Film Event: Dukale’s Dream, Sept 26

Event sponsored by the College of the Environment: The film will be shown on Monday, September 26 at 7:00PM at the Powell Family Cinema in Wesleyan University’s Center for Film Studies, 301 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CT (directions and parking information). Please join us for the next film in The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series,…

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Fall African Studies Courses at Wesleyan

A great range of classes are on offer this fall, including: Anthropology Global Africa, Anthropology 110 Critical Global Health, Anthropology 316 Dance West African Dance I West African Dance II French Jungle and Desert in Francophone African Literature, French 382 Government Africa in World Politics Music West African Music and Culture (Beginners) West African Music…

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End of Year Dinner

Recently the African Studies Department celebrated the seniors who graduated with the New African Studies Minor, the Brodigan Awardees, and those who wrote their theses on the African continent. Check out some of the pictures below.

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Update from Holly Everett in Durban South Africa

I’ve been having a fantastic time living ten minutes from the beach, learning little bits of Zulu, eating as much cheap and delicious fruit as I can get my hands on, and – of course – doing lots science. I’ve been working with Prof Thumbi Ndung’u at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB & HIV…

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