(Archived Friday Bulletin)
AFRICAN
STUDIES PROGRAM
FRIDAY
BULLETIN
FEBRUARY 1, 2008
Contents
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Jobs, Fellowships and other Opportunities
4.
Conferences
NOTE: If you have announcements or
information appropriate for the Bulletin, please send it to us by 5:00 p.m.
on Thursdays.
1.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday Noon Talks Wednesday Seminar The Wednesday Seminar is organized this semester by Marion Frank-Wilson and Ruth M. Stone. The schedule of speakers is attached at the end of the Bulletin. African Music and Dance Ensemble The African Studies Outreach Program and the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center are organizers of this event, to take place each Friday evening during the semester. The music/dance instructor is Kwesi Brown (kwebrown@indiana.edu). Swahili Conversation Hour Bamana Conversation Hour
2. Announcements of Interest
DEADLINE TODAY!!!! Foreign Language and Area Studies Applications African Students’ Association Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis “Education and Support for Suicide Attacks: Evidence from Six Muslim Countries”, presented by Dr. Abdulkader Sinno, IU Assistant Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, and Dr. M. Najeeb Shafiq, IU Assistant Professor of Education Policy Studies Music and Diversity Concert A unique mixture of musical styles and traditions will be presented when four vibrant music ensembles perform live. Sponsored by the Celebration Committee of the UU Church, the annual Music and Diversity Concert is an event designed to promote tolerance for all cultural beliefs and traditions through offering an enchanting evening of culturally diverse music for the larger community. Music will be provided by Delia Alexander and AcaBella, a multi-part vocal ensemble (music from the African Diaspora), Colleen Haas and her group: Women of Mass Percussion (Afro-Brazilian religious and secular music); and Sheasby Matiure and the Mbira Queens and his Mutinhimira Marimba Ensemble of IU (traditional and popular music from Zimbabwe). The concert is free and open to the public. Black History Month Art Fair – CALL OUT The Office of Mentoring Services and Leadership Development will present a Black History Month Art Fair, Wednesday, February 27, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Frangipani Room, IMU. The closing program will be at 4:00 p.m. All artists at Indiana University and in the Bloomington community are invited to submit any visual artwork with the theme of Black History Month to be displayed during the OMSLD Art Fair. For more details about submitting artwork, contact Cameron Beatty at 812-855-3549 or ccbeatty@indiana.edu Daraja Children’s Project – Kenya Dinner Tickets: $20. Please see information at http://www.indiana.edu/~daraja All proceeds will be used to help vulnerable children in Kenya access basic needs. “Worlds Collide: Spirit, Soul and Body: A Spoken Word and Visual Art Event of the African American Arts Institute” Worlds Collide explores the gentle collision of cultural diversity—diversity of age, gender, ethnicity, and art form—through spoken word and visual art. The event features a catered gallery opening of paintings, photography, and sculptures by some of Indiana’s finest visual artists, including Bloomington’s own Wayne Manns and Joel Washington, and IU graduate students Yara Cluver, and Katie Dieter. The opening is followed by spoken word performances by the Philadelphia-based Asian American duo Yellow Rage; poet, writer, educator, and veteran of the Taco Shop Poets Tomas riley; and IU Professor Emeritus Dr. James E. Mumford. The gallery opening begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Ruth N. Halls Theatre in the NMBCC. Spoken word performances begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the NMBCC. Women’s History on Film February 29, 3:00 p.m. “Kadosh” (Israel 1999) – MC Library meeting room 1C Indianapolis Museum of Art Film Series February 7 “Bamako” (2006, Director: Abderrahmane Sissako) This series is co-presented by the IMA and the International Film Festival as a sneak peek at the 2008 IIFF African cinema line-up. SCALI 2008 The Summer Cooperative African Language Institute for 2008 will again be held at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The website is now active: http://scali.afrst.uiuc.edu Interested students should visit the website and submit an “expression of interest” for the language you want to study. This is very important because it helps SCALI organizers determine what languages will be offered, and at what levels.
3. Jobs, Fellowships and Other
Opportunities
2008 Grant Opportunities from the Office of the Vice President for International Affairs Summer 2008 International Enhancement Grant Summer 2008 Pre-Dissertation Travel Grant Opportunity for International Students The School of Education’s Cultural Immersion Student Teaching Project provides opportunities for undergraduate students to complete 8 weeks of their student teaching practicum in a foreign country. Currently, the project places students in 13 different countries. Many of the students who participate in this program have no experience traveling or living internationally, so in preparation for their international student-teaching experience the Cultural Immersion Project holds class sessions once a month to discuss cultural adaptation and strategies for using culturally sensitive pedagogy. For the February 21 session they are seeking international students to participate in a panel discussion about being an international student in the US. The discussion will last about 45 minutes and some of the issues addressed include: adapting to a new school, academic expectations, and classroom policies; adapting to a new language and different social norms/expectations; living with a host family or among other US students in a dorm situation; adapting to new food and using new/different living amenities. Participating will give international students an opportunity to share important cultural insights they have made in their process of adapting to US culture. Interested students should e-mail Hayley Piper at: hpiper@indiana.edu The Project on African Expressive Traditions (POAET) Eligibility: IU undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty who wish to do original research in summer or fall 2008 on aspects of culture in Africa or communities of African descent, including language, literature, music, religion, the arts, journalism, dress and popular culture. These grants are not intended for pre-dissertation exploratory research, enrollment in classes, or participation in conferences. They may be used for dissertation research as long as funded research results in a coherent finite project. All recipients will present their research at the annual POAET Conversations and will submit an article for publication by POAET. Deadline for applications: March 28, 2008. Submit to Professor Eileen Julien, Ballantine Hall 903, IUB. Announcement of awards will be made in mid-April 2008. Rutgers University Summer Programs in Kenya The Koobi Fora Field School in Paleoanthropology. For further information on any of these programs, please contact: Rutgers Study Abroad (studyabroad@rutgers.edu 732-932-7787, or Co-Director, Professor Jack Harris jwkharris@hotmai.com, jwharris@rci.rutgers.edu 732-932-8083, or Co-Director, Dr. Purity Kiura pkiura@museums.or.ke, pue03@yahoo.com , or Co-Director Dr. Mzalendo Kibunjia mkibunjia@museums.or.ke, kibunjia@yahoo.com , or Co-Director Dillon Mahoney, Mahoney-hakunabudi@gmail.com Please note that Co-Directors are following the current political situation in Kenya very closely and at the moment there is no indication of cancellation of the programs. However, should there be any changes to the above programs, announcements will be made in a timely manner.
4. Conferences
“Translation/Transformation: The Ohio State University Folklore Student Association and the IU Folklore & Ethnomusicology Student Association are collaborating to present a conference on “Translation/Transformation.” There are three opportunities for participation: paper presentations, poster sessions, and a discussion forum for all attendees. Abstracts of 250 words (for 15 minute presentations) are welcomed, on topics relevant to the following fields: folklore, ethnomusicology, cultural studies, material culture, storytelling, performance studies, other related disciplines. Poster submissions are highly encouraged, particularly for research projects in progress, as there will be opportunities for active dialogue. Please see the website for details: www.indiana.edu/~folksa The discussion forum will allow all attendees to engage with enduring issues in our fields and to consider how those issues have emerged in their own research. Potential attendees are encouraged to submit three issues that have emerged in their own research for inclusion in developing this forum. The conference will be hosted by the Ohio State University May 17-18. The Plenary speaker is Dr. Alan Govenor, a scholar, filmmaker, and playwright whose work particularly focuses on African-American music. Deadline for submissions is February 19. Please e-mail submissions to folksa@indiana.edu For more information on details of the conference and Dr. Govenor, visit www.iub.edu/~folksa.
AFRICAN STUDIES NOONTALKS
SPRING 2008 noontalks will begin in mid-February.
“FIELDNOTES IN AFRICAN RESEARCH”
African Studies Wednesday Seminar Wednesdays 5:30-7:30, WH 218 Speakers: February 27--Peter M. Chilson, English and Creative Writing, Washington State University March 19--Kate Schroeder, History/Library, and Austin Okigbo, Folklore and Ethnomusicology March 26--Daniel Reed, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana University April 2--David Henige, Library, African Studies, and Anthropology, University of Wisconsin April 9--Anaba Anankyela Alemna, Library and Library Science, University of Ghana, Ghana April 23--Selwa El-Shawan Castello Branco, Ethnomusicology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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