We are happy to announce a special New York screening of
INCORRUPTIBLE
directed and produced by E. Chai Vasarhelyi
produced by Edward Tyler Nahem
music by Mark Batson and AKON
at the 2015 New York African Film Festival
When: 6:30pm on Sunday, May 10, 2015
Where: The Film Center of Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, NY, NY 10023
Tickets: http://purchase.filmlinc.com/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=25642
The Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh is seeking to appoint an outstanding researcher and teacher to a permanent academic post in the Centre of African Studies, in the School of Social and Political Science. S/he will be joining a dynamic and interdisciplinary community of some 20 academics and 100 postgraduate students located in the centre, as well as many more around the university.
CALL OF PAPERS
El significado de la negritud / El significado de ser negro II
The Meaning of Blackness / Significance of Being Black II
Universidad de Costa Rica
San Pedro, Costa Rica
February 12-14, 2016
On Thursday, April 2d, the cruel news came: Professor John O. Hunwick had passed away. After long years of poor health, the man so many knew as the shaykh had left us. Word arrived just as a few of us were sitting down for a seminar on the Tarikh al-Fattash. There could hardly have been a more fitting way for us, so far away, to honor his memory and his life’s work than to bring to life what he had taught us by plunging into the tangled history of Timbuktu’s chronicles.
The Africa Center Internship Opportunity: Business Plan Development
Period of Internship: Summer 2015
The Africa Center is currently seeking an intern to help with market research and preparations
for its business plan. The intern’s responsibilities will include:
The Africa Center Internship Opportunity: Business Plan Development
Period of Internship: Summer 2015
The Africa Center is currently seeking an intern to help with market research and preparations
for its business plan. The intern’s responsibilities will include:
Website: http://afrofuturismtns.com/
The Afrofuturism Conference is designed to celebrate, not just the
works of known afrofuturist, but the works people are creating right
here on campus and beyond. Student artwork, music, visual
performances, scholarly pieces, and theoretical papers could be
showcased during our three day conference at the New School and at
MoCADA, May 1-3rd, 2015. We are SUPER excited to see what you have to
show!
Published at Columbia News at http://news.columbia.edu/oncampus/3623#
March 9, 2015
For Souleymane Bachir Diagne, a professor of French and philosophy, teaching is about finding the right balance in the classroom. He evaluates how much time to spend presenting information versus leading a lively discussion with students, and his syllabus includes specific questions about each reading.
WEST AFRICAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Your Link to the Community of West Africa & Diaspora Scholars
Undergraduate Paper Competition 2015
Deadline Extended through May 31, 2015
WARA is offering four awards for outstanding undergraduate essays on West Africa. We welcome essays in all disciplinary areas and on topics of current relevance to the region. This competition is open to all students who are enrolled in undergraduate programs at WARA member institutions.
CALL FOR PAPERS - submission deadline: May 31st, 2015
Islam and World Peace: Perspectives from African Muslim Nonviolence Traditions
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 11-13 September 2015
www.islampeaceconference.com
The Dakar Institute of African Studies - L'Institut d'Etudes Africaines de Dakar
www.thedakarinstitute.com
The Dakar Institute of African Studies is an accredited center of learning and research housed in the West African Research Center (WARC) in Fann Residence, a well-known suburb of Dakar. The Dakar Institute provides a summer program as well as research and internship opportunities in Senegal for undergraduate students interested in developing their knowledge of Africa.
The Institute of African Studies congratulates Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Professor of French and Philosophy, on his honor of receiving a 2015 Distinguished Faculty Award!