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JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin (05/14/07)

J U A

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHY BULLETIN
Issue No.9, Summer 2007
May 14th, 2007



Dear JUA Readers,

I hope you enjoy the latest issue of JUA, filled as always with information on Africa-related events, jobs, and resources. Please note that the jobs we list are only the latest postings--check recent back issues of JUA, hosted on <www.africa.upenn.edu>, to find even more Africa-related opportunities.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any submissions or questions.

With best wishes,
James De Lorenzi
JUA Editor


CONTENTS:

AREA EVENTS
OTHER AFRICAN STUDIES EVENTS
CALLS FOR PAPERS
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES COURSES & PROGRAMS
NEW ACADEMIC JOBS
OTHER RESOURCES

For archived issues of JUA see:
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/africa/jua.html

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                      UPCOMING AREA EVENTS
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SUDAN STUDIES CONFERENCE: SUDAN AND THE DIASPORA (May 25th-27th) Please join us for the 26th annual conference of the Sudan Studies Association, which will be held this year at the University of Pennsylvania. May 25th-27th. Featuring presentations by some of the world's foremost scholars of Sudan, this conference is open to the general public. For more information, including a program and list of accommodations, please see <http://www.sudanstudies.org>.

SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATORS: AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST (June 25th-29th)
K-12 teachers from Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey are invited to apply for the University of Pennsylvania's week-long Summer 2007 Institute, "The Arts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East: An Exploration of Art, Music, and Film." The Summer Institute is most appropriate for Social Studies, World History/Cultures, Art, and Music teachers, but teachers of all subjects may apply. Selected candidates will be paid a stipend of $150 and receive materials for the classroom, contingent on attendance at all sessions and completion of a basic lesson plan by the last day of the institute based on the instruction provided by expert speakers and curriculum designers. Pennsylvania teachers will receive ACT 48 credit. Teachers from New Jersey can also receive professional development credits through Penn's Graduate School of Education. The Institute will be held June 25-29, 2007, and the application deadline is June 1, 2007. The Institute is organized by Penn's four Title VI National Resource Centers. For an application, please see http://www.africa.upenn.edu/institute/2007InstituteForm.doc

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                      CALL FOR PAPERS
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CALL FOR PAPERS
COMMODITIES OF EMPIRE (London, July 13-14, 2007) The Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies (Open University) and the Caribbean Studies Centre (London Metropolitan University) have launched a collaborative research project entitled 'Commodities of Empire'. Details of this project can be found on our website: http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/ferguson-centre/commodities-of-empire/index.html We are organising an international workshop in London, 13/14 July 2007, and would like to hear from anybody interested in participating. We would particularly like to hear from researchers wishing to attend from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America who are working on any historical aspects of the global movement of commodities (i.e. industrial crops, foodstuffs and stimulants). For more details, please contact either Sandip Hazareesingh (s.k.hazareesingh@open.ac.uk) or Jonathan Curry-Machado (j.currymachado@londonmet.ac.uk).
CALL FOR PAPERS
ANTHROPOLOGY OF SOCIAL CHANGE (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, December 13th-15th, 2007 The last two decades have been unquestionably marked by the progressive establishment of an anthropology of social change and development in the field of social sciences. This achievement is the outcome of a progressive action in which the Euro-African Association for the Anthropology of Social Change and Development (APAD) has played a crucial role. APAD was created on the basis of studies of social processes resulting from the phenomenon of development in Africa. Although it is active in the field of fundamental research favouring "classical" ethnographical methods, it also tries to promote dialogue between African and European researchers in the social sciences as well as with developments agents. Initially devoted to the empirical studies of interactions brought about by development, APAD's approach has evolved towards research regarding changes in the African public space, subjected to international public policies for the promotion of decentralization, good governance and support for initiatives coming from civil society. True, it is no longer necessary today to defend the relevance of topics that were considered less noble by the academic anthropology. Yet it is necessary to make an assessment, both from the epistemological and the empirical point of view, of the contribution of this set of studies that has submitted to anthropological scrutiny issues that were until recently reserved for economic and political science, and to formulate new research perspectives. The theme of APAD's 2007 international conference is 'Development, Liberalism and Modernity'. The choice of title shows how the distinctions between the notions of development, liberalism and modernity are increasingly blurred. The socio-political conditions of development aid receivers (target groups), the disengagement of the State and transformations related to modernity demand new reflections on the approaches developed within the APAD network, as well as in the anthropology of anglophone countries. For more information on the conference, visit <http://www.ascleiden.nl/GetPage.aspx?url=/events/event1173452789>.


CALL FOR PAPERS
MATERIAL CULTURE IN ETHIOPIA (School of Oriental and African Studies, London, August 25th 2007) In association with the Centre of African Studies, University of London, the SOAS is accepting expressions of interest for the above proposed one-day conference. The conference focuses explicitly upon the material culture of Ethiopia (and very adjacent areas in the Horn of Africa) during the medieval period. This is very loosely defined as the period after the decline of the Aksumite polity until the mid-seventeenth century. The main ethos underpinning the meeting is to bring together scholars of differing methodological backgrounds (art history, archaeology and cultural historians) in order to debate and discuss our different approaches to the material culture of this period. Such themes which might be of interest would include: architecture; economic and cultural aspects of the monastic system; iconography; peripatetic kingship; economic landscapes. Expressions of interest and if possible an abstract may be written in English or in French. Conference attendees will need to cover the costs of their own travel, and possible overnight accommodation if required.

CALL FOR PAPERS: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ETHIOPIAN DEVELOPMENT

The WMU Center for African Development Policy Research (CADPR) announces the 4th International Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies (ICEDS) on the theme: "Challenges and Opportunities: Peace, Democracy, and Development in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa." The Symposium is intended for academics, policymakers, investors and donors, and others interested in contemporary issues in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. Each contributor is invited to submit the participation form, found at: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~asefa/ (click on the 4th ICEDS Conference Announcement) and a one-page typed double-spaced copy of the proposal. Abstracts that do not include a completed "Participation Form" will be regarded as incomplete and will not be accepted. Proposals on the following are invited: 1) Agriculture, Food Security, and Rural Development; 2) Education for Sustainable Development; 3) Regional Integration for Development; 4) Building Democratic Institutions of governance and civil society; 5) Health and HIV/AIDS Issues; 6) Private Sector, Entrepreneurship and Markets; 7) Science and Technology for Development; 8) US Policy on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa; 9) Managing Ethnic, Clan, and Religious conflicts; 10) Peace building and Conflict Resolution; 11) Women and Development; 12) The Role of the Diaspora in Development; and 13) An open forum for political parties. Please send all abstracts or proposals by March 1, 2007, and completed papers by April 1, 2007 to: 4th International Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies (4th ICEDS), Attn: Professor Sisay Asefa, Center for African Development Policy Research (CADPR), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008, USA; Fax: (616) 387- 0630 e-mail: SISAY.ASEFA@WMICH.EDU.


CALL FOR PAPERS
ECONOMIC POLICY IN AFRICA (November 8-11, 2007, Dakar, Senegal) The United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) and the African Finance and Economics Association (AFEA) are announcing their second conference on economic policy in Africa. The theme of this conference is: "Sector-led Growth in Africa and Implications for Development." The Conference will be held November 8-11, 2007 in Dakar, Senegal. Over the last few years there has been some resurgence in the growth of African economies. While growth is welcome there remain questions on its sustainability; the nature of employment creation and distribution from growth; the sectors responsible for the resurgence; its impact on poverty eradication; the kinds of economic policy that would lead to sustained growth; and the relationship between sectoral policy and NEPAD. Successful papers will be those that have substantial policy applicability. Authors should submit an abstract for each paper which explicitly states how the work is related to the conference theme, identifying paper title, authors' names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and fax numbers to Dr. Sylvain H. Boko, conference co-chair (bokosh@wfu.edu), by March 15, 2007. Authors will be informed of the Selection Committee's decision by April 1st, 2007. To participate in the conference complete drafts of each accepted paper must be circulated by August 31st, 2007. Papers written jointly by African economists in the Diaspora and on the continent are particularly encouraged. Some partial support for travel and attendance may be available. Please indicate whether you require any support for attendance.


CALL FOR PAPERS
MEMORY AND CULTURE IN ZANZIBAR (July 2-4, 2007, Zanzibar) The Zanzibar International Film Festival will be celebrating its tenth anniversary with another grand cultural festival from 30th June to 8th July, 2007, under the overall theme of "Celebration of Waters and Dreams." It is a moment of reflection on where we have come from, where we are at, and where we are going. As part of what has become a tradition, ZIFF will organise another conference to celebrate the occasion on the conference theme focusing specifically on "Celebrating Memories & Visual Cultures." As in previous conferences, we are looking for short thought papers that will excite debates and cross-fertilisation of ideas between scholars and artists, story-tellers, documentary and film makers, rather than highly scholastic or technical papers. Those interested in participating in the conference should send: abstract of their paper by 1st April, and final paper by 15th June, 2007 at the latest. An attempt will be made to raise funds to support a limited number of contributors from the Dhow Countries who need such assistance for travel and accommodation. Those intending to apply for such assistance should write an application and send an abstract and their CV by 1st March, 2007 at the very latest. Please write to: ZIFF, P. O. Box 3032, Zanzibar, Tanzania, or email asheriff@zitec.org.
CALL FOR PAPERS
AFRICAN FILM CONFERENCE (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, November 9-10, 2007) The African Film conference in Urbana-Champaign will explore how appreciating films as form and modes of expression can be combined with an understanding of their content. Cinema has a more pronounced public dimension than some of the other arts because it creates an audience that it depends on for survival, and filmmaking itself can be situated within the history, economy, politics, and broader cultural trends of postcolonial Africa. The conference aims to foster a dialogue between film scholars, critics, and the social science interpreters, users, and enthusiasts of African films, and will encourage a greater sensibility for film as a medium among the latter. We seek abstracts from scholars and writers interested in participating in this project. Abstract submission deadline: May 31, 2007.
CALL FOR PAPERS
AFRICAN CITIES AND URBANISATION (June 6-7, 2007, Tel Aviv, Israel) Cities provide useful grounds for examining the dynamic interaction between local idioms and global processes over time. Research on African cities in particular have provided scholars with an opportunity to learn about the everyday experiences of Africans as they have navigated colonial and post-colonial spaces. But while cities have offered scholars a powerful lens for viewing the dynamics of migration, cross-cultural exchange and economic development, the role of the city in shaping these processes is not always evident in research of Africa. We seek to understand the ongoing dialogue between the evolution of the physical and political landscapes in African cities, and the evolution of the groups, cultures and social networks present within these cities over time. The conference title is "African Cities: The Significance of the Urban Context, Past and Present," and abstracts may be submitted (250 words) to Dr. Lynn Schler(lynns@savion.huji.ac.il), Dr. Gali Sabarm (gsafrica@post.tau.ac.il), or Dr. Louise Bethlehem (bethlehem@013.net) no later than February 25, 2007.

CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON FRENCH COLONIALISM IN AFRICA

The theme of the 33rd annual conference of the French Colonial Historical Society will be "Rivers and Colonies," but papers on all aspects of the French experience overseas will be considered. The Society encourages scholars from all disciplines to send proposals. Consult the web site for the individual responsible for proposals relating to Africa. The conference will be held in La Rochelle, France, June 6-10, 2007. See (http://www.frenchcolonial.org) for more details.


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: MALAWI LAW JOURNAL

We have the pleasure to announce the launch of the Malawi Law Journal (MLJ). The MLJ is a collaborative effort between the Malawi Law Society, the Faculty of Law of the University of Malawi and the Malawi Legal Diaspora. It seeks to address the shortage of academic and practice-oriented literature on legal developments and the law practice in Malawi. It will publish articles on all aspects of the law and the relationship between law, human rights, democracy, and development. It will also accept submissions analysing recent judicial decisions, new legislation and current law reform proposals. The MLJ aims to provide a forum for dialogue between academics, practitioners, judges, students, administrators and civil society, and for keeping all those interested in the law abreast of new ideas and the progress of legal reform in the country. Submissions of a comparative nature, which are locally relevant, and those dealing with current legal issues of regional importance may also be considered. The MLJ is a fully refereed publication. Submissions will first be reviewed by the Editorial Team and then externally assessed on a
double-blind basis before a decision on acceptance can be made. The MLJ now welcomes the submission of articles, comments on recent cases and legislation, and book reviews for consideration for publication in its maiden edition scheduled for November 2007. Submissions must be sent to Dr. Danwood M. Chirwa at Danwood.Chirwa@uct.ac.za by no later than 30 July 2007 and must conform to the following: Submissions must be original and unpublished work that has not been simultaneously submitted to another journal. The onus rests with the contributor to obtain copyright in respect of already published work. Articles should generally not exceed 10 000 words while case notes and comments should not be longer than 4 000 words including footnotes. Submissions must comply with the house style of the MLJ. Style guidelines may be obtained from Dr Chirwa by email as indicated above.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: AFRICAN REVIEW OF FOREIGN POLICY

The African Review of Foreign Policy is a journal published by United States International University. To submit manuscripts and for more information, contact [arfp@usiu.ac.ke].

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ARCHAEOLOGY OF AFRICAN DIASPORA

The African Diaspora Archaeology Network and Newsletter works to provide a focal point for archaeological and historical studies of African diasporas, with news, current research, information and links to other web resources related to the archaeology and history of descendants of African peoples. Through this engagement with African diasporas, the ADAN seeks to connect an intellectual community that considers the historical processes of racialization, gender, power, and culture operating within and upon African descendant communities. Please contact me if you have essays, articles, analysis papers, book reviews, project reports, announcements, or news updates that you'd like to contribute to the African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter, available at: <http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html>

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: GENDER AND COLONIALISM IN AFRICA

Guest Editors Odile Goerg (Paris 7), Marie Rodet (University of Vienna) and Natalya Vince (University of London) of the journal Stichproben, Wiener Zeitschrift festische Afrikastudien/ Vienna Journal of African Studies would like to invite submissions of proposals for articles, research notes and book reviews for a special issue devoted to exploring "Fracturing Binarisms: Gender and Colonialisms in Africa." In the past ten years, a number of important studies synthesizing scholarship on gender and colonialism have been published, enabling more multilayered insights into power relations between men and women, the colonisers and the colonised, post-independence leaders and post-independence populations. Aware of the multiplicity and complexity of the colonial situations experienced by the African continent, the ambition of this special issue is to explore the multiple intersections between gender and colonialisms by underlining the limits of dualist approaches, including gendered ones, to such questions. The history of colonial Africa is certainly a history of dominating and dominated peoples, but it is also a history of political, economic, social and cultural messages experienced by gendered colonial populations, colonised peoples, imperial powers, and anti-colonial movements.
This special issue is interested not only in discourses on gender produced within colonial spaces, but on how women and men themselves responded to these discourses. Rather than seeing, for example, the individual woman as simply at the intersection of the fantasies, ideals and discursive conflicts of largely male interlocutors, particular emphasis will be placed on women's and men's interactions with gendered discourse in a long-term perspective: interactions which were hybrid, shifting and often conflictual. This special issue particularly welcomes contributions based on sources such as oral testimonies, newspaper analyses, court cases and material objects, but is also interested in a renewed critical gendered reading of colonial sources, in order to restore subaltern voices. Contributions which consider all of the African continent are welcomed. North Africa is often forgotten in collections of essays, which take a largely sub-Saharan definition of Africa. Postgraduate and recent PhD graduates are particularly encouraged to send in article proposals. Please send your proposal of 500 words as an attachment in MS Word or PDF form to the editors by 18 February 2007: Odile Goerg, odile.goerg@paris7.jussieu.fr, Marie Rodet, marie.rodet@univie.ac.at, Natalya Vince, n.vince@ulip.lon.ac.uk. The deadline for receipt of the final article is 27 May 2007. It is preferable that articles are written in English, but articles in French or German will also be considered. For more information about the journal, please go to http://www.univie.ac.at/ecco/stichproben/

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

The Schlager Group is looking for writers to contribute to The Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World. Writing for the Ancient World set will take place under the direction of the editor in chief, Peter Bogucki, with the aid of a board of editorial advisers for separate regions of the world (R. Hunt Davis, Jr., Professor Emeritus of History and African Studies, University of Florida, is the adviser for Africa). The four-volume Ancient World set covers prehistory to the fall of Rome (476 CE), arranged A to Z by 69 headwords, from "adornment" through "writing" and including such topics as art, death and burial practices, education, natural disasters, science, and trade and exchange. Please contact Marcia Merryman Means (marcia@schlagergroup.com) if you have an interest in participating in this project. Be sure to include your rsum and a writing sample. For more information, visit the website at (http://www.schlagergroup.com).



FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: WORLD HISTORY

Applications are invited for a two-year Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in History at the Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge, UK, starting on 1 October 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is in connection with a research program on Exchanges of Economic and Political Ideas since 1760. The program is based at King's College, Cambridge and at Harvard University, and is coordinated by Emma Rothschild, C.A. Bayly, Sugata Bose, Gareth Stedman Jones and Richard Tuck. For further information see http://www-histecon.kings.cam.ac.uk/research/hex/index.htm. The Fellowship is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is tenable for two years. It is not associated with a fellowship of a Cambridge college, but can be combined with a non-stipendiary college fellowship. The stipend will be 24,403 in the first year. Further particulars are available from the Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge CB2 1ST. Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and the names and addresses of two referees, should be sent to the Centre for History and Economics (ihm@kings.cam.ac.uk), to reach us no later than by 31 May 2007. Interviews are expected to take place in June or July 2007.

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: AFRICAN STUDIES

The Centre of African Studies at Cambridge University invites applications for the Smuts Research Fellowship in African Studies, from candidates at the postdoctoral level in all disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. Applicants will have gained a PhD (or equivalent) within the last five years or will have gained a PhD by the time of the appointment. The appointment will be from 1 October 2007 for a period of three years, and is non-renewable. To apply, please send a copy of your c.v. plus a brief description (not more than 1,500 words) of your intended research. Please also send up to 10,000 words of scholarly work (published or unpublished). This work need not refer to your proposed research program. Three academic reference letters are to be sent directly to the Centre. The closing date for applications is 15 April 2007. The Smuts Fellow in African Studies can normally expect to be offered a fellowship at one of the colleges of Cambridge University. The College may expect its Fellows to assist in the teaching of undergraduates, for which the Fellows are paid. Colleges generally offer a room or rooms, meals on High Table, and other privileges that are intended to draw the Fellow into the life of the college. The emoluments of a teaching Fellowship vary from college to college.

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

The Barcelona Institute of International Studies is offering two postdoctoral researcher positions for the 2007-2008 academic year (starting October), renewable for a maximum period of three years. To apply for one of these positions, one must have a Ph.D. in Political Science, International Relations or the equivalent, obtained within the last three years. The recipients of these IBEI postdoctoral positions will carry out their own research and will participate in the teaching and the tutoring which is done in the IBEI Master's degree program in International Relations. The position provides recipients with 27,000 euros per year, gross. All applications must be sent in by May 2nd, 2007, the date when the selection process will begin. Interested persons must send a letter of interest, their Curriculum Vitae, a sample of previous research, an statement about their research project, and two letters of recommendation to the following address: Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals, Research Coordination, Elisabets, 10, 08001 Barcelona, Spain, or by e-mail postdoc@ibei.org.

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: VISUAL HISTORY

The USC Visual Studies Research Lab and the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History are pleased to announce a two-year Mellon post-doctoral fellowship for a recent PhD whose research and writing is related to "Visual History." Candidates should possess an expertise in photography and/or film. Preference will be given to applicants who express an interest in using the Shoah Foundation Archive in their teaching or research. The position includes teaching one course a semester, one in History and the other in Art History. Applicants may hold PhDs in History, Art History or Film Studies or any other relevant fields. The PhD should have been awarded within the last five years. Applicants should send a letter of application, CV, two letters of recommendation, and a syllabus for any specialized course relating to some aspect of "Visual History." Send materials to Vanessa Schwartz, Dept. of History, USC: 3520 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089. Review will begin April 1.

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

The Centro Incontri Umani, in Ascona, Switzerland, encourages understanding, respect and peace internationally. The Centre offers five residency fellowships for scholars or writers who are concerned with significant aspects of human experience. Applicants from the social sciences or any area of the humanities who are completing writing projects are primarily welcomed. A travel stipend, October 2007 to beginning June 2008 lodging in comfortable accommodation in the Centre's villa, and a fellowship of $16,000 will be offered. Full details are available from Laura Simona (Email: secretary@ciu-ascona.org). Proposals must be received by April 15, 2007.


FELLOWSHIP: GREAT WORKS SYMPOSIUM

Drexel University's Pennoni Honors College anticipates appointing its inaugural Great Works Symposium Visiting Fellow, position commencing September, 2007. The theme for the Great Works Symposium, 2007-2008 is "The Human Body: Disease, Health, and Society," and it seeks a scholar with a Ph.D. in the social sciences or humanities, with a research focus on medicine and/or public health or related fields to teach two courses over the year that will be offered under these general themes: "Epidemic," and "The Mechanical Body." The Visiting Fellow will serve as part of a teaching team for these two courses, will teach a third course of his/her design in the Pennoni Honors College, and will provide part-time administrative assistance (10-15 hours per week) to the Great Works Symposium director. Additional teaching opportunities are available, and the Fellow may also organize special events related to his/her area(s) of specialization. The Visiting Fellow will also enjoy the opportunity to work closely with the Drexel scholarly community, and to do research in the many archives, museums, and libraries of Philadelphia. The salary is $35,000, plus faculty benefits, and this appointment also includes funds to support travel and research. This is an anticipated non-renewable, one-year appointment, pending final funding, expected in April. For more information on the Great Works Symposia, visit http://www.drexel.edu/honors/greatworks/.

FELLOWSHIP: NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM

The David Boren Scholarship competition to fund undergraduate study abroad is now underway, and supports applications from all disciplines with an African geographic focus. All recipients of NSEP awards incur an obligation to work for one year upon graduation for the federal government, normally in the Departments of Defence, Homeland Security, State, or the intelligence community. For more information, visit [http://www.iie.org.nsep].

FELLOWSHIP: TEACHING AND MENTORING

Stonehill College, a selective Catholic college in Massachusetts whose faculty challenge and champion each of its 2,350 students on a beautiful 375-acre campus 20 miles south of Boston, seeks applicants for a one-year teaching fellowship (2007-08) for a late-stage graduate student in the area of History. The Stonehill Fellows Program provides teaching experience and mentoring as well as support for scholarly development. Fellows teach two sections of the first-year Critical Encounters course each semester, developing expertise in undergraduate teaching while completing dissertation research. Successful candidates will receive a stipend of $22,000 for the academic year plus benefits and scholarship development support of $1,500 to fund research and travel to conventions. Please submit a letter of application, statement of teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae, and 3 letters of recommendation to: Joseph A. Favazza, Dean of General Education, Stonehill College, 320 Washington Street, Easton, MA 02357. Initial application due: March 30, 2007.

SCHOLARSHIP: STANLEY TARVER MEMORIAL

The Stanley J Tarver Memorial Scholarship fund was established by the Tarver family in memory of their son, Stanley. The scholarship will be a $1,000 per semester award, for a maximum of $2,000 per academic year. The fund provides a scholarship to a graduate student of 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. Applications are available from the Community Foundation of Dutchess County web site at: http://www.cfdcny.org. Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2007.

RESEARCH GRANTS: 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).


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UCLA AFRICAN LANGUAGES PROGRAM (Summer 2007) Summer African Language courses at UCLA offer the equivalent of one academic year of language instruction in eight weeks. Come study Amharic, Swahili, Yoruba, or Zulu with us! The courses immerse students in the languages and diverse cultures of Africa through authentic and contemporary materials including movies, music, literature, online resources, and LA's diaspora communities. Enrollment is not restricted to students -- high school students, members of the community, and people interested in
studying these languages can apply for enrollment. Scholarships are available for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as California high school students interested in the intensive study of one of these languages. For more information, please visit: http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/kdthompson/summer07/African%20Language%20Intensives%20in%20LA.html

FIELD PROGRAMS IN KENYA (Summer 2007) Rutgers University and the National Museums of Kenya will be co-hosting three study abroad programs in Kenya this summer. Courses of study will include Paleoanthropology, "Swahili Culture, History, Language, and Peoples of Coastal Kenya," and "Primatology and Wildlife Conservation in East Africa." For further information on any of these three field programs please contact Rutgers Study Abroad at [studyabroad.rutgers.edu] or (732)932-7787.

NALRC AFRICAN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY PROGRAM (Summer 2007) As interest in African language learning and teaching increases, so does the need to prepare graduate students, teaching assistants who are planning to pursue African language teaching as a profession, and faculty members in the field who need retooling. The National African Language Resource Center Summer 2007 Institute has been designed to help meet this need. It will train fellows in a number of crucial areas central to the effective operation of an African Language Program. Participants will move from a theoretical overview to hands-on practice in teaching the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, and assessing them. The NALRC will cover the program fees (for example, registration fees, administration costs, instruction costs) for all selected applicants. Other expenses, such as transportation, food, lodging, and books will be the responsibility of each participant's African Studies Program. Graduate students in good standing in any African language, linguistics, cultural studies, literature, second language acquisition, or any related field at an accredited institution of higher education are eligible. African language instructors and scholars may also apply. Preference will be given to applicants who plan to remain at their institution for at least three years after the completion of the summer institute. National African Language Resource Center, 4231 Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706, Tel: (608) 265-7905,

Fax: (608) 265-7904, E-mail: nalrc@mailplus.wisc.edu, Web:
http://lang.nalrc.wisc.edu/nalrc


NALRC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (May 29-June 1, 2007)
The National African Language Resource Center is organizing a workshop that will cover the teaching of grammar from a communicative approach and best practices in materials development. If you would like to attend, send your CV and two letters of recommendation to Adedoyin Adenuga, NALRC, 455 North Park Street, Madison WI, 53706. The NALRC will cover the program costs for attendees, but the cost of lodging and transportation will not be covered. Program attendees are encouraged to ask their departments for support.


NEW ADVERTISEMENTS FOR ACADEMIC JOBS


AMHERST COLLEGE: VISITING PROFESSOR OF WOMEN"S STUDIES (INCLUDING AFRICA)

Applications are invited for a one- or two-year visiting position (rank open) in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies. We are seeking an individual based in cultural studies or the social sciences who studies race/ethnicity and gender in a global context. We are open as to the specific focus within that global context: Africa, Asia, Latin America, or in their diasporas. We hope to attract an established scholar who would find stimulating the opportunity to teach two courses each semester and direct honors theses in a department that is cross-cultural and interdisciplinary in its approach to women's and gender studies. Candidates should submit CV, a cover letter describing their research and teaching interests, no more than three articles or other writing samples, and three letters of reference to: Search Committee, Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Amherst College, P.O. Box 5000, Amherst, MA 01002-5000 or via e-mail to WAGS@Amherst.edu. Candidates who submit their materials by May 25, 2007, will be assured full consideration.

CLARKSON UNIVERSITY: VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE OR

CULTURAL STUDIES
The Clarkson University Department of Humanities and Social Sciences invites applications for a three-year appointment at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor,Literature/Comparative Literature/Cultural Studies. Candidates with interests in Science, Technology and Literature, Popular Culture, Visual Arts or Cross-Cultural Studies are particularly welcomed. In addition to teaching courses in the applicant's areas of specialization, the position involves teaching sections of a required, writing-intensive course for first-year students in the fall term. A record of teaching experience is required. Located in the Saint Lawrence River Valley, between the Adirondack high peaks and Ottawa and Montreal, Clarkson University provides easy access to both outdoor recreation and international social and cultural opportunities. Applicants should send a C.V., three letters of recommendation, teaching philosophy, evaluations, and a detailed letter on the courses they might teach to Humanities Search Committee, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Box 5750, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699-5750. Doctoral candidates who are ABD will be considered. The committee will begin reviewing applications on May 20, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. Clarkson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively seeks and encourages applications from minorities, women, people with disabilities and veterans.

SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY: ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF WORLD HISTORY

The Shippensburg University History/Philosophy Department invites applications for one-year appointments, effective August 2007. Responsibilities include teaching introductory World History and/or Introductory U.S. History courses as well as upper-level courses in the successful applicants' fields. The course load of twelve credit hours per semester will include at least three sections of a required world history sequence for first-year students and/or a required U.S. history sequence for department majors.
Candidates must have at least an M.A.; preference will be given to Ph.D. recipients and those in the process of completing their dissertation. Candidates must also provide evidence of their ability and/or willingness to teach introductory world history courses and a demonstrated commitment to understanding and working with diverse populations. Candidates invited for an interview will be required to demonstrate teaching effectiveness by conducting a sample class in world history, and they will also be required to participate in a general interview. All candidates must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. upon appointment. Review of applications will begin on May 11, 2007 and continue until the positions are filled. Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check. Qualified candidates should send letter of interest, current curriculum vitae, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts (official transcripts required prior to campus interview), course syllabi, student evaluations, publications or a writing sample, and contact information for three references to: Dr. John Quist, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299. Shippensburg University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Visit our website at www.ship.edu

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY: LECTURER IN WORLD HISTORY

The Temple University Department of History invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track lectureship in Modern World History. All geographical areas are welcome, but an expertise in Middle East, South Asia, or Southeast Asia is preferred. The appointment is for one year. Evidence of teaching excellence and commitment to undergraduate education are required. Salary commensurate with experience. Send a letter of application, cv, and three letters of recommendation to Professor Howard Spodek, Temple University, Department of History, Gladfelter Hall (025-24), 1115 W. Berks St., Philadelphia, PA 19122-6089. Applications received before April 6, 2007 will receive full consideration. Review of all applications will continue until the position is filled. Temple University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.


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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

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. The deadline for the March 2006 issue is February 11, 2006. 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





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