African Studies - Outreach Program

The Indiana University African Studies Program offers programming for schools (K-12), colleges, universities, community groups, media, and business. Our faculty and graduate students include specialists across the disciplines in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and the professional industries who are ready to share their knowledge and experience.

For Educators

We would like to work with you to develop activities such as interactive performances, presentations, and workshops that educate and delight.

Performances & Presentations

We can visit your school or organization or connect with you via video conference.

Interactive Performance Options

  • Ghanaian drum and dance
  • West African fashion and textiles
  • South African gumboot dancing
  • Storytelling and song

Thematic Presentations

  • African arts
  • African politics
  • Languages of Africa
  • Religion in Africa
  • Women and gender

Global Speakers Service:

  • Faculty and students make presentations on Africa and other world areas to communities and schools in Indiana both in person and on interactive video. Contact gss@indiana.edu.

International Studies for Indiana Schools (ISIS):

  • Through interactive video ISIS brings Indiana University's international studies specialists into elementary, middle, and high school classrooms, in both rural and urban communities throughout Indiana. Contact isis@indiana.edu

Library

The African Studies Outreach Program makes all its videos, slides and teaching resource materials available to faculty, staff, and students regardless of institutional affiliation. A complete list can be found at our lending library.

African Artifacts Kits

These kits range from African musical instruments to fabrics, crafts, and games.

If you are interested in any of the above materials or presentations, please contact us at: mgrosz@indiana.edu. We look forward to hearing from you.

Global Speakers Service:

Faculty and students make presentations on Africa and other world areas to commuities and schools in Indiana both in person and on interactive video. Contact gss@indiana.edu.

International Studies for Indiana Schools (ISIS):

Through interactive video ISIS brings Indiana University's international studies specialists into elementary, middle, and high school classrooms, in both rural and urban communities throughout Indiana. Contact isis@indiana.edu

Teacher Workshops

The African Studies Program offers several teacher workshops throughout the year that focus on incorporating African content into the curriculum. Similarly, we partner with other IU area studies centers on thematic workshops.

Lending Library

The African Studies Outreach Program has a lending library of print, video, and teaching resource materials available to faculty, staff, and students regardless of institutional affiliation. (Lending Library website)

For Media

Faculty specialists are available from across the disciplines to offer expert knowledge and analysis of current issues concerning the African continent and its diasporas.

All Africa

Comprehensive coverage on a wide array of topics. (All Africa website)

Today’s News in Africa

This website is maintained by IU’s African Studies librarian and features links to top continent-based and international reporting on Africa. (Today's News in Africa website)

Electronic Newspapers of Africa

All available without a subscription, this extensive list of African newspapers was compiled by Columbia University Libraries and AFRINUL, a special project of the Africana Librarians Council of the African Studies Association of the United States and the Cooperative Africana Microform Project at the Center for Research Libraries. (Electronic Newspapers of Africa website)

For Businesses

"Demystifying Africa: Myths and Realities of a Major Emerging Market for U.S. Businesses" (video available here)
Samuel Obeng, IU Director of African Studies talks with the Center of International Business Education and Research at IU Kelley School of Business on preparing US firms for entry into an African market.

Contact

For inquiries, or programming requests, please email africaiu@indiana.edu or call 812-855-8084.