Olivia Ligman, a junior majoring in African Cultural Studies, has earned a Junior Summer Institute Fellowship (JSI) through the Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA). The seven-week, fully funded JSI program is a rigorous academic …
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Vincent Ogoti wins TA Exceptional Service Award
The Campus-Wide TA Award Committee has selected the ACS department’s own Vincent Ogoti as the winner of the Exceptional Service Award. Twenty-one outstanding graduate students out of over 2,300 teaching assistants (TAs) were selected as …
ACS PhD graduate Tarek Ziadna featured as 2018 alum’s favorite instructor
In an interview, Middle East Studies graduate Tess Kolker spoke highly of Tarek Ziadna, a 2018 ACS PhD graduate: “Tarek Ziadna, my Arabic TA during my second year of Arabic, was definitely my favorite instructor. …
A Farewell Letter by Vlad Dima
In the letter below, Vlad Dima shares parting words before his departure from UW-Madison. Credit to the UW-Madison African Studies Program, the original poster of this letter. As the outgoing Chair of the department …
Katrina Daly Thompson featured in new podcast – “Speak of the Popobawa” with Tracing Owls
Katrina Daly Thompson was recently featured on a podcast by Tracing Owls on Spotify. The podcast discusses Thompson’s last book, Popobawa: Tanzanian Talk, Global Misreadings. Read the episode description below: Dr. Thompson, Professor of …
Samuel England awarded IRH Resident Fellowship
Samuel England of UW-Madison African Cultural Studies has been selected as the winner of the IRH Resident Fellowship competition for the 2023-2024 term.
Brittle Paper debuts 100 Notable African Books of 2022 list
Brittle Paper, an online African literary magazine founded by our department’s own Ainehi Edoro, recently compiled and published a fantastic list of 100 Notable African Books of 2022. The notable African Books of the Year …
Reginold Royston produces seminar at Ghana Studies Association conference
Reginold Royston of the UW-Madison Department of African Cultural Studies and his colleague, Seyram Avle of the University of Massachusetts Department of Communication, produced a seminar at the Ghana Studies conference this past summer. The …
Katrina Daly Thompson’s ‘Muslims on the Margins’ to be released in April
Katrina Daly Thompson’s Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America offers vivid stories of nonconformist Muslim communities. The turn of the twenty-first century ushered in a wave of progressive Muslims, whose …
Matthew Brown and Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué celebrate tenure
ACS faculty members Matthew Brown and Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué celebrated their tenure at a special event last night. Congratulations, Matt and Jacque! 🎉 We are so happy for you! …