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JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin (11/06/06)


UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHY BULLETIN
Issue No.5, Fall 2006
November 6, 2006



Dear JUA Readers,

Below you will find the new issue of JUA, filled with information on Africa-related events, jobs, and resources.

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

With best wishes,
James De Lorenzi
JUA Editor


CONTENTS:

PENN AND CONSORTIUM EVENTS AND LECTURES OTHER AREA EVENTS
CONFERENCES / EXHIBITS
CALLS FOR PAPERS
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES COURSES & PROGRAMS
NEW ACADEMIC JOBS
OTHER RESOURCES

For archived issues of JUA, including jobs currently advertised, see: http://www.africa.upenn.edu/africa/jua.html



PENN AND CONSORTIUM EVENTS AND LECTURES


PRESENTATION: AN AMERICAN PEDIATRICIAN IN DARFUR

Pediatrician Dr. Jerry Ehrlich worked for Mdecins sans Frontires (Doctors Without Borders) in Darfur in 2004, and has served overseas in Sri Lanka, Georgia, and Haiti, as well as locally in Camden. He will be speaking from 1:00 to 2:00 on Friday, November 10, in Reunion Hall, at the John Morgan Building on Penn's Campus.

WORKSHOP: AFRICA AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The African Studies Center Outreach series is presenting another K-12 Teacher Training Workshop, entitled "Africa: Environmental Threats and Opportunities." It will take place from 3:30 -6:30 PM on November 14, in Williams Hall Room 816.

CONFERENCE: AFRICAN BUSINESS FORUM

The annual Wharton African Business Forum (WABF) of the University of Pennsylvania will take place November 11th, 2006, at John Huntsman Hall on Penn campus. The theme for the conference is "Africa: Building New Partnerships, Impacting the Global Economy." The Wharton Africa Business Forum is an integral component of the Wharton Global Business Forum, the pre-eminent business school event addressing the major economic, social and political trends affecting Africa, Asia, Europe, India and Latin America. In its 14th year, the Wharton Africa Business Forum (WABF) is expected to bring together three hundred business leaders, investors, academics, and students with a keen interest in Africa.


OTHER AREA EVENTS


DISCUSSION: WOMEN IN GHANA

On November 15th, Ghanaian theologian Mercy Amba Oduyoye will be at Temple University speaking about women's leadership in Ghana. Founder of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, Oduyoye is being honored at the national AAR meeting with a panel cosponsored by the Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society and the AAR Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession. Her presentation will begin at 2:40 pm, and will be in the Women's Studies Lounge, 8th floor, Anderson Hall.

FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION: "DARFUR DIARIES"

On Tuesday, November 14, 2006, West Chester University will host Jen Marlowe (A UPenn graduate), one of the makers of the documentary film "Darfur Diaries." Ms. Marlowe will be on campus all day for a variety of events, culminating with a showing of her film at 7pm followed by a panel discussion that includes Dr. Lawrence Davidson, a WCU professor of Middle Eastern Studies who returned from a visit to the Sudan in mid-September.



CONFERENCES / EXHIBITS


CONFERENCE: SOCIETY FOR FRANCOPHONE POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES

The Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies is organizing a postgraduate research workshop for the 10th of November, 2006. The workshop will include sessions on presenting your work at conferences, publishing and careers, as well as current research in Francophone postcolonial studies. The workshop is open to all postgraduates working on the colonial and/or postcolonial periods, or colonial and/or postcolonial issues in any area (history, literature, cinema, politics, linguistics, etc) related to metropolitan France and Belgium and/or constituent parts of what is termed "the Francophone world". The day will provide an invaluable opportunity to meet other postgraduates and researchers working in French and Francophone Studies. There is an admission fee of 15 for the postgraduate research workshop (which includes tea/coffee, lunch, and membership of SFPS for 2007). An outline programme and the booking form can be found on the

website: www.sfps.ac.uk (follow the link under Conferences and Study
Days).



CONFERENCE: AFRICAN FORCED LABOUR, COMPARED COLONIAL EXPERIENCES,

Universidade do Porto, Portugal (November 16-17, 2006) The Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto develops interdisciplinary research on African societies, including projects on one of the most striking phenomenon of the modern period: African forced labour. With the purpose of sharing findings and promoting scientific debate, the CEAUP is presenting a seminar that will cover all forms of forced labour of African origin, from the medieval slave trade to the colonial policies of the XX century, and including both the colonial African regions and the American and Asian societies where African forced labour was integrated. For more details, contact (ceaup@letras.up.pt).

CONFERENCE
AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, San Francisco, California (November 16-19, 2006) The ASA 49th Annual meeting will be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. The Annual Meeting theme is "(Re)Thinking Africa and the World: Internal Reflections, External Responses." For more information, visit (http://www.africanstudies.org).
FILM FESTIVAL
AFRICAN DIASPORA, Columbia University, NY (October-November, 2006) The African Diaspora Film Festival celebrates the richness and diversity of the Black experience through the presentation of over 70 films. Filmmakers, actors, producers, writers, and educators of diverse ethnic groups, nationalities, and backgrounds highlight and discuss the multifaceted lives of people of African descent from North and Sub Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America, and Europe. For more details, see the festival website: (www.NYADFF.org).

ONLINE ART EXHIBITION: DUMILE (SOUTH AFRICA)

Dubbed the "Goya of the Townships" for the eloquence of his drawing, Dumile was born in Worcester in the western Cape. An artist of astonishing power who had few opportunities to develop his art, and whose despair led him to substance abuse, Dumile, perhaps more than any other African artist, deserves a proper retrospective. Despite the adversity he faced as a black South African artist, or perhaps because of it, Dumile's work communicated a depth of emotion that was exceptional and there can be no doubt that he deserves a wider
audience.(http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/artsmediaculture/gallery/dumile/menu.htm).


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CALL FOR PAPERS: SETTLER COLONIALISM

Settler colonisers come to stay. They seek to replace native peoples on--or, at least, displace them from--their land. Characteristically, the outcome is a conflictual coexistence through which indigenous and invasive societies historically transform one another. In addition to the classic sites of European settler colonialism (Ireland, the Americas, Africa, Australasia), settler colonialism structures relationships as historically and culturally diverse as those between Israelis and Palestinians, Japanese and Ainu, Chinese and Tibetans, Indonesians and Papuans, 'Americans' and Hawaiians, Tswana and Khoi-san. We invite conceptual, comparative, transnational, or locally focused contributions to a wide-ranging interdisciplinary discussion of settler colonialism and indigenous alternatives, past and present. Thematically, papers might address issues such as: native resistance and survival; cultural adaptation and renaissance; invasions and frontiers; sovereignties (titles, treaties, terra nullius, etc.); middle grounds, interludes, spaces of mutuality; internal colonisation; assimilation; race and place (the Pale, reservations, urban zoning, segregation, etc.); settler colonialism and the question of genocide; reparation and reconciliation; diaspora/exile; indigenous people and multiculturalism; settler and indigenous literature; gender; social class; religion; political economy, economics, and colonization. Papers should be no longer than 20 minutes. Please send an abstract, of not more than 300 words, to: [irishstudies@nuigalway.ie] before February 1st.

CALL FOR PAPERS
SUFI ARTS, RITUALS, AND PERFORMANCE IN AFRICA, Lawrence KS (2/07)Through exploration of the cultural dimension of Sufism in Africa, this conference seeks to create a deeper understanding of the religion and perhaps to inspire consideration of Islam as something other than an opposing world view. In much of Africa, Sufism is a way of life. As such, it encompasses diverse, rich wells of artistic traditions: visual art practices that include human representation, ritual performance, dance, music, poetry, and literature. Scholarship on Sufism has generally neglected these myriad artistic dimensions, which our conference seeks to highlight. The conference will occur in conjunction with the opening of the traveling exhibition, "A Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal," at the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS. We solicit papers and panel proposals that address Sufi arts and ritual performances in Africa including - but not limited to - the following themes: visual culture, ritual performance, dance, music, drumming, poetry, architecture and urban design, political arts and performance, or gender in Sufi performance. Please send your contact information and an abstract of 250 words by email to Dr. Gitti Salami (gsalami@ku.edu), by Friday, December 1, 2006. CALL FOR PAPERS: YOUTH AND IDENTITY IN AFRICA, Dakar, Senegal (12/06) The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites proposals from researchers for consideration for possible inclusion in its new Multinational Working Group (MWG) on the theme of Youth and Identity in Africa. Youth and youth identity is one of the thematic areas at the heart of the current intellectual agenda of the Council; Child and Youth Studies are also established as a core activity in CODESRIA programming. The MWG is the flagship research vehicle employed by CODESRIA for the promotion of multi-country, multi-disciplinary and inter-generational reflections on critical questions of concern to the African social research community. Each MWG is led by two to three coordinators and includes a maximum of fifteen researchers. Three experienced scholars are designated as independent reviewers who serve as discussants during the meetings of the group. The average life span of an MWG is two years during which all aspects of the research process are expected to be completed and the final results prepared for publication in the CODESRIA Book Series. All proposals should be received by 20 November, 2006. They will go through an independent evaluation process, the outcome of which will be announced by 15 December, 2006. The short listed candidates will participate in a launching/methodological seminar, which will take place at the end of January 2007. Proposals and all other related correspondences should be sent to: Child and Youth Studies Programme Research Department, CODESRIA, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop x Canal IV BP : 3304, CP : 18524 Dakar, Senegal. Tel : +221 825 98 22/ 23. See also the following website: [http://www.codesria.org]. CALL FOR ARTICLES: AFRICA AND THE NEW RESOURCE SCRAMBLE As Africa grapples with what many have termed the "new" scramble for natural resources on the continent, there is an urgent need to put this phenomenon in perspective vis--vis the continent's development. Are we seeing a "new" scramble, or perhaps a mutation, or even a deepening, of an old scramble? What drives the "new" scramble for petroleum, gold, diamond, timber, rivers, etc? What is the character of state and (transnational and local) corporate involvement in the "scramble"? What kinds of development and security challenges have emerged or are emerging, especially for local communities and ordinary people in whose immediate ecologies these "strategic" resources are exploited? Are there any emerging patterns of grassroots resistance to the "scramble"? How is the scramble shaping, and being shaped by, grassroots struggles and resistance? What is the "state" of scholarly discourse on grassroots dispossession and empowerment in Africa, with particular reference to natural resource exploitation? Development Southern Africa invites papers from scholars, researchers and policy analysts, for a special issue of the journal to be published during the first half of 2008 under the theme: "Africa and the 'new' Resource Scramble: Emerging Contestations and Insights". Papers must address any of the concerns raised above, or questions related thereto. Researchers who have done recent empirical work that can link primary data to broader theoretical and policy discourses and insights are particularly encouraged to send in submissions. Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2007. Please send your submissions to: [dsa@dbsa.org]. For further enquiries, please contact: Dr. Wilson Akpan, Department of Sociology, University of Fort Hare, East London Campus, 50 Church Street, P.O. Box 7426, East London 5200, South Africa. Tel: +27 43 704 7172 (W); +27 82 462 3608 (M). Fax: +27 86 628 2209. E-mail: wakpan@ufh.ac.za. See also [http://www.zoominfo.com/WilsonAkpan].

CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON THE AFRICA ENVIRONMENT, UNIVERSITY OF

EDINBURGH, UK (March 28-29, 2007)
The Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh invites submissions for a conference entitled "The Power of Water: Landscape, Water and the State in Southern Africa." The conference will focus on three themes in order to explore the interrelationship between practices and discourses of water, landscape and the state in southern Africa. For more information, see (http://www.cas.ed.ac.uk). CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON POPULAR CULTURES IN AFRICA, University of Texas at Austin, USA (March 30-April 1, 2007)The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce a three-day conference focusing on the histories, genres, meanings, purposes, and impact of popular cultures in Africa. The aim of the conference is to examine how popular cultures have evolved and contributed to the character of Africa. Participants will be drawn from various countries. Submit proposal that includes a 250-word abstract and title, as well as the authors name, address, telephone number, email address, and institutional affiliation to Conference Convener, Toyin Falola (toyin.falola@mail.utexas.edu) or Conference Coordinator, Tyler Fleming (tylerfleming@mail.utexas.edu). For more information, contact Toyin or Tyler.
CALL FOR PAPERS: MIDWEST POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, Chicago IL(April 12-15, 2007)
In April of each year, the MPSA holds one of the largest political science conferences, we anticipate 4,000 presenters from across the United States and around the world presenting in over 780 sessions. The African Politics section welcomes both panel and paper proposals on all Africa-related topics. Of particular interest are contributions on political economy, basic service provision (primary education and health), and political institutions. Particular interest will also be given to submissions using newly collected data (whether quantitative or qualitative) and to submissions using innovative theoretical methods. For more information, see [http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/conferences/conferences.html]. 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 PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AFRICA

The Workshop for Advanced Study at the University of Leipzig invites contributions for conference entitled "The Production of Knowledge about Extra-European Areas in Central European Academic Worlds during the "Age of Extremes." In the course of the 20th century the study of world regions like Africa and Latin America was established in European universities and other academic institutions. Though in some cases the origins of this European academic interest in these regions lay even further back into the past, it was during the 20th century that major centres were founded and a whole culture of "area studies" emerged. This workshop asks for decisive characteristics of the emergence and further formation of academic studies on Latin America and Africa in Eastern European universities. Abstracts of no more than 1000 words should be submitted by October 10, 2006. For the invited speakers travel costs will be returned and accommodation will be granted. Final versions of the presented papers should be submitted until April 2007 and will (after evaluation through the planning committee) be published in a volume in autumn of the same year. Papers in the English language will be preferred. Other languages are not necessarily excluded. For further information contact: Jochen Meissner, Zentrum fr Hhere Studien, Emil-Fuchs-Str. 1, 04105 Leipzig, Germany (meissner@uni-leipzig.de).

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: ENCYLOPEDIA OF GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE UNITED

STATES
Berkshire Publishing Group and CQ Press are preparing the Encyclopedia of Global Perspectives on the United States for publication in June 2005. The encyclopedia will explore the role and image of the United States from the viewpoints of the peoples and nations of the world. The editor is searching for African scholars to contribute articles on the African nations that are still unassigned. The articles will include historical coverage as well as a contemporary analysis of that nation's relations with the United States. The unassigned nations in Africa are: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, and Tunisia. For more information, contact Karen Advokaat
(karen.advokaat@berkshirepublishing.com).

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).

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].



FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

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].

SCHOLARSHIP: AFRICAN ECONOMICS

The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) invites applications for a scholarship of 10,000 to support Africans wishing to pursue economic research for the degree of DPhil at the University of Oxford. Candidates must have been accepted onto the DPhil economics programme by the University of Oxford. The thesis topic should be of relevance to African economies. Museveni Scholars will be attached to the CSAE and will normally be supervised by members of the research team. The CSAE will now consider a new round of applications for the Museveni Scholarship for the academic year 2006-2007. The closing date for applications is 31 October 2006. Applications must include a copy of your research proposal together with your CV and details of other funding (and current funding applications) obtained for your DPhil studies. Please send applications to the Administrator, CSAE, Department of Economics, Manor Road Building, Oxford OX1 3UQ or by email to [rose.page@economics.ox.ac.uk].


FELLOWSHIP: THE MERSHON CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES

The Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University invites applications for a one-year residential post-doctoral fellowship during the 2007-08 academic year. The center is especially interested in projects dealing with the following themes: the use of force and diplomacy; the ideas, identities and decisional processes that affect security; and the institutions that manage violent conflict. The Mershon Center provides a $33,000 stipend plus university benefits, an office, a computer, and $1,800 for travel and research expenses. Ph.D.s earned since June 30, 2001, are eligible. Please submit applications in both hard copy and electronic formats. Hard copies may be sent to Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program, 1501 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43201, Attn: Grants and Fellowships Coordinator. Electronic copies may be sent in Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect format to Grants and Fellowships Coordinator at mershoncenter@osu.edu. The deadline for applying is January 8, 2007. More information is available at www.mershoncenter.osu.edu.

FELLOWSHIP: COUNCIL OF AMERICAN OVERSEAS RESEARCH CENTRES

The program is open to U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. in fields in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences and wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance. Fellowships require scholars to conduct research in more than one country, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Deadline: Friday, January 12, 2007. For an application, visit [http://www.caorc.org/fellowships/multi/index.html].

FELLOWSHIP: DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) welcomes applications to its Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program for the 2007-2008 fellowship year. Established in 2001 to enable activists, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change, the fellowship program is based at NED's International Forum for Democratic Studies, in Washington, D.C. The NED is especially interested in ensuring that this program becomes known to scholars and activists in Africa. For further details, please visit www.ned.org. For instructions on how to apply, see www.ned.org/forum/R-FApplication.pdf or visit www.ned.org/forum/reagan-fascell.html. Applications for fellowships in 2007-2008 must be received no later than November 1, 2006. Notification of the competition outcome is in April 2007.

FELLOWSHIP: SUB-SAHARAN GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS SUPPORT

The Borlaug LEAP, a fellowship program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has Dissertation or Thesis Fellowships for up to $25,000 available for graduate students from sub-Saharan African countries working in the fields related to agriculture. Applications received by October 15th will be reviewed and grant recipients notified the following January. For more information, visit (http://leap.ucdavis.edu).

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

(PRINCETON) VISITING MEMBER AWARDS FOR 2007-2008 The School of Social Science invites applicants for its visiting member award for the academic year 2007-2008. A completed PhD or equivalent is required by the application deadline. Visiting members are expected to pursue only on their own research, while the school organizes a weekly seminar at which members as well as invited guests present their on-going work. The school welcomes applications in economics, political science, law, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. The theme for the 2007-2008 is "The Rule of Law under Pressure"; the application deadline is November 15, 2006. To apply, and for more information, visit (www.sss.ias.edu/applications).

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY

The library will award approximately thirty Research Fellowships for the year June 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Sponsorship of research at the John Carter Brown Library is reserved exclusively for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American involvement. Application forms can be downloaded from [http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/pages/fr_resfellow3.html], or they may be obtained by writing to the Director, John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912. The deadline for submission of application materials is January 10, 2007; all materials must be postmarked no later than that date.
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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HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION FOR YOUNG LEADERS

Global Youth Connect, an international human rights organization, is currently recruiting young leaders (ages 18-25) to participate in human rights delegations in 2007, with sites in El Salvador, Cambodia, and Rwanda. Participants will visit local organizations, support fieldwork, and complete training workshops. Tuition varies, but is generally close to $1800 US dollars. Final deadline for applications is September 22, 2006. See the following website for more details: (www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate).



NEW ADVERTISEMENTS FOR ACADEMIC JOBS


TUFTS UNIVERSITY
ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF DRAMA (AFRICAN) Tufts University's Department of Drama and Dance seeks applications for an Associate or Assistant Professor of Drama, with a specialization in African American, African, and/or Afro-Caribbean theatre. It is a fulltime, tenure-track position beginning on September 1, 2007. Qualifications include Doctorate and record of scholarship and creative work, preferably including experience directing plays with students. University teaching experience (ideally, with some instruction of graduate courses and teaching students from underrepresented groups). Focus on African American, African, and/or Afro-Caribbean theatre and at least one of the following areas: dramatic literature, theatre history, and/or theory. Responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising, fostering greater involvement of students of color, supporting the university's ongoing commitment to active citizenship and service, and possibly directing every 2-3 years.

VANDERBILT UNVERSITY: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN DIASPORA

The Program in African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University is especially interested in historians working in the area of transnational black cultures. Focus on intersections between Africa, Caribbean, Latin American and the African American experience especially welcome. The tenured Associate Professor position, beginning fall semester 2007, is full-time in African American and Diaspora Studies but may include a courtesy appointment in a department. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, selected teaching evaluations, and four letters of recommendation to Professor Kathryn Gines, African American and Diaspora Studies, VU Station B, Box 351516, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1516 by November 20th, 2006.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY: ASSISTANT/FULL PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN LITERATURE The Africana Studies and Research Center seeks a scholar who specializes in African literature and who has interest in the African Diaspora especially in Caribbean literature. We welcome applicants who work in diverse genres, in literatures in languages other than English, and in different historical periods. Applicants at the assistant professor level must have a Ph.D. degree in an appropriate field of study by the date of hire. Applicants are expected to teach courses in African and African Diaspora literature at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should provide the following: Letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of two scholarly publications (or no more than two chapters of a dissertation), description of courses taught or interested in teaching. In addition, applicants should request that recommendation letters from three referees be sent directly to the address below by the stated deadline. Application deadline: October 31, 2006. Appointment begins July 1, 2007. Send materials to: African Literature Position Africana Studies and Research Center 310 Triphammer Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 USA.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY: PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN HISTORY SINCE 1800

The Africana Studies and Research Center seeks a scholar who specializes in African history with a focus on African history since 1800. We welcome applicants whose research and teaching engage the African Diaspora from a comparative perspective. Applicants at the assistant professor level must have a Ph.D. degree in an appropriate field of study by the date of hire. Applicants are expected to teach courses in African history at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should provide the following: Letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of two scholarly publications (or no more than two chapters of a dissertation), description of courses taught or interested in teaching. In addition, applicants should request that recommendation letters from three referees be sent directly to the address below by the stated deadline. Application deadline: December 1, 2006. Appointment begins July 1, 2007. Send materials to: African History Position, Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.

HOLLINS UNIVERSITY: PROFESSOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY (AFRICA)

The History Department at Hollins University invites applications to fill the Batten Chair of the History of Women and Leadership at the associate or full professor level, beginning in the fall of 2007. Specific area of research in women's history is open but preference given to a non-U.S. field. Teaching field in Latin American, African, Middle Eastern, or Asian history strongly preferred. In addition to teaching, the Batten Professor will have the opportunity to define and shape the Batten Leadership Institute in developing a curriculum for the academic study of leadership at the undergraduate level. Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching at a liberal arts college, to women's education, and to research and publication. Nominations or applications (including letter of application, c.v., and three letters of support) should be sent to Batten Chair Search Committee, Department of History, Box 9722, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA 24020. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis but expressions of interest must be received by December 21 in order to schedule meetings for the American Historical Association convention in January.

LE MOYNE COLLEGE: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (NORTH AFRICA)

Le Moyne College, the Jesuit college of Central New York, seeks an outstanding teacher of undergraduates for a tenure-track assistant professorship in history of the Middle East, Egypt, and North Africa, with an Islamic emphasis, beginning August 2007. All periods and regions of specialization will be considered. PhD in hand by time of appointment is expected. Teaching responsibilities include upper-division electives in the field of specialization, with a least one elective on the modern Middle East; occasional thematic seminars; and participation in the first -year survey course in World History. The ability to teach a course on Islam that would meet the needs both of History majors and the Department of Religious Studies is highly desirable. Located in Syracuse, New York, Le Moyne enrolls 2300 undergraduates, of whom 140 are History majors. The Department of History has 11 tenure lines. Class sizes are limited to 30 in the first-year survey course and 25 in elective courses, and a 3/3 teaching load, with no more than two preparations per semester, is standard within the department. Scholarly research is valued and actively supported. Please visit the College website at www.lemoyne.edu as well as the History Dept. webpage. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled. Please send letter of application, vita, dossier, and three reference letters electronically to lemoynehr@lemoyne.edu, subject line History. Materials which cannot be sent electronically should be sent to Office of Human Resources, Le Moyne College, 1419 Salt Springs Road, Syracuse, NY 13214. Inquiries about the position may be addressed to Professor Yamin Xu, co-chair, Middle East/North Africa search, Dept. of History, Le Moyne College, 1419 Salt Springs Road, Syracuse, NY 13214, or by e-mail to xuy@lemoyne.edu.

CUNY: PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORIC HISTORY

Lehman College of CUNY seeks a professor to teach undergraduate courses in the Department of African and African American Studies and the Department of History. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in research and publish as well as develop grant proposals for funding. The candidate will also be expected to provide student advisement and serve on departmental, divisional, college and university committees. The position carries a twenty-one hour workload for the academic year, which normally means teaching 3 or 4 courses each semester. The workload of tenure-track faculty members is reduced by twenty-four hours over the first five years to facilitate their research and publication commitment. Qualifications include Ph.D. in African History or African Politics. We invite applications from candidates with outstanding scholarly and instructional records, who are interested in contributing to the mission of the Department. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, three current letters of recommendation and publication or writing samples to: Dr. James A. Jervis Chair, Search Committee Department of African and African American Studies Lehman College Carman Hall, Room 285 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West Bronx, NY 10468-1589

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA: PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA)

The Department of History of the University of Ottawa invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in the History of Sub-Saharan Africa. Area of specialization: open. Starting date: July 1, 2007. Requirements: Ph.D., publications and teaching experience preferred. The candidate will be required to teach in English and in French. Rank: Assistant Professor. Salary: According to Collective Agreement. Applicants should submit curriculum vitae and three confidential letters of reference to Jan Grabowski, Chairman, Department of History, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5. Deadline for applications: December 1, 2006. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA: PROFESSORS IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES

(GLOBALIZATION)
The University of Ottawa invites applications for two tenure-track positions, at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, for the new interdisciplinary M.A. Program in Globalization and International Development. Seven academic units participate in the Program: Economics, Geography, History, Law, Political Studies, Religious Studies, and Sociology and Anthropology. The main appointment of each successful candidate will be in the Program, with a secondary appointment either in the Faculty of Art, the Faculty of Law, or the Faculty of Social Sciences. The academic and administrative dossier of each successful candidate will be administered by the Faculty where the secondary appointment will be held. Requirements: Ph.D., publications, and teaching experience or relevant professional experience. Both candidates will be required to teach and supervise students in French and in English. Starting date: 1 July 2007. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and research interests and three confidential letters of recommendation sent separately to Dr. Ruby Heap, Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5. Deadline for applications: 15 December 2006, although the search will remain open until successful candidates are found. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

WHEATON COLLEGE: PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (AFRICA AND INDIAN OCEAN)

As part of a college-wide search involving multiple departments, the History Department at Wheaton College seeks a tenure-track assistant professor with scholarly and teaching expertise in Diaspora/Cross-Cultural Studies. The search solicits applicants in many disciplines, the successful candidate will be appointed to one department. The History Department is especially interested in candidates who study Indian Ocean and/or western Pacific Rim diasporas. Period of specialization open. Candidate must be able to teach in Wheaton's general curriculum as well as introductory and advanced courses on both "sending" and "receiving" areas of diaspora. Those with expertise in Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Persian Gulf, and/or sub-Saharan Africa are particularly encouraged to apply. Send letter of interest referring to position by title and indicating possible home department, resume, a one-page statement of teaching and scholarly philosophy as it relates to the Wheaton Curriculum, and three letters of reference to Ms. Susan Colson, Executive Assistant to the Provost for Special Projects, Park Hall, Wheaton College, Norton, MA 02766. Application deadline: December 15, 2006.

FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF WORLD HISTORY

Seeking a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor to teach a wide range of courses in ancient and/or medieval world history before 1500. Ability to teach and develop undergraduate world history surveys, upper division courses, and Master's level graduate courses. Candidates experienced in teaching transnational history are encouraged to apply. Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Teaching work load (four courses a semester), preparation for classroom instruction. 2. Provide student assistance including academic advising. 3. Continuing scholarship and professional activities which include contribution to the content of the discipline, participation in or contribution to professional organizations and societies, research demonstrated by published or unpublished work, public service and contributions to the professional growth and development of the college community. 4. Participation in scheduled orientation and registration programs. 5. Attendance at college functions, including commencement, convocation and faculty, committee and departmental meetings. 6. Instructional responsibilities include courses in World Civilizations. 7. Desirable subfields: open, with preference for Asia, Africa or the Middle East. 8. Opportunities to teach summer, winter term, online and undergraduate and graduate evening courses. 9. Participate in curriculum review and development, program reviews and student outcomes assessment. Qualifications: 1. Requires a doctorate in History with specialization in Ancient and/or Medieval History. 2. Expertise in any area of World History. 3. Ability to teach Asia, Africa, or the Middle East is preferred. 4. Ability to integrate appropriate technology and software in teaching. 5. Commitment to excellence in teaching, demonstrated teaching experience appropriate to the level of appointment, and evidence of scholarly/creative activity. 6. Ability to work effectively with a diverse student body. 7. Commitment to research and publication that will engage undergraduate students. 8. Ability to perform all duties with or without reasonable accommodations. Full-time, 9 month Benefited Position. Please submit letter of interest, resume, statement of teaching philosophy and three professional references. Salary Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience and the MSCA Bargaining Agreement. Email materials to resumes@fsc.edu or by mail to Human Resources Office, 160 Pearl Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420.

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY: VISITING PROFESSOR OF WORLD HISTORY

World History to 1500, one-semester replacement, Spring Semester 2007. Western Michigan University invites applications for a one-semester faculty replacement, January-April 2007, at the rank of visiting assistant professor or instructor, depending on credentials. Preference given to candidates who have completed the Ph.D., but applications will be accepted from candidates with advanced ABD status. Teaching experience preferred. Teaching assignment will include two sections of World History to 1500 and one advanced undergraduate course in the candidate's field. WMU, a student-centered research university, encourages applications from underrepresented groups. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience; no fringe benefits. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Send letter of application, vita, statement of teaching philosophy, academic transcripts and three letters of recommendation to: Marion W. Gray, Chair, Department of History, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5334. 269-387-4650. FAX 269-387-4651.

MANHATTAN COLLEGE: PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (WORLD, AFRICA, AND EMPIRE)

Willingness to teach a modern world history course required. Secondary specializations from among the subfields of imperialism, post-colonialism, South Asia, Japan, Africa and/or Middle East desirable. THe yearly teaching load is 4-3 and productive scholars can earn a reduction to 3-3. Ph.D. required by August 2007; teaching experience preferred. Send curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and statements of research interests and teaching goals. Manhattan College is an independent Catholic co-educational institution in the Lasallian tradition, located in the Riverdale section of NYC. We expect our faculty, administration and staff to be knowledgeable about our mission and to make a positive contribution to that mission. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Please send curriculum vitae,three letters of reference, and statements of research interest and teaching goals to: Non-Western/World History Search, Department of History, Manhattan College, 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY 10471 Review of applications will begin on December 8, 2006 and candidates will be interviewed at the AHA in Atlanta.


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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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