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Mellon-Borghesi workshop on (Re)Imagining Empire
This is the second conference in the series and will center on early modern, 18th, and 19th century Europe and the Americas, focusing in part on how Rome itself was imaginatively reinvented in that period. Schedule for the …
Futuring Africa: ACSSA Call for Papers
African Cultural Studies Students Association Call for Papers: Due January 31, 2019 Day-Long Conference: April 11, 2019 What do you envision when prompted to imagine “the future” of Africa? Is the future tomorrow, next year …
2018 African Studies Association Meeting
61st Annual Meeting of the ASAEnergies: Power, Creativity and Afro-Futures The ASA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world. With an attendance of about 2,000 scholars and professionals, the conference …
End of Year Celebration
Language, Culture, & Career
Join three African Cultural Studies alumni as they discuss their career journeys. See where their language study and campus experiences have taken them! Clayton Stevenson n graduated UW-Madison in December of 2012(back when the department was …
2018 Brittle Paper Awards Announced
The shortlists for the 2018 Brittle Paper Awards have been announced. The award was established in 2017 to recognize the finest, original pieces of writing by Africans published online. The 31 shortlisted pieces reflect the …
Scholarships for Foreign Language Study
Our panel of professionals will discuss three scholarships designed specifically for language study. Some scholarships are for tuition coverage at UW, while others provide assistance for study abroad. Learn about eligibility and application process: Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) – …
(Re)Imagining Empire Borghesi-Mellon Workshop
Join us for the (Re)Imagining Empire Borghesi-Mellon Workshop. This day-long conference centers on different ways of imagining and re-imagining empire in Mediterranean antiquity, and features papers dealing with Greek, Roman, and ancient Near Eastern History. …
WRITING DIASPORA: An open dialogue on ethnography in Africa, the Mediterranean region, and northern Europe
Join Nell Gabiam, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Political Science (Iowa State University), for a broad-ranging conversation on fieldwork and the writing of migrant communities. Professor Gabiam is an expert on refugee settlement and resettlement, Palestinian communities worldwide, …