Join us in congratulating senior Jennifer Ostrowski who was awarded the Ralph B. Abrams Scholarship. Jennifer is completing majors in African Language and Literature and International Studies, as well as earning a certificate in Global …
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Alumna Carmen McCain featured in “Africa in Our Lives”
Learn about Carmen’s journey, her current research, and her upcoming participation in our conference Pleasure and the Pleasurable in Africa and the African Diaspora.
Katrina Thompson Publishes New Book
The new title, Popobawa: Tanzanian Talk, Global Misreadings, explores utilization of popular legend to mask discussion of culturally sensitive topics. Learn more about the mysterious Popobawa, its origins, and its impact on Tanzanian coastal culture. “While Popobawa …
Registration now open! Pleasure and the Pleasurable in Africa and the African Diaspora
Registration is now open for “Pleasure and the Pleasurable in Africa and the African Diaspora,” the annual conference presented by the Department of African Cultural Studies and the African Studies Program! Visit the conference website …
FLTA Alibaba Sanchi engages in outreach
On Friday 16 December 2016, Albaba Sanchi, Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) for Hausa, visited Sliver Lake Intermediate School in Oconomowoc, WI (45 mile East of Madison towards Milwaukee). The school was celebrating Africa …
FLTA Alibaba Sanchi promotes Hausa language and culture
On Monday 5 December, Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Alibaba Sanchi took part in an outreach program at an international celebration for kids and their families held at Kennedy Elementary School located in Madison …
Graduate students present at ASA 2016
Last week, four department graduate students (from left to right as pictured: David isiche, Kathryn Mara, Adeola Agoke, and Kevin Wamalwa) traveled to Washington DC to attend the annual meeting of the African Studies Association …
Alum Sadam Issa sends news
Alumnus Sadam Issa (PhD 2013) reports that in 2013, he was hired by the Department of Linguistics at Michigan State University, where he teaches various courses including Arabic linguistics and Middle Eastern and world political …
Applications from UW-Madison graduate students invited for the Ebrahim Hussein Fellowship for Research in African Literature
University of Wisconsin-MadisonCollege of Letters and Science Ebrahim Hussein Fellowship for Research in African Literature Call for Applications The Ebrahim Hussein Endowment for research in African literature was established in the College of Letters and Science in 2003 …
AliBaba Sanchi, Brahim Lafdouk, and Tolulope Akinwole Received Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Awards to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
AliBaba Sanchi of Nigeria, Brahim Lafdouk of Morocco, and Tolulope Akinwole of Nigeria have been awarded Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program grants to serve as a teaching assistants in Hausa, Arabic, and Yoruba …