Institutions moved at exceptional speed to close their campuses and move all instruction online. Africana studies program the university of tennessee. The bachelor of science degree in african american studies is an interdisciplinary program, utilizing the resources and faculty of several departments. Until recently, he served on the herskovits award committee for the best book in african studies, cochaired the association of concerned african scholars and coordinated the african activist archives. Africa student organizations at harvard university are pleased to invite you to the 9 th annual african development conference taking place on march 23 rd and 24 th at harvard law school. Students are immersed in a distinctive crosscultural perspective through which to study contemporary and historical issues on the.
Continuities and discontinuities lsa 2020 canceled dear lsa community. Indigenous southern african responses to colonialism, 18401930 leiden, 2010 and nelson mandelawestport, 2008. In 2003 he received the african studies association distinguished africanist award. African studies association 2018 conference african. Asauk seeks to to advance african studies and facilitate linkages between uk and african institutions, and between scholars in africa and the uk. I write to you today with the devastating, but by now inevitable news that the lagos studies association conference scheduled to hold between june 25 and 27, 2020 has been canceled. We invite you to attend the upcoming african studies association of africa asaa biennial conference from october 24 26.
Department of education title vi national resource center for africa. The 2020 program chairs are prinisha badassy, the university of witswatersrand, and carina ray, brandeis university. As an interdisciplinary program, we cover topic areas in history, culture, geography, economics, politics, and. Aau is a prestigious network that provides a continental platform for its member universities to meet, network, share knowledge, share experiences, broker partnerships and collaborate with each other in a diversity of areas related to their areas of specialization, research interests, teaching and learning. We are honoured to be organizing and hosting the canadian association of african studies caasacea annual conference at carleton university.
Annual conference of the canadian association of african. Creativity and resilience in africa november 16 18, 2017 chicago, il program committee chairs. Program of african studies northwestern university. Preliminary program 60th annual meeting institutions. Later this month, the 61st annual meeting of the african studies association asa is set to convene from november 29december 1 in atlanta, georgia. The university of edinburghs centre of african studies hosted the 8th european conference on african studies, europes largest and most international conference with an african focus, on behalf of the research network of african studies centres in europe aegis. The national conference of black political scientists ncobps is organized to study, enhance, and promote the political aspirations of people of african descent in the united states and throughout the world. The 2019 preliminary program is now available online if you are participating in the program and have updates to the way that your name, affiliation, email, or paper title appear in the program, you will find detailed instructions here on how to update your information, along with instructions on how to contact presenters on the program and how to read the program. Codesria call for african academic diaspora visiting fellowships in the humanities, social sciences and higher education studies to african universities. Held annually in international cities in north america and europe, the international conference of europeanists is the preeminent gathering of scholars of europe in the world. Aflia was founded in 20, and was registered as an independent international nongovernmental organization ngo under the laws of ghana in october 2014. The asauk is administered by the royal african society.
Pas at northwestern university has achieved international prominence for fostering the production of innovative scholarship, the training of. African studies association of the united kingdom asauk. Committee of the african heritage initiative university of michigan. As the largest association in the world dedicated to international studies, isa helps to connect its members with products and services that will interest them professionally. Lawrence offers students the opportunity to gain a rich understanding of the diversity of the worlds second largest continent, as well as a capacity to examine africa through different disciplines. With almost 2,000 individual and institutional members worldwide, the african studies association encourages the production and dissemination of knowledge about africa, past and present. Contact 301 rhode island avenue, nw suite 2204 washington, dc 20001. Institutions are faced with difficult decisions about how best to continue serving their educational and research missions, while also protecting individual and public health.
We offer a bachelor of arts and minor to equip students with bodies of knowledge that emerge from studying the culture, history and social reality of african and african american peoples, and of those of african descent across the diaspora. Event guide for africa climate week 40 pages in pdf format. Established in 1957, the african studies association is the flagship membership organization devoted to enhancing the exchange of information about africa. Each year since its founding, the association of black sociologists has assessed the state of black sociology and black life at its annual conference. The conference sets out to examine forms of political, social, and. Although harris taught at several universities in the us and africa, most of his teaching career was spent at howard. Christopher gore, ryerson university power to the people the provision of electricity and political participation in. Thursday, november 21 saturday, november 23, 2019 boston marriott copley place boston, ma. The new york african studies association wishes to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of black studies as an academic discipline by exploring its glorious past, present, and future. The covid19 global pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for higher education.
Pdf on jan 1, 2006, graham furniss and others published african studies association of the uk find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. African philosophy omedi ochieng, denison university and gail presbey, university of detroit, mercy. Department of history and political science florida. First, the asa is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its founding as the premier association of african studies in the united states. Papers presented at the annual meeting of the african studies association written by african studies association, african studies association. African studies association 2018 annual meeting social science. The 44 th annual conference of the new york african studies association the 50year ripple. Statement of solidarity with ugandas fees must fall protests.
This includes all facets of africas political, economic, social. Combining course work, teaching and research, we also offer a graduate certificate. Amutabi holds a phd from the university of illinois at urbanachampaign, usa in history and african studies. With over,000 members, over 60% of whom reside outside the united states, lasa is the one association that brings together experts on latin america from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the globe. African interdisciplinary studies association website.
The asa is based in the united states and aims to cultivate a better understanding of the continent, taking a holistic approach to its areas of focus. Started in 1957, the asa is the leading organization of african studies in north america. The asa is excited to relaunch in 2018 the official asa annual meeting app. Power, persistence, purpose, and possibility in african studies. Creativity and resilience in africa seems particularly relevant this year. Central african studies association central african. Members of the asauk receive a free subscription to african affairs, as well as a 10% discount from a wide range of african studies journals.
The program is designed to prepare students for careers in teaching, research, social service agency employment, as. The african studies association of the united kingdom was founded in 1963 and is the national subject association for africanists within the academic community. Black studies sankofa past present and future april 12, 2019 york college, city university of new york. It is the primary association for scholars and practitioners working on the caribbean region including central america and the caribbean coast of south america. Participation in panel ixb2 energy sector reforms in africa. The herskovits library of african studies and the program of african studies at northwestern university are celebrating northwesterns 150 years of coeducation with an exhibit at the africana library, featuring notable woman africanists. Upcoming conferences latin american studies association.
Adomako ampofo is a member of asas cognate organizationsthe ghana studies association, where she was coeditor of the journal ghana studies with stefan miescher. The theme of the 2020 annual meeting is the hour of decision. African studies program at penn state african studies. At this colloquium an interim working group iwg or steering committee was constituted to work on the establishment of an african based structure to promote african studies on the continent. Aflia is the trusted voice of the african library and information community in africas development. Past conferences and proceedings on africa columbia university. In celebrating the 40th anniversary of caas with this conference, a key objective is to recognize the depth of. Lagos studies association just another wordpress site. As a result of racial and political disputes over exclusion from leadership positions of black academics and asa leaders ties.
The objects of asauk as defined in its statutes are to advance african studies, particularly in the united kingdom, by providing facilities for the interchange of information and. The latin american studies association lasa is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of latin america. It drives equitable access to information and knowledge for all. Literature, politics, and global geographies is the theme of the 2017 african literature association ala conference taking place at yale university june 1417 the conference will bring together more than 600 participants from around the world and feature 165 panels exploring the usefulness of world literature as a framework for understanding the. Asa annual meeting app and online searchable program. A call to higher education administrators regarding. Mary setrana, who cochaired the special panel with program director dr.
Cyril obi, gave a paper titled farmerherder conflict and the. The african studies association encourages the production and dissemination of historical and contemporary knowledge about africa. We invite scholars and both graduate and undergraduate students to submit individual papers, entire panels, or creative worksperformances that focus on black studies. Past representations, current discourses, future communities.
Graduate student conference 2020 africas place in a globalizing world. The asaa was launched on october 25, 20 at the international conference on african studies organised by the institute of african studies, university of. Ebook african studies association annual meeting program. Formed in 1957 with the goal of cultivating a better understanding of the continent, asas annual international conference has served as a time for scholars and professionals from around the.
The university of edinburghs centre of african studies hosted the 8th european conference on. He has previously taught at central washington university, usa 20052010 in african studies programme and moi university 19922000 in the department of development studies and other public universities in kenya. On our 50 th anniversary, we return to washington, dc, to continue this practice, reflecting upon this past half century of black sociology in the organization and setting a course forward for. African studies association asa centre for african studies. The caribbean studies association csa is an independent professional organization devoted to the promotion of caribbean studies from a multidisciplinary, multicultural point of view. The associations headquarters are rutgers university in new jersey. The african studies association asa is an association of scholars and professionals in the united states and canada with an interest in the continent of africa. The conference brought together 1,400 researchers, policymakers, and leaders from across the world. The mission of the african studies program is to teach and research about africa, in all its immensity and diversity from the ancient past to the present.
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