Welcome! Ahlan Wa Sahlan! Karibu! Akwaaba! Ẹ ku abọ!
Learn the African languages Arabic, Swahili, Twi, and Yoruba in the
Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures
Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures
CAS promotes the teaching of Africa through curricular and faculty development. It informs a broader public through a vigorous outreach program of community projects and educators' workshops for K-12 teachers and coordinates a large offering of Africa-related courses throughout the university system. Building on the Rutgers commitment to international education, CAS also supports faculty research in Africa and builds linkages with Africa-based scholars, institutions of higher-learning and non-governmental organizations.
CAS members serve as consultants to public officials, businesses, schools and ngo's.
CAS members serve as consultants to public officials, businesses, schools and ngo's.
CAS CONGRATULATIONS ABOUND!
CAS CONGRATULATES:
Previous CAS Directors, Professors Richard Schroeder and David Hughes,
and CAS faculty member Julie Livingston, for their promotion to Full Professor;
CAS faculty members Samah Selim and Genese Sodikoff for their promotion to Associate Professor with tenure;
Professor Richard Schroeder for receiving the
Association of American Geographers Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography
for his book, Africa After Apartheid: South Africa, Race and Nation in Tanzania (Indiana University Press, 2012).
The award is given for a book written or co-authored by a geographer that makes an unusually important contribution to advancing the science and art of geography;
Lincoln Addison for his successful dissertation defense of,
Labor, Sex and Spirituality on a South African Border Farm;
And Omotayo Jolaosho for her successful defense of,
"You Cant Go to War Without Song:" Performance and Community Mobilization in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Well done, everyone! We jubilantly raise our collective CAS glass to you all!
Previous CAS Directors, Professors Richard Schroeder and David Hughes,
and CAS faculty member Julie Livingston, for their promotion to Full Professor;
CAS faculty members Samah Selim and Genese Sodikoff for their promotion to Associate Professor with tenure;
Professor Richard Schroeder for receiving the
Association of American Geographers Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography
for his book, Africa After Apartheid: South Africa, Race and Nation in Tanzania (Indiana University Press, 2012).
The award is given for a book written or co-authored by a geographer that makes an unusually important contribution to advancing the science and art of geography;
Lincoln Addison for his successful dissertation defense of,
Labor, Sex and Spirituality on a South African Border Farm;
And Omotayo Jolaosho for her successful defense of,
"You Cant Go to War Without Song:" Performance and Community Mobilization in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Well done, everyone! We jubilantly raise our collective CAS glass to you all!
HIGHLIGHTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
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The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy presented on April 3rd the
Robert A. Catlin Annual Memorial Lecture by Meredeth Turshen entitled,
"Race Relations, Gender, and Violence in the Congo."
The talk was recorded!
(This recording and all materials presented are copyright protected. You may not copy or distribute. Thank you.)
Robert A. Catlin Annual Memorial Lecture by Meredeth Turshen entitled,
"Race Relations, Gender, and Violence in the Congo."
The talk was recorded!
(This recording and all materials presented are copyright protected. You may not copy or distribute. Thank you.)
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CAS, the African Studies Association, the Department of Africana Studies, and Alexander Library
presented on April 24 the 8th Annual African Studies Association Presidential Lecture at Rutgers by
ASA President Abdi Samatar (Department of Geography, Environment, and Society, University of Minnesota) entitled,
"The Politics of Piracy in the Indian Ocean: The Somali Coast."
From left to right: Kathryn Salucka (ASA Executive Assistant), Suzanne Moyer Baazet (ASA Executive Director),
Raan Kim (student), Professor Edward Ramsamy (Africana Studies), Felicia Barthelus (student),
Abdi Samatar (ASA President), Michelle Cerda (student), Horace Brown (student), Amber Terrero (student),
Funmi Vogt (ASA Associate Director), and Professor Ousseina Alidou (CAS Director, AMESALL).
* To the second row gentleman: please let us know your name! *
Special thanks to Edward Ramsamy (Department of Africana Studies) for moderating the post-discussion and for holding this lecture in his "Contemporary Issues of Southern Africa" class (01:014:330).
presented on April 24 the 8th Annual African Studies Association Presidential Lecture at Rutgers by
ASA President Abdi Samatar (Department of Geography, Environment, and Society, University of Minnesota) entitled,
"The Politics of Piracy in the Indian Ocean: The Somali Coast."
From left to right: Kathryn Salucka (ASA Executive Assistant), Suzanne Moyer Baazet (ASA Executive Director),
Raan Kim (student), Professor Edward Ramsamy (Africana Studies), Felicia Barthelus (student),
Abdi Samatar (ASA President), Michelle Cerda (student), Horace Brown (student), Amber Terrero (student),
Funmi Vogt (ASA Associate Director), and Professor Ousseina Alidou (CAS Director, AMESALL).
* To the second row gentleman: please let us know your name! *
Special thanks to Edward Ramsamy (Department of Africana Studies) for moderating the post-discussion and for holding this lecture in his "Contemporary Issues of Southern Africa" class (01:014:330).
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For details on upcoming events please visit our events calendar.
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BOOKS ON AFRICA
A continually updated list of new books on Africa in the Rutgers libraries can be viewed on the
African Studies Research Guide.
A continually updated list of new books on Africa in the Rutgers libraries can be viewed on the
African Studies Research Guide.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY OUR FABULOUS FACULTY (AND MORE BOOKS)
Richard A. Schroeder, Author
Indiana University Press August 2012
Zakia Salime, Author
University of Minnesota Press July 2011
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