MSU Tuesday Bulletin, 02/15/05
THE TUESDAY BULLETIN
Issue No. 6, Spring 2005
February 15, 2005
Weekly News from the AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 100 INTERNATIONAL CENTER
EAST LANSING MI 48824-1035
For back issues, see archive <http://africa.msu.edu>
BULLETIN CONTENTS
EVENTS
MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS
SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
EVENTS
February 17, Thursday
"The Season of Courtship in Ethiopia-United States Relations," African Studies Center
Brown Bag with Negussay Ayele, Visiting Professor at UCLA (Native of Ethiopia), 12:00
noon, Room 201, International Center.
February 18, Friday
"Domestic Workers in South Africa," CASID-WID Friday Forum with Jeanne Gazel, Student
Affairs and Services (MSU), 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m., Room 201 International Center.
February 18, Friday
International Coffee Hour., every Friday from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Spartan Rooms B & C
in the Crossroads Food Court. Free Admission and Coffee. Sponsored by the Office
for International Students and Scholars.
February 23, Wednesday
"The Tenofovir Trials in Nigeria: Agency, Knowledge and Science," MSU Center for Ethics
Brown Bag talk with Kristin Peterson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology (MSU) and
DuBois-Mandela-Rodney post-doctoral fellow in the Center for Afroamerican and African
Studies at the University of Michigan, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m., Room C102 E. Fee Hall
(Patenge Room).
February 24, Thursday
"Alternate Futures for Sudan after the North-South Peace Agreement," African Studies
Center Brown Bag talk with Benaiah Yongo-Burre, Dept. of Liberal Studies (Kettering
University, Flint, Michigan), 12:00 noon, Room 201, International Center.
MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
African Studies Center Application for Foreign
Language and Area Studies (FLAS) 2005-06
The African Studies Center at MSU is now accepting
on-line applications for FLAS fellowships for academic
year 2005-06 and for the 2005 Summer Cooperative
African Language Institute (SCALI). The FLAS
fellowship is funded by the U.S. Department of
Education Title VI program for the study of African
languages and non-language courses on Africa.
Detailed information on the fellowship, and on-line
application guidelines and forms are available on the
Center's website: http://africa.msu.edu/. Applicants who
can not access the on-line forms can either use the
printable PDF files available at the bottom of the
application form webpages or contact the African
Studies Center at (517) 353-1700; or e-mail:
africa@msu.edu.
In accordance with the Title VI centers' agreement of
rotating summer course offerings under SCALI, African
languages study in summer 2005 will be hosted by
Indiana University-Bloomington. For more information
visit the following website:
http://www.indiana.edu/afrist/scali1.html.
The MSU deadline for submitting both applications to
the Center is February 18, 2005.
MSU Graduate Student Travel Funds Available
The Environmental Science & Policy Program (ESPP)
will provide support for graduate student travel to
professional meetings. Students must be presenting
papers or posters focusing on environmental science and
policy. Support of up to $750 for domestic meetings and
up to $1,000 for meetings outside the U.S. will be
available.
To apply, students should submit:
--An abstract of the paper or poster
--A short description of the nature of the meeting and of
the context in which the paper will be presented (e.g.,
title of paper session or poster session)
--A short budget indicating in general terms the costs of
travel, registration and lodging for the meeting
--A short note from the student's dissertation advisor
indicating her or his support for the application
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis
starting on February 1, 2005, and continue until the
allocated funds are depleted. Materials should be
forwarded to: Ken Beer at his e-mail: beerk@msu.edu.
Recipients will be contacted and asked to provide
personal information (PID, etc.) to assist in filling out
University paperwork prior to the awarding of the funds.
Priority will be given to:
--Current ESPP fellowship holders
--Students enrolled in the ESPP doctoral specialization
--Students who have enrolled in ESP 801 or are
currently enrolled in ESP 802
--Presentations of a clearly interdisciplinary nature
--Presentations at interdisciplinary meetings
Students receiving funding are expected to acknowledge
that support in their presentation, and to provide ESPP
with a copy of the program page displaying their
presentation or poster and an electronic copy of the
presentation (PowerPoint slides, paper) or poster.
Study Abroad in South Africa, Museum Studies
Announcing a new opportunity for those interested in
museum studies and South African arts and cultural
heritage in an overseas learning experience!...Michigan
State University is offering a Summer Study Abroad
opportunity in South Africa in July 2005.
Below is a brief description but more detailed
information is available on the web at
http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/safricaculher.html.
Detailed information about the application procedures
and acceptance process can be found on the Office of
Study Abroad website http:/studyabroad.msu.edu..
To learn more about the program in general and details
about this summer's offering, please feel free to contact
Dr. Marsha MacDowell, Professor and Curator, MSU
Museum, e-mail: macdowel@msu.edu or Dr. C. Kurt
Dewhurst, Professor and Director, MSU Museum, e-
mail: dewhurs1@msu.edu. Applications are due March
1, 2005 for the 2005 summer program.
Film course, Second half of Spring semester 2005
Two-credit Film Course, March 17-April 28, 2005
AL 492: "Remembering the Past, Celebrating the
- Present
- Perspectives on South Africa @10." The world
is celebrating South Africa for its 10 years of one of the
most extraordinary and relatively peaceful transitions
from racial injustice to democratic rule. The MSU
African Studies faculty proposes a two-credit course on
South African film and video to expose MSU
undergraduates to the rich history and vibrant present of
South Africa. Built with two key South African visitors
and several faculty experts on South Africa and its
media, the seven-session course will begin after MSU's
spring break. For more information contact David
Wiley or John Metzler in the MSU African Studies
Center; phone: 353-1700.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
African Studies Association 2005, Call for Proposals
The ASA 2005 Call for Proposals is Now Open! Please
visit www.africanstudies.org to review the Proposal
Submission Guidelines and submit your proposal online.
Please remember that ASA Membership and Annual
Meeting Pre-Registration Fees must be paid prior to
proposal submission. Please direct any inquiries
concerning accessing the online system or making a
payment, to Ms. Maggie McLaughlin, ASA Executive
Administrator, at e-mail: members@rci.rutgers.edu or
Tel: 732-932-8173 ext. 10.
Direct inquiries concerning accessing the Annual
Meeting proposal system, to Ms. Kimme Carlos, ASA
Annual Meeting Coordinator, at e-mail:
asaamc@rci.rutgers.edu or Tel: 732-932-8173 ext. 15.
The Proposal Submission Deadline is March 15, 2005.
Bringing Francophone Africa into the Classroom
Seminar for Teachers: April 21-24, 2005
The Penobscot Language Immersion School of
Rockland, Maine, is offering this intensive introduction
to Francophone Africa and African film in the context of
the annual Vues d'Afrique film festival in Montreal,
Canada.
Dr. Maria Grosz-Ngaté (Indiana University), an
anthropologist with long-term research experience in
Francophone West Africa, and Dr. Aliko Songolo
(University of Wisconsin-Madison), whose research
focuses on Francophone African cinema, will lead the
workshop. They will provide pertinent background
knowledge for viewing African films and using them in
the classroom, so that participating teachers can gain a
deeper understanding of Francophone African cinema
and build a curriculum unit linked to a readily-available
Francophone film. For further information and
application materials, please see http://www.cinema-
africain.org/teachers.html.
For further information call or write: Julia Schulz,
Penobscot School; Tel: (207) 594-1084 or (207) 594-
9995; Fax: (207) 594-1067; e-mail: julia@cinema; or
Ben Levine, Watching Place Productions; Tel: (207)
594-9988; e-mail: blevine@midcoast.com.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa, U. of Pennsylvania
Call for Papers -April 1, 2005
Over the past decade, several political/ethnic conflicts
have taken place in the Horn of Africa that have had
many social implications in the region. These conflicts,
although domestic in origin, have had implications in
neighboring states. The wide availability of arms,
poverty, the lack of political participation, and the
economic deprivation of citizens in many states, have
pushed some people to perpetuate violence between
groups, and at times against the state. In order to fully
comprehend these conflicts, we must look at them in
relation to external and internal factors. During this
interdependent global age, we also need to understand
how our perceptions and knowledge are shaped by
different media outlets, human rights organizations, and
other humanitarian organizations. This workshop will
address these themes in greater detail, and its structure
is as follows:
- Title
- Internal Conflicts and External Responses in the
Horn of Africa; Conveners: Lee Cassanelli, Ali Dinar
Theme One: Internal Interests: Causes and Forms of Conflict
- Youth and Culture of War
- Para-military and Militias
- Statelessness
- Theme Two
- External Interests: Regional, Continental, and
International
- Regional and Global Interests: UN, EU, AU, IGAD
- US Policies in the Horn: War on Terror, Oil, etc.
Theme Three: Human Rights & Genocide
- Reporting on Human Rights Violations and Genocide
Theme Four: Understanding and Responding to African
- Conflicts
- The Role of
Outside Experts and Media Coverage
- Media Coverage and Depictions of Conflict
- Effect of Media Reporting on Citizens from Conflict
Areas
- Mobilizing Constituencies for Intervention, Assistance,
Resistance
This workshop is organized by the University of
Pennsylvania's African Studies Center, in collaboration
with Consortium partners of Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and
Swarthmore colleges. Those who wish to participate in
the workshop are invited to submit 150 -200 words
abstracts or completed papers. The submission deadline
for the abstracts is March 1st, 2005.
Submissions and inquiries about the workshop should be
directed to: Dr. Ali Dinar, e-mail:
aadinar@sas.upenn.edu; Tel: (215) 898-6610.
SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
Gilman International Scholarship Program
The Gilman International Scholarship Program has
received an additional 1 million dollars in funding. This
significant increase in funding will enable the Gilman
Program to make a minimum of 500 scholarship awards
during the 2005-2006 academic year. The Institute of
International Education (IIE) is currently accepting
applications for the Fall 2005 cycle. The Gilman
Scholarship is open to all US undergraduates, in good
academic standing, who meet the criteria listed below:
The applicant must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant or
provide proof that he/she will be receiving a Pell Grant
at the time of application or during the term of study
abroad; the applicant is applying to or has been accepted
into a study abroad program eligible for credit by the
student's institution of higher education in the US; the
applicant is studying abroad for at least four weeks in
one country; the applicant is studying abroad in any
country except Cuba or any nation currently under a US
Department of State issued Travel Warning; the
applicant is participating in a Fall 2005 study abroad
program of up to one academic year that begins between
the dates of July 15, 2005 and October 15, 2005.
The Gilman Program offers scholarships for students
who have been traditionally under-represented in
education abroad including, but not limited to:
students with high financial need; students from diverse
ethnic backgrounds; students going to non-traditional
countries; students attending community colleges;
students in under-represented fields of study; students of
non-traditional age; and students with physical
challenges. The student online application deadline for
the Fall 2005 cycle is April 4, 2005. Postmark deadline
for student transcripts is April 7, 2005: . Students must
submit 3 copies of current and transfer institution, if
applicable. Deadline for all Advisor certifications is
April 7, 2005:
For more information on the application process, please
access the Gilman Website at:
http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program
Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.