(Archived Friday Bulletin)
AFRICAN
STUDIES PROGRAM
FRIDAY
BULLETIN
OCTOBER 26, 2007
Contents
3.
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 Evening Seminar
2. Announcements of Interest
African Music and Dance Ensemble African Language Festival Indiana Democracy Consortium The Indiana Democracy Consortium will present a discussion of “Social Context and National Reconciliation Processes.” Crossing disciplinary and regional boundaries, a panel of sociologists, anthropologists, and political scientists will address link between context, legacies and national reconciliation efforts in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Southern Africa. Voces Novae A 30-minute musical program performed by Voces Novae chamber choir and the Moroccan Andalusian Classical Orchestra of Bloomington, followed by refreshments and conversation. The event, which is free and open to the public, will explore the theme of Hospitality and the Mystical Guest. Sponsored by: Brit Tzedek v’Shalom: The Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace, City of Bloomington Safe and Civil City Program, Commuity Justice and Mediation, Muslims for Peace and Justice, Peace and social Concerns Committee of the Bloomington Monthly Meeting (Quakers), Shalom Community Center. For more information about the program, contact Susan Swaney, Artistic Director of Voces Novae at sswaney@indiana.edu Institute for Advanced Study David Turnley, photojournalist and author of “Mandela” will speak about the 25 years during which he has covered the evolution of South Africa, about Nelson Mandela’s life, and about his upcoming book, “Mandela.” Institute for Advanced Study David and Peter Turnley, prominent photojournalists, originally from Ft. Wayne, IN will speak about their book, “McClellan Street” published this year by IU Press. For more information on the Turnley’s, see the IAS website: www.indiana.edu/~ias Potpourri of Arts In the African American Tradition The IU African American Arts Institute will present its 14th annual “A PotPourri of Arts in the African American Tradition.” The Institute’s three ensembles, African American Choral Ensemble, African American Dance Company, and IU Soul Revue, will perform.
3. Jobs, Fellowships and Other
Opportunities
Ohio State University – African American and African Studies Position The OSU Department of African American and African Studies invites applications and nominations for the position of Department Chair. The department offers an undergraduate major and minor and a master of arts degree, as well as a community extension center that serves as the outreach arm of the department. The successful candidate will be a full professor or an associate professor who is eligible for promotion to full rank at OSU upon appointment, has had administrative experience, and can demonstrate commitment to and experience in interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching. Applications are welcomed from all disciplines, but specializations in Africa and/or African American women’s studies are of particular interest. Please send letter of application, c.v., and three letters of reference to: Prof. Ted McDaniel, Chair, Search Committee, Department of African American and African Studies, The Ohio State University, 486 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210. Screening of applicants will begin November 1 and continue until a new chair is named. EOE/AA. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
4. Conferences
3rd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences “Continuing Crisis in Darfur”
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 September 25 Michael Reece, HPER October 2 Kate Schroeder, LibraryR October 9 Gracia Clark, Anthropology October 16 Takyiwaa Manuh, African Studies, University of Ghana October 30 Jessica Hurd, African Art History November 6 Ruth Stone, Folklore/Ethnomusicology, and Verlon Stone, November 13 Okomfo “Ama” Boakyewa, Anthropology November 20 THANKSGIVING WEEK November 27 Laura Arntson, Senior Global Health Specialist, st "Curriculum for Community Integration for Children with Developmental Disabilities in Tanzania"
“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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