Culture"
Williams Hall Room # 632. 4:00-6:00pm
This is the fourth K-12 Teachers' Workshop for the Spring 2006. It is organized
by the African Studies Center at Penn. The workshop is free and open to the
public. For more information, contact Dr. Ali Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
March 31, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"Africa and the Political Economy of Globalization"
Logan Hall, Room # 392. 2:00-3:30pm
The lecture is given by Dr. Thomas M. Callaghy, Professor of Political Science,
University of Pennsylvania. The lecture is a continuation of 2006 Spring
Lecture Series organized by the African Studies Center, University of
Pennsylvania.
<<APRIL>>
April 7, 2006
African Studies "Scholar For A Day" Event
Scholar for a Day is Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, the Laurance S. Rockefeller
University Professor of Philosophy and the University Center for Human Values
at Princeton University. His work covers a wide spectrum of issues including
moral and political philosophy, African and African-American Studies, and
issues of identity, multiculturalism, and nationalism. Dr. Appiah will be at
Penn for the whole day. For more information on this event, contact Kristin
Doughty (kdoughty@sas.upenn.edu) or Crystal Biruk (cbiruk@sas.upenn.edu)
April 11, 2006
"An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography"
Montgomery Auditorium, Central Library (19th & Vine Streets). 8:00pm
This talk is given by Paul Rusesabagina, a Hotel Rwanda Manager during the
Rwandan genocide of 1994, whose experience inspired the Academy Award nominated
film "Hotel Rwanda". Tickets are required for this event. For tickets, contact
UpStages at 215-569-9700 or Prince Music Theatre Box Office (1412 Chestnut
Street). This Meelya Gordon Memorial Lecture is part of the 2006 lecture series
organized by The Free Library of Philadelphia. For more information, contact
rtf@library.phila.gov
April 14, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"The International Criminal Court and Governance in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Sudan and Uganda"
Logan Hall, Room # 392. 2:00-3:30pm
This lecture is given by Dr. William Burke-White of School of Law, University of
Pennsylvania. The lecture is a continuation of 2006 Spring Lecture Series
organized by the African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania.
April 17, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"Language, Food, and Cultural Diffusions in the Greater Atlantic World"
Williams Hall Room # 215. 2:00-3:30pm
The lecture will be given by Dr. Catherine Cymone Fourshey, Assistant Professor
of History, Susquehanna University. The lecture is a continuation of 2006
Spring Lecture Series organized by the African Studies Center, University of
Pennsylvania.
April 17, 2006
"Teaching and Learning about African Languages"
Williams Hall Room # 632. 4:00-6:00pm
This is the fifth K-12 Teachers' Workshop for the Spring 2006. It is organized
by the African Studies Center at Penn. The workshop is free and open to the
public. For more information, contact Dr. Ali Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
April 18, 2006
"You Must Set Forth at Dawn"
Montgomery Auditorium, Central Library (19th & Vine Streets). 8:00pm
This lecture is given by Wole Soyinka, the first African recipient of the Noble
Prize in Literature for his novels, plays, poems and essays. He has been a
courageous voice for justice, freedom, and human rights around the world. For
tickets, contact UpStages at 215-569-9700 or Prince Music Theatre Box Office
(1412 Chestnut Street). The Lecture and Book signing is part of The Free
Library of Philadelphia Spring 2006 Lecture Series/Book Signing. Tickets are
required for this event. For more information, contact rtf@library.phila.gov
April 21, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"Clinical Research on HIV/AIDS in Botswana"
Logan Hall, Room # 392. 2:00-3:30pm
The lecture will be given by Dr. Gregory Bisson, School of Medicine, University
of Pennsylvania. The lecture is a continuation of 2006 Spring Lecture Series
organized by the African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania.
April 25, 2006
"Teaching and Learning about African Literature in Classroom"
Williams Hall Room # 632. 4:00-6:00pm
This is the sixth K-12 Teachers' Workshop for the Spring 2006. It is organized
by the African Studies Center at Penn. The workshop is free and open to the
public. For more information, contact Dr. Ali Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
CONFERENCES / EXHIBITS
CONFERENCE: BOSTON UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE,
Boston University Campus (February 25, 2006) The conference is open to graduate students from all fields working on issues related to Good Governance, including issues tied to national or international policy or aid for all sectors. For more information, contact Catherine Long (catlong@bu.edu) or Political Science Graduate Student Body (plsgrad@bu.edu)
- LECTURE
- FIRST ANNUAL AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTAL LECTURE, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA (March 2, 2006) The lecture is co-organized by the African Studies Association and the Center for African Studies at Rutgers University. The Lecture will be given by Joseph Miller. He will speak on "Life Begins at Fifty: African Studies Enters its Age of Awareness". The even is free and is open to the public. For more information, contact Renée DeLancey,
- CONFERENCE
- AFRICAN LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (March 23-26, 2006) The conference theme is "African Languages in the Age of Globalization: Prospects and Challenges". For more information, contact Ousseina Alidou, Rutgers University Dept. of Africana Studies, 112 Beck Hall, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 or email ALTA_2006@email.rutgers.edu
- CONFERENCE
- 3rd ANNUAL HERMAN C. HUDSON ANNUAL GRADUTE SYMPOSIUM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN DOASPORA STUDIES, Indiana University, USA (March 24-25, 2006) The conference will cover topics that explore questions pertaining to the cultural, intellectual, historical, social, and political experiences of African descent and African origin people in the U.S and the broader African Diaspora in relation to the theme of the conference, "The African Diaspora: The Quest for Human Rights". For more information, visit www.indiana.edu/~afroamer/
- CONFERENCE
- THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAM, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (March 24-25, 2006) The theme of the conference is "Dialogue vs. Conflict: Islam in a Globalized World". The objective of the conference is to create an environment for the discussion of various aspects of Islam in an academic setting and in a non-speculative way. For more information, email info@islamconf.org or visit http://2006.islamconf.org
- CONFERENCE
- AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, University of Bradford, UK (March 28-29, 2006) The theme of the conference is "Beyond the year of Africa: Partnerships for Peace and Development in Africa International Community and African Agencies". The conference is sponsored by the African Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, United Kingdom. For more information, contact Judy Wall (jwall1@bradford.ac.uk), Kenneth Omeje (k.c.omeje1@bradford.ac.uk) or Usman Tar (u.a.tar@bradford.ac.uk)
- CONFERENCE
- AFRICAN POPULATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 2006 ANNUAL MEETING, Los Angeles, CA (March 30-April 1, 2006) For more information, visit http://paa2006.princeton.edu
- CONFERENCE
- INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (April 1-2, 2006) The theme of the conference is "Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides". Keynote address will be given by Al Sommer, MD, MHS, who will speak on "Environment, Behaviour and Health: Societies Matter". For more information, visit http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php
CONFERENCE: 37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN LINGUISTICS (ACAL 2006),
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (April 6-9, 2006) Featured themes include "African Linguistic Areas" and "Writing Grammars of African Languages". For more information, contact acal2006@uoregon.edu or visit http://www.uoregon.edu/~acal2006/
- CONFERENCE
- ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ (April 13, 2006) The conference will have four panels that will address the following questions: 1) why does democracy matter? 2) Why does inequality impede or erode democracy? 3) How can democracy respond? 4) Inequality and democracy: what will the future bring? The conference is sponsored by the Department of Political Science at William Paterson University. For more information, contact Aaron Tesfaye (tesfaye@wpunj.edu)
- CONFERENCE
- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BANTU GRAMMAR DESCRIPTION AND THEORY, SOAS, University of London, London, UK (April 20-22, 2006) The conference is organized by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and is supported by the British Academy. For more information, visit http://mercury.soas.ac.uk/users/lm5/BantuConference.htm
CONFERENCE: INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON BRITISH AND UNITED STATES
IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (May 15-18, 2006) For more information, contact empire@post.queensu.ca or visit http://post.queensu.ca/~empire
- CONFERENCE
- CULTURES AND COLONIZATION IN FRENCH AFRICA, Dakar, Senegal (May 17-20, 2006) The French Colonial Historical Society's annual meeting has the theme: Cultures and Colonization in French Africa. For more information, visit http://www.frenchcolonial.org/
- CONFERENCE
- 5TH GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE, University of California, Los Angeles (May 19, 2006) Theme of the conference is "The Art of Rights: Human Rights in Comparative Perspective". The keynote speaker is Greg Mullins, an Associate Professor of English at Evergreen College. The conference is sponsored by UC Transnational and Transcolonial Studies Multicampus Research Group. For more information, visit http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/transnation
- CONFERENCE
- ETHICS AND AFRICA CONFERENCE, Cape Town, South Africa (May 29-31, 2006) This is an interdisciplinary conference where scholars present work relevant to the peoples and political context of Africa. The conference is organized by Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics, Georgia State University and Department of Philosophy, University of Cape Town. For more information, contact Andrew I. Cohen (aicohen@gsu.edu) or visit http://www.gsu.edu/ethics
CONFERENCE: 5TH ANNUAL HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL SCIENCE,
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (May 31-June 3, 2006) The conference will provide many opportunities for academicians and professionals from social science related fields to interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines. The conference is sponsored by East West Council for Education, Asia-Pacific Research Institute of Peking University, University of Louisville Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods. For more information, contact social@hicsocial.org or visit http://www.hicsocial.org
CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSCULTURAL MODERNITIES: NARRATING
AFRICA IN EUROPE, Frankfurt, Germany (June 1-3, 2006) The Conference is organized by the European Network for Euro-African Studies Project. For more information contact Elisabeth Bekers (Elisabeth.bekers@ua.ac.be), Sissy Helff (helff@nelk.uni-frankfurt.de) or Daniella Merolla (D.Merolla@let.leidenuniv.nl)
CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RETHINKING THE HUMANITIES IN AFRICA,
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria (June 13-14, 2006) The conference is organized by Faculty of Arts. Obafemi Awolowo university and is intended to provide scholars, curriculum planners, policy makers and administrators to critically appraise the orientation and utility of the humanities on the one hand and assess the content, methodology and the contemporary challenges of knowledge production in the field on the other. For more information, contact artsoauconference2006@yahoo.com
CONFERENCE: FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "HIERARCHY AND POWER IN THE
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS", INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES, RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Moscow, Russia (June 13-16, 2006) The conference's purpose is to discuss civilizational and evolutionary models of socio-political development, ideology and of power in different civilizational contexts, violence and non-violence, the role of the economy, and access to information as a condition and its use as a means of political manipulation. For more information, contact Ms. Anastasia Banschikova (civ-reg@inafr.ru)
WORKSHOP: THE ROLE OF DIASPORAS IN DEVELOPING THE HOMELAND: A RESEARCH WORKSHOP
AND EDITED BOOK PROJECT, Washington DC, USA (June 16, 2006) The purpose of the workshop is to present and discuss research proposals that investigate diasporas' potential contributions in the development of their homelands in terms of economic development, social and political development, and conflict prevention and mitigation. For more information, contact Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff (jbrink@gwu.edu)
CONFERENCE: 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CONFLICT
MANAGEMENT, Montreal, Canada (June 25-28, 2006) For more information and to submit papers, visit http://www.iacm-conflict.org
CONFERENCE: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA 2006
CONFERENCE, Zanzibar, Tanzania (June 26-28, 2006) For more information, contact lmsssa2006@yahoo.com
CONFERENCE: KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE IN AFRICA, CONFERENCE OF THE AFRICAN STUDIES
ASSOCIATION IN GERMANY (VAD), Frankfurt, Germany (July 13-16, 2006) The African Studies Association in Germany meets every two years to discuss current developments and the status of research in Africa within the framework of an international conference. At the conference planned for 2006, various conceptions of knowledge in the broadest sense are to be dealt with, whereby local concepts of knowledge are to play just as much a role as the knowledge accumulated and institutionalized by academics. Central topics are the production, dissemination, and preservation of knowledge. For more information, visit http://www.vad-ev.de/2006/fs_vad_eng.htm
EXHIBIT: ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ZIFF) OF THE DHOW COUNTRIES,
Zanzibar, Tanzania (July 14-23, 2006)
This is the largest cultural event in East Africa. The festival celebrates the
unique cultural heritage of Africa and the Dhow countries of the Indian Ocean
region and their global Diaspora. The Festival promotes an extensive programme
of Films, Music & Performing Arts, Exhibitions, and Workshops for Women,
Children, Film Industry, Music Industry and Literature. The Festival also
includes events in selected villages of the Zanzibar islands, Unguja and Pemba.
For more information, visit http://www.ziff.or.tz/
CONFERENCE: 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF TRANS-ATLANTIC RESEARCH GROUP,
Owerri, Nigeria (July 28-30, 2006)
The theme is "Gendering Transformations: Gender, Globalization, and State
Transformation in Africa and the African Diaspora". The Second TARG conference
aims to bring together scholars and policy makers interested in exploring
historical, policy, and development phenomena and their intersection with
gender using the methods of the social sciences. For more information, contact
Dr. Chima J. Korieh (Korieh@rowan.edu) or Dr. Femi Kolapo (kolapof@uoguelph.ca)
CONFERENCE: RETHINKING WORLDS OF LABOR: SOUTHERN AFRICAN LABOR HISTORY IN
INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT, Johannesburg, South Africa (July 28-31, 2006)
The conference is organized by the University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
For more information, visit
http://www.wits.ac.za/historyworkshop/conferences.htm
CONFERENCE: THE 2006 AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATIO OF UK (ASAUK) BIENNIAL
CONFERENCE, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
(September 11-13, 2006)
This conference is organized to bring together Africanists working in a wide
variety of disciplines. For more information, visit
http://www.asauk.net/asauk06/
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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CALL FOR PAPERS: FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE
HUMNAITIES, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia (July 3-6, 2006) *The submission deadline for abstracts is February 28, 2006. The conference will include numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations on various themes in Humanities. For more information, visit http://HumanitiesConference.com
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: A GLOBAL CONGRESS ON WORLD'S RELIGIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11,
Montreal, Canada (September 11-15, 2006)
*The submission deadline for abstracts is February 28, 2006.
All abstracts should be submitted on-line in English and must not exceed 150
words for individual proposals or 300 words for panel or symposia proposals.
For on-line registration and for more information, visit
http://www.worldsreligionsafter911.com
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS
- CODESRIA MULTINATIONAL WORKING GROUPS, Dakar, Senegal (May 2006) *The submission deadline for proposals is February 28, 2006. The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites proposals from researchers for possible inclusion in its new multinational working group (MWG) on the theme of "Africa and Its Diaspora". The MGW is the flagship research vehicle employed by CODESRIA for the promotion of multi-country and multidisciplinary reflections on critical questions of concern to the African social research community. Proposals should not exceed 3000 words or 12 double-spaced pages, and should include a clear statement of the purpose of the project and the problematic to be researched, a review of literature and a description of the methodology to be used, detailed calendar of work and a draft budget. CVs of the authors should be sent in with the proposal application to: The CODESRIA MWG on Africa and its Diasporas, Research Department, CODESRIA, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop x Canal IV, PO Box 3304, Dakar 18524, Senegal. For more information, contact mwg@codesria.sn
CALL FOR PAPERS: FOURTEENTH ANNUAL GRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN AFRICAN
STUDIES, Boston University, USA (March 17-18, 2006) *The submission deadline for abstracts is March 3, 2006. This is an interdisciplinary conference intended for students at all levels of their graduate careers. Dr. Heidi Gengenbach, Professor of African History at Harvard University will deliver the keynote address. Abstracts can be submitted on line at http://www.bu.edu/africa/programs/graduate/gradconf. For more information, contact Brian Casady (casadybd@bu.edu) or Melissa Graboyes (graboyes@bu.edu)
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- THE 2006 AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, San Francisco, California (November 16-19, 2006) *The submission deadline for abstracts is March 15, 2006. The ASA 49th Annual meeting will be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. The Annual Meeting theme is "(Re)Thinking Africa and the World: Internal Reflections, External Responses." To submit proposals and for more information, visit http://www.africanstudies.org
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- AFRICAN CHILDREN IN AFRICAN MEDIA, Ohio University, USA (June 15-17, 2006) *The submission deadline for abstracts is April 1, 2006. The conference considers how African children are represented underrepresented in African audio-visual and print media. The sessions will explore the role of the state, private and NGO owned media institutions and organizations, and examine their impact on the lives of African children. Papers from scholarly and practitioner perspectives are welcome. Submit a cover page and an abstract (not more than 350 words) to Andrew Ofori-Birikorang (ao377703@ohio.edu). For more information, contact Ghirmai Negash (negashg@ohio.edu) or Acacia Nikoi (nikoi@ohio.edu)
CALL FOR PAPERS:"INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE HORN OF
AFRICA" Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (August 3-5,
2006)
*The submission deadline for abstracts is April 15, 2006.
The WMU Center for African Development Policy Research (CADPR) announces an
International Symposium on "Challenges and Opportunities Development and
Peaceful Conflict Resolution in the Horn of Africa" The Horn of Africa
(compromising of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, and Djibouti) is one of the
most strategic areas of Africa and the global economy. The sub-themes include a
variety of topics including 1.Conflict, peaceful conflict resolution and
Development; 2.Historical and cultural Origins of Conflict and lessons for
Peaceful conflict resolution; 3. The impact of conflict on economic development
and progress; 4. Managing Ethnic and Religious conflict; 5. Terror, Conflict and
Conflict Resolution; 6. The Impact of globalization on regional and state
conflicts; and The relationship between governance and human conflict and many
more. To apply, send abstracts or proposals to: International Conference on
Conflict Resolution and Development in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, Center
for African Development Policy Research (CADPR), Haenicke Institute for Global
Education (HINGE), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA; Fax:
(616) 387-0630; All abstracts may be sent by electronic mail. For more
information, contact sisay.asefa@wmich.edu.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: ENCYLOPEDIA OF GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE UNITED STATES
Berkshire Publishing Group and CQ Press are preparing the Encyclopedia of Global
Perspectives on the United States for publication in June 2005. The encyclopedia
will explore the role and image of the United States from the viewpoints of the
peoples and nations of the world. The editor is searching for African scholars
to contribute articles on the African nations that are still unassigned. The
articles will include historical coverage as well as a contemporary analysis of
that nation's relations with the United States. The unassigned nations in Africa
are: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea,
Gabon, Guinea, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, and Tunisia. For
more information, contact Karen Advokaat
(karen.advokaat@berkshirepublishing.com)
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
- STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM
- MSU STUDY ABROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA AND LESOTHO (May 13-June 17, 2006)
- Application deadline is March 1, 2006 The Department of Teacher Education in the College of Education and the African Studies Center at MSU announces the five-week "Education, Society and Learning in South Africa and Lesotho" study abroad program to take place in the summer. The program will focus on issues of human diversity (race, ethnicity, socio-economic class, gender, religion, special needs groups) and social institutions (the role of state and non-governmental agencies, civil society, and the private sector ion economic and social institutions, most importantly schools). The program is open to students of all majors, undergraduate as well as graduate students. For more information, contact Stephen Backman (backmans@msu.edu) or visit http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/saeducsoclearning.html
FELLOWSHIP: H.J HEINZ COMPANY FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
- Application deadline is March 15, 2006 The 2006-2007 round of applications has been announced by the University of Pittsburgh's Center for International Studies for the H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship. The fellowship provides individuals from developing countries who demonstrate potential as future leaders in the public, government, non-profit, or private sectors with a one year of practical, professional, and non-degree educational experiences through the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. To apply and for more information, visit http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/heinzfellowship
FELLOWSHIP: SUB-SAHARAN GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS SUPPORT
- Application deadlines are March 15 and October 15, 2006 The Borlaug LEAP, a fellowship program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has Dissertation or Thesis Fellowships for up to $25,000 available for graduate students from sub-Saharan African countries working in the fields related to agriculture. Applications received by March 15th will be reviewed and grant recipients will be notified in May. Applications received by October 15th will be reviewed and grant recipients notified the following January. For more information, visit http://leap.ucdavis.edu
SHOLARSHIP: STANLEY J. TARVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- Application deadline is April 20, 2006 The Community Foundation of Dutchess Country, New York is offering the Stanley J. Tarver Memorial Scholarship award of a $1000 per semester, for a maximum award of $2000 per academic year to graduate student of an African descent, an African American, or a Black person of another nationality who is matriculating toward a Doctorate or a Masters Degree in African History and/or Culture, and who has completed at least one year of graduate study at a college or university in the United States. For more information, contact Neville Smythe (nsmythe@cfdcny.org) or call (845) 452-3077 or visit www.cfdcny.org
RESEARCH GRANTS: FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
The International Foundation for Science (IFS) is an independent international research council that is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The mission of IFS is to strengthen the scientific research capacity of developing countries in science fields related to the sustainable management of biological and water resources. Research proposals submitted to IFS should be from biological, chemical, physical, sociocultural or economic science fields, and relevant for the conservation, production or renewable utilization of biological or water resources. IFS awards research grants with a maximum value of USD 12,000 for the purchase of equipment, expendable supplies, fieldwork activities, etc. Researchers are eligible to receive up to three research grants during their career. For more information, visit http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=29634
FELLOWSHIP: MICHAEL AND MARYLEE FAIBANKS INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP TO ATTEND THE
2006 BRED LOAF WRITER'S CONFERENCE (August 16-27, 2006)
*Application deadline is April 1, 2006.
The fellowship covers conference fees as well as travel expenses. Preference
will be given to applicants who currently live in Africa or the Caribbean.
Poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction writers who have published at least one
but not more than two books in English within the past 4 years are eligible to
apply. For more information, contact Noreen Cargill at the Bread Loaf Writers'
Conference, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753 or email
blwc@middlebury.edu
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COURSES & PROGRAMS
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UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL: FIVE-WEEK INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAMME (June
24-July 29, 2006)
*The registration deadline is February 28, 2006
The International School offers the educational experiences that appropriately
complement the institution's curriculum while adding significant cultural
dimensions to students' life experiences. The programme in 2006 will run at the
Howard College campus in Durban. Courses offered are as follows: Culture &
Diversity in the Rainbow Nation (Consisting out of four modules, this course
explores language, culture, media, and political influences in modern South
Africa); Zulu Language & Culture (Learn to speak basic isiZulu in addition to
Zulu customs, art, music & history); Service Learning (In addition to a secured
and supervised placement that provides a hands-on learning experience, the
student will visit urban and rural environmental and development projects and
will be exposed to a range of social, cultural, and historical sites during
their stay). The programme is intensive and interactive, and students have the
opportunity to gain a wealth of knowledge through lectures, out-of-class
excursions, and experiential learning. The fee for the International School
programme 2006 is US$2500. This covers almost all students' needs as soon as
they arrive at the Durban airport: tuition fees for up to two courses, course
readers, accommodation in university housing, excursions, and transport related
to programme activities. Students are responsible for their own meals, health
insurance, and personal expenses. For more information about this programme
contact Andrea Gommans; International School;
University of KwaZulu-Natal; Durban, 4041; SOUTH AFRICA. Tel: +27-31-2602677,
Fax: +27-31-2602967,email is@ukzn.ac.za or visit
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ukzninternational/international/international.html
PENN SUMMER PROGRAMS IN AFRICA: PENN-IN-TANZANIA, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (July
3-August 9, 2006)
*The application deadline is April 1, 2006
Penn-in-Tanzania is a five-week program which will provide students with an
opportunity to study at the University of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania. The
program offers a menu of courses covering topics on Tanzania and other East
African countries. Courses offered include Government, Politics, and
Development in East Africa; Social Structure of Tanzania Societies; and Swahili
Language and Culture. Weekly field trips will be organized for each course
within and around Dar es Salaam. Participants in the program will experience
Tanzania's new multi-party democratic system and liberalized market economy.
They will stay with Tanzania host families to experience the country's diverse
languages and cultures. Send application to Penn Summer Abroad, College of
General Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 3440 Market Street, Suite 100,
Philadelphia, PA 19104, Email: summerabroad@sas.upenn.edu. For more
information, contact Dr. Paul Kaiser (pkaiser@sas.upenn.edu), African Studies
Center, 646 Williams Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Phone: 215-898-6449.
GRADUATE SUMMER SEMINARS: PERFORMING AFRICAN DIASPORAS, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (July 5-August 4, 2006) A series of seminars (4 modules) will focus on black performativity and cultural production from the perspective of aesthetics, poetics, and representation in four weekly modules. The relationship between cultural production, performance, and representation, on the one hand, and the production of black subjectivity and cognitively inscribed popular conceptions of blackness on the other, will be examined. Popular culture and the deployment of literary, visual, auditory, and other forms of sensory technologies will be explored and interrogated, historicized and framed within the practices of conjunctural and comparative analysis. These deployments will be examined in the production and contestation of blackness and black subjectivity; in the reinforcement and contestation of black inferiority; in the production and contestation of racialized discourses of difference; in the production of ideologies of racialized inferiority, superiority, and equality; and in politics of rebellion, opposition, reversal, transformation and reinforcement. Ambiguity, contradiction, conflict, and opposition will be issues that form part of the examination of African diasporic performativities and cultural production. For more information, visit http://www.fiu.edu/~interad
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ACADEMIC JOBS
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GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY: POSITION IN AFRICAN ART HISTORY (ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR)
*Application deadline is March 1, 2006
Candidates must have PhD in art history with a specialty in African art and
fulltime university teaching experience preferred. International candidates
will be considered. Candidates will be expected to teach three courses per
semester, including African specialty, western survey, and art appreciation as
well as possibility for interdisciplinary teaching in the Honors College.
Active research agenda and service expected. To apply send vita, transcripts,
three letters of recommendation, statement of teaching philosophy pertinent to
teaching art history in an undergraduate studio-based program to J. David
Mcgee, Chair Art and Design, 1105 CAC, Grand Valley State University, Allendale
MI 49401. For more information, contact David (mcgeed@gvsu.edu) or call (616)
331-2575
OHIO UNIVERSITY: TENURE-TRACK POSITION IN AFRICAN LITERATURE (ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR)
*Application deadline is open until the position is filled.
The Department of English at Ohio University seeks Assistant Professor African
Literature beginning September 2006. Ph.D. in hand by September 1, 2006 is
required. Responsibilities include teaching; pursuing, directing, and
publishing research; and participate in departmental governance. Send letter of
application, C.V., and three current letters of recommendation to Joseph
McLaughlin, Chair, African Literature Search, Department of English, Ohio
University, Athens, OH 45701.
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NON-ACADEMIC JOBS
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OIC INTERNATIONAL INC: MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST
This is US-based position which may interest those who have specific experience living and working in Africa for at least six years. The position location is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Responsibilities include supervision of all activities related to monitoring and evaluating the Food Security Programs and verifying project funds. Applicants must either be US Citizens or Permanent Residents in the US. Send a three-page resume, a cover letter explaining suitability of education, work, and professional experience, and five reference names and contact information to Helena Brykarz (HBrykarz@GlobalRecruitment.net).
POST CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT: PRROJECT COORDINATOR
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is looking for a
Project Coordinator for its Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project to provide
administrative, research, and outreach support. This position is responsible
for assisting in the successful administration of all aspects of the
Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project.
Candidates must have superior organizational and writing skills. Must be able to
present information effectively and work independently and with a close-knit
team. Strong computer skills required, including Excel, Outlook, and
PowerPoint. To apply, submit a resume and letter of interest to the email
address below. Reference the position in the subject of the email. For more
information, contact employment@csis.org
AMERICAN RED CROSS: PROGRAM OFFICER, EAST AFRICA
The American Red Cross seeks Program Officers to provide program and administrative backstopping support for Tsunami Recovery Program (TRP) field operations in the affected countries. This is US-based position with position location at Washington, D.C. Applicants must either be US Citizens or Permanent Residents in the United States. Applications should include a cover letter, a detailed CV, and three or more professional references. Send application by email marked `confidential' to Helena Brykarz (HBrykarz@GlobalRecruitment.net).
ORC MACRO INTERNATIONAL: SEVERAL SHORT TERM OPENINGS
The ORC macro organization seeks native Ghana/Uganda English Speakers currently living in the US or Europe and who could work as control listeners for our media monitoring research projects. For further information please contact: Vivienne Phanurai (vivienne.phanurai@orcmacro.com) or visit http://orcmacro.com
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, CHF INTERNATIONAL
CHF International has multiple positions in several African countries in the areas of health, palliative care and finance. For more information, visit http://www.chfhq.org/section/employment
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
CRS has multiple positions in several African countries in the areas of capacity building, peace building, and emergency relief. For more information, visit http://www.catholicrelief.org/about_us/careers/current_openings/
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
The IRC has multiple positions in several African countries in the areas of health, community development, and security. For more information, visit http://www.theirc.org/jobs/index.cfm
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
PSI has multiple positions several African countries in the areas of health and social marketing. For more information, visit http://www.psi.org/employment/international.html
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, CAREERNATION
CareerNation has multiple positions several African countries in the areas of wide range of disciplines. For more information, visit http://careernation.com
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, CONCERN
For more information, visit http://www.concern.net/getinvolved/jobs.ds2
- SOUTH AFRICA
- Genesis Analytics (Pty) Ltd is an economic consulting firm
based
in Johannesburg, South Africa. They are looking for candidates (either with
citizenship of an African country, or with working experience in Africa) for
both permanent and internship positions, at varying levels of seniority from
analyst to specialist. For more information, visit
http://www.genesis-analytics.com/recruitment.htm or contact Debbie Colhoun on
+27 11 214 4009.
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OTHER RESOURCES
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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 TRANSCEND's 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
PAMBAZUKA: A WEEKLY ELECTRONIC FORUM FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA
Also announcements for jobs in Africa are posted on this resource. For more information, visit http://www.pambazuka.org/
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. The journal is accepting articles for its first peer reviewed open access on-line edition in March 2006. For more information, contact Itibari M. Zulu (imz@ucla.edu)
African Studies Center
University of Pennsylvania
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