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African History

Jan Vansina (1929-2017)

Posted on February 9, 2017

Professor emeritus Jan Vansina, one of the world’s foremost historians of Africa, died peacefully in Madison on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. He was surrounded by his wife, Claudine, and his son, Bruno. Diagnosed with lung …

Posted in 2017, African History, All News, Emeriti, History News

What’s in a Name?: Searching for the African Origins of “Samba” and “Zumbi” in Brazil

Posted on November 30, 2016

Marc Hertzman Professor of History University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Wednesday, November 30, 2016 3:30 – 5:00 PM 8417 Social Science This presentation explores the contours and significance of prolonged searches for African origins of …

Posted in 2016, African History, All News, Alumni, History Events, History News, Lectures

Ujamaa Urbanists: Street Archives and City Life in Socialist Tanzania

Posted on November 23, 2015

Emily Callaci Assistant Professor of History UW-Madison Nov. 23, 2015 3:30 – 4:30 PM 212 University Club Building Urban migration in Africa in the second half of the twentieth century has been one of the …

Posted in 2015, African History, All News, History Events, Lectures

Emily Callaci receives ACLS fellowship

Posted on April 21, 2015

The ACLS Fellowship Program awards fellowships to individual scholars working in the humanities and related social sciences. Institutions and individuals contribute to the ACLS Fellowship Program and its endowment, including The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, …

Posted in 2015, African History, All News, Awards

City/State/Nation: Historians on Twentieth Century Urbanism

Posted on April 17, 2015

East Asian Connections The Transnational Humanities at the UW-Madison and Beyond Friday, April 17, 2015 1:00 – 3:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm 5243 Humanities) “The Socialization of Risk in the Neoliberal City” Sean Dinces / …

Posted in 2015, African History, All News, East Asian History, Gender and Women’s History, History Events, Intellectual History Group, Lectures, South Asian History

Crystal Moten a 2010-2011 Bouchet Scholar

Posted on June 30, 2010

The Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society commemorates the first African American to earn a doctorate degree from an American university (Physics, Yale University, 1876). The Bouchet Society seeks to develop a network of scholars …

Posted in 2010, African History, All News, Gender and Women’s History

The William A. Brown Memorial Lecture Fund

Posted on February 28, 2009

In honor of the memory of William A. Brown, who passed away recently, a group of his friends, colleagues, and alumni/e have launched a drive to establish the William A. Brown Memorial Lecture Fund. Income …

Posted in 2009, African History, All News, Emeriti
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