AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER - UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin (11/20/06)

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHY BULLETIN
Issue No.6, Fall 2006
November 20th, 2006

Dear JUA Readers,

Here is 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

LECTURE: HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN SENEGAL

Visiting scholar Dr. Aboubakhry Diakaty, of the Universite Gaston Berger, Senegal, will be presenting a talk entitled "Birth and Development of a University in Senegal." His talk will take place at 1:00 on November 29th, in 314 Houston Hall. Refreshments will be served.

CONFERENCES / EXHIBITS

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: AFRICAN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY AND MEDIA (University of Florida, Gainesville, March 22-25, 2007) The use of media [i.e. newspapers, magazines, cinema films, radio, television, the WWW, the Internet, billboards, books, CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, audiocassettes, computer and video games, etc.] has for long time been recognized to have positive effect on the learning and teaching of foreign languages. The significance of media in the field of foreign language education has become even more recognizable and remarkable in this era of advanced information technology innovations that are continuing to sweep the globe and posing more challenges. With particular focus on African language pedagogy, the 11th annual meeting of the African Language Teachers Association (ALTA) will address the development of African language media and its potentials to enhance the learning and teaching of African languages in terms of theoretical and practical perspectives. Abstracts (of not more than 250 words) are invited addressing theoretical and/or practical issues pertaining to the nature of the information conveyed by the media, the channels of information, the phases in the process of learning, teaching and testing (e.g. used for presentation, repetition, testing, etc?), the didactic functions (e.g. used to motivate learners, convey information, stimulate real life communicative situations, etc?), the degree of availability, accessibility and adaptability, the possibilities for supporting, supplementing, or replacing the teacher, and Curriculum and material development, etc. Other traditional topics in phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics and pragmatics as they relate to second language acquisition and particularly to African language pedagogy are also very welcome. Abstracts should be submitted electronically through the Conference Website no later than December 1, 2006, at [http://www.doce-conferences.ufl.edu/acal-alta/].
CALL FOR PAPERS: AFRICANA STUDIES STUDENT RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM (Bowling Green State University, March 16, 2007). The Africana Studies Program at Bowling Green State University would like to announce a call for papers for the 10th Annual Africana Studies Student Research Colloquium to be held on Friday, March 16, 2007. We ask faculty to be on the look out for papers on Africana topics that would be appropriate for submission/presentation. Please send the student names and paper topics (or have students send this information) to Dr. Kefa Otiso at kmotiso@bgsu.edu by Friday, December 15, 2006. We encourage undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines to participate. Africana Studies faculty will review submitted papers and select the best for inclusion in the colloquium. Please disseminate this info to other interested parties. Send submissions to: Call for Papers for The 10th Annual Africana Studies Student Research Colloquium, Kefa M. Otiso, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403 Tel: 419-372-9352 / 2925 Fax: 419-372-0588 Email: [kmotiso@bgnet.bgsu.edu].
CALL FOR PAPERS: ENERGY IN AFRICA (Cairo, Egypt, March 2007) The Department of Geography at the Institute of African Research and Studies, Cairo University is organizing a two-day international Symposium on Energy in Africa "Possibilities and Problems". Topics include all basic and applied branches of Geographical and environmental researches related to energy in Africa, with special emphasis on Geography of energy in Africa, Environmental effects are the result of energy in Africa, the political dimensions of the energy problems in Africa, the economic dimensions of energy production in Africa, the cultural pattern of the population in Africa and its impact on the production and consumption of energy. Participants are requested to submit abstracts no later than January, 1st, 2006. Full Papers should be submitted before February, 1st, 2007 on 3.5 floppy disk + hard copy. Applications should include your name, position, address, telephone number, fax number and your e-mail address. Abstracts and full papers should be sent to Prof. Dr. Soltan Foly Hassan, Head of the Geography Department, at [prof_soltanfoly@yahoo.com], or Dr. Attia El-tantawi Lecturer of Physical Geography, at [a_eltantawi@yahoo.com].

CALL FOR PAPERS: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HUMANITIES FORUM

(Philadelphia, February 22-23, 2007)
The Graduate Humanities Forum, a graduate student-run division of the Penn Humanities Forum, seeks papers for its interdisciplinary conference on this year's theme, Travel. We encourage interdisciplinary approaches and welcome proposals that consider any facet of this topic. In addition to formal papers, we encourage proposals for art displays, performances, panels, group discussions, short seminars, or workshops. Contributions from all fields in the humanities and sciences will be appreciated. Possible topics may include: Tourism, Museums and sites of memory, Postmodern excursions, Postcolonial voyages, Sociology and anthropology of travel, Art and film on the road, Migration, emigration, exile, forced displacement, Geographies of the novel, travel writing, literature and travel, Experiences of travelers, Pilgrimages, crusades, grand tours, voyages of discovery, Traveling theory, Epic journeys, Time/Space Travel, Mobility and language change, Metaphors, allegory, and translation, and globalization. The deadline for proposals is December 15, 2006. E-mail abstracts of no, more than 200 words to Joseph Benatov, Penn Humanities Research Assistant, at [benatov@sas.upenn.edu]. Notification of acceptances will be emailed by January 5, 2007.

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 practises 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: 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 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].

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].

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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AFRICAN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY PROGRAM

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

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

BOSTON UNIVERSITY: ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES The African Studies Center at Boston University, one of the nation's oldest and best established is seeking to fill two tenure-track positions in African languages to begin in September 2007, pending approval. It is interested in candidates who can provide leadership in developing regional specializations in West African and in South African languages. Native or near-native fluency in African languages, strong research potential, and completion of the PhD at the time of appointment are required. Teaching experience in one or more African languages is preferred. Successful candidates will be appointed at the rank of assistant or associate professor, depending upon achievement and experience, and the appointments will be made to a department at Boston University that is appropriate to the discipline and research specialization of the candidate. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, CV, recent teaching evaluations, a published paper or writing sample, and three letters of recommendation to Professor James Pritchett, Director, or Professor James McCann, search chair at the African Studies Center, Boston University, 270 Bay State Rd., Boston Massachusetts 02215. Applications received by December 15, 2007 will receive first priority. Boston University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY: PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (PRECOLONIAL AFRICA)

Penn State seeks a senior Africanist historian for the academic year 2007-8. A research field and publications in precolonial Africa are preferred; candidates whose work relates to existing departmental strengths in gender, African diaspora, religion, slavery studies, or cultural history are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates should send a CV, letter of interest, and names of three references to: Africanist Search, Department of History, 108 Weaver Building, Box H, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802-5500. Applications received by December 10, 2006 will be assured of consideration; however, all applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.

BELOIT COLLEGE: TEACHING FELLOW IN AFRICAN HISTORY

Beloit College is pleased to announce the inaugural year of its Teaching Fellows Program. Emphasizing the principles, practices, and scholarship of teaching in the liberal arts, the program welcomes applications from candidates demonstrating exceptional promise as college teachers. Through opportunities for undergraduate teaching at all levels, career enhancement seminars, and close contact with engaged students and faculty mentors, the program supports and prepares Fellows to make the transition to permanent positions in a liberal arts college setting. New Ph.Ds are strongly preferred. Outstanding ABDs will also be considered. Ph.D./ABD in African History, with preference for interdisciplinary teaching experience/scholarship drawing upon but not limited to anthropology, religion, or music. Apply to Dean of the College/Vice President for Academic Affairs, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511 or electronically to vpaa@beloit.edu. Include letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation. Applications received by February 1, 2007 will receive full consideration. Applicants attending the AHA are encouraged to submit materials before December 15, 2006. Beloit College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity and urges all interested individuals to apply. AA/EEO Employer.

SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN HISTORY

The History department at Saint Anselm College seeks applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in African history, beginning August 1, 2007, pending budgetary approval. Ph.D. expected at the time of appointment. Responsibilities include developing and teaching survey and upper-division courses in African history as well as teaching in the college's interdisciplinary Humanities Program. Please submit cover letter, current c.v., three letters of reference, and official graduate transcripts to Professor Silvia Shannon, Chair, History Department, Saint Anselm College, Box 1688, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, NH 03102-1310. Review of applications will begin December 11 and will continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the AHA meeting in Atlanta, January 2007. Saint Anselm College is a Catholic liberal arts college in the Benedictine tradition dedicated to educating students for a diverse world. Support for the college mission is expected. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Saint Anselm College is an EOE.

WHEATON COLLEGE: INTERDISCIPLINARY PROFESSOR OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

(AFRICA)
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 global/transnational crime. Though the college-wide search solicits applicants from many disciplines, the successful candidate will be appointed to one department within the College. The History Department is especially interested in candidates with a regional focus in Southeast Asia, South Asia, or Sub-Saharan Africa. Areas of interest may include, but are not limited to: global conflicts; terrorism and political violence; national / international policy; national / international intelligence communities; technological, biological, or chemical warfare; religion and politics. Period of specialization open. Candidate must be able to teach introductory and advanced courses on region of expertise. 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 by December 15, 2006 to the address below. See our website for more information. AA/EOE Wheaton College seeks educational excellence through diversity and strongly encourages applications from women and men from historically underrepresented groups.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ISLAM IN AFRICA

The Center for African Studies at the University of Florida invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in the field of Islam and Muslim Societies in sub-Saharan Africa, to begin in August 2007. The position is open as to academic discipline We are interested in candidates with a research focus in such fields as Muslim thought, religious practice, Islamic history, social dynamics, and/or political movements. The appointment will be made jointly between the Center and a relevant disciplinary department within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Required qualifications include: a Ph.D. in a relevant field; significant research experience in sub-Saharan Africa; and a strong record or substantial promise of teaching and scholarly publication on Islam in Africa. Candidates should demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries with faculty members in various departments and colleges. Knowledge of an African language is also desirable. Please send a letter of application, CV, and any supporting materials to the address below. Three letters of reference should also be sent directly. All materials should be received by 12 January 2007. The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Institution.

SALISBURY UNIVERSITY: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN HISTORY

The Department of History at Salisbury University is accepting applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of History, with a non-Western research specialty in pre-1500 Africa, Asia or the Americas. Primary Job Duties: Regular teaching load is 12 hours per semester. Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit our website at [http://www.salisbury.edu/history]. Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in History is required at the time of hire. Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent teaching skills in undergraduate and graduate courses in specialty areas and world civilizations. Training in cultural anthropology is desirable. Salisbury University faculty members are expected to demonstrate appropriate levels of scholarly activity and service. Candidates are expected to be able to use effective teaching and classroom management strategies that enhance the success of diverse learners. To be considered an applicant, a candidate must submit all of the following: a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and the names and phone numbers of at least three professional references to Dr. Maarten Pereboom, Chair, Department of History, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801. Applications submitted by December 15, 2006 will receive first consideration. The position will remain open until filled. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Appointment will be contingent upon verification of eligibility to work in the U.S. and is expected to begin August 15, 2007. Visit our website at [http://www.salisbury.edu].

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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.