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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COURSES & PROGRAMS
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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
Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.