Check out this wonderful website created by a team of graduate students in Florence Bernault’s Hist 861 last spring. Kate Alfin, Lamin Keita (Poli Sci), Lauren Maly and Leslie Sabakinu worked together to create this …
African History
Lecture – Ethelene Whitmire
Following in the Footsteps of African Americans in 20th Century Denmark Ethelene Whitmire School of Library & Information Studies, UW-Madison Monday, January 22, 2018 3:30 PM 212 University Club “While walking through a cemetery in …
First Annual Jan Vansina Lecture
Please join us to celebrate the life of the beloved professor emeritus on September 21, 2018 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Featuring Nancy Hunt, Steven Feierman, and Jacob Sabakinu Kivilu, the lecture will be followed …
African at Noon – Aaron Mushengyezi
“Translating Ugandan Oral Literature for Children” Aaron Mushengyezi Dean of the School of Languages, Literature, and Communication Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, November 8, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Dr. Mushengyezi will discuss …
Lecture: John Marston
“Transnationalizing Buddhism: Cambodian Temples, Student Monks, and Pilgrims in Sri Lanka and India” John Marston Professor of Asian and African Studies Colegio de Mexico Friday, November 10, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Free and …
Africa at Noon: Stephanie Selvick
“Queering Withdrawal in Novels by Achmat Dangor and Rozena Maart” Stephanie Selvick LGBT Coordinator UW-Whitewater Wednesday, November 1, 2017 12:00-1:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Dr. Selvick will analyze divergent representations of queer South African celibacies, …
Africa at Noon with Daniel Magaziner
“Art and Education in Apartheid South Africa” Daniel Magaziner Assistant Professor of History Yale University Wednesday, October 25, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI Description Between 1951 and 1981, the …
Africanists at Work
With careers ranging from global health to corporate law to the Foreign Service, these alumni have a wealth of experience to share with students interested in Africa-focused careers. We would love to have your students …
Africa at Noon
“Africa, France & the Future: Exile in Ndjolé (Gabon), ca. 1900 Cameroon” Gregory Mann Professor of History Columbia University Wednesday, October 18, 2017 206 Ingraham Hal l | 1 155 Observatory Drive Bring your lunch …
Lindsay Ehrisman wins 2017-2018 Fulbright-Hays Award
The U.S. Department of Education has announced that four students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Awards for 2017. Fulbright-Hays DDRA Awards …