College of Letters & Science
Congratulations to Christy Clark-Pujara, Alexander Shashko, and Mosi Ifantuji! They are Spring 2020 recipients of the University Housing Honored Instructor Award.
AAS Graduation Program Message From the Chair Dear Graduating Students, Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine addressing our graduating majors, certificate holders and graduate students under these circumstances. I know I speak for the faculty and staff in the Afro-American Studies Department in applauding your achievements, made all the more remarkable …
Anthony Black will be giving a job talk entitled Are You A Wigsplitter? Contraband Rhetoric And The Web Carceralpreneur on Friday, April 24 at 1:00 pm. Use the link below to join the talk on BBCollaborate Ultra : https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/5971d6e6f3004e6faa348c21974368d4
Bright Ideas are back! Leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs and people who are doing interesting things share their bright ideas for 2020 with the Cap Times. Find them posted here throughout the week and in print on Jan. 8.
For Tejumola Olaniyan: Scholar, Teacher, Mentor, Father. Note: This is a very long post. In my moment of grief, I take solace in writing this reflection to process my confusion and sadness. Thank you to everyone who has checked on me. Thanks for your messages, calls, and responses to my first desperate Facebook post. The …
Last week the Department of Afro-American Studies co-sponsored a residency by Maxine Gordon who discussed her book, Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon with Professor Ethelene Whitmire accompanied by music from the University of Wisconsin students in the UW Blue Note Ensemble. “Photos courtesy of Amadou Kromah/The Capital City Hues
An Evening with Jazz Author Maxine Gordon & the UW Blue Note Ensemble Thursday, October 31st at 7:30 pm Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue Free Admission
Madwomen on the Slave Ship : reproduction and racial capitalism Presented by Jennifer L. Morgan Wednesday, November 13th 4:00-6:00 pm Pyle Center, ATT Lounge In this talk, Jennifer Morgan explores the capture and transport of African women in the transatlantic Slave trade, arguing that they are key to understanding the development of early modern racial …
Congratulations! Thulani Davis received a Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Award. Through the generosity of the Vilas Trust, the Office of the Provost is able to provide the Vilas Faculty Early Investigator Awards to recognize research and teaching excellence in faculty who are relatively early in their careers. (pictured is Thulani Davis receiving her …
Calls and Responses A Symposium on Teaching, Writing, and Community April 26-27 Pyle Center UW Madison