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AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM

FRIDAY BULLETIN

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Contents

1.       Upcoming Events

2.       Announcements of Interest

3.       Jobs, Fellowships and other Opportunities

4.       Conferences

5.       Noontalks schedule

6.       Seminar schedule

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
February 26
12:00-1:00 p.m.,  Woodburn 218
“Understanding the Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa: Connections between Information Access and National Development.”
            Summer Tritt, IU School of Library and Information Science and African Studies

Wednesday Seminar
“Fieldnotes in African Research”
February 27
5:30-7:30 p.m., WH 218
Peter M. Chilson, English and Creative Writing, Washington State University
            “Romancing the Archivist: A Cautionary Dispatch from West Africa’
Please join us for light refreshments immediately preceding the talk at 5:00 p.m. in Woodburn 221.

African Music and Dance Ensemble
Every Friday!!
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Neal Marshall Black Culture Center – Room A219

The African Studies Outreach Program and the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center are organizers of this event, taking place each Friday evening during the semester.  The music/dance instructor is Kwesi Brown (kwebrown@indiana.edu).

“The Poet and the Emperor: Power and the Arts in Nigeria & Beyond”
Presented by the Project on African Expressive Traditions (POAET) and Arts Week 2008
February 25, Lilly Library

5:00 p.m.         A Reading by Akin Adesokan, Nigerian novelist, journalist and IU Comparative
                        Literature professor will read from his 2004 debut novel “Roots in the Sky.” Fellow
                        Journalist and scholar, Harvard Professor Biodun Jeyifo will respond.
6:30 p.m.         Reception and Exhibit of works by Professors Adesokan and Jeyifo
7:15 p.m.         A Conversation with Akin Adesokan and Biodun Jeyifo
                        Adesokan and Jeyifo will discuss issues of writing, the state, and politics in Nigeria,
                        Africa and beyond.

Swahili Conversation Hour
Monday, February 25
1:15 p.m. -  IMU Starbucks 

Bamana Conversation Hour
Thursday, 6:00 p.m.

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2.  Announcements of Interest

DEADLINE MARCH 1!  Foreign Language and Area Studies Applications for Summer 2008
FLAS APPLICATIONS SUMMER 2008 ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AT:  http://www.indiana.edu/~flas   Deadline for African Studies FLAS applications for Summer 2008 is March 1.

“Worlds Collide: Spirit, Soul and Body: A Spoken Word and Visual Art Event of the African American Arts Institute”
Monday, February 25
Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
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. 

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
February 29, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
IMU State Room East
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.

Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis
February 29, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Workshop Seminar Room, 513 N. Park

“Assessing the Implication of Decentralization on Livelihood, Biodiversity, and Ecological Sustainability in Uganda: A Preliminary Analysis of the Pilot Sanrem/Ifri Site”
            Joseph Bahati, Lecturer, Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC), Makerere University, Kampala, and Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC) and Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis.

11th Annual African American Arts Institute/African American  Dance Company Workshop
February 29 – March 1
Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
The AAAI and the AADC co-sponsor the annual workshop, presented by Professor Iris Rosa, to expose students and community members to experiences in a broad range of dance styles and movement expression from the perspective of the African American and African Diaspora. Guest artists will teach master classes, discuss the Black Dance Experience, and educate participants through keynote speeches and panel discussions to create educational and enlightening dialogue. All events are open to students, as well as the surrounding communities.

Master dance classes will be offered in modern (Horton), jazz, Afro-Cuban, African, and Salsa as well as a choreographic workshop, a panel entitled “The Black Dance Experience: The Use of Culture of the Diaspora to Shape Performance” on Friday, February 29 at 7:00 p.m. in Woodburn 101, and a dance showcase on Saturday, March 1, 7:00 p.m. at Wilkie Auditorium. Guest artists include Ronne Stone, Elena Anderson, Reynaldo Gonzales, and Terence Green.

To participate, download a registration form from the AAAI website:  www.indiana.edu/~aaai/ADCwksp.html
Full registration fees (Friday and Saturday) $90
Saturday Registration only (includes 3 classes) $55
Single class fee: $20

For information, contact:  Iris Rosa  at rosa@indiana.edu  phone 812-855-6873

Women’s History on Film
February-March 2008
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Monroe County Public Library
            All movies are free and will be introduced b a faculty member of the IU History Department. Organized by the IU History Department’s Gender and Sexuality Field; Co-Sponsored by the Office of Women’s Affairs, Department of Gender Studies, Office of the Vice President for International Affairs, Russian and East European Institute, American Studies, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Jewish Studies, Cultural Studies, and Latino Studies.

February 29, 3:00 p.m.            “Kadosh” (Israel 1999) – MC Library meeting room 1C
March 3, 6 p.m.                       “Iron-Jawed Angels” (US 2004) – MC Library Auditorium
March 9, 2 p.m.                       “4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days” (Romania 2007) MC Library Auditorium
March 23, 2:30 p.m.    “Portrait of Teresa” (Cuba, 1979) – MC Library Auditorium
March 25, 6:30 p.m.    “A Midwife’s Tale” (US 1998) – MC Library meeting room 1B
March 29, 2:30 p.m.    “Sisters in Law” (Cameroon 2005) – MC Library meeting room 1B
March 31, 6:00 p.m.    “Losing Isaiah” (US 1995) – MC Library Auditorium

Indianapolis Museum of Art Film Series
Thursdays in February
DeBoest Lecture Hall 7:00 p.m.

February 7       “Bamako” (2006, Director: Abderrahmane Sissako)
February 21     “Days of Glory/Indigenes” (2006, Director Rachid Bouchareb)
February 28     “Iron Ladies of Liberia”  (2007, Directors Daniel Juge and Siatta Soctt Johnson)

The film series is presented by the IMA Education Division, IUPUI Committee on African-American Studies, and the Indiana University Black Film Center/Archive.

SCALI 2008

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3. Jobs, Fellowships and Other Opportunities

UCLA Summer African Language Instructors
DEADLINE TO APPLY:  April 1, 2008
Pending sufficient course enrollments, the UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center seeks short-term instructors in introductory Amharic, Igbo, Swahili, Yoruba, and either Zulu or Xhosa for the Language Intensives in LA program during Summer Session 2008 (June 23-August 15).  Classes meet 8:30 a.m. – 12: 15 p.m. Monday through Friday. Job duties include teaching, lesson panning, writing exams and quizzes, grading student work, arranging for guest speakers, and participating in field trips (some of which may take place outside of class time). Candidates must be available to participate in training sessions both before and during the Summer Session. Employment will be for summer session only.

Applicants should have teaching experience and a degree in a relevant discipline (M.A. or other advanced degree preferred). Experience with university students in the US is a plus. Candidates should speak their relevant language at the superior proficiency level or beyond, and also have strong English skills. Salary and title will be commensurate with experience and educational level. Applicants must have unrestricted permission to work in the US.

Send letter of application, CV, two letters of recommendation, and teaching evaluations (if available) to:  Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson, African Languages Coordinator, UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center, Attn:  Summer Sessions Instructor Search, 10244 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA  90095-1310

The Project on African Expressive Traditions (POAET)
Travel and Research Grants (up to $2000)

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.
For complete information and application materials, see the website:
NOTE CORRECTED WEBSITE ADDRESS:  www.indiana.edu/~complit/poaet.html         

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4.  Conferences

See our conferences link for previously announced upcoming conferences: http://www.iub.edu/~afrist/conference.html.

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AFRICAN STUDIES NOONTALKS

February 19     John Prendergast – Co-Founder of the “Enough Campaign”, a joint initiative
                        Of the International Crisis Group and the Center for American Progress.
                        “Stopping Genocide in Darfur”

February 26     Summer Tritt (IU-SLIS)  “Understanding the Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan
                       Africa:  Connections between Information Access and National Development.”

March 4           Samuel Obeng, African Studies, Linguistics
                        "Ghanaian Political Criticism through Hip-Life: Textuality, Contextuality,
                        and Intertextuality”

March 11         SPRING BREAK

March 18         Richard Werbner, Manchester

March 25         Gracia Clark

April 1             Alwiya Omar, IU Linguistics

April 8             Verlon Stone, Indiana University Liberia Collections
                        “Selecting Digital Equipment for Field Work: Video, Photo & Audio”

April 15           Kathryn McHarry, University of Chicago
                        “Institutonalization of the WHO’s Child Health Standards in La Case des Tout
                        Petits (Senegal)”

Special Talk:
April 21           MONDAY:  2:30  Adewale Maja-Pearce, writer/publisher (Nigeria)

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“FIELDNOTES IN AFRICAN RESEARCH”

African Studies Wednesday Seminar
Fieldnotes in African Research
(Marion Frank-Wilson and Ruth M. Stone)

Wednesdays 5:30-7:30, WH 218

Speakers:
February 20--Steven Raymer, Journalism, Indiana University
                        “The Documentary Photographer: Writing with Light”

February 27--Peter M. Chilson, English and Creative Writing, Washington State University
                        “Romancing the Archivist: A Cautionary Dispatch from West Africa”

March 19--Kate Schroeder, History/Library, and Austin Okigbo, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
                        “Recent Experiences with Fieldnotes”

March 26--Daniel Reed, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana University
                        “Fieldnotes: For Whom and What For?”

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

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