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AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM

FRIDAY BULLETIN

SEPTEMBER  14, 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.
September 18

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

Wednesday Evening Seminar
WH 218, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

John Akare Aden (Wabash College) will be the next seminar speaker on October 3.

African Studies Program Fall Reception
The African Studies Program Annual Fall Reception is being planned for Wednesday, September 26 at 5:30 p.m.  It will be held in the University Club President’s Room, IMU.  We hope to see everyone there!!

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
6:00-8:00 p.m.
This is planned to be a weekly event and will begin with African drumming.  Dance instruction will be provided for those who wish to participate.  The event is free and open to everyone.

Film Series: “Reconnect to Where you Belong”
Neal Marshall Black Culture Center
7:00-9:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 19
            “The Language You Cry In”

This is the first in a series of films by and about black people selected to inspire conversation and reflection on the importance of cultural ties and linkages.  The series is sponsored by the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center and the Black Film Center/Archive. “Sankofa” will be presented on October 10
7-10 p.m.

African Students’ Association
Call Out/Mass Meeting
Sunday, September 16
Neal Marshall Black Culture Center, A201
5:00-6:30 p.m.

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3. Jobs, Fellowships and Other Opportunities

School of International Service
American University, Washington, D.C.

The School of International Service invites applications for a scholar-practitioner for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in International Development to begin in academic year 2008-09.

Candidates should have the following qualifications:  1) a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and a strong record of research and scholarship; 2) significant field/practical experience, with expertise in the Middle East or Central Asia or Eastern Europe strongly preferred; 3) able to design and teach interactive and dynamic courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels that incorporate theory and practice; 4) be interested in teaching a jointly developed, multidisciplinary course in micropolitics and/or international development and/or quantitative research methods; 5) while American University has an interest in courses relating to children, youth and development, they are open to other fields and new topics and approaches to development; 6) familiarity and experience with some of the following is advantageous: NGO management, participatory and people-centered methods, grassroots organizations, and social entrepreneurship.

Applications should include a letter describing research and teaching interests and relevant professional and field experience, a curriculum vita, names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of three referees, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and copies of relevant publications.

Materials should be sent to David Hirschman, International Development Faculty Search Committee, School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8071.

Simon Fraser University, African History
Applications are invited for a limited term Assistant Professorship in the Department of History, with a specialization in African History. The contract is for eight (8) months, beginning January 1, 2008. Simon Fraser University operates a trimester system with semesters of thirteen weeks in length. The appointed candidate will teach two courses in the spring semester and two courses in the summer semester. Preferred qualifications include a completed Ph.D. and university teaching experience.

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4.  Conferences

No conference announcements listed this week.

See upcoming events on local IU conferences.

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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, Library
"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 (tentative)

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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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