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TT History Professorship Open at Augusta U
Augusta University Tenure Track Professorship open in History of Africa & Islamic World Assistant Professor of History Africa/Islamic World- Job […]
U of Minnesota Seeks Applicants for Public Affairs Chair
University of Minnesota Seeks Applicants for Harold E. Stassen World Peace Chair Associate 9402 or Full Professor 9401 in Global […]
TT Professorship in African Literature at SUNY Binghamton
Tenure Track Professorship Open in African Literature at SUNY Binghamton The Department of Africana Studies at Binghamton University, State University […]
French and Francophone Studies TT Professorship at American U
French and Francophone Studies Tenure Track Professorship at American University The Department of World Languages and Cultures in the College […]
TT Professorship in African American Literature at Mount Holyoke College
Tenure Track Professorship in African American Literature at Mount Holyoke College Assistant Professor of African American Literature The Department of […]
TT Professorship in Comparative Literature at Harvard
The Harvard University – Department of Comparative Literature seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in comparative literature. We are committed […]
U of Tennessee Knoxville Professorship in Poli Sci
Assistant Professor – Political Science (Populism, Nationalism, and Identity) The University of Tennessee – Knoxville: Knoxville Academic Units: College of […]
Ohio State U Seeks Chair for Dept of African American & African Studies
Ohio State University Seeks Dept Chair for African American & African Studies Department: African American and African Studies Rank: Advanced […]
TT Professorship in Comparative Literature at UCLA
Assistant Professor, Early Global South Comparatist POSITION DESCRIPTION The Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles […]
U of Miami TT Professorship in History
University of Miami, Department of History Opening https://www.hr.miami.edu/careers/ Job ID: R100060914 The Department of History at the University of Miami […]
ASA Launches 2022 CCNY Fellows Workshop
The ASA is thrilled to announce its 2022 Fellowships for Carnegie supported scholars. This year, ASA will be hosting a […]
UC, Santa Cruz History Professorship in pre-colonial West or Central Africa
History Department: Assistant Professor, Pre-Colonial West or Central Africa (Initial Review 10/24/22) Position overview Position title: History Department: Assistant Professor, […]
TT Professorship African/Diaspora Art History & Visual Culture at Ohio State
The Ohio State University Department of History of Art Position: Assistant Professor in African and/or African Diaspora Art History and […]
African American Art/African or African Diaspora at Santa Clara U
Assistant Professor: African American Art/African or African Diaspora Position Type: Regular Salary Range: Competitive salary and benefits package; housing assistance […]
Digital Humanities Specialist at Brown University Library
Digital Humanities Specialist Opening at Brown University Library The Brown University Library seeks to hire a collaborative, innovative, and creative […]
Margaret Jean Hay (1943 – 2022)
It is with great sadness that we inform the African Studies Center community of the passing of former Editor of […]
Global Operations Manager for Africa South of the Sahara
Global Operations Manager for Africa South of the Sahara School for International Training Location: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, South […]
Comparative Politics TT Opening at University of Minnesota
The Department of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities invites applications for […]
TT Professorship in IR and Global Studies at West Chester U
Tenure Track Professorship in IR and Global Studies at West Chester University POSITION SUMMARY: Join a vibrant campus community whose […]
Two-year Changemaker Postdoc Fellowships in International Studies at American U
The School of International Service (SIS) at American University (AU) invites applications for two full-time, two-year Changemaker Postdoctoral Fellowships in […]
Associate Dean for Research Opening at American U
The School of International Service (SIS) at American University (AU) invites applications for a full-time, tenured position as the Associate […]
U of Tennessee, Knoxville TT African/Diaspora Religions
Assistant Professor – Religions of Africa and/or Its Diaspora, Fall 2023 Location Knoxville, TN Position Type UTK Tenure Track Faculty […]
TT Africana Studies Professorship at Oklahoma State U
Tenure Track Africana Studies Professorship at Oklahoma State University The College of Arts and Sciences at Oklahoma State University seeks […]
TT Professorship in Africana Art History at Hollins U
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Africana Art History Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of […]
Professorship in the History of Race & Inequality at SUNY Binghamton
Binghamton University – Assistant Professor of the History of Race and Inequality in the United States About Binghamton University: Binghamton […]
TT Professorship in Development Geography at Mount Holyoke
TT Professorship in Development Geography at Mount Holyoke Mount Holyoke College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank […]
2023–24 International Affairs Fellowships
CFR is recruiting for the following 2023-24 fellowships: The International Affairs Fellowship (IAF) provides academics and individuals from the private […]
Tenure Track Professorship in Black French Studies at Rice University
Assistant Professor in Black French Studies Rice University: School of Humanities: Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures Location: Houston, Texas […]
TT in Literature and Culture of the Global South at U of Pennsylvania
Literature and Culture of the Global South Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Aug 19, 2022 Deadline: The Department of English […]
TT Environmental Policy and Economics at University of Denver
Environmental/Natural Resource Policy and Economics https://jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/495450/assistant-professor-environmental-or-natural-resource-policy-and-economics-josef-korbel-school-of-international-studies Job no: 495450 Work type: Faculty Full-Time Location: Denver, CO Categories: Faculty Application Deadline: […]
TT International Studies Professorship at the University of Denver
Global Governance, International Studies at the University of Denver https://jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/495451/assistant-professor-global-orders-and-governance-josef-korbel-school-of-international-studies Job no: 495451 Work type: Faculty Full-Time Location: Denver, CO […]
TT Professorship in Poli Sci at Tulane
The Political Science department at Tulane University seeks an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in International Development. Applications with specializations in gender […]
CFP ECAS 2023 ‘African Futures’
The Call for Panels is now open for ECAS 2023 ‘African Futures’ conference in Cologne, Germany and will close on […]
NAASC Outstanding Article Prize
NAASC Outstanding Article Prize The North American Association of Scholars on Cameroon (NAASC) would like to announce a call for […]
TT Assistant Professorship in History of Modern Africa at Rice
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in History of Modern Africa (Colonial and Post-Colonial) The Department of History and the Center for African […]
Louis Edward Wilson (1939-2022)
With the death of the African and African American historian Louis Edward Wilson on July 10, 2022, the field of […]
TT Professorship in Black Studies at UC Irvine
Assistant/Associate Professor of Anthropology Job #JPF07831 Anthropology / School of Social Sciences / UC Irvine APPLICATION WINDOW Open date: August […]
Project Manager/Arts Admin Position at ACASA
The Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA) seeks to hire a Contract Project Manager/Arts Administrator to support the […]
Professorship in Comparative Politics at Western Washington U
Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at Western Washington University About the University: Western Washington University, with over 16,000 students in […]
Interdisciplinary Fellowships in African Studies at Yale
INTERDISCIPLINARY FELLOWSHIPS IN AFRICAN STUDIES AT YALE UNIVERSITY The Yale Institute of Sacred Music is an interdisciplinary center where scholars […]
Tenure History Professorship Open at University of Chicago
Description The Department of History at the University of Chicago invites applicants for an open rank tenure line faculty position […]
Professorship in History at Texas Christian University
Assistant Professor of History: Africa/Global South Job no: 497422 Work type: Full-time Location: TCU Main Campus Categories: AddRan College of […]
Comparative Politics Specialist at UPenn
The Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is looking for a comparative politics specialist […]
ASA SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”
AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR” Job Title: Executive Director Reports To: President of the […]
TT Professorship in African American Art/African or African Diaspora
African American Art/African or African Diaspora (advertisement for the College Art Association and the Registry Position Listings) Assistant Professor: African […]
ASA SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF “PROGRAMS MANAGER”
AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF “PROGRAMS MANAGER” Job Title: Programs Manager Reports To: Executive Director Type […]
Opportunities for Paid Translations in Multiple African Languages
Native Speakers of Ngambay; Krahn; Igbo; Konobo, and Other African Languages Wanted! All Language Alliance, Inc. is a provider of […]
Kansas African Studies Center, University of Kansas
The Kansas African Studies Center coordinates and develops interdisciplinary interests in all areas of African Studies across the University of [...]
Africa Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The African Studies Program supports research, teaching, and outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, bringing together scholars in multiple disciplines, [...]
The Africa Institute
The Africa Institute is an interdisciplinary academic research institute dedicated to the study, research and documentation of Africa, its people [...]
African Studies Program, Indiana University
Founded in 1961, the African Studies Program at IU is a vital, multidisciplinary knowledge center that has been recognized as [...]
African Studies Program (AFSP), Georgetown University
The African Studies Program (AFSP) in the Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service was established in 1980. Our core [...]
National Humanities Center Fellowship Open for Applications
Each year, the National Humanities Center welcomes up to forty scholars from across the humanities and all over the world. […]
Smithsonian Webinar on Federal Job Applications
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History Will Host A Webinar To Assist Applicants in Applying for Federal Jobs […]
Brian “Barke” Nowak (1977-2021)
Brian Michael Nowak, 44, tragically passed away on November 19, 2021, at his home in the Goudel region in Niamey, […]
Grover M. Hudson (1940-2022)
Grover M. Hudson, died at home in East Lansing on June 13, 2022, age 82, after battling cancer. Hudson was […]
Ian Taylor (1969-2021)
African Studies, International Relations, and our small world of China-Africa researchers, lost one of its towering figures on February 22. […]
TT Professorship in International Relations and Quant Methods
Michigan State University’s James Madison College seeks to fill a tenure-track assistant professor position in International Relations and quantitative methods. […]
Film & Media Professorship at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology, of the State […]
Yale Seeks Candidates for Senior Program Manager
Senior Program Manager, Council on African Studies The position reports to the Program Director for the Council on African Studies […]
TT Professorship in Sociology & Anthropology at Kalamazoo
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY Kalamazoo College invites applications for a tenure track position at the assistant professor level […]
Career Development Specialist at University of California, Berkeley
Career Development Specialist at University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley: Career Development Specialist (4516U), Center for African Studies […]
ASA Launches 2022 CCNY Fellow Call
The ASA is thrilled to announce its 2022 Fellowships for Carnegie supported scholars. This year, the ASA will be offering […]
Visiting Professorship of Sociology & Anthropology at Kalamazoo College
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY Kalamazoo College invites applications for a one-year visiting professor starting Fall 2022 in […]
CFP: Southeast African Languages and Literatures Forum
CALL FOR PAPERS 12TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHEAST AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES FORUM (SEALLF) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH […]
QASA Prizes Open for Nominations
Dear colleagues: It is that time of year! We are writing to ask your help in identifying articles published in […]
Erikson Scholar-in-Residence Call for Applications
Erikson Scholar-in-Residence Call for Applications The Erikson Institute for Education and Research of the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, MA […]
Call for Chapters: Edited Volume on Fashion and Politics in Comparative Perspective
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CFP – In Flux: Theorizing African Environments, Ancient to Future
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African Poetry Digital Portal Project: African Poetry Digital Humanities Grant
ALL FOR PROPOSALS African Poetry Digital Portal Project: African Poetry Digital Humanities Grant Deadline: June 10, 2022 The African Poetry […]
History Professorship at University of Bergen
Associate Professor in the History of the Middle East and Muslim Africa UiB – Knowledge that shapes society Through robust […]
2022 African Women, Gender and Migration Conference
Attend the 2022 African Feminist Initiative conference on “African Women, Gender and Migration,” June 9-10, in Tangier, Morocco.
Save the Date: The Sixth International Congress of African and African Diaspora Studies (ICAADS)
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Members Event: COVID, Gender, & Academia
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Social Studies Faculty at Bard High School Early College NYC
Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Manhattan FACULTY – SOCIAL STUDIES Employer Website: http://apply.interfolio.com/106343 Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) […]
Curator for the Black Diaspora at Brown University
Curator for the Black Diaspora The Curator for the Black Diaspora is a subject specialist who brings unique expertise to […]
30 Month Postdoc Researcher in Social History of Southern Africa
The research project ‘A Socialist Workplace in Postcolonial Africa: A Connected History of the Yugoslav Workforce in Zambia’ aims to […]
Postdoctoral Position in Islamic History and Culture
Postdoctoral position in Islamic history and culture UiB – Knowledge that shapes society Through robust and close interaction with the […]
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Academic Dean and Professor at Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Academic Dean and Professor, Africa Center for Strategic Studies National Defense University, Washington DC The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, […]
2022 Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World
2022 Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World Students come to SILMW for a variety of reasons: To connect […]
New Sponsorship Opportunities at the ASA
New Sponsorship Opportunities at the ASA The ASA has recently launched a new sponsorship opportunities for institutions, programs, and individuals […]
Southern Journal for Contemporary History Call for Papers
Call for papers 2022-04-19 The Southern Journal for Contemporary History (SJCH) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published in English, twice […]
Conference: RECKONING WITH RACE & RACISM IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE
The Department of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine The Center for Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University […]
2022 ASA Community Changes
Dear ASA Community Members, As we move into the second quarter of 2022, and closer to ASA’s 65th Annual Meeting, […]
Emerging Scholars & Advocacy: Finding Your Voice On Capitol Hill and Beyond
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Museum of Modern Art Frédéric Bruly Bouabré: World Unbound Event
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Professorship in History at Colby College
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Postdoc at University of California, Irvine
Postdoc at University of California, Irvine The UCI School of Humanities invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral scholar for 2022-2023. […]
Invitation to Join Author Meets Critics Panel
The Author Meets Critics panel launches a new book published by Rowman and Littlefield. Bantu Authorities: Apartheid’s System of Race […]
Environmental Sustainability in Africa
This paper investigates the nexus between environmental justice as a concept, the indigenous people of southern Nigeria’s understanding of this […]
Mellon Sawyer Seminar Postdoctoral Scholar at The UCI School of Humanities
Mellon Sawyer Seminar Postdoctoral Scholar The UCI School of Humanities invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral scholar for 2022–2023. The […]
2022 Awards & Prize Nominations
2022 Prize Nominations Are Open! Please refer to each prize nomination process separately via the links and be sure to […]
Disturbing Gazes and Synesthetic Discomfort in sub-Saharan Africa
This panel considers the use of disgust in postcolonial cultural productions from/about sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on disturbing cultural productions (comics, […]
Atta, Habiba Iliyasu
Keywords: Sustainability, Environment, Bioremediation, Content creation, Public speaking
Lee, Jia Hui
Keywords: Science & Technology Studies, East Africa, Multispecies Anthropology, New Materialism
Singbeh, Thomas N.
Keywords: Africa Political Thought, Liberian Political History, Political Risk Analysis, Policy Development & Analysis
Akinyetun, Tope Shola
Keywords: Security, Development Studies, Insurgency, Digitization. Identity Politics
For those of you who joined us in Chicago for our 60th meeting, I hope you will agree that, by all measures, it was a massive success. We are especially grateful to the Local Arrangements Committee, chaired by Mark DeLancey and Amy Settergren, for putting together such a wonderful set of Chicago-focused events. Program chairs Marissa Moorman and Susanna Wing developed and assembled an outstanding array of panels, roundtables, and plenaries on “Institutions: Creativity and Resilience in Africa.” Special highlights for many of us included the Current Issues Plenary with Reed Brody and Dohkot Clément Abaïfouta, the ASR Distinguished Lecture by Alcinda Honwana, Anne Pitcher’s inspiring Presidential Address, and the Hormuud Lecture by Rafael Marques de Morais.
The months since our momentous Chicago meeting have been extremely busy on a number of fronts. The difficult and unpredictable political terrain in the United States, including debates around the federal budget and allocations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays, have kept advocacy front and center in our work. Like our predecessors, we have had some lively discussions about what is appropriate to advocate for and protest against, but for the most part, we have been fairly agile and responsive, thanks to the Board’s Advocacy Committee. Still, we are in need of a more broadly based and representative structure to address the quickfire issues of these turbulent times and hope to roll out a new task force, drawn directly from our coordinate and affiliate organizations, in the coming months.
Related to advocacy, of course, are the partnerships we have developed and nurtured, especially in recent years. Increasingly, those partnerships – with disciplinary and area associations (via the American Council of Learned Societies, the Coalition for International Education, the Consortium of Social Science Associations, and the National Humanities Alliance) and with other African studies associations in other parts of the world, and especially with continent-based organizations like the African Studies Association of Africa and CODESRIA – are strategically important in helping us prioritize our work and determine our direction. In June 2016, the ASA held its first co-organized conference on the African continent, in Dakar and in partnership with the American Anthropological Association. That partnership was reprised this May in Johannesburg at a conference on “Africa in the World: Shifting Boundaries and Knowledge Production.” We will have more on that gathering in the next issue of ASA News. Meanwhile, we continue to explore ways of partnering directly and regularly with Africa-based associations as we move forward. It is more incumbent on us now than ever before to build equitable, multilateral, and sustainable institutional partnerships with academic associations that are Africa-focused and Africa-based.
As I write, plans are well underway for our 2018 meeting in Atlanta. Organized by our two program chairs, Nana Akua Anyidoho and Mark Auslander, around the theme, “Energies: Power, Creativity and Afro-Futures,” the meeting is poised to address some of the more pressing concerns of our common fields. I would like to take special note of the fact that Nana Akua Anyidoho is the first Africa-based program chair for an ASA annual meeting. My hope is that in the coming years increasing numbers of Africa-based scholars will play central roles in shaping the direction of our association. The Local Arrangements Committee for Atlanta (Jennie Burnet, Harcourt Fuller, and Pamela Scully) have been hard at work for over a year and have some real Atlanta treats in store for those able to attend.
Last, but certainly not least, our annual election results are just in! First, a profound and heart-felt thanks to those who will be rotating off the Board in November: Anne Pitcher (Past President) and Board members Adérónké Adésolá Adésànyà, Mary-Jane Deeb, Jennifer Yanco, and Ruth Murambadoro (Emerging Scholar Representative). We are delighted to be welcoming on: Ato Quayson as incoming Vice President and Leonardo Arriola, Sylvester Ogbechie, and Lahra Smith new Board members. Yusuf Serunkuma Kajura will become our third Emerging Scholar Representative to the Board.
Jean Allman
2021 Presidential Lecture
