Graduation Slideshow -------------------- Summer 2009 Course Descriptions
June
Documenting the Somali Diaspora
The Somali Documentary Project founders will present a lecture and visual presentation Wednesday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. in 306 Seigfred Hall. Speaking will be Abdi Roble, photographer, Tariq Tarey, project manager, and Doug Rutledge, Ph. D., writer.
If you are interested in how to get a photographic exhibit; working for an NGO; getting a book published; setting up a non-profit organization; working in Africa; and promoting yourself, come and ask the experts.
The Somali Documentary Project is a non-profit organization with a six-year track record of providing a visual and written history of the Somali Diaspora and of advocating for Somali refugees.
The University of Minnesota Press recently published their book, The Somali Diaspora: A Journey Away.
Their website it: somaliproject.org.
NPPAOU and the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University sponsor Documenting the Somali Diaspora. The presentation is partially funded by SAC and is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, June 3
7:30 PM
Seigfried Hall 306
African Studies brown bag
Bokamoso Leaders Forum is a new leadership initiative that seeks to provide a forum for the nurturing of emerging leaders. The particular focus of Bokamoso is to bring together a diverse group of graduate students from different disciplines that have a common goal of making a difference in African development. Through the creation of stable networks that advance the free flow of noble ideas, Bokamoso seeks to groom Africa's emerging leaders committed to a new culture of transformative and Socratic leadership, apt to
face Africa's challenges of the 21st century and committed to pushing forward her development agenda.
This presentation will be done by the group of students that came together and gave birth to the idea of Bokamoso. These students are: Bose Maposa, Reuben Dlamini, Damilola Daramola, Edwin Otu, Siphokazi Magadla and Titus Gwemende.
Thursday, June 4
12:00
Yamada House Seminar Room
Human Rights in honor of Dr. Dauda Abubakar
The African Studies Association invites you to attend a Human Rights Symposium and reception to honor Dr. Dauda Abubakar for his many years of hard work and dedication to the University and to his
students. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.
The Reception will be held this Saturday, June 6, at 6pm in Baker Center's 1804 lounge (fifth floor).
If you would like to give a short five minute presentation on human rights or politics in Africa, or if you would like to present a poem or say a few words in honor of Dr. Abubakar please contact Megan Weber at mw167404@ohio.edu by no later than Thursday afternoon.
Saturday, June 6
6:00 PM
Baker Center 1804 Lounge
Life After African Studies - In Africa
African Studies graduate, Basetsana Maposa, will be on-campus next week and will present a special brown-bag session. Basetsana graduated from Ohio University with a master's in African Studies in 2006 and a Masters in Public Health in 2007. She currently works at the Ministry of Health in the Health Promotion and Education Division in Botswana. She will talk about her experiences post-African Studies and the transition back home.
Tuesday, June 9
12:00
Yamada Seminar Room
AFRICA VIRTUAL JOB FAIR
Zebrajobs.com and Corporate Council on Africa have organized the first Africa Virtual Job Fair! The AVJF has been officially inaugurated on Thursday, May 14, 2007 at a kickoff reception held at Washington Club, Washington DC hosted by H.E. Ambassador Jendayi Frazer, Former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and The Honorable Amina Ali, the AU Ambassador to the US.
The Africa Virtual Job Fair is scheduled to run from September 30 to December 31, 2009. The AVJF is a remarkable virtual platform that connects organizations from various sectors including governmental, non governmental, private, international and bilateral organizations with highly competitive and professional job seekers through wide-ranging employment opportunities. Please click below to learn more about the AVJF.
www.zebrajobs.com/avjf/index.html
SUMMER SESSIONS
INSTITUTE FOR THE AFRICAN CHILD
Registration is now available for summer courses. This year 4 courses are being offered through the Institute for the African Child. Full description of courses can be found on the African Studies website: <http://www.african..ohio.edu/Pdfs/Summer_2009.pdf>
INST 610N: Feeding in Emergency Situations
Instructor: Osama Awad Salih, Assoc. Professor, Ahfad University for Women, Sudan
This course is taught using on-line technology. In the last 2-3 decades, humanitarian emergencies resulting from complex civil and military conflicts have become more common. As a result, international relief organizations are in serious need of highly trained professionals and paraprofessionals who can coordinate and manage effective and timely responses to emergencies. Unfortunately, there are few formal academic nutrition programs or courses available to individuals or organizations interested in humanitarian relief operations even though the need for them is huge.
INST 610M: Perspectives on Africa's Street Children
Instructor: Arthur Hughes
The goal of this course is to provide a context for understanding the phenomenon of Africa's street children. One major objective of the course will be to provide a clear distinction between homelessness and street children, as well as their intersections and different factors that contribute to the individual phenomena. The course will examine gender-related issues, analyze policies and provisions by African governments and international agencies, and finally provide creative solutions that take into account all the above featured studies.
INST 610 L Message Design for Development
Instructor: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
This course is designed as a communication and development course in public service message design. The goal is to learn how to use audio and video to produce public service media campaigns. The course will focus on all elements of campaign design from identifying the audience, to determining the best way to reach them, and creating a campaign using a variety of media to reach project goals. It will cover conceptual aspects and considerations, basic skill acquisition, and working with limited research.
MDIA 610 Introduction to Audio and Video Production
Instructor: Roger Good
This course will be an intensive exploration of the tools and processes of digital media production (Audio, Video, Graphics) learned in the process of producing original work for communication, development and social change.
May
African Studies Brown Bag
This week Dr. Rosaire Ifedi from Ashland University will speak on "African-born Faculty in the U.S.: The Challenge to Construct Conversation, Coalitions and Community." Dr. Ifedi is Assistant professor of Education at Ashland University and author of "African-Born Women Faculty in the United States: Lives in Contradiction" (Edwin Mellen Press, 2008).
Thursday, May 28
12:00
Yamada House Seminar Room
Meet and Greet
Dr. Elizabeth Schmidt will be available for informal conversation on Wednesday, 27 May 2009 in the African Studies foyer on 2nd floor Yamada House from 2:00 to 3:30. Dr. Schmidt is a Professor of History at Loyola College in Baltimore and presented a keynote address at the conference on African Intellectuals and Decolonization here last October. She is the author of several highly acclaimed historical studies including, _Peasants, Traders, and Wives: Shona Women in the History of Zimbabwe, 1870-1939_,_Mobilizing the Masses: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Nationalist Movement in Guinea, 1939-1958_, and _Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958_.
Wednesday, May 27
2:00 -3:30
Yamada House 2nd Floor foyer
Summer Session Courses
Registration is now available for summer courses. This year 4 courses are being offered through the Institute for the African Child. Full description of courses can be found on the African Studies website: <http://www.african..ohio.edu/Pdfs/Summer_2009.pdf>
INST 610N: Feeding in Emergency Situations
Instructor: Osama Awad Salih, Assoc. Professor, Ahfad University for Women, Sudan
This course is taught using on-line technology. In the last 2-3 decades, humanitarian emergencies resulting from complex civil and military conflicts have become more common. As a result, international relief organizations are in serious need of highly trained professionals and paraprofessionals who can coordinate and manage effective and timely responses to emergencies. Unfortunately, there are few formal academic nutrition programs or courses available to individuals or organizations interested in humanitarian relief operations even though the need for them is huge.
INST 610M: Perspectives on Africa's Street Children
Instructor: Arthur Hughes
The goal of this course is to provide a context for understanding the phenomenon of Africa's street children. One major objective of the course will be to provide a clear distinction between homelessness and street children, as well as their intersections and different factors that contribute to the individual phenomena. The course will examine gender-related issues, analyze policies and provisions by African governments and international agencies, and finally provide creative solutions that take into account all the above featured studies.
INST 610 L Message Design for Development
Instructor: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
This course is designed as a communication and development course in public service message design. The goal is to learn how to use audio and video to produce public service media campaigns. The course will focus on all elements of campaign design from identifying the audience, to determining the best way to reach them, and creating a campaign using a variety of media to reach project goals. It will cover conceptual aspects and considerations, basic skill acquisition, and working with limited research.
MDIA 610 Introduction to Audio and Video Production
Instructor: Roger Good
This course will be an intensive exploration of the tools and processes of digital media production (Audio, Video, Graphics) learned in the process of producing original work for communication, development and social change.
Its International Week! visit the International Week webpage for a full listing of this week's activities: <http://www.ohio.edu/internationalweek/>
African Studies Brown Bag
This week's brown bag features Asha Elkarib. Dr. Elkarib is the founder and general director of the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD). She will speak via video conference from her office in Khartoum, Sudan about "Women and Politics in Sudan."
Thursday, May 14
12:00
Yamada Seminar Room
African Languages and Mother Tongue Education in Africa
This week's International Studies Forum will be presented by Zubeida Desai, Dean of the College of Education at the University of Western Cape in South Africa. Her main area of research is in the field of language in education planning. She currently runs two projects in the Faculty of Education, one on mother tongue education and the other on conversation analysis.
Friday, May 15
3:00 PM
Walter Hall 145
A Taste of Study Abroad
Celebrate the sights, smells and tastes of the world at A Taste of Study Abroad, sponsored by the Office of Education Abroad. Sample food from more than 20 countries and collect information on study abroad programs. Stop in Grover Center on May 13 from 5 p.m. 7 p.m. to experience this fair that celebrates food and culture from around the world.
Wednesday (TODAY), May 13
5:00 - 7:00
Grover Center Atrium
4th Annual Bob Marley Day
Celebrate Caribbean culture through food, drink and music on the Baker Center Patio. Sample jerk chicken, plantains and punch, enjoy live reggae music and explore Caribbean crafts.
Friday, May 15
8:00 PM Baker Center Patio
International Street Fair
Athens' International Street Fair has evolved over time to become a local and regional favorite. This year's event, set for May 16, marks the conclusion to Ohio University's 2009 International Week celebration. The street fair, which runs from 11 am to 5 pm, is a collaboration of the university's international student groups and nonprofit community organizations. Over 30 groups will have stands at the fair selling food, crafts etc. making it one of the biggest Street Fairs that OU has experienced!
Court Street between Union and East Carpenter will be closed, and a stage will be located at the intersection of Court and Washington where international dance and music will be showcased by university and community organizations. Performers to be announced.
Saturday, May 16
11:00 - 5:00
Court Street
Mother Africa
The "African Women and the Arts" symposium features the work of four artists who will provide lectures and demonstrations of their work.
Thursday, April 30 9 Am - 9 PM Baker Center Theater
Dance - Kariamu Welsh - "African Dance in the Diaspora: Artistic Legacy and Aesthetic Heritage"
Theater - Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka - "A Walk Across Stage: Considering Theatre(s) in Africa"
Music and Interdisciplinary Arts - Daniel Avorgbedor - "Radical or Rational Traditions? A Reconsideration of the Role of Women in African Performing Arts"
Visual Arts - Modou Dieng - "Afropolitan Factory: Curating Contemporary Africa"
Friday, May 1
Workshop 9-12 Demonstration of Ewe and Akan Kente Weaving
Led by Daniel Avorgbedor - Grover Center Atrium
Lectures and meet and greet opportunities 10 - 4 - University wide
Meet and Greet with Modou Dieng 1-2 Yamada International House
Saturday, May 2
Drumming Workshop 9 - 10:30
Dance Workshop 10:30 - 12:00
Shirley Wimmer Theater, School of Dance
A full schedule of the symposium is available at:<http://www.african.ohio.edu/Conferences/motherafrica.html>
AZA
"An Evening of Explosive and Electrifying Music and Dance Celebrating the Cultural Arts of Africa"
Directors: Paschal Yao Younge and Zelma Badu-Younge
Featuring: Ohio University African Ensemble
Special Guests:
Estelle Lavoie - dancer, percussionist, kora player
Sogbety Diomande - master drummer, stilt dancer and choreographer
Azaguno - colorful and vibrant multi-ethnic international touring African drumming and dancing ensemble
West Virginia University Women's Choir
Ohio University African 2020 Ensemble
Tickets: OU Students Free; $12 general admission; $9 Non-OU Students
Ticket Office: 740-593-1780
Friday, May 1
7:30 PM
Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
AFRICAN CULTURAL WEEK
Join with the African Student Union as they celebrate African Cultural Week at OU. There are many great activities happening throughout the week.
Tuesday, May 5
Kenyan Children's Fund Benefit Dinner and Raffle
Please join us for a dinner and raffle to support the Kenyan Children's Fund. The event will include African dance and music performed by the African Studies Association. Dinner tickets are $5 for students and $10 for non-students. Raffle tickets are $5 each/5 for $20. Raffle items include hotel packages in and Ipod, Nashville (2), Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, Salem, MA, Dallas, Philadelphia, and other items from Athens, OH vendors. You do not need to be present to win. Raffle & dinner tickets can be purchased at 304, 309 Grosvenor Hall, 211 Yamada House or 316 Clippinger, Irvine Hall, 12-1 this week, today in Baker.
Kenyan Children's Fund is a 501c3. We have provided uniforms, books and other school supplies to orphaned children in Kenya for the last 7 years. Our goal is to raise funds to provide 2000 children with uniforms in 2010.
Tuesday, May 5
5:30 PM
Irvine Hall (on the bricks)
Wednesday, May 6
Africa Open for Business
Alden Library - 3rd Floor (Friends of the Library Room)
7PM
Thursday, May 7
Cultural Fair and Exhibition (Howard Square, 9-4)
Showcasing African artifacts, jewelry, clothing and so much more!! A group photo will take place at 12:00 on Howard Square.
African Studies Brown Bag
Moses T. Aluaigba,Doctoral Candidate of Dept of Political Science, University of Abuja,Nigeria and currently a Fulbright Visiting Researcher at Center for African Studies presents on the topic: "Ethnic Conflicts in Nigeria: A Study of the Tiv-Jukun Conflict, 1959-2001".
May 7
12:00 PM (the brown bag will begin immediately after the group photo)
Yamada House Seminar Room.
African Languages Day
Students and teachers of African languages at OU invite you to be a part of the African Languages Day. Each class will display their language abilities through stories, poems, skits, games and songs!
May 7
4:30 - 7:00 PM
Walter Hall Rotunda
History Graduate Student Association Film Series
Lecture Title: "Daring to Invent the Future: Thomas Sankara and Burkina Faso in the 1980s."
Lecture Presented by Joseph Venosa
Film Title: "Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man"
Director: Robin Shuffield, 52 Minutes. In French with English Subtitles.
Thomas Sankara, a charismatic army captain, came to power in Burkina Faso, in 1983, in a popularly supported coup. He immediately launched the most ambitious program for social and economic change ever attempted on the African continent. To symbolize this rebirth, he even renamed his country from the
French colonial Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, "Land of Upright People." Among other things he immediately reduced the salaries of all public servants, advanced women's rights, launched wide scale vaccination, development and environmental campaigns. But while celebrating Sankara's achievements, this film does not ignore his authoritarian flaws. This film documents his rise to power and fall at the hands of neo-colonial interest group in both France and throughout West Africa.
Thursday, May 7
7:00 PM
Baker Center 230
I Heart Hip Hop in Morocco
There is a *FREE* screening on Thursday evening at 7pm at The Athena of the new documentary film "I Heart Hip Hop in Morocco" followed by a Q&A with the co-director, Jenn Needleman. This film started out as a fairly traditional Fulbright project, turned into a battle-of-the-bands-hey-kids-let's-put-on-a-show event (like, how do we get funding from the American Embassy and . . . Sprite?), and now this movie featuring some of Morocco's most compelling hip hop artists: Fnaire, H-Kayne and DJ Key, among others. It's also an interesting story of how the producers have marketed and distributed the film outside mainstream contexts.
May 7
7:00 PM
Athena Cinema
Friday, May 8
African Movie Night - Baker 231, 8;30 pm
Saturday, May 9
AFRICAN CULTURAL NIGHT!
The African Students Union will crown its AFRICAN CULTURAL
WEEK celebration with a night of cultural display, African cuisine & so much more. Main highlights for the evening will include performance by the OU African Ensemble and a Battle of the DJs.
* Tickets are $5 for the CULTURAL NITE are available at
- ISFS office (Baker 348)
- Sarah Danso (614 753 6406)
- Joan Kanyange (740 274 0209)
- Ayuba Seidu (740 274 9040)
- Kazi Magadla (740 541 1742)
- Mercy Aggrey (848 448 4922)
- Titus Gwemende (740 591 5527)
International Week - May 11-16
There are lots of great activities happening during International Week as well. International Week kicks off with a keynote address by Alina Fernandez, daughter of Fidel Castro and continues throughout the week. African highlights include:
Thursday brown bag - a video conference from Sudan with Asha Elkarib on women and politics in Sudan.
Friday - International Studies Forum features Zubeida Desai from the University of Western Cape in South Africa. Dr. Desai's work focuses on the use of mother-tongue education in Africa.
Saturday - Annual Street Fair - a number of Africa groups on campus will be present to showcase their food, culture and music.
A full schedule of events is available at:internationalweek
April
Athens International Film and Video Festival
The Athens Film festival begins this week. Choose from over 170 films being shown between April 24 and April 30. This year there are 7 offerings that are from or about Africa. Come out and support the film festival. A full listing of films and ticket information can be found at: http://athensfest.org
African Studies Brown Bag
This week's brown bag will be a discussion led by Dr. Nancy Stevens. The discussion question will be "what do the natural sciences have to do with your work in African studies?" Attendees are encouraged to bring some sort of article - news clip, journal article, essay, etc. - as an example of how the natural sciences relates to your field of studies within African Studies. ALL topics are welcome, from the impacts of mining geological resources, to farming and forestry, to conservation/development projects, to health related issues or alternative energy, etc..
Thursday, April 23
12:00
Yamada International House
Participatory GIS Lecture
The Department of Geography's Colloquium on Wednesday, April 22 will feature leading participatory GIS specialist Giacomo Rambaldi. The lecture is titled "Through the Eyes of Hunter-Gatherers: participatory 3D modeling among Ogiek indigenous peoples in Kenya."
Wednesday, April 22
4pm
Walter Hall 135.
International Studies Forum
The Center for International Studies is pleased to present an International Studies Forum lecture by Giacomo Rambaldi on Friday, April 24 at 3pm in Walter Hall 145. His lecture is titled "Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication in Developing Countries."
Giacomo Rambaldi is a Natural Resource Management and Participation Specialist. For 23 years Giacomo has been active in development and conservation in South-east Asia, Africa, the South Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. He promotes participatory approaches to planning and development, adoption of sustainable production systems and collaborative natural resource management. Giacomo has worked internationally for various agencies including FAO, the European Commission, the Italian Aid to Development, the Asian Development Bank and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and for private consulting firms. He is currently Senior Programme Coordinator in the Communications Channels and Services Department and Senior Coordinator of the ICT Innovation Team at CTA.
A Stand Up Comedy
The MSA presents "A stand up comedy" featuring "Mo Amer" from the Allah Made Me Funny group.
Mohammed called "Mo" was Born in Kuwait, at nineteen, he was the first Arab American refugee to perform overseas for U.S. and coalition troops. In 2004, he was among twelve selected nationally to perform at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival. He is also the first American comedian to perform in Egypt at the American University of Cairo.
Venue: Walter Hall
Date: April 24, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost: $2.00
Sponsors: SAC, ISU, African Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Difficult Dialogues,and Department of Classics and World Religions
Joe Miller on "State of African Studies"
Dr. JosePH Miller is Senior Fellow at the Center for Historical Research at Ohio State University and professor of history at the University of Virginia. He will be visiting Ohio University April 15 - 17. On Wednesday, April 15 Dr. Miller will talk to the African Studies community about the state of African Studies and African History as disciplines. He has served as president of the American Historical Association (1998) and the African Studies Association (2005-06).
Wednesday, April 15
12:00
Bentley 135 - NOTE VENUE CHANGE
Contemporary History Institute
The Contemporary History Institute is sponsoring a lecture by Professor Joseph Miller on Wednesday, April 15, at 4 p.m., in Baker University Center, room 231.
Dr. Miller is a professor at University of Virginia who specializes in the history of slavery within a global perspective. With works that range in topic from the rise of African slavery in the southern Atlantic, to his most recent edited volumes on Women in Slavery and the forthcoming Children in Slavery (both published by Ohio University Press), Dr. Miller is a leading scholar and expert on the topic of slavery. His talk will examine the practice of slavery, both in a historical context and in the modern and contemporary world.
African Studies Brown Bag
This week's speaker is Dr. Mbugua wa Mungai, Center for Folklore Studies, Ohio State University. He will present on: "Atoti, Karumaindo and Twist: The Construction of Gender in Kenyan
Popular Culture".
Thursday April 16
12:00 PM
Yamada International House Seminar Room
Nigeria 101: An Introduction to Nigerian Culture
The Association of Nigerians invites you to a cultural event about Nigeria. The evening will feature traditional wrestling, fashion show, drama sketch and dance performances. Dinner will be served. Tickets are $5 and are available at the ISFS office (Baker 348)
Saturday, April 18
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Jefferson Dining Hall
Girlfriend's Guide to Activism
Friday, April 24, 3pm - 4:30pm
OU Women's Center (4th floor Baker)
Selam Gerzher-Alemayo, OU graduate student in Cultural Studies, will speak about her life and experiences in activism
frican Studies Brown Bag
Edwin Kwame Otu, Graduate Research Assistant of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will be making a presentation at this week's talk. He speaks on the topic: "Analysing Gender Issues in Irrigation in Ghana: a document analysis of International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Publications".
Thursday, April 9
12:00
Yamada House Seminar Room
ASA Meeting
The OU African Studies Association will meet this Friday for a general body meeting. All are invited!
Friday, April 10
4:30
Alden Library room 403
African Films on WOUB
WOUB CHANNEL 20 will be airing a two new Africa films in the next two weeks.
Independent Lens: Milking the Rhino
Friday, April 10, 9:00pm
Community-based conservation efforts in Africa.
Independent Lens: Milking the Rhino
Monday, April 13, 2:00am
Community-based conservation efforts in Africa.
Independent Lens: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Friday, April 17, 9:00pm
A profile of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai.
Independent Lens: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Monday, April 20, 2:00am
A profile of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai.
African Studies Brown Bag - Note day change
The African Studies Brown bag will take place on Thursdays this quarter. The first session will be held this Thursday. Catherine Cutcher, a Doctoral Candidate of the College of Education, will present on the topic: "Elimu ya Akina Mama": Popular Education among Women's Grassroots Organizations in Kenya".
Thursday, April 2
12:00 PM
Yamada House Seminar Room
Moving Images
International Dance Film Festival
The festival takes place this Friday (April 3) and is presented by Dr. Zelma Badu-Younge.
Open to the public, with free admission.
Film showings: 1:00pm-3:00pm - Athena Cinema, 4:30pm-6:30pm and
7:30pm-9:30pm - Shirley Wimmer Theatre, Putnam Hall. (The 7:30 - 9:30 showings focus on Contemporary Dances from Africa and the Africa Diaspora)
Show times and guest speakers are listed below:
Athena Cinema 1:00PM – 3:00PM (FILM LINE-UP)
1. TWANG (2006) 5 min.
Athens, OH USA
Producer/Director: John Bohuslawsky, Choreographer: Adrienne Misko
2. Running the Line (2006) 32 min.
Basel, Switzerland
Producers/Directors: Cathy Sharp and Adrian Schriel
3. Bangarra Dance Theatre (excerpts, 2003 - 2007) 6 min.
Sydney, Australia
Director: Stephen Page 4. Wire Frame (2005) 47 min.
Montreal, Quebec Canada
Director: Oana Suteu, Choreographer: Ginette Laurin
5. I Woke to the Smell of Burning Wires (2008) 6 min.
Athens, Ohio USA
Producer/Director: John Bohuslawsky, Choreographer: Megan Payne
6. The Hunt (2005) 5 min.
Montreal, Quebec Canada
Producers/Directors: Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer
April 3, 2009
Putnam Hall 4:30PM – 6:30PM (FILM LINE-UP)
1. Moments in Motion/Au fil du mouvement (2004) 48 min.
Montreal, Quebec Canada
Producer/Directors: Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer 2. Lecture-Demonstration: Philip Spzorer, Guest Scholar 40 min.
Montreal, Quebec Canada
Philip Szporer is a freelance writer, broadcaster, filmmaker and international lecturer living in Montreal. He is Scholar in Residence at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and was awarded a Pew Fellowship for the National Dance/Media Project at the University of California (Los Angeles). He also is lecturer in Dance Traditions at Concordia University.
Co-founder with filmmaker Marlene Millar of the arts Mouvement Perpétuel in 2001, they have co-directed and produced the documentaries Moments in Motion/Au fil du mouvement, Raising The Bar: The Fresh Voices Project, and Byron Chief-Moon: Grey Horse Rider, as well as the experimental shorts The Hunt, a soft place to fall, and Butte. All are broadcast on the Bravo! arts channel and are presented at festivals worldwide.
He has done various broadcast work for the CBC radio and television networks for over twenty years in the arts, music, variety and public affairs divisions, as well as BBC-Radio, and Radio-Netherlands.
Philip is the recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.
3. The Village Trilogy (1995) 24 min.
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Producer/Director/Choreographer: Laura Taler
April 3
Putnam Hall 7:30PM – 9:30PM (Focuses on Africa and African Diaspora)
1. Passare (2002) 4 min.
Montreal, Quebec Canada
Director: Oana Suteu,
Choreographer: Ginette Laurin
2. Baiana (2008) 6 min.
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Director/Director of Photography: Mariya Prokopenko
3. African Dance: Sand, Drum and Shostakovich (2002) 70 min.
Countries Featured: Congo, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, and Senegal
Director/Producer: Ken Glazebrook and Alla Kovgan
4. Bangarra Dance Theatre (excerpts, 2003 - 2007) 6 min.
Sydney, Australia
Director: Stephen Page
5. Sound Moves (excerpt - 2007) 8 min.
Basel, Switzerland
Producers/Directors: Cathy Sharp and Adrian Schriel
6. Ne Me Quitte Pas (2008) 6 min.
Athens, Ohio USA
Producer/Director: John Bohuslawsky, Choreographer: Travis Gatling
March
African Studies Brown Bag
This week's brown bag session will be by Dr. John Maingi, Department of Geography, Miami University. He will speak on "River Development Projects and Environmental Change along the Tana River, Kenya."
Wednesday, March. 4
12:00
Yamada House Seminar Room
"Robbed of my Childhood - days of street children"
The UNICEF Ohio University Chapter is pleased to invite everyone to their quarterly event geared at creating awareness of children's plight. Our focus for this quarter is the global street child phenomena.
Highlights include:
Theatre Performance
Documentary* Auctions
Poetry & many more
for more information contact: Selam G-Alemayo- sg387904@ohio.edu
Aki Tanaka- aki_tanaka_ou@yahoo.com or Sarah Danso - sd286308@ohio.edu
March 6th, 2009 | 6- 8pm
Baker Multicultural Center
INCLUDING CHILDREN: A conference celebrating 10 years of the Institute for the African Child
March 12-14, 2009
"Including Children" will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the IAC by bringing together Africanists from inside and outside the Academy to assess the current state of knowledge about childhood in Africa and to explore directions for the future. Participants will present work on issues that impact Africa's children; interact with colleagues working in related areas; and network with organizations working with Africa's children.
Panel sessions will focus on the African Child and education, health, human rights, conflict situations, communication and technology, media, child development, sport, agency, and the girl child.
The schedule includes:
Thursday, March 12: Opening Reception, 7:00 PM, Walter Rotunda
featuring a performance by the Ohio University African Ensemble and an exhibit of "Surviving War: Dreaming Home" by artist Betty LaDuke
Friday, March 13:
Concurrent Panel Sessions, 8:30 - 3:30, Grover Center
NGO Fair and Student Poster Session, 3:30 - 5:00, Grover Lobby
Honorary Banquet, Keynote Presentation and Award Ceremony, 6:00 PM, Walter Hall Rotunda
The Keynote Presentation will be by Dr. Kole Shettima, Africa Director of the Catherine T. and John D. MacArthur Foundation. He will speak on the need to integrate health policies for mothers and newborns.
Saturday, March 14:
Concurrent Panel Sessions, 8:30 - 4:30 PM Grover and Walter Hall
African Children's Choir, 7:30 PM, Memorial Auditorium
This performance is part of the Performing Arts Series at OU. For ticket information visit: <http://www.ohio.edu/performingarts/africanchildrenschoir.cfm>
For Registration and more information about the conference visit the Institute for the African Child website:
<http://www.afrchild.ohio.edu/Conferences/index.html>
People for Peace and Justice
Cat Cutcher will speak at People for Peace and Justice's educational program on Monday, March 16th from 5 to 6 pm at the lounge at UCM 18 N College St.
Catherine "Cat" Cutcher, Ph.D. Candidate in Cultural Studies in Education,recently returned from her Fulbright research in Kenya, where she studied popular education and development among women's organizations. She was in Kenya during the 2007 elections and stayed throughout the post-election violence last year. She has been to Kenya five times since 1994, where she studied abroad and
did research with street children. She has also traveled and done research in Tanzania, Uganda, Swaziland and South Africa and previously worked as the Assistant Director of African Studies at Ohio University. She is currently writing her dissertation with a fellowship from the American Association of University Women.
February Events
ATHENA MOVIE
PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL dir. Gini Reticker 72 min. Not Rated
A gripping account of a group of brave women who demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a decades-long civil war. The women’s historic achievement finds its voice in a narrative that intersperses interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day Liberia together to recount the memories of a few of the women who were there.
"...run, don't walk, to whatever movie theater is lucky enough to screen Pray the Devil Back to Hell, a documentary about the truly remarkable Liberian women (both Christian and Muslim) who came together to help end a bloody, decades-old civil war." -- Julia Bainbridge, Conde Nast Traveler
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Feb 24, 25, 26)
7:30 PM
Athena Cinema
AFRICAN STUDIES BROWN BAG
This week's brown bag will feature Dr. Patrick O'Connor, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences at OU. He will speak on "A Perspective on Afro-Malagasy Deep Prehistory: Vertebrate Paleontology during the Cretaceous Period".
Wednesday, Feb 25
12:00 PM Yamada House Seminar Room
FACULTY COMMONS FRIDAY SERIES
Alden Library Faculty Lunchbag is hosting
Ghirmai Negash, Assistant Professor of English & African Literature
Research Topic: Clowning Wisely: Halloween, Laughter, Melancholy and Reverse Ethnography in Zakes Mda's Cion
Cion, written by Ohio University Department of English Professor,
Zakes Mda, follows Toloki, a professional mourner from South Africa, as he arrives in the United States for the first time in 2004, bewildered by the culture and fascinated by the strange family that takes him in. Prof. Negash explores the world of Toloki from many cultural perspectives.
Coffee, tea, and cookies will be provided; people are welcome to bring their lunches.
Friday, February 27, 2009
12:00 pm
Friends of the Libraries room
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Are you an international student who has completed research or is currently working on a research project? Are you a domestic student who has researched or is currently researching a global or internationally relevant topic?
Register today for the International Research Symposium, sponsored by the International Student Union and the Student Activities Commission. It is the perfect opportunity to practice presenting your research findings or to simply learn a little more about the research your peers are doing!
Check the documents section of the International Student Union website today at http://www.ohiou.edu/~isu for registration guidelines and application form.
When: Friday, February 27th, 2009
Where: Baker Multipurpose Room 240/242
Time: 12 pm – 2 pm (presenters should arrive by 11:30 am)
AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION (ASA) MEETING
The African Studies Association (ASA) at OU will be meeting this Friday at 4pm in room 403 in the library. All are
welcome!
African Studies Brown Bag
There will be no brown bag this week. The brown bag will resume next week with a discussion by Dr. Patrick O'Connor, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences.
February 25
12:00 PM
Yamada House 009
Modernity and Islam in Postcolonial West Africa
Dr. Ousman Koob, Assistant Professor of History, Ohio State University
2nd lecture of the winter Global Awareness Program (GAP) focused on "The Many Faces of Islam."
This lecture will focus on West African Muslims' aspirations for Islamic customs and practices that conformed to modern notions of human progress. Our discussion will demonstrate the diversity of Muslim religious and cultural landscapes throughout West Africa.
Supported by a generous grant from 1804 Fund, GAP offers quality programs every academic year for the campus community to expand our undergraduates' awareness of global events and their impact on their lives and futures. For more information, contact GAP coordinators Amritjit Singh (singha@ohio.edu) or Haley Duschinski (duschins@ohio.edu).
Tuesday, February 24
1:00 - 3:00
CSC 121B
MULTICULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA FEBRUARY 18
The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine will be hosting a Multicultural Extravaganza that highlights different cultures through food, dance, clothing, poetry and many more artistic outlets. Anyone interested in bonding over a shared appreciation for cultural diversity is welcome! Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at Baker Center first floor lobby on 2/12, 2/13, 2/16 from 10 am ? 2 pm, and on 2/17 outside Baker Center's 4th floor doors from 11 am ? 2 pm. If you would like to perform and represent your culture, please let us know ASAP! For more information please contact Catalina Soto at cs296906@ohio.edu.
Location: Irvine Hall, 194
Date/Time: February 18, 11:50 am ? 1: 00 pm
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM FEBRUARY 27
Are you an international student who has completed research or is currently working on a research project? Are you a domestic student who has researched or is currently researching a global or internationally relevant topic?
Register today for the International Research Symposium, sponsored by the International Student Union and the Student Activities Commission. It is the perfect opportunity to practice presenting your research findings or to simply learn a little more about the research your peers are doing!
When: Friday, February 27th, 2009
Where: Baker Multipurpose Room 240/242
Time: 12 pm – 2 pm (presenters should arrive by 11:30 am)
http://www.ohiou.edu/~isufor registration guidelines and application form.
African Studies Brown Bag
The African Studies brown bag series will take place on Wednesdays at 12:00 in the Yamada House seminar room. Dr. Francis Godwyll and two doctoral candidates, Ebenezer Malcalm and Edward Akita will lead a roundtable discussion on the Ghanaian elections this week.
Wednesday, February 11
12:00
Yamada Seminar Room
2009 Darwin Lecturer
Dr. Nina Jablonski
Dr. Jablonski will present a Kennedy co-sponsored lecture for the university community and the general public at 12:00 on Thursday, February 12th in the Baker Center Ballroom. All students and faculty are invited to attend. Her lecture will be immediately followed by a reception at the Trisolini Gallery from 1-2pm, where the Little Professor will hold a special book signing for some of her titles. Dr. Nina Jablonski is the Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies 2009 Darwin Lecturer. She is professor and chair of anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Jablonski is a prominent anthropologist and evolutionary biologist, and her recent book, entitled "Skin" explores the scientific underpinnings of skin color in humans and other animals.
Later that evening (6-8pm), everyone is invited to attend a special reception hosted by the Dairy Barn Arts Center. This event in celebration of Charles Darwin's birthday welcomes the university community and the public, which will also provide an opportunity to meet Dr. Jablonski. This event coincides with the closing reception for "Tanzania in Deep Time", an exhibit featuring research by Ohio University faculty Drs. Nancy Stevens and Patrick O'Connor. Their exhibit on work in the East African Rift explores major concepts in ecology and evolutionary biology, particulary how animals respond to global environmental change.
Thursday, February 12
12:00 PM
Baker Ballroom
and
6:00 PM
Dairy Barn Watch the slideshow
ALDEN LIBRARY DIVERSITY COMMITTEE February 12 -DATE CHANGE!
Title: Winter Quarter Diversity Lecture -Rites of Passage
Location: Alden Library- Friends of the Library Room
As part of Alden Library's Diversity Committee's Cultural Showcase series, the 2009 winter quarter theme is entitled "Rites of Passage". The first presentation will be a talk given by Educational Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Francis Godwyll entitled "From Cradle to Final Rites: The Akan Cultural Experience". Dr. Godwyll will be examining particular cultural practices that mark the birth of a child in the Akan tradition till the last respects are given to him when he or she passes on.
Please join us in the Friends of the Libraries room on the third floor of Alden Library on February 12 from 2-3pm. Hot beverages and cookies will be served. Admission is free. Faculty, staff, students, and community members are all invited to attend.
During winter quarter a display on the fourth floor of Alden Library will focus on rituals and celebrations marking significant transitions of life in many different cultures. Please stop by and check it out and watch the library web site for future diversity related events that we will host every quarter.
Thursday, February 12
2:00
Alden Friends of the Library Room
WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES COLLOQUIUM
"'The Struggle approximated to the Heroic': African Catholic Women Becoming Nuns in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1922-1965" presented by Dr. Nicholas Creary
Beginning in 1922, the Catholic church provided African women in colonial Zimbabwe another option to marriage by allowing women to enter convents. In allowing women to become nuns, the church explicitly and intentionally subverted a significant facet of African culture of the early and mid-twentieth century. Recapturing the history of the founding of religious communities for African women in the Catholic church in colonial Zimbabwe is a useful way to analyze the changing relationships between Africans - both men and women - and Europeans, including colonial administrators and Catholic missionaries.
Friday, February 6, 2009
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Baker Room 237
Evening in Eritrea
All are invited to participate in the Evening in Eritrea Fundraising Dinner. UCM Intern and Social Work Grad Student, Sabrina Sahle, together with friends Selam Gerzer-Alemayo, Joe Venosa, Yosief Gebreyohannes and Zalalem Haile, will prepare a traditional Habeshan feast. The event will include traditional music, dress and a brief presentation.
Tickets are $25-$100 on a sliding scale (student/low income rate of $15). Reservations are required. To make a reservation contact UCM at 593-7301 or ucmathens@frognet.net
Proceeds benefit UCM and the Emma Academy Project in Sudan.
Friday, February 6
5:30 PM
downstairs at UCM (18 N. College St.)
AFRICAN HERO'S NIGHT
The African Student Union invites all to the Annual African Hero's Night. Each year ASU selects one person who has shown dedication to Africa. This year's hero is Dr. Steve Howard, Director of African Studies.
Saturday, February 7
Time TBA
Walter Hall
January Events
ARICAN STUDIES BROWN BAG
The African Studies brown bag series will take place on Wednesdays at 12:00 in the Yamada House seminar room. This week's forum is "Defying Democratization and Environmental Protection in Kenya: The Case of Karura Forest Reserve in Nairobi" and will be led by Jeremiah Njeru, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, West Virginia University.
Wednesday, January 28
12:00
Yamada Seminar Room
ALDEN LIBRARY DIVERSITY COMMITTEE JANUARY 28
Title: Winter Quarter Diversity Lecture -Rites of Passage
Location: Alden Library- Friends of the Library Room
As part of Alden Library's Diversity Committee's Cultural Showcase series, the 2009 winter quarter theme is entitled "Rites of Passage". The first presentation will be a talk given by Educational Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Francis Godwyll entitled "From Cradle to Final Rites: The Akan Cultural Experience". Dr. Godwyll will be examining particular cultural practices that mark the birth of a child in the Akan tradition till the last respects are given to him when he or she passes on.
Please join us in the Friends of the Libraries room on the third floor of Alden Library on January 28th from 2-3pm. Hot beverages and cookies will be served. Admission is free. Faculty, staff, students, and community members are all invited to attend.
During winter quarter a display on the fourth floor of Alden Library will focus on rituals and celebrations marking significant transitions of life in many different cultures. Please stop by and check it out and watch the library web site for future diversity related events that we will host every quarter.
Wednesday, January 28
2:00
Alden Friends of the Library Room
ART AND JUSTICE: Art of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
by Dr. Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, editor of David Krut Publishing
Funded by African Studies, Center for International Studies, Arts for Ohio
The Constitutional Court of South Africa was built in 2004 as a significant contribution to the post-apartheid era. Dr. Law-Viljoen discusses the contents of the Court's art collection developed by Justice Albie Sachs, anti-apartheid lawyer and designer of the new South African government. The talk challenges issues of race, human rights, justice, public space, and collecting. Contact Andrea Frohne with questions at frohne@ohio.edu
Thursday, January 29
5:00
240 Bentley Hall
WINE TASTING FOR CHARITY
Latitude 39 is hosting a cocktail style wine tasting benefit event for The Empower Campaign on January 31st, 2009 at 6:30 PM. The event will feature African wine and food, entertainment, and The Empower Campaign will be selling hand-made, African jewelry. Tickets are $35 per person and must be purchased from Latitude 39, located on the 1st floor of Baker University Center, before January 30th, 2009. The Empower Campaign will receive $10 from each ticket sold and these proceeds will help educate Africa's orphans and vulnerable children. The Empower Campaign, founded by Andria Sherrow (Assistant Director of the Institute for the African Child at Ohio University) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Africa's orphans and vulnerable children www.empowercampaign.org. For additional information about the event please contact Kevin Hurst hurstk@ohio.edu (General Manager and Executive Chief at Latitude 39).
AFRICAN STUDENT UNION MEETING
The hero night is fast approaching(February 7th) and for that reason, there will be a GB meeting this Saturday January 31st in Baker center room 240. Please note the importance of this meeting as we shall be discussing the final touches of the event.
All members are encouraged to attend.
Saturday, January 31
8:30 PM
Baker Room 240
African Studies Brown Bag
The African Studies brown bag series will continue on Wednesdays at 12:00 in the Yamada House seminar room. The first brown bag will take place next week (January 14). Mumba Mumba will present on "Preliminary findings of an exploratory study of high risk sexual behaviors of men who have sex with men in a Zambian town." Mumba is a PhD candidate in Communication Studies in the College of Communication.
What is "Progressive Islam"?
International Studies Forum
The first International Studies Forum for Winter Quarter will be presented by Dr. Steve Howard. He will provide a brief introduction and context for the conference on "100 years of Progressive Islam"
Friday, January 16
3:00 PM
Walter 145
100 Years of Progressive Islam: A conference honoring the life of Mahmoud Mohamed Taha 1909-2009
Join the African Studies and Southeast Asian studies programs in learning about and celebrating Progressive Islamic movements. The conference begins Saturday evening with a dinner, cultural evening, and talk by Asma Mahmoud Mohamed Taha, daughter of Mahmoud Mohamed Taha.
The Sunday program begins with a keynote address by Cornel West. Dr. West is Professor at Princeton University and has written and spoken extensively on race and justice issues. In his book, "Democracy Matters," he wrote about Mahmoud Mohamed Taha and his writings, describing them as "rich and revolutionary."
Following Dr. West's talk, the conference will continue with panel discussions on progressive Islam in Africa and Southeast Asia.
For more information and a detailed schedule, visit: www.african.ohio.edu/conferences/index.html
Funding for this event is provided by the Social Science Research Council, African American Studies, Kennedy Lecture Series and Center for International Studies.
Saturday, January 17
5:00 PM Walter Hall Rotunda
Sunday, January 18
12:00 PM Baker Center Ballroom
2:30 PM Baker Center 2nd floor conference rooms
Akan Conversation Hour
The Akan class will be holding a weekly conversation hour beginning this Friday. The session is open and those who speak Akan or are interested in learning are welcome to participate!
Fridays 2:00
Gordy Hall 203
African Studies Association meeting
The campus ASA will be holding an organizational meeting and holding elections. Anyone interested in the promoting the study of Africa at OU is invited to attend. For more information contact Megan Weber <mw167404@ohio.edu>.
Monday, January 19
3:00 PM
Alden Library, Rm 307
African Ensemble 2020
Dr. Paschal Younge and Dr. Zelma Badu-Younge will be leading African Ensemble 2020 rehearsals for the Institute for the African Child Conference. Children between the ages of 7 and 12 and who have parents who are affiliated with Ohio University are welcome to join the drumming and dancing sessions. Meetings will be every Wed. starting January 21.
Venue: Ridges Aud.
Time: 4:30-6pm
The State of Islam in the USA today
The Muslim Students Association is hosting a speaker on the topic: The State of Islam in The USA Today. The event takes place on Thursday January 22, 2009 at the Rotunda of Walter Hall, at 6:00PM. The Speaker is Br. Rodwaan Saleh (President of Islamic Society of Greater Houston). Refreshments will be served
Contact Shani Salifu Shani Salifu sal_shaus@yahoo.com for more information.
AIDS in Africa Study Abroad Information Session
Come find out about the OU AIDS in Africa summer study in Botswana. This program is a unique opportunity to benefit from direct contact with organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention initiatives in Gaborone, Botswana. For more information about the program visit the website: <http://www.ohio.edu/educationabroad/programs/africa/Gaborone.cfm>
Friday, January 23
4:15 PM
Room TBA
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