Marci Kunene, wife of Professor Emeritus Daniel Kunene, wrote to the department to share news of their recent travels. She says, “My husband, at age 92, continues to amaze me. After several years of not …
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Alum Lowell Brower profiled
“Swahili was a gateway to a lifelong engagement with people, communities, languages, cultures, and ideas that have enriched my life myriad ways. My knowledge of African languages has allowed me to engage in conversations, to …
Carly B., UW-Madison alum and Swahili learner, profiled
“Swahili inspired me to study abroad in Kenya for five months which continues to be one of the most amazing and influential experiences I’ve had to date. Not only was living in Kenya life-changing, but …
“Skin Feeling,” by Sofia Samatar
Alumna Sofia Samatar has a powerful new piece called “Skin Feeling” in The New Inquiry. “As a black academic, part of a tiny minority, I often feel hypervisible, exposed. Crossing a courtyard among the white …
Department of African Languages & Literature welcomes three Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants to UW-Madison for 2015-16
Ruth Ibbi and Oladipo Olagbenro of Nigeria and Ayoti Simms of Kenya have been awarded Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program grants to serve as teaching assistants in Hausa, Yoruba, and Swahili (respectively) and take courses at University of Wisconsin-Madison for academic year 2015-16. While in the United States, Ibbi, Olagbenro, and Simms will share their languages and cultures with U.S. communities to inspire Americans to travel and study overseas, and make U.S. citizens better prepared to engage with businesses, governments, and organizations abroad.
Invitation to Memorial Service/Celebration for the late A. Neil Skinner
Image caption: Alumna Meg Skinner talks with Professor Dustin Cowell at the 50th Anniversary Alumni Weekend Alumna Meg Skinner invites you to join her and family for a Memorial Service/Celebration of life for the late …
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2014-15 Research Reports from Faculty and Graduate Students
Find out more about what our faculty and graduate students have been working on this year. http://african.wisc.edu/content/2014-15-research-reports-faculty-and-graduate-students
Laura (Davidson) Tanna
Update from Laura (Davidson) Tanna, received 10 April 2015 I wanted so much to attend the alumni weekend, especially to see my former professors Phil Noss, Edris Makward and Harold Scheub, but also to let …