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African Sound Studies – Panel 2021 ASA

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021

African Sound Studies Panel  2021 African Studies Association Meeting Sound studies has exploded over the past decade, drawing heightened attention to how sound and sonic media shape both the everyday and the exceptional. But even as sound studies has attended Read More …

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Part-Time Lecturers – French – Tufts University

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

Tufts UniversityDepartment of Romance StudiesPART-TIME LECTURERS IN FRENCH BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED LANGUAGE COURSES Tufts University, Department of Romance Studies is soliciting applications for Part-Time Lecturer positions in French for Academic Year 2021-2022 (with possibility of renewal), to teach beginning, Read More …

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Harvard University – Lecturer – African Lit/Cultural Studies

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

Lecturer in African Literary and Cultural Studies Faculty of Arts and Sciences African and African American Studies   Position Description The Department of African and African American Studies seeks applications for a Lecturer in African Literary and Cultural Studies. The Read More …

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Pre-Doctoral Fellowship – Hobart William and Smith Colleges

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021

Hobart and William Smith Colleges 2021-2022 Fisher Center Pre-doctoral Fellowship   SUMMARY: Description In keeping with the Fisher Center’s mission of supporting research and dialogue about gender and justice through curricular, programmatic, and scholarly projects, the Fisher Center Steering Committee Read More …

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Assoc. Professor – Translation and Interpreting Studies

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

  Associate Professor – Translation and Interpreting Studies (School of Literature, Languages & Media Studies) Wits University  Closing Date: 26th February 2021   The Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies is seeking to make an appointment at the rank of Read More …

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RAL Special Issue on Ama Ata Aidoo

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021

CALL FOR PAPERS—RAL Special Issue on Ama Ata Aidoo Guest Editors: Esther Pujolras-Noguer and Kwaku Larbi Korang I have been happy            being me:                     an African Read More …

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Department Head – Black Studies – University of Illinois at Chicago

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021

DEPARTMENT HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF BLACK STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO The Department of Black Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites applications for the position of Head of the Department. We are seeking an innovative and Read More …

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Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets – APBF

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

The African Poetry Book Fund, in partnership with Prairie Schooner and the University of Nebraska, promotes and advances the development and publication of the poetic arts  through its book series, contests, workshops, and seminars and through  its collaborations with publishers, festivals, booking Read More …

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Assistant Professor in Postcolonial and World Literatures – Acadia University

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Closing Date: 4 January 2021 For additional information on the Department of English and Theatre, please visit: https://english.acadiau.ca/english.html Position # 10412TT – The Department of English and Theatre at Acadia University invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank Read More …

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JOB: Assistant Professor, Catalyzing Antiracist and Decolonial Futures – UConn

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

  Preference will be given to those who apply by December 15, 2020; however, screening of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  INTRODUCTION The University of Connecticut’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications Read More …

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