African Studies Program / JSIS / University of Washington

African Studies Program / JSIS / University of Washington The African Studies Program (ASP) at UW is an interdisciplinary program, fostering a better understa We offer a minor for undergraduate students.

Bringing together faculty from every UW location (Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell), students are invited to take classes from a variety of disciplines. Click here to view the requirements for the minor and click here to see the course list for approved minor courses. We are very flexible in accepting credits towards the minor, encouraging students to engage in internships and study abroad programs th

at are associated with Africa. We also foster an academic community for graduate students through our African Studies Colloquium, led by Mary Kay Gugerty, Professor of Public Affairs, which takes place 2-3 times per quarter. If you are interested to learn more about the colloquium, please email [email protected]. We welcome you to join our community and further your interest in Africa by connecting with others at the University of Washington that are committed to African areas of study.

05/01/2024
Today!
04/25/2024

Today!

PANEL | Join us today, April 25 for Modern Abortion Around the World, featuring guest speakers Lina-Maria Murillo, Mytheli Sreenivas, Lynn M. Thomas, Sarah Mellors Rodriguez, and Natalie Kimball.

In-person | 3-4:30 p.m.
Husky Union Building, room 214.
Free and open to the public

Details: bit.ly/3IFwyv1

Co-sponsors:
African Studies Program / JSIS / University of Washington
China Studies University of Washington
University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
Simpson Center for the Humanities at UW
UW Department of History
Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Washington
South Asia Center UW

Abaout to start! Thomson Hall 317
04/18/2024

Abaout to start! Thomson Hall 317

TOMORROW!
04/10/2024

TOMORROW!

How do contemporary Ethiopian Jewish artists in Israel navigate the web of challenges they face and how are their identities and their work shaped by them? Join us next Thursday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. to hear Efrat Yerday tackle these questions.

We are eager to welcome Yerday, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Tel Aviv University and chairwoman of the Association for Ethiopian Jews, as well as an accomplished artist and poet herself. Yerday is also a BAMAH visiting artist.

With much gratitude to our co-sponsor for this event, the African Studies Program in UW's Jackson School of International Studies.

Click for more information and to RSVP:
https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/efrat-yerday-ethiopian-artists-in-israel-hyphenated-identity/

04/03/2024

PANEL | Join us Thursday, April 25 for Modern Abortion Around the World, featuring Lina-Maria Murillo, Mytheli Sreenivas, Lynn M. Thomas, Sarah Mellors Rodriguez, and Natalie Kimball.

3:00-4:30 p.m. in-person at Husky Union Building rm 214. Free and open to the public.

Details: bit.ly/3IFwyv1

Co-sponsors:
African Studies Program / JSIS / University of Washington
China Studies University of Washington
University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
Simpson Center for the Humanities at UW
UW Department of History
Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Washington
South Asia Center UW

04/02/2024

How do contemporary Ethiopian Jewish artists in Israel navigate the web of challenges they face and how are their identities and their work shaped by them? Join us next Thursday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. to hear Efrat Yerday tackle these questions.

We are eager to welcome Yerday, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Tel Aviv University and chairwoman of the Association for Ethiopian Jews, as well as an accomplished artist and poet herself. Yerday is also a BAMAH visiting artist.

With much gratitude to our co-sponsor for this event, the African Studies Program in UW's Jackson School of International Studies.

Click for more information and to RSVP:
https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/efrat-yerday-ethiopian-artists-in-israel-hyphenated-identity/

Excellent news!
07/13/2023

Excellent news!

Excited to announce our new director of the Jackson School is Daniel Hoffman, a professor of international studies and comparative history of ideas who brings a distinguished portfolio of scholarship, public engagement and leadership.

More: bit.ly/JSISDirectorHoffman

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The Conversation on Christopher Tounsel - Sudan crisis explained: What’s behind the latest fighting and how it fits nati...
04/19/2023

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Violence in Sudan threatens to throw the troubled nation into chaos. A scholar of the region explains what is going on and what’s at stake.

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