Kazeem Sanuth, an alumnus of our MA program, is now a doctoral student in Second Language Acquisition, still here at UW-Madison, and recently sent news to SLA’s newsletter, Second Language Acquisition News Gazetee (SLANG). Read …
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Professor Emeritus Daniel Kunene in the news
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 …
“What A Shock”: Civic Activism & Resistance in The Black Narrator’s Cartoons
Speaker: Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University College, Ghana)Date: Friday November 13, 2015Time: 12:00 noonVenue: Ingraham 336
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 …
Conversations: Nigerian Political Cartoons
Africa at Noon on October 14, 2015 Time and Location 12:00pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI Description Department chair Teju Olaniyan, in conversation with Nigerian cartoonist Ganiyu A. Jimoh (JIMGA), takes a …
“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.
Memorial Service/Celebration of life for the late Professor A. Neil Skinner
Alumna Meg Skinner invites you to join her and family for a Memorial Service/Celebration of life for the late A. Neil Skinner, her husband and long-retired professor of African Languages and Literature. A Memorial Service/Celebration …
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 …