Dr. Jacqueline Mougoué has been awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in West Africa by the West African Research Association (WARA) for her project, “Transnational Histories, Nodes of Encounter, and Belonging in Africa.” The fellowship …
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Student in African 405 Awarded Prize for Paper
Esther Eruchalu earned an African Studies undergraduate student paper award for her work titled, “Afrofuturism Genre in Addressing Concerns Specifically in the United States.” The paper was given a second place honor. In fall of …
Jaqueline Mougoué Joins Editorial Advisory Board for Feminist Africa
Dr. Jacquline Mougoué has accepted a position on the Editorial Advisory Board for Feminist Africa. Feminist Africa is “the continental home of Pan-Africanism and African Studies for Africans” and has been re-established at the University …
Katrina Daly Thompson wins NEH Summer Stipend
Dr. Thompson will study the formation of inclusive communities through the language used in progressive Muslim groups. The project won National Endowment for the Humanities backing in an extremely competitive environment. According to the organization, …
Samuel England Awarded IRH Summer Fellowship
Dr. Samuel England has been awarded a 2020 Summer Humanities Research Fellowship (SHRF) at the Institute for Research in the Humanities. The SHRF program and workshop support recently tenured humanities faculty in pursuing “the next …
Jaqueline Mougoué Awarded IRH Summer Fellowship
Dr. Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué has been awarded a 2020 Summer Humanities Research Fellowship (SHRF) at the Institute for Research in the Humanities. The SHRF program and workshop support recently tenured humanities faculty in pursuing “the next big …
Katrina Daly Thompson: Voicing Queer Adjustments in a Progressive Muslim Community
Maydan has just published Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson‘s essay, “Voicing Queer Adjustments in a Progressive Muslim Community.”
Two Students Awarded Ebrahim Hussein Fellowships
PhD students Vincent Ogoti and Astou Gueye have been awarded Ebrahim Hussein fellowships to support their research. Vincent Ogoti’s project is tentatively titled, “Space Traitors: The Politics and Poetics of Performing Violence in Kenya.” It …
Katrina Thompson Awarded Summer Stipend by NEH
Dr. Katrina Thompson has earned a Summer Stipend through the National Endowment for the Humanities. The stipend provides financial support for full-time work by a scholar on a humanities project for a period of …
PhD Student Angeline Peterson Earns Honor
PhD student Angeline Peterson has been selected to join the UW-Madison Teaching Academy’s Future Faculty Partners. This group is comprised of graduate students and post-docs who have been formally recognized by the Teaching Academy as having …