Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué continues to build an impressive body of scholarship in African history, marked by new publications, translations, and a major forthcoming book. Her second book, tentatively titled Pan-African Pioneers and Religious Activism in …
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Ainehi Edoro Achieves Tenure
Ainehi Edoro has officially been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure—a well-deserved recognition of her outstanding scholarship, teaching, and contributions to the academic community. This exciting milestone comes alongside the recent publication of her new …
Exploring Yoruba Masquerades in Modern Media: Opeyemi Salami’s Summer Fieldwork in Nigeria
With support from the Ebrahim Hussein Fellowship and the Aliko Songolo Award, Opeyemi Salami, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of African Cultural Studies at UW-Madison, conducted fieldwork and archival research in Lagos, Ibadan, and Ijebu, …
UW Alumna Dr. Laura Tanna Reflects on Department’s Legacy in Jamaican Oral Narratives Podcast
Dr. Laura Tanna, who received her doctorate in African Languages and Literature from UW–Madison 45 years ago—before the department became African Cultural Studies—recently appeared on the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica podcast Jamaican Oral Narratives …
Ph.D. candidate Harry Kiiru featured in PBS documentary “Why Race Matters”
Earlier this summer, Harry Kiiru, Ph.D. candidate in African Cultural Studies at UW-Madison, was featured in the PBS documentary Why Race Matters. In the episode, Harry discusses identity, history, and belonging within the Black community …
Introducing our new graduate students
We’re excited to welcome four outstanding scholars to our graduate community this year: 📚 Laila Eissa joins us from Egypt. She earned her MA in Second Language Teaching at Utah State University and brings expertise …
Omotola Okunlola successfully defends dissertation
Omotola Okunlola has successfully defended her dissertation. This fall, she will start a new position as Assistant Professor of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Michael Oshindoro successfully defends dissertation
Michael Oshindoro has successfully defended his dissertation, titled “Animating Subjectivity: Postcolonial Identity and Agency in Nigeria.” “Animating Subjectivity” clears a discursive space for animation within African visual and media studies where its evolution, forms, and …
Luigi Muci publishes “From Dakar to Pyongyang: Imagining Pan-Africanism and the Global South through Sierra Leone’s National Dance Troupe (1966–1988)”
African Cultural Studies PhD student Luigi Muci recently published “From Dakar to Pyongyang: Imagining Pan-Africanism and the Global South through Sierra Leone’s National Dance Troupe (1966–1988).” His article traces the cultural histories of the mobility …
Graphic novel consulted on by Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué now available in English
Résistance: Trois Générations de Lutte Anticoloniale au Cameroun, a Cameroonian women’s political history graphic novel on which Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué consulted, is now available in English as of this past week. The new 2024 English version can be …