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Creating Sustainable U.S. - East Africa Partnerships for Disability InclusionProfessional Fellows Alumni Webinar:Creating Sustainable U.S. - East Africa Partnerships for Disability InclusionThursday, May 27, 2021, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET Webinar Description: The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and Humanity & Inclusion (HI) invite you to join a Professional Fellows alumni webinar on how universities, DPOs, and other disability rights groups in the United States and East Africa can create independent, sustainable partnerships that promote inclusive employment and education in lasting ways. By interacting with a panel of U.S. outbound and Professional Fellows alumni, attendees will learn: How universities and disability rights leaders in East Africa can exchange inclusive practices and empower communities. How to create professional development opportunities and low-cost trainings that let disability professionals in the U.S. and East Africa learn from each other during the pandemic. How to build expertise in inclusive employment and education among teachers and service providers in East Africa remotely. Panelists: Dr. Martin Blair, Executive Director, University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities Dr. Margo Izzo, Transition Services Director, The Ohio State University Nisonger Center Dr. Macdonald Metzger, Director of Outreach, Education, and Interdisciplinary Training, University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration Elizabeth Shiakamiri, Innovation to inclusion (i2i) Programme Manager, Leonard Cheshire, Nairobi, Kenya Bijal Lal, Founder and Special Educator, Tujumuishe Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Please Note: CART transcription will be available for all attendees. Please contact Siddarth Nagaraj (snagaraj@aucd.org) for any accommodations needs or general inquiries. There is no cost for this webinar. CEUs are not offered for this webinar. This webinar will be held on the Zoom Platform. You can test your connection with Zoom before joining the meeting here. This webinar will be archived.By: Derek Tobias
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Creating Sustainable U.S. - East Africa Partnerships for Disability InclusionProfessional Fellows Alumni Webinar:Creating Sustainable U.S. - East Africa Partnerships for Disability InclusionThursday, May 27, 2021, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET Webinar Description: The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and Humanity & Inclusion (HI) invite you to join a Professional Fellows alumni webinar on how universities, DPOs, and other disability rights groups in the United States and East Africa can create independent, sustainable partnerships that promote inclusive employment and education in lasting ways. By interacting with a panel of U.S. outbound and Professional Fellows alumni, attendees will learn: How universities and disability rights leaders in East Africa can exchange inclusive practices and empower communities. How to create professional development opportunities and low-cost trainings that let disability professionals in the U.S. and East Africa learn from each other during the pandemic. How to build expertise in inclusive employment and education among teachers and service providers in East Africa remotely. Panelists: Dr. Martin Blair, Executive Director, University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities Dr. Margo Izzo, Transition Services Director, The Ohio State University Nisonger Center Dr. Macdonald Metzger, Director of Outreach, Education, and Interdisciplinary Training, University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration Elizabeth Shiakamiri, Innovation to inclusion (i2i) Programme Manager, Leonard Cheshire, Nairobi, Kenya Bijal Lal, Founder and Special Educator, Tujumuishe Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Please Note: CART transcription will be available for all attendees. Please contact Siddarth Nagaraj (snagaraj@aucd.org) for any accommodations needs or general inquiries. There is no cost for this webinar. CEUs are not offered for this webinar. This webinar will be held on the Zoom Platform. You can test your connection with Zoom before joining the meeting here. This webinar will be archived. Read moreBy: Derek Tobias
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Expert Panel Discussion on Media and Communication in AfricaJoin our expert panel this Friday 21st at 3pm South Africa time (2pm GMT) for a broad-ranging discussion on all aspects of African media, culture and communication.The discussion celebrates the publication of the Routledge Handbook of African Media and Communication Studies, edited by Winston Mano and viola c. milton. Together with the 21 contributors, they represent most of the world's leading experts in the field. During the launch, Professor Mano and Professor Milton will be joined in discussion by five contributors, and there will also be time to ask the experts your own questions. The session is entirely free to attend, and registration for the event is quick and easy, via the following link:https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4880868870072937997 More about the book can be found below, or at the book's webpage here, where you will also find chapter 19 of the book available as a free download:https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-African-Media-and-Communication-Studies/Ma...This handbook comprises fresh and incisive research focusing on African media, culture and communication. The chapters from a cross-section of scholars dissect the forces shaping the field within a changing African context. It adds critical corpora of African scholarship and theory that places the everyday worlds, needs and uses of Africans first. The book goes beyond critiques of the marginality of African approaches in media and communication studies to offer scholars the theoretical and empirical toolkit needed to start building critical corpora of African scholarship and theory that places the everyday worlds, needs and uses of Africans first. Decoloniality demands new epistemological interventions in African media, culture and communication, and this book is an important interlocutor in this space. In a globally interconnected world, changing patterns of authority and power pose new challenges to the ways in which media institutions are constituted and managed, as well as how communication and media policy is negotiated and the manner in which citizens engage with increasing media opportunities. The handbook focuses on the interrelationships of the local and the global and the concomitant consequences for media practice, education and citizen engagement in today’s Africa. Altogether, the book foregrounds convivial epistemologies relevant for locating African media and communication in the pluriverse. This handbook is an essential read for critical media, communications, cultural studies and journalism scholars.Table of Contents Decoloniality and the push for African media and communication studies: an introduction Winston Mano and viola c. milton 2. Afrokology of media and communication studies: theorising from the margins Winston Mano and viola c. milton3. Frantz Fanon, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, and African media and communication studies Pier Paolo Frassinelli4. Rethinking African strategic communication: towards a new violence Colin Chasi5. Afrokology and organisational culture: why employees are not behaving as predicted Elnerine WJ Gree6. To be or not to be: decolonizing African media/communications Kehbuma Langmia 7. Communicating the idea of South Africa in the age of decoloniality Blessed Ngwenya 8. Decolonising media and communication studies: an exploratory survey on global curricula transformation debates Ylva Rodny-Gumede and Colin Chasi 9. Africa on demand: the production and distribution of African narratives through podcasting Rachel Lara van der Merwe10. The African novel and its global communicative potential: africa’s soft power Mary-Jean Nleya11. Citizen journalism and conflict transformation: exploring netizens’ digitized shaping of political crises in Kenya Toyin Ajao12. Ghetto ‘wall-standing’: counterhegemonic graffiti in Zimbabwe Hugh Mangeya13. "Arab Spring" or Arab Winter: social media and the 21st-century slave trade in Libya Ashley Lewis, Shamilla Amulega, and Kehbuma Langmia14. On community radio and African interest broadcasting: the case of Vukani Community Radio (VCR) Siyasanga M. Tyali15. Not just a benevolent bystander: the corrosive role of private sector media on the sustainability of the South African Broadcasting Corporation Kate Skinner16. Health communication in Africa Elizabeth Lubinga and Karabo Sitto17. The politics of identity, trauma, memory and decolonisation in Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie (2015) Beschara Karam18. Nollywood as decoloniality Ikechukwu Obiaya19. Afrokology as a transdisciplinary approach to media and communication studies viola c. milton and Winston ManoBy: Madeleine Futter
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Expert Panel Discussion on Media and Communication in AfricaJoin our expert panel this Friday 21st at 3pm South Africa time (2pm GMT) for a broad-ranging discussion on all aspects of African media, culture and communication.The discussion celebrates the publication of the Routledge Handbook of African Media and Communication Studies, edited by Winston Mano and viola c. milton. Together with the 21 contributors, they represent most of the world's leading experts in the field. During the launch, Professor Mano and Professor Milton will be joined in discussion by five contributors, and there will also be time to ask the experts your own questions. The session is entirely free to attend, and registration for the event is quick and easy, via the following link:https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4880868870072937997 More about the book can be found below, or at the book's webpage here, where you will also find chapter 19 of the book available as a free download:https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-African-Media-and-Communication-Studies/Ma...This handbook comprises fresh and incisive research focusing on African media, culture and communication. The chapters from a cross-section of scholars dissect the forces shaping the field within a changing African context. It adds critical corpora of African scholarship and theory that places the everyday worlds, needs and uses of Africans first. The book goes beyond critiques of the marginality of African approaches in media and communication studies to offer scholars the theoretical and empirical toolkit needed to start building critical corpora of African scholarship and theory that places the everyday worlds, needs and uses of Africans first. Decoloniality demands new epistemological interventions in African media, culture and communication, and this book is an important interlocutor in this space. In a globally interconnected world, changing patterns of authority and power pose new challenges to the ways in which media institutions are constituted and managed, as well as how communication and media policy is negotiated and the manner in which citizens engage with increasing media opportunities. The handbook focuses on the interrelationships of the local and the global and the concomitant consequences for media practice, education and citizen engagement in today’s Africa. Altogether, the book foregrounds convivial epistemologies relevant for locating African media and communication in the pluriverse. This handbook is an essential read for critical media, communications, cultural studies and journalism scholars.Table of Contents Decoloniality and the push for African media and communication studies: an introduction Winston Mano and viola c. milton 2. Afrokology of media and communication studies: theorising from the margins Winston Mano and viola c. milton3. Frantz Fanon, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, and African media and communication studies Pier Paolo Frassinelli4. Rethinking African strategic communication: towards a new violence Colin Chasi5. Afrokology and organisational culture: why employees are not behaving as predicted Elnerine WJ Gree6. To be or not to be: decolonizing African media/communications Kehbuma Langmia 7. Communicating the idea of South Africa in the age of decoloniality Blessed Ngwenya 8. Decolonising media and communication studies: an exploratory survey on global curricula transformation debates Ylva Rodny-Gumede and Colin Chasi 9. Africa on demand: the production and distribution of African narratives through podcasting Rachel Lara van der Merwe10. The African novel and its global communicative potential: africa’s soft power Mary-Jean Nleya11. Citizen journalism and conflict transformation: exploring netizens’ digitized shaping of political crises in Kenya Toyin Ajao12. Ghetto ‘wall-standing’: counterhegemonic graffiti in Zimbabwe Hugh Mangeya13. "Arab Spring" or Arab Winter: social media and the 21st-century slave trade in Libya Ashley Lewis, Shamilla Amulega, and Kehbuma Langmia14. On community radio and African interest broadcasting: the case of Vukani Community Radio (VCR) Siyasanga M. Tyali15. Not just a benevolent bystander: the corrosive role of private sector media on the sustainability of the South African Broadcasting Corporation Kate Skinner16. Health communication in Africa Elizabeth Lubinga and Karabo Sitto17. The politics of identity, trauma, memory and decolonisation in Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie (2015) Beschara Karam18. Nollywood as decoloniality Ikechukwu Obiaya19. Afrokology as a transdisciplinary approach to media and communication studies viola c. milton and Winston Mano Read moreBy: Madeleine Futter
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Recording of Public Dialogue Series, “Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in Africa and the Diaspora"Last week AAP held its third Public Dialogue of year, “Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in Africa and the Diaspora”. For those who missed or wanted a chance to review the session again, a recording is now available. A diverse group of panelists and moderators were brought together to discuss the role of higher education institutions in combating racism across the African Diaspora. We would like to thank our attendees, panelists, moderators, and co-hosts for their help in creating an influential virtual dialogue. Our co-hosts were African Studies Center, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Department of African American and African Studies, and International Association of Universities.By: Madeleine Futter -
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Recording of Public Dialogue Series, “Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in Africa and the Diaspora"Last week AAP held its third Public Dialogue of year, “Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in Africa and the Diaspora”. For those who missed or wanted a chance to review the session again, a recording is now available. A diverse group of panelists and moderators were brought together to discuss the role of higher education institutions in combating racism across the African Diaspora. We would like to thank our attendees, panelists, moderators, and co-hosts for their help in creating an influential virtual dialogue. Our co-hosts were African Studies Center, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Department of African American and African Studies, and International Association of Universities. Read moreBy: Madeleine Futter -
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Public Dialogue Series: Pathways to Resilience: African Youth and Africa's TransformationAAP is hosting our next Public Dialogue “Pathways to Resilience: African Youth and Africa’s Transformation” on Wednesday, June 9 at 8:00am-9:30am EDT. In this dialogue session, we will hear from African youth as well as researchers and stakeholders in different sectors that support young people to achieve their goals. We will also discuss the opportunities available with the African Youth Transformation Platform (AYTP), a program established jointly by the AAP and MSU’s Global Youth Advancement Network (GYAN) for youth, researchers, stakeholders from the public, private sector and civil society, and other strategic partners This dialogue is co-hosted by Learn more: https://aap.isp.msu.edu/engage/aap-public-dialogue-series/ To register: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/1116210119333/WN_Q9eQ7_F7SVukBXfNyrP_kwBy: Madeleine Futter
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Public Dialogue Series: Pathways to Resilience: African Youth and Africa's TransformationAAP is hosting our next Public Dialogue “Pathways to Resilience: African Youth and Africa’s Transformation” on Wednesday, June 9 at 8:00am-9:30am EDT. In this dialogue session, we will hear from African youth as well as researchers and stakeholders in different sectors that support young people to achieve their goals. We will also discuss the opportunities available with the African Youth Transformation Platform (AYTP), a program established jointly by the AAP and MSU’s Global Youth Advancement Network (GYAN) for youth, researchers, stakeholders from the public, private sector and civil society, and other strategic partners This dialogue is co-hosted by Learn more: https://aap.isp.msu.edu/engage/aap-public-dialogue-series/ To register: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/1116210119333/WN_Q9eQ7_F7SVukBXfNyrP_kw Read moreBy: Madeleine Futter
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OTH Wants You in the Conversation!OTH is looking for essays, reflections, articles from librarians, faculty, and publishers in the humanities (1,000 - 1,500 words). We look for pieces that speak to intersectionality in the humanities, promote specific programs or new ideas in the humanities, discuss new methods of scholarly communication, and are relevant to topics of the day. We are looking for submissions for the issues listed below. If you have a submission that does not fit under these topics, send it anyway! We also are always looking for new programs or events to promote as well. May and June Issues There is still space in the next two issues of OTH for a couple of features, industry news, and events! Summer Arts Issue OTH will be publishing an Arts issue in late Summer 2021. We are looking for pieces speaking specifically to the intersectionality of arts and subject areas you are an expert in, new public arts programs which incorporate humanistic values, and how the arts inform public discourse and consciousness. Space is running out, so get your submissions in! To Submit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScp7WS43TS9QSzN3EjNfV6-Q7hHKlfCXwsktE7_J8L6P7fA4A/viewform Or email your submission to oth@thirdchapter.org. https://oth.thirdchapter.orgBy: Madeleine Futter
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OTH Wants You in the Conversation!OTH is looking for essays, reflections, articles from librarians, faculty, and publishers in the humanities (1,000 - 1,500 words). We look for pieces that speak to intersectionality in the humanities, promote specific programs or new ideas in the humanities, discuss new methods of scholarly communication, and are relevant to topics of the day. We are looking for submissions for the issues listed below. If you have a submission that does not fit under these topics, send it anyway! We also are always looking for new programs or events to promote as well. May and June Issues There is still space in the next two issues of OTH for a couple of features, industry news, and events! Summer Arts Issue OTH will be publishing an Arts issue in late Summer 2021. We are looking for pieces speaking specifically to the intersectionality of arts and subject areas you are an expert in, new public arts programs which incorporate humanistic values, and how the arts inform public discourse and consciousness. Space is running out, so get your submissions in! To Submit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScp7WS43TS9QSzN3EjNfV6-Q7hHKlfCXwsktE7_J8L6P7fA4A/viewform Or email your submission to oth@thirdchapter.org. https://oth.thirdchapter.org Read moreBy: Madeleine Futter
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African Alliance for Youth Sport and Entrepreneurship VideoThe AAP-funded African Alliance for Youth Sport and Entrepreneurship (AAYSE) program aims to test the effects of a structured, sport-based life skills and entrepreneurship program on life skills and entrepreneurial mindsets of youth in Ghana, Botswana, and Tanzania. Young students were invited to the University of Botswanafor training on entrepreneurship, individual growth, and teamwork through the medium of sports. We look forward to continued success with this team. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQZ7S7LHzdUBy: Madeleine Futter -
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African Alliance for Youth Sport and Entrepreneurship VideoThe AAP-funded African Alliance for Youth Sport and Entrepreneurship (AAYSE) program aims to test the effects of a structured, sport-based life skills and entrepreneurship program on life skills and entrepreneurial mindsets of youth in Ghana, Botswana, and Tanzania. Young students were invited to the University of Botswanafor training on entrepreneurship, individual growth, and teamwork through the medium of sports. We look forward to continued success with this team. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQZ7S7LHzdU Read moreBy: Madeleine Futter -
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The AAP consortium is committed to deepening its engagement with African governments, which are key to financing higher education in the continent. AAP Africa Director, Richard Mkandawire, recently met with the Honorable Minister of Education, Agnes NyaLonje (red jacket) and high level officials from Malawi to discuss the growing need for universities to support national development programs of African countries.By: Justin Rabineau
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The AAP consortium is committed to deepening its engagement with African governments, which are key to financing higher education in the continent. AAP Africa Director, Richard Mkandawire, recently met with the Honorable Minister of Education, Agnes NyaLonje (red jacket) and high level officials from Malawi to discuss the growing need for universities to support national development programs of African countries. Read moreBy: Justin Rabineau
