The Graduate Student Caucus of the African Literature Association (GSCALA) invites you to submit an abstract for the upcoming 40th Annual Conference of the African Literature Association (ALA), to be held April 9-13, 2014, at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
On May 27-30, 2014 in Moscow the Research Council for the Problems of Economic, Social, Political and Cultural Development of African Countries and the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences hold the 13th African Studies Conference titled “Society and Politics in Africa: Traditional, Transitional, and New.” The Organizing Committee would like to encourage you to submit panel proposals, focusing on any particular topics related to the Conference’s umbrella theme. The deadline for panel proposals submitting is November 1, 2013.
Our recent event, the Phenomenology of the Islamic Prayer, was written up in a short review.
Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies is accepting applications for a full-time tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with an active research agenda that focuses on the role of Islam in African societies. The appointment will be contingent upon a successful tenure review.
The theme of this conference is Re-imagining Africa: a closer look at Autonomy, Identity and Perspective. The conference will include five discussion panels concerning economic development, global health, and peace and conflict resolution, as well as a series of breakout sessions regarding education, the status of women, and art and activism in Africa.
A non-CLE program proudly presented by the American Bar Association Section of International Law Africa Committee and cosponsored by International Criminal Law Committee
This program is open to current program coordinators and prospective coordinators of African language programs who have attended NALRC summer institute for professional development. It includes an intensive two-week program that focuses on quality instruction, curriculum and assessments for African languages.
Learn about our partnership with the New York African Film Festival.
The Greene Space and Original Music Workshop present an evening with vocalist and improviser Helga Davis, Kronos Quartet cellist Jeffrey Zegiler, clarinetist David Krakauer, and other special guests. The Zimbabwean vocalist Netsayi will join the evening with Black pressure, a band that features Zimbabwe's most gifted musicians.
Call For Papers: Citadinités subalternes en Afrique: trajectoires sociales alternatives, figures d’étrangers «du dedans»
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), a not-for-profit organization devoted to the advancement of social science research and scholarship, seeks a program assistant for the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program.