In the letter below, Vlad Dima shares parting words before his departure from UW-Madison. Credit to the UW-Madison African Studies Program, the original poster of this letter. As the outgoing Chair of the department …
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Katrina Daly Thompson featured in new podcast – “Speak of the Popobawa” with Tracing Owls
Katrina Daly Thompson was recently featured on a podcast by Tracing Owls on Spotify. The podcast discusses Thompson’s last book, Popobawa: Tanzanian Talk, Global Misreadings. Read the episode description below: Dr. Thompson, Professor of …
Samuel England awarded IRH Resident Fellowship
Samuel England of UW-Madison African Cultural Studies has been selected as the winner of the IRH Resident Fellowship competition for the 2023-2024 term.
Brittle Paper debuts 100 Notable African Books of 2022 list
Brittle Paper, an online African literary magazine founded by our department’s own Ainehi Edoro, recently compiled and published a fantastic list of 100 Notable African Books of 2022. The notable African Books of the Year …
Reginold Royston produces seminar at Ghana Studies Association conference
Reginold Royston of the UW-Madison Department of African Cultural Studies and his colleague, Seyram Avle of the University of Massachusetts Department of Communication, produced a seminar at the Ghana Studies conference this past summer. The …
Katrina Daly Thompson’s ‘Muslims on the Margins’ to be released in April
Katrina Daly Thompson’s Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America offers vivid stories of nonconformist Muslim communities. The turn of the twenty-first century ushered in a wave of progressive Muslims, whose …
Matthew Brown and Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué celebrate tenure
ACS faculty members Matthew Brown and Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué celebrated their tenure at a special event last night. Congratulations, Matt and Jacque! 🎉 We are so happy for you! …
Reginold Royston publishes “Soulcraft – Theorizing Black Techne in African and American Viral Dance”
Reginold Royston’s latest publication, “Soulcraft – Theorizing Black Techne in African and American Viral Dance,” is now available to read on SAGE Journals. An alternate version of the article will also appear in the museum …
Kimberly Rooney appointed as ACS Interim Liaison Librarian
Following Emilie Songolo’s departure, Kimberly Chris Rooney has been appointed as the Interim Liaison Librarian for African Cultural Studies until a national search for Emilie’s replacement can be conducted. At the time of the national …
African Cultural Studies Ph.D. candidate Vincent R. Ogoti awarded 2022 Jordan Prize
Vincent R. Ogoti is an Andrew W. Mellon Public Humanities Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate in African Cultural Studies and History. He was the inaugural African Studies Program Fellow at UW-Madison and a Fulbright Fellow at …