(Archived Friday Bulletin)
AFRICAN
STUDIES PROGRAM
FRIDAY
BULLETIN
JANUARY 11, 2008
Contents
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Jobs, Fellowships and other Opportunities
4.
Conferences
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 Wednesday Seminar The Wednesday Seminar is organized this semester by Marion Frank-Wilson and Ruth M. Stone. The schedule of speakers is attached at the end of the Bulletin. African Music and Dance Ensemble The African Studies Outreach Program and the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center are organizers of this event, to take place each Friday evening during the semester. The music/dance instructor is Kwesi Brown (kwebrown@indiana.edu). Swahili Conversation Hour
2. Announcements of Interest
Foreign Language and Area Studies Applications Coffeehouse Nights @ the Art Museum Enjoy regional coffee samples, in-gallery entertainment, and original works of art. Each night, one of the museum’s three permanent galleries will be featured: 1/10 – African art featuring the music of the mbira; 1/17 – Modern Italian art featuring an Italian vocalist; 1/24 – Art from India featuring guitar Free coffee samples related to these cultures and sweet treats from Bloomingfoods will be available, along with musical performances to complement the masterpieces. The popular art scavenger hunt and raffle will add to the fun, and the Café and Gift Shop will be open. Filmmaker Lecture Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND) is sponsoring this lecture by Christopher Quinn, followed by a question and answer session. Christopher Quinn is the director of the film “God Grew Tired of Us,” which was released in 2007. It is a documentary about several Lost Boys of Sudan, who were forced to flee the war-torn Darfur region as the government began attacking villages in the 1980s. Many of the 27,000 Lost Boys were invited to move to the U.S., and Quinn follows the lives of three of these boys, as they struggle with culture shock and adjusting to the Western world. Quinn studied documentary and ethnographic filmmaking at the Anthropology Film Center in Santa Fe. He is currently working on “21 Up in America: with Michael Apted. He has worked in television for A&E, ABC, the BBC, National Geographic, and the Discovery Channels. Quinn’s work is filled with passion for his subjects, and that translates across the screen, creating a moving and educational experience for viewers. 2008 Robert and Avis Burke Lecture Series Dr. Monica Blackmun Visonà lived in Malawi, in eastern Africa, as a child. Since then she has traveled extensively in Africa, and has conducted fieldwork in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Ghana. She is the principal author of the critically acclaimed survey "A History of Art in Africa" (Abrams/Prentice Hall 2000), and has just completed revisions for the book’s second edition (Pierson 2007). Dr. Visonà is currently completing a manuscript, "Constructing African Art Histories for the Lagoons of Côte d’Ivoire," a study of the methodologies and critical issues encountered by art historians engaged in research in African communities. Her talk at Indiana University will focus upon some of the issues raised in this book. Reception for International Students The Office of Mentoring Services and Leadership Development (OMSLD) invites all new or transferring International Students to a “Welcome to IU Reception”. This event is aimed to educate all International Students about the mentoring program and all the resources that will be available for use while they are at IU. The event will feature Vice President of International Programs, Patrick O’Meara and Director of the International Center, Sandy Britton. It will include a special OMSLD presentation, cultural performances, door prizes and a free catered meal. The event will be semi-formal, so you are encouraged to come in your best attire. For more information and to RSVP, e-mail: omsld@indiana.edu or call 812-855-3540. SCALI 2008 The Summer Cooperative African Language Institute for 2008 will again be held at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The website is now active: http://scali.afrst.uiuc.edu Interested students should visit the website and submit an “expression of interest” for the language you want to study. This is very important because it helps SCALI organizers determine what languages will be offered, and at what levels.
3. Jobs, Fellowships and Other
Opportunities
Graduate Assistantship Available Qualifications: Experience in web page production and maintenance, listserv maintenance, editing and/or publication, proposal-writing, and the ability to interact well with the public. Familiarity with the University’s Veritas web server, email systems, and Knowledge Base is highly recommended. A one-year commitment to the position is strongly preferred. The position is .375% FTE, eligible for student health insurance, and requires 15 hours per week. The stipend is $3840 for the spring semester (i.e., $7680 per academic year). A fee remission is not provided at this time. The position is available immediately for spring and the deadline to apply is: January 18, 2008. Sent a cover letter and vita to Jody Smith, University Graduate School, Kirkwood 111, IUB or FAX 812-855-4266. If you have any questions please call 812-855-4010 or email josmith@indiana.edu Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology The Institute offers a postdoctoral position starting: May 2008 (negotiable). The successful candidate will be a member of the Research Group: “Integration and Conflict in the Upper Guinea Coast (West Africa)” headed by Dr. Jacqueline Knörr , Department 1: Integration and Conflict.
4. Conferences
Conference on African and Afro-Caribbean Performance –CALL FOR PAPERS The University of California, Berkeley’s Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies is organizing this conference for September 26-28, 2008. Co-sponsors include UCB’s Center for African Studies, the Consortium for the Arts, the Department of Music, and the Pacific Film Archive as well as two UC-wide Multi-campus Studies Research Groups in African Studies and International Studies. The conference is intended to examine the diverse critical approaches currently being practiced within studies of African and Afro-Caribbean performance. How are these cultures being constructed, analyzed, and re-imagined by recent discussions about theatricality, transnationalism, Diaspora, translation, Circum-Atlantic exchanges, or cyberspaces? (Other topics are also welcome). Papers should emphasize either Africa, the Caribbean, or the connections between both. Please send a one-page abstract by February 15, 2008 to Leo Cabranes-Grant, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7060; or e-mail: cabranes@theatredance.ucsb.edu Liberian Studies 40th Annual Conference The 40th Annual Liberian Studies Conference will be held at the University of Toledo, March 28-29, 2008. Topics should relate to the conference theme and may take in a wide range of disciplines and specialties. Proposals should include the name and address of the presenter, as well as e-mail and telephone contacts. The paper title and an abstract of about 150 words should be included. Anyone wishing to organize a panel/session should submit the title and brief description of the session and the full names and addresses of the participants to Dr. Sakui Malakpa, 4000S Gillham Hall, MS 954, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606; or e-mail to: Sakui.malakpa@utoledo.edu The deadline for paper proposals is February 25, 2008. All presenters and panelists must be registered for the conference. Boston University Graduate Research Conference in African Studies The conference is interdisciplinary and informal and students can exchange ideas, share research, and expand collegial networks. In past years, participants have presented course research, dissertation proposals, thesis chapters, methodological models, and other works in progress. There are no strict thematic guidelines, special consideration will be given to papers with multidisciplinary application and/or cross-regional appeal. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2008. Send your name, affiliation and a 250-word abstract to: ascgrcon@bu.edu For more information visit: http://www.freewebs.com/ascgradconf Hawaii International Conference on Social Studies The 7th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Studies will be held May 29-June 1, 2008 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa. The conference is co-sponsored by the University of Louisville Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods. Deadline for submission of papers: February 14, 2008. All areas of social sciences are invited to submit proposals. Visit the website: http://www.hicsocial.org/cfp_ss.htm to use the online submission system.
AFRICAN STUDIES NOONTALKS
SPRING 2008 noontalks will be announced within the month.
“FIELDNOTES IN AFRICAN RESEARCH”
African Studies Wednesday Seminar Wednesdays 5:30-7:30, WH 218 Speakers: February 27--Peter M. Chilson, English and Creative Writing, Washington State University March 19--Kate Schroeder, History/Library, and Austin Okigbo, Folklore and Ethnomusicology March 26--Daniel Reed, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana University April 2--David Henige, Library, African Studies, and Anthropology, University of Wisconsin April 9--Anaba Anankyela Alemna, Library and Library Science, University of Ghana, Ghana April 23--Selwa El-Shawan Castello Branco, Ethnomusicology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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