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Have you ever thought about studying the birthplace of humanity? Penn State’s African Studies Program focuses on the continent of Africa by teaching its history, culture, geography, economics, politics, and literature. Students also learn about Africa in relation to the rest of the world. Despite its efforts, however, the department still suffers from resource scarcity.   The African Studies Center has award-winning faculty who are committed to their classes and research, brought together b...

James D. Long and Victor Menaldo 1 POSTS 0 COMMENTS James D. Long is an Associate Professor of Political Science and co-founder of the Political Economy Forum at the University of Washington. He is the host of the Forum’s podcast series, “Neither Free Nor Fair?” about election security and democracy in the 21st century. James is a faculty affiliate at the University of Washington’s Ce...

James D. Long is an Associate Professor of Political Science and co-founder of the Political Economy Forum at the University of Washington. He is the host of the Forum’s podcast series, “Neither Free Nor Fair?” about election security and democracy in the 21st century. James is a faculty affiliate at the University of Washington’s Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS), Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA), African Studies Program, and Near and Middle East Studies ...

December 28, 2020 ArtSci Roundup: Protest, Race and Citizenship across African Worlds, TEAL Digital Scholarship for East Asian Studies: The Deep Fake of Place, and More During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online.  Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have ...

African Economic History was founded in 1974 by the African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin and subsequently has also been associated with the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and Its Diasporas, York University. The journal publishes scholarly essays in English, French, and Portuguese on economic history of African societies from precolonial times to the present. It features research in a variety of fields and time periods, including studies on labor, slavery, trad...