Carmen McCain (PhD 2014) has accepted a position as Assistant Professor in the English Department at Westmont College, a small liberal arts college in Santa Barbara, CA. Congrats, Carmen!
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Listen to Professor Olaniyan Discuss African Cartoonists
Professor Olaniyan is featured in the podcast, Africa Past and Present! Listen to his discussion regarding African cartoonists, their origins, their struggles with censorship, as well as a description of his own website, AfricaCartoons.com Listen …
Congrats to Bilal and Said!
Congratulations to Bilal Humeidan and Said Hannouchi, who both successfully defended their dissertations this week!
Professor Katrina Daly Thompson is Promoted to Full Professor
Please join us in congratulating Professor Katrina Daly Thompson who has been promoted to Full Professor! In addition to her work as Core Faculty Member for the Second Language Acquistion program, Professor Thompson is our …
Professor El Nossery Examines What it Means to Live “In Between”
Professor El Nossery writes an article for Sunday’s Wisconsin State Journal! Read it here!
Professor Songolo Explores the Complexities of Africa
Read Professor Songolo’s article published in the Wisconsin State Journal this weekend! You’ll find it here!
2015-16 Research Reports are now online
Learn more about what our faculty and graduate students have been working on over the past academic year, from motion pictures to revolution; courtly duels to political cartoons; soccer to intimacy; television to trauma; courtly …
Professor England’s 201 Course Connects Local History to African Experience
Professor Sam England invited archeologist Amy Rosebrough of the Wisconsin Historical Society to speak to his students taking African 201. The goal was to introduce the significance of local history and its connection to global …
Welcome Toni Landis, Senior Advisor!
Please help us welcome Toni Landis into her new role as Senior Advisor! Toni received her BA in English from right here at UW-Madison and went on to complete her MA from State University of …
Songolo honored at ALA 2016
Next week Saturday in Atlanta, GA., Professor Aliko Songolo will be honored by the African Literature Association (ALA) as Distinguished Member. This is a highly prestigious award given once a year—and only one per year—to …