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 …
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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 …
Abubakar Muhammad’s Soccer in Africa course featured in College of Letters and Sciences course spotlight
Soccer is one of the world’s most widely played and watched sports. From the Summer Olympic Games to the FIFA World Cup, citizens of every corner of the world gather to cheer for …
Angeline Peterson hosts podcast interview “Living Deserts and Colonial Afterlives: A Conversation with Jill Jarvis”
What is the relationship between imagined and embodied knowledge of geographical space? In July of 2024, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jill Jarvis over Zoom about her work in progress, Signs in …
Adeola Agoke publishes Yorùbá Dictionary for Foreign and Second Language Learners of Yorùbá
Adeola Agoke, Director of the African Languages Program and Assistant Teaching Professor of African Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has published a Proficiency-Based Dictionary of Yorùbá Language. This open-source, digital resource fills an …
K.D. Thompson presents on Islam, Gender and Swahili in East Africa as Library of Congress Lilly Scholar-in-Residence
In the video, K.D. Thompson shares their work on Islam, Gender and Swahili in East Africa with The Library of Congress as a Lilly Scholar-in-Residence in May.
Reginold Royston published in The Black Scholar and Journal of African Cultural Studies
In his new article, From the Grammys to Abgobgloshie: African Viral Dance’s Troubled Circuits, Prof. Royston draws on 10 years’ worth of technology and media analysis of the Afrobeats dance genre and his on-going work in …
K.D. Thompson interviews with WPR about African languages
2024 Commencement ⎻ Recognitions & Accomplishments
2023-24 Graduate Degree Recognition PhD Graduate Degrees Jacob Mwita, Kevin Wamalwa, Sami Lamine, and Unifier Dyer MA Graduate Degrees Abubakar Muhammad Graduating Seniors Olivia Ligman, Theodore Pohlen, and Hanna Schuricht 2023-24 Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants …