The Department of African Cultural Studies provides research and teaching in the languages and expressive cultures of Africa and Africans around the world. This includes work on both graduate and undergraduate levels, and emphasizes the development and application of analytical, linguistic, and methodological tools that enable students to work effectively and imaginatively across regions, languages, cultural forms, methodologies, and disciplines.
Events
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Apr02
Film Screening: Money, Freedom, a Story of the CFA Franc ⎻ Katy Lèna Ndiaye @ 4:00 pm Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building (Bascom)
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Apr04
The Ancestors Say "Do The Work": Black Feminist Ethnographic Lessons From African Diasporic Religions ⎻ N. Fadeke Castor @ 4:00 pm 6102 Social Sciences
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Apr17
"Umoja" Study Circles ⎻ Black Community Study Session @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm B107 Van Vleck, 480 Lincoln Drive
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Apr19
Integrated Liberal Studies 75th Anniversary Celebration @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Pyle Center Room 235
Languages
Arabic
A global language, Arabic is the first language of over 200 million people in northern Africa and the Middle East.
Hausa
Hausa is West Africa's most widely spoken language with rich traditions in literature, oral arts, and film.
Swahili
One of the Africa's largest languages, Swahili is spoken throughout East Africa and beyond, spreading its influence far into the Diaspora.
Wolof
Wolof is the most widely spoken language in Senegal, and is a major language in West Africa.
Yoruba
Yoruba is spoken by a wide variety of cultures, nearly 30 million people, in Nigeria, West Africa, and the Americas.
Zulu
The native language of the Zulu people, Zulu has become a major language on Africa's southeastern coast.