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.
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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! …
Reginold Royston publishes “Soulcraft – Theorizing Black Techne in African and American Viral Dance”
Reginold Royston’s latest publication, “Soulcraft – Theorizing Black Techne in African and American Viral Dance,” is now available to read on SAGE Journals. An alternate version of the article will also appear in the museum …
Kimberly Rooney appointed as ACS Interim Liaison Librarian
Following Emilie Songolo’s departure, Kimberly Chris Rooney has been appointed as the Interim Liaison Librarian for African Cultural Studies until a national search for Emilie’s replacement can be conducted. At the time of the national …
African Cultural Studies Ph.D. candidate Vincent R. Ogoti awarded 2022 Jordan Prize
Vincent R. Ogoti is an Andrew W. Mellon Public Humanities Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate in African Cultural Studies and History. He was the inaugural African Studies Program Fellow at UW-Madison and a Fulbright Fellow at …
What have ACS students been up to this summer?
Grads Rachel Maina Classical Humanities and Art History This past summer, I went back home to Kenya. I had not been home for two and a half years. I blame Covid-19 for that, keeping me …
Professor Vlad Dima publishes new book
Professor Vlad Dima’s new book Meaninglessness was officially released today, September 1st, 2022. It is available for purchase on the Michigan State University Press website, the Barnes & Noble website, and Amazon. Read more about …