Can the Service Sector Lead Structural Transformation in Africa? Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire ‒ Jeremy Foltz (Professor of Agriculture and Applied Economics, UW-Madison)

Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 
@ 12:00 pm

Standard models of structural transformation view manufacturing as the primary engine of economic development because it combines high productivity with the capacity to absorb labor released from agriculture. Yet many African economies have largely bypassed …

Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think – Ainehi Edoro-Glines

Central Library - Lower-Level Program Room (201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703)
@ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Forests in fiction are often understood simply as settings, symbols, or remnants of a premodern past. Yet many African novelists have turned to the forest to experiment with worldbuilding and to imagine new futures. This …

Claiming Belonging: Decolonial Collage & Blackout Poetry Workshop

1120 Van Hise Hall
@ 12:30 pm

With the support of the 4W Grant, Claiming Belonging is an art workshop that combines discussions of colonization and migration with collage and blackout poetry activities. The workshop is designed for undergraduate students, particularly those …

African Cultural Studies Department End-Of-Year Celebration & Commencement

Old Madison Room, Memorial Union
@ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Join us for our annual Department Celebration & Commencement as we honor our graduating students and celebrate the community that makes it all possible. This special event brings together students, faculty, staff, alumni, family, and …

2026 African Languages Film Festival

1418 Van Hise Hall
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join on Zoom

The annual African Languages Film Festival presented by the Department of African Cultural Studies at UW-Madison celebrates the creativity, storytelling, and cultural richness of students working in African languages. This year’s festival showcases a vibrant …

The Man Died: Profiling Wole Soyinka – Awam Amkpa

206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

Seventh Tejumola Olaniyan Lecture                   Speaker: Awam Amkpa Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall This in-person event will be livestreamed (Click here to Zoom in) Talk …

Vision without Sight – Thomas Timothy Mtonga

206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

                  Speaker: Thomas Timothy Mtonga Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall This in-person event will be livestreamed (Click here to Zoom in) Speaker’s Bio Thomas Timothy …

Anti-Colonial Dreams, Authoritarian Realities: Populism and Power in Africa

Nevine El Nossery, Soeran J. Henn, and Aili Mari Tripp
206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
@ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Speakers Professor Nevine El Nossery, Professor of French; Director of Graduate Studies, French; Director of the Middle East Studies Program, UW-MadisonPost and Decolonial Studies Professor Soeren J. Henn, Assistant Professor in Political Science at UW-Madison African …