International Conference on African Studies
Theme: Revisiting the First International Congress of Africanists in a Globalised World
Date: October 24, 2013 – October 26, 2013
Venue: J.H.K. Nketia Conference Hall, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
Visit the University of Ghana’s Institute for African Studies website for more information.
Call for Papers
The Conference invites proposals for panels and individual papers.… Read more »
In a recent interview with CAS, Ayodeji Ogunnaike discusses his experiences as a Harvard undergraduate (’10), and now as a graduate student pursuing a PhD in African Studies and Religion. A recipient of a George Peabody Gardner Traveling Fellowship, Ayodeji spent a year in Nigeria after graduation, working directly with a traditionalist priest to document the divinatory corpus called Ifá which includes oral history and myths, proverbs, and songs. His current research continues to be focused on religious traditions in Nigeria, and works closely with Professor Jacob Olupona. Ayodeji is a previous CAS summer grantee, a Resident Tutor at Pforzheimer House, and will be participating in a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad in Nigeria this summer, continuing his Yoruba language studies. … Read more »
Yesterday (May 21, 2013), during United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s final day visiting Mozambique, he commended the Government and people of Mozambique for steady progress in political development, but urged greater efforts to overcome human rights challenges, including discrimination and violence against women, through education and awareness-raising.… Read more »
Matthew Kustenbauder, a Ph.D. candidate in the department of history at Harvard University, has received a Fulbright-Hays scholarship from the U.S. Department of Education. The Fulbright will fund ten months of research in South Africa for his dissertation, “South African Cosmopolitans in a British Imperial World, c.… Read more »
Harvard Kennedy School cordially invites interested candidates to upcoming information sessions about our degree programs in Public Policy and Public Administration. The events will be hosted by Alexandra Martinez, Assistant Dean for Student Diversity and Inclusion.… Read more »
by Sarah Politz
May 5, 2013
The Dudley House Jazz Orchestra welcomed Jomion and the Uklos of Benin for a musical residency and spring concert, held April 26-27. The guests arrived mid-week, and from our first rehearsal it was clear that something special was in store.… Read more »
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
Application Deadline: June 3, 2013
CFDA Number: 84.022A
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS- 050213-001
The U.S. Department of Education and the International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office is pleased to announce a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program opportunity.… Read more »
While most students take classes in the traditional lecture format, students of Professor Peter Der Manuelian’s class Societies of the World 38: Pyramid Schemes – The Archaeological History of Ancient Egypt (Fall 2012), had the opportunity to learn in a non-traditional and innovative ways, using digital media.… Read more »
The Harvard Africa Workshop, the signature scholarly initiative of the Committee on African Studies in conjunction with the African and African-American Studies Department, is exploring the controversies around extractive industries and their impact on contemporary African societies in their inaugural annual conference, Extractive Economies and the State in Contemporary Africa.… Read more »
The Department of African and African American Studies (AAAS) is now accepting applications for undergraduate prizes. These include prizes for theses related to African or African American Studies (Kwame Anthony Appiah Prize, Kathryn Ann Huggins Prize, Dorothy Hicks Lee Prize, Philippe Wamba Prize), the Jonathan M.… Read more »
