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 …
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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 …
Mwita Muniko, Sami Lamine, and Nneoma Onwuegbuchi pass dissertation defense
ACS celebrates Dr. Harold Scheub’s legacy
Earlier this month, ACS faculty and students gathered in Dr. Harold Scheub’s honor for the reading of his Memorial Resolution by Prof. Matthew Brown. Dr. Scheub was a leading scholar in African oral traditions and …
Nneoma Onwuegbuchi receives 2024 Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Award
Graduate student Nneoma Onwuegbuchi has been selected to receive the 2024 Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Award, sponsored by the Tejumola Olaniyan Foundation through the generosity of Prof. Olaniyan’s family. The award, intended to support …
Mwita Muniko accepts position as Teaching Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Oklahoma State University
ACS graduate student and teaching assistant Mwita Muniko has accepted a position as Teaching Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Oklahoma State University, where he will join the faculty in the fall.
Certificate in Arabic Language and Culture to be effective Fall 2024
The University Academic Planning Council (UAPC) has approved the proposal to establish an undergraduate Certificate in Arabic Language and Culture in the Department of African Cultural Studies within the College of Letters & Science, effective …