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AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM

FRIDAY BULLETIN

OCTOBER 05, 2007

Contents

1.       Upcoming Events

2.       Announcements of Interest

3.       Jobs, Fellowships and other Opportunities

4.       Conferences

5.       Noontalks schedule

6.       Seminar schedule

NOTE:  If you have announcements or information appropriate for the Bulletin, please send it to us by 5:00 p.m. on Thursdays.

1. Upcoming Events

Tuesday Noon Talks
WH 218, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
October 9
            Gracia Clark, Anthropology Department
“Traders Talk: A Collaborative Workshop”

Wednesday Evening Seminar
WH 218, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
October 3, 2007
            NO WEDNESDAY EVENING SEMINAR SPEAKER THIS WEEK.

ALUKA  Digital Library Demonstration
Friday, October 5
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
WH 218

Aluka is an international collaboration of academic and cultural institutions as well as scholars and researchers from around the world working together to build a digital library of content, both from and about Africa. Aluka’s goal is to bridge the gaps in scholarship by increasing access to primary source materials from Africa to the global community, while simultaneously providing a platform to share more broadly diverse Africana collections from around the world.

Javanica Curry, Assistant Director for Library Relations will host this informal session where African Studies faculty and students are invited to learn more about the resource and Aluka’s broader initiative. Attendees will be introduced to the diverse materials available, the dynamic tools provided to effectively use the content for research and teaching, followed by a discussion of how to get involved in the global initiative.

Indiana University currently has access to this resource through a free trial until December. If you would like to use this resource, simply go to www.aluka.org click log-in and register. If you have any questions or feedback about Aluka please feel free to contact Kate Schroeder (katschro@indiana.edu)

Special Lecture
Wednesday, October 10
12:00 noon
Student Building 150

Visiting Scholar, Christiane Owusu-Sarpong (Kwame Nkrumah University of  Science and Technology)
 “The ‘Writing’ of History among the Akan of Ghana”

Christiane Owusu-Sarpong is an anthropologist and folklorist in the Department of Languages at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.  She has published a multi-volume collection of Akan folktales in three languages (English, French, and Twi).  She is also a contributor and editor of a multi-volume work on “Women Writing in Africa,” published by the Feminist Press in the US.
Her current research explores “orature” and oral literature in the production of history among the Akan groups of Ghana.  Her visit is co-sponsored by the Departments of Anthropology, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, and African Studies.

International Conference
October 11-12
WH 218

The African Studies Program will host a conference on “Islam, Contested Authority, and the Making of Everyday Lives in Africa.”  The conference is being organized by Beth Buggenhagen (Anthropology), Maria Grosz-Ngate (African Studies), John Hanson (History), and Dorothea Schulz (Religious Studies).

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2.  Announcements of Interest

African Music and Dance Ensemble
Neal Marshall Black Culture Center, A219
Friday, October 5
6:00-8:00 p.m.
This is a weekly event that includes African drumming.  Dance instruction will be provided for those who wish to participate.  The event is free and open to everyone.

Hanover College – 2 Presentations
Monday, October 8
7:00 p.m. – Lynn Center for Fine Arts Auditorium, Hanover College
            Richard Leakey, Paleoanthropologist/Environmentalist
“Climate Change and the Future of Life on Earth”

Tuesday, October 9
7:00 p.m. – Lynn Center for Fine Arts Auditorium, Hanover College
            Richard Leakey, Paleoanthropologist/Environmentalist
“Why Our Origins Matter”

Foreign/Second Language Teaching Share Fair
Friday, October 19
3:30-6:00 p.m.
Wylie Hall 015
“Hot off the Press: Bringing the World to Your Language Classroom”
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Incorporate current news as a way of bringing your students closer to the cultural, political, environmental, sports and entertainment events and issues, which are part of the life of the people whose language and culture they are studying! News from home is also a productive way to engage the students and be a foundation for a great language practice.  Activities for any level of language study are welcome.

Submission deadline:  Monday, October 15
Send to:  sharfair@indiana.edu

Presentations are limited to 3-5 minutes. Your presentation will be more effective if you invite audience members to participate and actually “do” the classroom activities you share. In other words, don’t just “tell” and discuss theory; rather, “show” and “include” the audience in hands-on activities. 

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3. Jobs, Fellowships and Other Opportunities

Northeastern Illinois University
Sociology Position

NEIU’s Sociology Department invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning in August 2008. Candidates should have a strong teaching and scholarly background in African and African-American Studies, and an interest in applied research.  In addition the successful candidate will be expected to develop courses on the Sociology of the African Diaspora and Globalization and be able to participate in the African and African American Studies Program. Specialists in Race and Culture who work within a comparative or Diasporic framework focusing on the effects of global trends on peoples and communities of African descent in the Americas are encouraged to apply.

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4.  Conferences

none posted. see also International Conference: "Islam, Contested Authority, and the Making of Everyday Lives in Africa" under upcoming events.

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AFRICAN STUDIES NOONTALKS

FALL 2007

Woodburn Hall 218, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

               Titles will be added as they become available.

September 18        Elizabeth Perrill, Art History
                                    “Contemporary Zulu Ceramics: Kusempondo zankomo kuze kube Ukucwebezela
                                     (From the early hours until the shining)”

September 25        Michael Reece, HPER
                                    “Research on HIV-Related Mental Health in Kenya:
                                      Conceptual and Methodological Considerations”

October 2                Kate Schroeder, LibraryR
                                    “Legislating Race and Marriage in German Südwest Afrika"

October 9                Gracia Clark, Anthropology
                                    “Traders Talk: A Collaborative Workshop”

October 16              Takyiwaa Manuh, African Studies, University of Ghana
                                    “Empowering Women? Passing Domestic Violence
                                     Legislation in Ghana”
October 23              

October 30              Jessica Hurd, African Art History
                                    "The Power is in the Pot:” Exploring Themes Addressed in Dogon Artist
                                    Amahinguere Dolo’s Recent  Installation, “Les Ceramiques” "

November 6            Ruth Stone, Folklore/Ethnomusicology, and Verlon Stone,
                                    Liberia Collections

November 13          Okomfo “Ama” Boakyewa, Anthropology

November 20          THANKSGIVING WEEK

November 27          Laura Arntson, Senior Global Health Specialist, st
                                   US-AID Nigeria

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“TEACHING ABOUT AFRICA”

FALL SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Wednesday 5:30-7:30pm, Woodburn 218

September 5     James Delehanty (Univ. of Wisconsin): “Mapping Contemporary Africa.”

October 3          John Aden (Wabash College): “Roots and Branches: Historical Overview to 1870.”

October 16        (Tuesday)  Takyiwaa Manuh (University of Ghana): “Empowering Women? Passing Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana?”

                              Note: This seminar will be presented in the Tuesday Noontalk series

                                             12:00 p.m., WH 221)

October 31        Tracy Luedke (Northeastern Illinois University): “Health and Society.”

November 7      Stephen Ndegwa (World Bank): “Development Issues.”

November 14   Karen T. Hansen (Northwestern U.): “Urban Life.”

December 6      Paul Zeleza (Univ. of Illinois-Chicago): “Education.”

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