Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué recently interviewed with the South African podcast, Third Culture Africans. In it, Mougoué connects her research experiences to her professional and personal lives. More specifically, the discussion between Mougoué and the host centers …
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Kathryn Mara Reviews Seminega’s “No Greater Love”
Kathryn Mara, Ph.D. ’20, reviews Tharcisse Seminega’s No Greater Love: How My Family Survived the Genocide in Rwanda in the latest issue of African Studies Review. Mara was awarded an Albert Markham Postdoctoral Fellowship for her …
Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell Directs Documentary
Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell has directed Breakfast in Kisumu (2019), a documentary about her father which is being made available online beginning Friday, June 18. Ajulu-Bushell recently completed her first year as a Masters student in African …
Unifier Dyer Earns Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship
PhD student Unifier Dyer is the recipient of a Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship. Dyer’s nine-month residency involves partnering with The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (FFBWW) as a Communications Fellow. FFBWW is committed to mobilizing …
Vlad Dima’s “The Beautiful Skin” Featured in Podcast
MSU Press has released a podcast about Vlad Dima’s recent book, The Beautiful Skin: Football, Fantasy, and Cinematic Bodies in Africa. Listen here!
Luís Madureira Named Director of the African Studies Program
Luís Madureira, professor in the Department of African Cultural Studies and member of the African Studies program for almost three decades, has been named the new Director of the African Studies Program. Learn more about …
Astou Gueye Earns Spot in Dissertation Writing Camp
PhD dissertator Astou Gueye will be participating in the Dissertation Writing Camp on May 24-28. The camp assists students with the development of weekly and daily structure as well as helps them set goals and …
Arabic Student and UW Alum Hajjar Baban Earns $90,000 Scholarship
Hajjar Baban has been awarded a 2021 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school program for immigrants and children of immigrants. She is one of 30 recipients from a pool …
Kevin Wamalwa’s Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship Field Report
A Year of Building Connections and Employing the Humanities in the Community Outgoing Fellow Field Report 2020-2021 Kevin Wamalwa PhD candidate, Departments of Anthropology and African Cultural Studies Ripple Project Fellow, Dane County Library Services …
Mwita Muniko Earns Letters & Science Teaching Fellow Award
PhD student Mwita Muniko has been awarded a Letters & Science Teaching Fellow Award. The Teaching Fellow Award is granted to TAs from the College of Letters and Science who have achieved outstanding success as …