JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin, (09/15/08)

J U A

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHLY BULLETIN
Issue No. 1, Fall 2008 September 15, 2008

Dear JUA Readers,

Please find attached the first issue of JUA for 2008-2009. You can also find a copy of this and previous archived issues on our website: http://www.africa.upenn.edu/. As in the past, we are currently publishing a new issue every other Monday.

Remember that you can always send your submissions to africa@sas.upenn.edu. For the next issue, kindly send announcements by no later than Wednesday, September 24, 2008.

Sincerely yours,
Namrata Poddar,
JUA Editor

CONTENTS:

EVENTS

CONFERENCES
FELLOWSHIPS
ACADEMIC JOBS
SERVICE/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA OTHER RESOURCES

PHILADELPHIA & SURROUNDING AREA EVENTS

AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER: FALL 2008 K-12 TEACHER WORKSHOP SERIES

On Thursday, September 18th from 5:00 -7:00 pm at Williams Hall, Room 220, 255 S. 36th Street, University of Pennsylvania, the workshop "Zambia: A Stable Perspective in Africa" will be led by Mary Furlong who has been a Pennsylvania teacher for 35 years. She studied political science and education and received her MEd in Educational Administration. She has volunteered extensively in Zambia, training teachers, monitoring elections and working with NGOs dealing with HIV/AIDS. Free dinner is included. RSVP: shown@sas.upenn.edu or contact 215-898-6449 for more information. Website: www.africa.upenn.edu

On Thursday, September 25th from 5:00-7:00 pm at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South Street, Nevil Gallery/African Gallery, the workshop "Rich Art and Culture of Nigeria's Kingdom" will take place, followed by Educators' Evening (half off parking if you attend both). Nigeria's Benin Kingdom was a powerful West African state that survives in our era. Join Dr. Kathy Curnow, who has lived and worked there regularly since 1992, for a discussion of its rich arts and culture, the subject of an exhibition opening at the Penn Museum November 8. See how its ivories and bronzes provide entrances into 500 years' worth of exciting palace life, and how they can stimulate your social studies, math, and art students. RSVP: shown@sas.upenn.edu or 215-898-6449. Website: www.africa.upenn.edu

AFRICA-DINNERS

If you are interested in learning more about different regions in Africa, join the Christian Association (at 118 South 37th Street, Philadelphia PA 19104) to enjoy delectable African cuisine, watch a cooking demonstration, and discuss contemporary issues in Africa with students at the University of Pennsylvania. This dinner series raises awareness about Africa as part of the Open Mind for Africa Fund in honor of Louise Shoemaker. The dinner themes are as follows:
KENYA: September 25 (Thursday), 6-8pm;
GHANA: October 30 (Thursday), 6-8pm
BOTSWANA: December 4(Thursday), 6-8pm
Students are free with RSVP by the Tuesday before the dinner, or $5 at the door. Non-students pay $10. Reply to 215-746-6350 or upennca@dolphin.upenn.edu.

EDUCATORS' NIGHT OUT @ THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF PHILADELPHIA

On Friday, September 26th from 4:30 to 7:30 pm, educators from the School District of Philadelphia are invited to attend this special educator's evening to preview the exhibition, "The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present". The event includes live music, hors d'oeuvres, beverages and an overview of museum programs and upcoming events. This free teacher appreciation night features fabulous prizes, interactive cultural performances & demonstrations, educational resources and guided tours led by docents through the featured exhibition. Admission is free. Website: http://www.aampmuseum.org/home/

MAYOR'S COMMISSION FOR AFRICAN AND IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS

On Wednesday, September 10th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, a meeting on the above topic will take place at City Council Caucus Room, Room 401, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

NATIONAL EVENTS

NEGOTIATING DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA, A ZIMBABWE CASE STUDY

On Wednesday, September 17th from 1:30 to 3:00 pm, the Woodrow Wilson Center (Ronald Reagan Building. 1 Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC) and IDASA are pleased to invite you to the above event. As the Secretary General of the main Zimbabwe opposition party the MDC, Tendai Biti will provide a first-hand account of the current situation in Zimbabwe looking at the role of the opposition, the elections and the subsequent negotiations that are taking place. Karen Alexander will follow this with a presentation on the recent Kenya and Zimbabwe experiences in which the negotiated settlement of a disputed election subverts the democratic process and what the response of democratic institutions and the international community should be to these situations. Please RSVP by e-mail to Africa Program Assistant, Mame Khady Diouf at africa@wilsoncenter.org

RONALD H. BROWN AFRICAN AFFAIRS SERIES: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES

FOR BUILDING UNITY AMONGST AFRICAN PEOPLES THROUGH OUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

F STREET, N.E., SUITE 101 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20002, the CFA will partner with the Washington Office of the African Union and the Africa Region of the World Bank to organize and present the Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series. The above topic will focus on how the African Diaspora can participate and support the African Union's Sixth Region initiative. For more information, please contact David J. Saunders, CFA's Program Director at telephone: (202) 371-0588; facsimile: (202) 371-9017; and/or E-mail address at: intern_cfa@yahoo.com

CONFERENCES

THE SECOND ANNUAL MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AFRICANIST GRADUATE STUDENT

CONFERENCE - KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA: NEW RESEARCHERS AND THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS

On September 26th and 27th, the Michigan State University graduate students and the African Studies Center at MSU are hosting a conference with the intent to foster an engaging atmosphere in which graduate students can discuss their research and receive important feedback. The conference is interdisciplinary and open to students at all levels of their graduate careers. Visit http://africa.msu.edu/gradconference for more information.

PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICAN DECOLONIZATION : OHIO UNIVERSITY, OCTOBER 2-4, 2008

This conference is the second in a series of academic conferences at Ohio University (Athens, OH) centered on the theme "Perspectives on African Decolonization," and focuses on African Intellectuals and Decolonization. In 1958, Guinea, under Ahmed Sékou Touré, chose political independence over continued association with France. The All-African Peoples Convention hosted by Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana in the same year highlighted the links between and among Africans and peoples of African descent in the Diaspora. 2008 is also the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the seminal journal Présence Africaine by Alioune Diop. Focusing on African intellectuals and decolonization will allow for an interrogation of all three concepts as well as an opportunity to examine the roles intellectuals have played and continue to play in contemporary African efforts at liberation from economic neo-colonialism. Additionally, this conference will provide an opportunity to highlight the cutting edge work of contemporary African philosophers, the heritors of the intellectual traditions established by the generations who fought for the liberation of Africa. Visit http://www.african.ohio.edu/Conferences/index.html for more information, or contact Acacia Nikoi at nikoi@ohio.edu

CALL FOR PAPERS

HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF "RACE" AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY IN MUSLIM WEST AND NORTH

AFRICA : DAKAR, SENEGAL, DECEMBER 10-12, 2008

The various systems of social hierarchy that have existed historically in Muslim West and North Africa have generated a distinct set of ideological justifications for inequality. The meanings ascribed to positions of social inferiority, including that of slaves, or to wider issues of difference more broadly, appear at times to be "racial" in nature. Ideas of social hierarchy and "racial" difference were often developed within a larger Muslim semantic framework. The region's history of European colonial conquest has also shaped these concepts. In order to generate discussion of these understudied topics, the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA), the Harriet Tubman Institute and the Pôle d'Excellence Régional sur les Esclavages et les Traites, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), invite paper proposals for a workshop on historical constructions of "race" and social hierarchy in Muslim West and North Africa. The deadline is SEPTEMBER 22, 2008. For further information, please contact the conference organizers, Bruce Hall (ouagadoo@yahoo.com), Jeremy Berndt (j-berndt@northwestern.edu), Yacine Daddi Addoun (yadaddi@yorku.ca).

SIXTH BLACK ATLANTIC COMMUNITY CONFERENCE, CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY,

WILBERFORCE, OHIO, MARCH 11-13, 2009

The Black Atlantic Community Conference is an annual interdisciplinary forum bringing together scholars and thinkers to reflect on issues and concerns related to people of African descent. The objective of the series is to promote and expand public awareness, scholarship and research in the area of Black Atlantic Community studies. Themes and discussions at the annual conference will focus on achieving a qualitative and quantitative impact on the various Black Atlantic micro-communities in the Diaspora as well as on the African continent. Papers that explore the experience of Black people as they have and continue to navigate the spatial world within the world of Black and pan-African reality, are welcome in the following areas: history, culture, literature, religion, politics, social organization, race relations, gender, internet networking, psychology, performing arts, etc. Contributions may be historical, theoretical, empirical, or comparative. Deadline for submission of abstract and/or papers is DECEMBER 30, 2008. For further information, please contact Professor Obiwu Iwuanyanwu at oiwuanyanwu@centralstate.edu

TRAFFICKING WOMEN AND CHILDREN AFTER THE END OF SLAVERY : HISTORICAL AND

CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES FROM AFRICA AND BEYOND, 11th JOINT STANFORD-UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LAW AND COLONIALISM IN AFRICA SYMPOSIUM, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, MARCH 19 - 21, 2009

The symposium seeks to examine the changing modalities of the traffic in women and children in the aftermath of the "end of slavery" in late 19th and early 20th centuries. It seeks papers that identify modes of exchange of subordinate women and children, and explorations of the formal and informal legal regimes that underpin subordination. It is also interested in examining efforts to end such trafficking from the international to the local levels. Abstracts of 300 words and a résumé of scholarship should be submitted by OCTOBER 30, 2008 to Richard Roberts. Papers selected must be ready to circulate by mid-February 2009. For further information about the nature, format and interests of the symposium, please contact Benjamin Lawrance at bnl@ucdavis.edu

FELLOWSHIPS

THE WOODROW WILSON DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP IN WOMEN'S STUDIES

The WW Women's Studies Fellowships support the final year of dissertation writing for Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social sciences whose work addresses topics of women and gender in interdisciplinary and original ways. Since the first Women's Studies Fellows were named in 1974, nearly 500 emerging scholars have been funded, many now prominent in their fields. They are college presidents, distinguished faculty members, artists and novelists, and (in some cases) leaders in business, government, and the nonprofit sector. Visit http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/women_gender/about.php for further information.

THE CHARLOTTE W. NEWCOMBE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. Visit http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/religion_ethics/index.php for further information.

2009-2010 FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS

Fulbright fellowship applications are now available for the 2009-2010 academic year, in two categories to study, teach, and/or conduct research abroad in over 140 countries.
To qualify for awards, applications must be submitted electronically by October 20, 2008 and mailed in hard copy to reach IIE's New York office by October 22, 2008. For more information, please see http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

ACADEMIC JOBS

KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN STUDIES

The Department of History at Kutztown University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in African history with the secondary field open beginning in August 2009. A Ph.D. is preferred, ABD considered with conferral of degree by the beginning of the second year of appointment. Evidence of college teaching excellence and a commitment to research are required. Three years of college-level teaching experience, or equivalent, required. Courses to be taught include both halves of Kutztown University's History of Civilization courses, and upper division ones in African History and secondary fields. Successful interview and demonstration of relevant ability required. Salary competitive.
Send letter of application, vita, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and three current letters of reference to African Search Committee, Department of History, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530. Review of applications will begin October 10, 2008, and continue until the position is filled.

TRINITY COLLEGE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, HISTORY OF AFRICA

Trinity College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the history of Africa. Geographic and topical specializations are open. This is a joint position shared by the History Department and the International Studies Program. We require a Ph.D. in African history or related field, a firm commitment to undergraduate teaching in a Liberal Arts college environment, and a strong research agenda. Preference given to candidates who can contribute to Trinity's efforts to enhance its interdisciplinary program in International Studies. Teaching responsibilities will be largely within the context of the undergraduate curriculum and will include two semester surveys of Africa. Candidates with a strong gender focus are particularly invited to apply. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the African Studies Association and the AHA meetings. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For full consideration, send letter of application (including statement of research and teaching interests), CV, graduate transcripts, sample of scholarly writing, and at least three letters of reference to Prof. Kathleen Kete, Africa Search, Department of History, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106. Women and members of minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about the Department and Program, please visit our websites at: http://www.trincoll.edu/~hist and http://www.trincoll.edu/Academics/Study/InternationalStudies.

DENISON UNIVERSITY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORY

The History Department at Denison University, Granville, Ohio, a highly selective liberal arts college, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Sub-Saharan African history with any area of specialization. Teaching responsibilities in a 3/2 load include a two-semester introductory course sequence in African history, upper-level courses in African history in the candidate's areas of expertise, and courses in a secondary field as appropriate. Ph.D. and teaching experience preferred; minimum requirement is Ph.D. completed by appointment at the assistant professor level on August 31, 2009. Interviews will be conducted at the meeting of the African Studies Association in Chicago, November 14-16, 2008. To be considered for an ASA interview materials must be submitted by October 10, 2008; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications must include a letter of application, C.V., sample syllabi, an article-length writing sample, an unofficial transcript, and 3 letters of recommendation. Minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply. Please submit application materials online at https://employment.denison.edu

PITZER COLLEGE - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN HISTORY

Pitzer College, a member of the Claremont Colleges, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in African History for an appointment beginning Fall, 2009. The candidate's research should contribute to the project of rethinking historical methods, concepts, and perspectives through the study of African histories. A passion for undergraduate teaching is a must. Preference will be given to candidates whose teaching expertise includes the history of (i) Islam in Africa and/or (ii) African links to the Indian Ocean area, broadly construed. Other possible areas of interest include the histories of health, medicine, the environment, gender and/or human rights in Africa. To apply, send letter of application, curriculum vitae, selected evidence of excellence in
teaching and research, statement of teaching philosophy, a description of your research, and three letters of recommendation via email to African_HistorySearch@pitzer.edu in MS Word or PDF format. Website: http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/dean_of_faculty/professional_opportunities/

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HISTORY OF AFRICA

The Department of History at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada invites applications from established scholars specializing in the history of Modern Africa (1500 - 2000) South of the Sahara who could be nominated for the Queen's National Scholars program. This competitive program allows up to two scholars a year in the Humanities and Social Sciences to be appointed to tenure-track or tenured positions at Queen's. Preference will be given to scholars to be appointed at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Applicants must have completed a Ph.D and possess a demonstrated record of substantial research and publication, and of achieved or potential high quality in teaching. Applicants should also show evidence of an ability to teach an introductory survey of African History, and to move rapidly into graduate supervision. A successful nominee would be responsible for maintaining an active research program, engaging in undergraduate and graduate teaching, and performing standard service duties in the department. Salary would be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The appointment would be effective July 1, 2009. Send application, curriculum vitae, and a sample publication, and ask three referees to write letters by October 10, 2008, to Professor Richard Greenfield, Chair, Department of History, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, or email: greenfie@queensu.ca

ROWAN UNIVERSITY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN HISTORY

The History Department of Rowan University is seeking a historian of Africa (period and specialization open) to fill a tenure-track, assistant professor position, beginning fall 2009. Teaching duties include survey classes in Western Civilization or World History as well as courses in area of specialty. The university offers support for ongoing research. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to design and teach new upper level specialty courses and participate in Rowan's interdisciplinary Africana Studies concentration. Ability and preparation for teaching courses in historical methods preferred. Candidates should have Ph.D. degrees by the time of employment and evidence of college teaching and research experience. Located 17 miles southeast of Philadelphia, Rowan University is a comprehensive institution with enrollment of about 10,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students. Please send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, graduate transcripts, and any other supporting materials to Dr. Corinne Blake, Department of History, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028. The review process will begin on October 10, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Website: http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/las/departments/history/

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE-DAME, ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, AFRICAN HISTORY

The University of Notre Dame Department of History invites applications for two tenure-track positions in African history, any specialization, at either the assistant or associate professor level. Review of applications will begin on September 14, 2008, and we will continue accepting applications until October 13, with interviews of finalists expected at the African Studies Association meeting in Chicago in November. Candidates should send a letter of application, c.v. and three letters of recommendation to African Search Committee, Department of History, 219 O'Shaughnessy Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556. For more information on African studies at Notre Dame, including the new Ford family program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity and the Department of Africana Studies, see
http://kellogg.nd.edu/fordprogram/events.shtml and http://africana.nd.edu/

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN HISTORY

The History Department at the University of Oregon invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in African history, beginning September 2009. Ph.D. at the time of appointment is preferred. The department seeks an excellent and innovative scholar with research experience in Africa. The successful candidate will be expected to teach general surveys of the history of the African continent and specialized undergraduate and graduate courses, and will have the opportunity to collaborate with the interdisciplinary African Studies Committee.
Send c.v., a letter describing research and teaching interests, a chapter-length writing sample, and three letters of recommendation, to Prof. Daniel Pope, Chair, African History Search, Department of History, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1288. Applications received by October 15, 2008 will receive priority. Website: http://uoregon.edu

OHIO UNIVERSITY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN POLITICS

The Department of Political Science at Ohio University invites applications for a tenure track appointment in African Politics with a thematic emphasis in Development or Democratization. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in African and Comparative Politics. Ohio University is a Title VI African National Resource Center (www.african.ohio.edu) funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The University serves 20,000 students on a residential campus located in the hills of southeastern Ohio. The Department of Political Science (www.ohiou.edu/pols) has 25 faculty members, 450 majors, and 80 graduate students; we strongly encourage applications from those who would complement the diversity of our intellectual community. To apply, please complete and submit the online quick application https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/and send letter of application, vita, graduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a sample of scholarly writing and evidence of teaching effectiveness to: Ohio University African Politics, Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Bentley Annex 264 Athens, OH 45701. Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES/AFRICAN STUDIES

The Women and Gender Studies Institute (WGSI) and the Program in African Studies at New College, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, invite applications for a tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 2009. The successful candidate will have a research program and teaching experience in feminist studies with a focus on Africa. We especially encourage applications from scholars in any discipline who will enhance WGSI's strengths in transnational feminist studies and the existing African Studies Program at New College. We would welcome expertise in the following areas, but not limited to: postcolonial studies or literature; cultural production and media; migration and diasporas; economics, geography, and the politics of the region. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. completed or near completion in Women and Gender Studies, African Studies, or any relevant area, demonstrated potential for excellence in research and in teaching. We anticipate a teaching load equivalent to two full-year courses. The majority of the teaching and administrative responsibilities will lie in WGSI (70%), with one half course and light administrative responsibilities in the African Studies program (30%). Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. For more information, http://www.utoronto.ca/wgsi/ and http://www.newcollege.utoronto.ca/. Applications will be accepted online until 1 November, 2008 (http://www.jobs.utoronto.ca/faculty.htm.) or submit your application and other materials to: Professor Bonnie McElhinny, Director, Women and Gender Studies Institute, New College, 40 Willcocks Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1C6, Canada. Please ensure that you include a covering letter with a curriculum vitae, a writing sample, an outline of your research program, and a teaching portfolio including evaluations. Please arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly by the referees to the mailing address below. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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OPEN MIND FOR AFRICA

The Open Mind for Africa program in honor of Dr. Louise Shoemaker, Dean Emerita of the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, builds on the Christian Association's foundation of promoting open minds and working faith. The program provides an experiential learning opportunity for University of Pennsylvania Masters of Social Work (MSW) students and Penn upperclassman within our social justice priority. The Penn School of Social Policy and Practice is working with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana to develop its MSW degree, offering both universities' faculty and staff opportunities to collaborate. Working in partnership with the Christian Association, the Open Mind for Africa program will provide students an opportunity to get involved. Projects will be defined for students in support of developing the MSW degree. Students will live in Ghana with a host family to complete the project. For upperclassmen the Open Mind for Africa program will sponsor travel to Africa over the summer. Students will live with Penn alumni host families and participate in a service work environment. Upon their return they will be required to participate in a dissemination process which will include an evaluation of their experience and potential next steps for the individual, the University and for the program. To make a donation, get involved, or learn more please contact Katherine Primus, Executive Director at 215-746-6350 or primuska@pobox.upenn.edu. Website: www.upennca.org

ILC AFRICA

ILC Africa is a private learning center founded in direct response to Africa's desire for educational excellence. ILC Africa pushes the frontier of educational options for those living within the developing continent of Africa. Based in Accra, Ghana (West Africa), ILC Africa links prospective students to global opportunities for learning. ILC Africa supports prospective students seeking admission to premier secondary schools, colleges/universities, and/or graduate/professional degree programs. ILC Africa is the leading service on the continent that provides comprehensive, customized programs for students seeking higher levels of education. For information on how to get involved, contact info@ilcafrica.com or visit http://ilcafrica.com/

PAGUS AFRICA

Pagus Africa. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that works at a grassroots level on projects that directly improve people's lives. We are currently working in Ghana, W. Africa. Projects are primarily focused in the Volta Region. We are non-sectarian, non-governmental, and apolitical. Our mission is to strengthen poor rural communities through targeted projects in education, health and poverty reduction. We believe the most effective ways to facilitate long term sustainable change is through education of children and through working with adults to build self reliance and sources for sustainable income. We seek to empower communities to improve their schools, water sources and health conditions. For further information, please contact http://www.pagusafrica.com/ or visit ellen@pagusafrica.org

OTHER RESOURCES

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN PHILADELPHIA CONTACTS Mayor's Commission for African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs
City Hall
Room 112
Broad & Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Phone: (215) 686-7895
Fax: (215) 685-7897
http://www.africancaribbeanaffairs.org/

Coalition of African Communities (AFRICOM) 4020 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: 484-557-7445 (C), 215-220-8518 (O)
Website: www.africom-philly.org
info@Africom-Philly.org

AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (AJOL)

AJOL 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

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION SERVICES

AfDevinfo tracks the mechanics of political and economic development across Sub Saharan Africa. It draws together a diverse range of publicly available data and presents it as an accessible and ever expanding online database. AfDevinfo offers an unlimited access to over 100,000 interlinked records through a range of thematic reports. New research is added weekly addressing key and emerging themes in African development. For more information, visit http://www.afdevinfo.com/

IDP NEWS ALERT

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

PAN AFRICAN VISIONS

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

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. Visit [http://www.h-net.org/~africa] for more information.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Susanna D. Wing. Constructing Democracy in Transitioning Societies in Africa: Constitutionalism and Deliberation in Mali, New York: Palgrave, 2008.

Social Research

An International Quarterly of the Social Sciences is pleased to announce the publication of its fall 2008 issue, Disasters: Recipes and Remedies. By drawing together leading experts from angles as varied as psychology, economics, insurance, sociology, business, medicine, and politics, this special issue represents a landmark event for all those concerned with the impact of disasters on the human community. For information on how to order, please contact Cara N. Schlesinger, the journal's Managing Editor and Project Manager at socres@newschool.edu

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