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Maude Studies financial report (1116/99), and it would be presented by Subscriptions Now Available Vice-President Barbara Frank (who would also handle dues and membership issues during the meeting). A detailed description of issue of Mamie Studies 1 o. 1 Wooten's report covers the period October 26, (1999) was published in the last issue (#41) of MA SA 1998-November 6, 1999. The balance in the MANSA Newsletter (p. 2). That information is also now account at the beginning of that period was $1,573.97. available on the MANSA web-site. During this reporting period our deposits totaled The price of the journal will be $30 to institutions. $2,145.34. Most of this was membership dues, with a $15 to individuals. At the ASA meeting there were lWO very small amount coming from returned balances from circulars available that provided subscription advance checks for newsletter production. During the information, including the address for ordering. One was year we paid out $1,235.18, mostly reflecting the cost prepared solely for the journal, and the other included of newsletter production and mailing. A very small the journal among other publications of the African component stems from charges for returned checks (i.e., Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison . insufficient funds). At the time of the report, the One or the other of these is being enclosed with this balance in the MANSA account was $2,484.13. issue of the newsletter. At present we have membership records for approximately 322 individuals or institutions (up 29 from the last reporting period). We have a total of 154 Minutes of the 14th Annual Meeting current members, i.e., members with dues paid (up 4 Mande Studies Association from the last reporting period). We have a total of 73 Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA sponsored members (up 5). We have a total of 9 November 13, 1999, 7:00-9:00 p.m. libraries and 3 institutions on our complimentary distribution list (no change from last reporting period). Present: Tavy Aherne, Laura Arntson, Ralph Austen, There are 83 lapsed membership records, i.e., people Stephen Belcher, Catherine Bogosian, George Brooks, who have stopped paying dues to the Association and/or Eric Charry, David Conrad, Ferdinand Dejong, Rosa who have lost contact. During the reporting period, 16 DeJorio, Barbara Frank, David Goodman, Maria new members joined the Association (down from 23 Grosz-Ngate, Sten Hagberg, Musa Hakim, John who joined during the previous period) and III people Hanson, Joseph Hellweg, Christian Hejbjerg, Allen renewed their memberships (up from 70 members Howard, John Hutchison, John Johnson, Kassim Kone, renewing during the previous period). Kirsten Langeveld, Joe Lauer, Marie-Nathalie LeBlanc, Wooten reminded us that the MANSA bank Sabine Luning, Greg Mann, Peter Mark, Ann account was still with Citizen's Bank in East Lansing, McDougall, Patrick McNaughton, Mohamed Saidou MI. He proposed that if he were re-elected Secretary- N'Daou, Robert Newton, Chuck Riley, Jacqueline Treasurer, that in order to facilitate more efficient Robinson, Dorothea Schulz, Kathleen Slobin, financial operations, the MANSA account be moved Mohamed Soumare, Papa Susso, Jeanne Toungara, from East Lansing, Michigan to Eugene, Oregon. Karim Traore, Richard Warms, Donald Wright. The next item on the agenda was re-election of the President David Conrad opened the meeting by Secretary-Treasurer, which in accord with the by-laws is feIllOltm' tgtbatSecretary-TreasurerStephen Wooten was carried out on alternate years from election of President 10 attend this year, but that he had submitted his and Vice-President. Conrad noted that Stephen Wooten

DAVIDC.0Nwl. President, Slate University of New York-Oswego BARBARAE. FRANK,Vice President, Slate University of New York-Stony Brook Sn::PHEN WOOfEN,Secretary-Treasurer. University of Oregon Advisory Board de Broijo. University of Leiden Peter Mark. Wesleyan University I.lIaL SOAS. University of London Tereba Togola, Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Bamako • l'mersire d' Abidjan Jeanne Maddox Toungara, Howard University &::=:-~=~t:niversity of New York-Cortland Karim Traore, University of Georgia has done a good job in that post. He nominated Wooten congratulations were tendered to our distinguished for another term, and called for further nominations. colleague in his absence. There were none, and Wooten was unanimously elected Members were asked for their views on the to serve another term as Secretary- Treasurer. Pat~k problem of sending computers to West . Kassim McNaughton then moved in favor of Wooten's proposal Kone responded that he and John Hutchinson have been to transfer the bank account, seconded by Richard donating computers for a few years now. Kone Warms, carried with a strong majority. explained that they send hardware in containers from Next on the agenda was a report on the new New York for $2.75 per kilo. and that they have a way journal Maude STudies, presented by Stephen Belcher of doing it so it is not subject to problems with Malian (who as co-editor with Ariane Deluz has bdn serving as customs. Conrad asked Kassirn to write a memo for the the primary mover on getting the first issue into print). newsletter explaining how this is done (see separate Belcher reported that the first issue was in proof form, item, this issue]. that the second issue is already well on the way to Kassim Kane also mentioned that Macintosh completion, and that David Henige had provided us with compatible Bamana language software is available for promotion circulars to be passed around at ASA. free, and that those interested could contact him. Reviewing the general plan of Maude Studies, Regarding the MANSA web-site, the President Belcher reminded us that our journal will be published asked for comments, questions, suggestions, annually, that it is to be peer-reviewed, and that we need complaints, up-dates, corrections. He noted that submissions. The journal is publi hed by the corrections are ongoing and that a new section for the University of Wisconsin- Madi n African Studies journal Mat/de STudies is being added. He said Robert Program. They are generou Iy allowing us extra copies Newton has been working on the bibliography, but that for distribution to African in tiruuons. but MANSA it is a difficult and understandably slow process. Newton will quite rightly be respon ible for pa~lng the costs of reported that he is building a reference database and that distribution. people need to continue to submit material, preferably Belcher reponed that the editors had invited in database form. various people to serve on the editonal board. These In keeping with MANSA tradition, Conrad included Mamadou Diawara, Alma Gottlieb. Eugenia asked for tentative topics for MANSA-sponsored panels Herbert, Lansine Kaba, Lilyan Kesteloot, . furtin Klein. for ASA 2000 in ashville. He noted that it had been to Robert Launay, Barbara Lewi . and 0<1\ i Conrad (ex our advantage for MA SA member Tom Hale to serve officio). as ASA panel chair for 1999, and that Patrick Belcher asked that attending members ratify the Ii t Me .aughton would be serving in the same capacity for of proposed board members. After me larification of ASA 2000. how and why the people were chosen Iaccording to areas Acknowledging that every year there are of specialization), it was moved, seconded and carried inevitable conflicts in the panel scheduling, Conrad with one abstention. encouraged MANSA folk to show up for MANSA- The next item of the agenda involved MA SA sponsored panels whenever possible, to support their Advisory Board changes. Conrad noted that the terms of colleagues. Robert Newton identified some problems Alfa Bah and Peter Mark were up thi year. and that with scheduling, and Jeanne Toungara suggested that a Peter Mark had expressed interest in serving for another letter be written to ASA to vent concerns. Peter Mark term. In addition, three members of the Advisory Board described an ASA mix-up for his panel proposal this were now on the Editorial Board of the new journal: year, and announced that he was turning it into an Ariane Deluz, Marnadou Diawara, and Lansine Kaba, unofficial roundtable on the following day. This left a total of five slots open on the Advisory A few suggestions for MANSA Panels for Board. Nominations were called for, and the following ASA 2000 were finally made: Peter Mark, "Precolonial people were nominated: Peter Mark, Yacouba Konate. Identity and Ethnicity: Mettisage Culturelle"; Richard Mirjam DeBruijn, Karim Traore, and Jeanne Maddox Warms and Greg Mann, "The Times of Modibo Keita"; Toungara. All five were elected to the board. Laura Arntson suggested a panel of something having The agenda next called for a report from to do with "Local Knowledge" and David Conrad offered Lansine Kaba regarding plans for the Conference to chair another panel on Samori, if anything happens "Samori in the Year 2000" but Kaba was not present at with commemorative plans for the year 2000. Members the moment Conrad noted that Kaba was extremely were reminded that these suggestions are always regarded busy because he is now President-Elect of ASA, and as tentative, and that they are welcome to submit

2 suggestions between n \\ and next March. I have been doing for a few years now, which consists On the ubject of a future International of sending computers and other accessories by container. Conlcrcnc _ Mandc tudics, Conrad reminded the So far we have been sending them only to . Many mcmbe that we have a standing invitation to meet in such possibilities exist for other African countries. I Cote d'l \ oire from Yacouba Konate who would be our will need to explore the possibilities to ship to the pnncrpal hason there, Marie-Nathalie Leblanc noted other West African countries where our MANSA that. he ces regular trips to Abidjan and offered to relatives would like to send equipment. What we do is - rvC a rom ard observer and contact with Konate. gather equipment (Macintosh and PC, printers and C fad reported that for future international meetings, scanners etc.) and send them to an office in New York we have expressions of interest from Burkina Faso City. Once the equipment arrives in New York, all that (Lazare Ki-Zcrbo for Bobo Dioulasso); Paris (Jean-Loup is required is the payment of $2.75 per kilogram; the Arnsclle at EHESS), Berlin (Dorothea Schulz, during shipper has business representatives in Abidjan and the next 3 years while she is there); Rome (Marie Luisa Bamako to take care of the other logistics. It is Ciminclli, who would be our Iiason there). important that the recipient's phone number and address Conrad stressed that to go forward with plans be on the package/carton. Once the package gets there, for a meeting in Cote d'I voire or anyplace c1se, we need someone will call the recipient to come and take the a demonstration of serious interest from a significant parcels. The recipient does not have to pay number of members, in addition to reasonably strong any additional fees. If you are sending a parcel to on-site location support. someone who does not have a phone, it remains Several general announcements were offered at necessary that this person have someone with a various times during the meeting: Barbara Frank phone number under whose care the shipment would be announced that a film/video of Mali is available from sent. What I would suggest at this time is that people Janet Goldner. Robert Newton told of a web collection wanting to send equipment get in contact with me and I of Multimedia Inc. images and sounds from Mali that is will provide them with the address in New York to available from the African Studies Program at the which they could send the equipment. They should University of Wisconsin-Madison. Peter Mark weigh the item in the meantime and divide the weight expressed strong concern that the plans for the Musee de in pounds by 2.2 to get it in kg (to be multiplied by l'Homme in Paris warrant serious concern from $2.75 for delivery in Bamako). We will discuss academics, and mentioned that he may draft a letter for the payment details as needs arise. Once everyone has signatures from MANSA members. D. Conrad done it once or twice, my assistance will no longer be reminded members of Mamadou Diawara's upcoming necessary. As for the equipment people want to send, meeting at Point Sud in Bamako, the Colloque anything that they may have been using 3 to 5 years international to be held 12-18 February. Conrad also ago that still works can be sent to Africa. For announced that MANSA T-shirts are still available for equipment such as printers, which require ink cartridges sale. He concluded the meeting with thanks to Barbara or ribbons, one should consider whether such supplies Frank for performing Wooten's duties, and to the are available. A printer in good condition but for which members who attended. Meeting adjourned c. 9 p.m. there are no available ink cartridges would obviously not be very helpful.

Sending Computers to Colleagues in West Africa Up-Date on MANSA Members' Activities by Kassim Kone EUGENIA HERBERT is now the book review editor of With regards to sending computer and other equipment the A SA's African Studies Review. to Mali as we discussed in Philadelphia, there are a few LANSINE KABA is the new President of the African options: One is that a scholar going to Africa may Studies Association. bring a single computer in the luggage and claim (when The October 1999 issue of Anthropology News reports asked by customs) that it will be used for work. If the that President Bill Clinton appointed archaeologist laptop to be donated is in addition to Q~e actually SUSAN KEECH MCINTOSH of Rice University to brought for research, it can be explained that the the Cultural Property Advisory Committee. The additional one would be used on fieldtrips. Committee advises the President on the import of The second option is what John Hutchison and archaeological and ethnological materials into the U.S.

3 ERIC SILLA's book People Are Not the Slime: Sunjata as Written Literature: The Role of the Literary Leprosy and ldentitv ill Twentieth-Centurv Mali (1998) Mediator in thc Dissemination of the Sunjata Epic" was recently announced as the winner of the prestigious Stephen Bulman Arnaury Talbot Prize, which is awarded annually to the Butchering Heroism": Sunjata and the Negotiation of author, or authors, of a work which a distinguished Postcolonial Mande Identity in Diabatc's Le Boucher de panel of scholars judge to be the most valuable work of Kouta" anthropological research relating to Africa submitted James R. \kGuire during the annual competition. "The Production and Reproduction of Sunjata" STEPHEN WOOTEN was selected by the U.S. Charles S. Bird Department of Education to serve as a member of the "An Ethnography of the Epic of Sunjata in Kela" National Review Panel for the African Studies Jan Jansen component of the 2000-2003 competition for "Out of Print The Epic Cassette as Intervention, institutional funding under the Department's Reinvention, and Commodity" Title VI program for National Resource Centers and Robert C. Newton Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships. Pp. 349, ISBN 0-253-21248-0, pb.

Andrew F. Clark. 1999. From Frontier 10 Backwater: Book Releases Economy and Society in the Upper Yallev (West Africa), 1850-1920. Lanham, MD: University BOOKS: Press of America. Ralph Austen. 1999. 111 Search of Sunjata: The Mal/de This book follows the interaction of politics, Oral Epic as Historv. literature, and Performance. economy, society, and ecology in the upper Senegal Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. valley from the middle of the nineteenth century Contents: through the end of World War I. During this turbulent "The Dichotomy of Power and Authority in Mande period, the region was transformed from an export- Society and in the Epic of Sunjata" producing area on the frontier of European expansion John William Johnson into a marginal labor reserve. The valley included the "The History of the Sunjata Epic: A Review of the sparsely populated regions of Bundu, Khasso and Evidence" Gajaaga, along with the societies of Bambuk and Ivor Wilks Gidimaka in the transitional zone between the Sahara "The Epic of Sunjata: Structure, Preservation and Desert and the Guinea rain forest. Over time, changing Transmission" French interests constantly shifted the areas of Seydou Camara importance, yet settlements along the water routes were "The Historical Transformation of Genres: Sunjata as generally larger, more economically diverse, and more Panegyric, Folktale, Epic, and Novel" commercialized. At the middle of the nineteenth Ralph A. Austen century, the diversity and vitality of the economy, along "Sinimogo--'Man for Tomorrow': Sunjata on the with the growing colonial presence in the heartland, led Fringes of the Mande World" to the recovery of the upper Senegal Valley after several Stephen Belcher ecological and war-induced crises. However, the entire "Searching for the Historical Ancestor: The Paradigm of region was gradually marginalized. A rail in gum prices, Sunjata in Oral Traditions of the Sahel (13th-19th the severe famine of 1913-1914, intensive war Centuries)" recruitment and mobilization efforts, combined with Mamadou Diawara increased permanent migration, sealed the fate of this "The Gesere of Borgu: A Neglected Type of Manding valley on the periphery of the French colonial empire. Diaspora" Contents: Sources and Historiography; The Paulo Fernando De Moraes Farias Regional Perspective; The Regional Economy in the "Jeli and Sere: The Dialectics of the Word in the Late Nineteenth Century; The Political Economy of the Manden" Upper Senegal Valley: 1850-1890; The Central River Karim Traore Valley and the Towns, 1850-1890: Bakel, Medine and "Mooning Armies and Mothering Heroes: Female Kayes; The Political Economy of the Hinterland, 1890- Power in Mande Epic Tradition" 1920. pp. 296 ISBN 0-7618-1438-8 $47.00 cloth David C. Conrad

4 Maria LUL' Cimmclli and Vittorio Lanternari (cds). obtenus par les dilfercnts parties. 1 .. \lee/iril1a. magia. rellgione. valori. VO/III11£' II: Diala Toure. University or Minnesota, Deptartment of Dallomropoiogia all'etnopsichiatria [Medicine, Magic. Afro-American and African Studies, Minneapolis, Relieion. Values. Volume II. From Anthropologv /0 MN 55455-0121, TeL: 612-624-~()12; Fa.\: Dlmnpnciliatrvl. aples: Liguori Publishers. 612-624-9383; e-rnail: [email protected] Interests: A Irican art and archi tccturc. Craig Tower, Northwestern University, Department of . iew & Renewed MANSA Members Anthropology, 1810 Hinman Avc., Evanston, IL & Address Changes 60208, Tcl.: 773-262-8836; c-rnail: ctowervcnwu.edu Interests: Mass media; ethnicity; Minyanka traditional Maria Luisa Ciminelli, Via Trionfale 8610 religion. OOI35-Roma, ITALY; e-rnail: [email protected] UPDATES & ADDRESS CHANGES Interests: Ethnopsychiatry; cognitive semantics; Catherine Bogosian, 9404 Elger Mill Road, cultural translation;=20, kinship; Bamana; Mali. Montgomery Village, MD 20886, TeL: R. David Goodman, 1825 Woodbine si. 32 301-590-2544; c-mail: [email protected] Ridgewood, NY 11385, Tel.: 718-497-8193 Saskia Brand, Reigenskamp 238, 3607 HN Maarssen, Fax: 212-875-1679; e-rnail: haanumaaants aol.com The Netherlands, Tel. 31-0-346-56-87-86; e-rnail: Interests: Broad historical: relation w/ . .orth Africa; Iofanabrandtsyahoo.com music. Namankoumba Kouyate, Casarius Strasse 46, Sten Hagberg.Department of Cultural Anthropology P.B. 53639. Konigswinter, GERMANY and Ethnology, Uppsala Unix ersity. Tradgardsg 18. Sabine Luning, Paulus Potterstraat 29a, 3117 XB SE-753 28 Uppsala. SWEDE:-\: Tel.: Schiedam, NETHERLANDS, Tel.: 010-47-36-506; 46-18-471-70-30, Fa,,: 46-18-l71-70-28; e-rnail: e-rnail: luningrsrullet.leidenuniv.nl sten. hagberg@ antra. uu.se Interests: Burkina Faso; religion; oral tradition. Interests: Inter-ethnic relations (Fulbe-Mande); Gregory Mann, History Department, Northwestern Burkina Faso: perceptions of environment. University, Evanston, IL 60208; e-rnail: Christian K. Hejbjerg, In titute of Anthropology, [email protected] University of Copenhagen, Frederiksholms Kanal 4, Peter Mark, Wesleyan University, Art History Program OK - 1220 Copenhagen K, DE MARK Middleton, CT 06459, Tel.: 860-685-3182; 3-mail: Tel.: 45-35-32-34-64. Fax: 45-35-32-34-65; [email protected] e-rnail: [email protected]. Patience Senko-Godwin, P.O. Box 966, Interests: Lorna: religion: political culture; THE GAMBIA environment. Mamadou Soumare, 1206 Jackson SL #2 Jacqueline Robinson. 1552 E. Capitol Ave. #1, Nashville, TN 37208, Tel.: 615-320-5052; Milwaukee, WI 53211, Tel.: 414-963-6340; e-rnail: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Interests: Oral tradition; Francophone literature; Interests: Mali; material culture and identity; nation Bamana; Soninke, building. Saikou S. Ceesay, 17 Credon Road, Plaistow, Daouda Sarnake, sIc Aissata Gouanle, London E13 9B ENGLAND Helen Keller International, B.P. E 1557, Bamako, MALI; Affiliation: Consultant independant E-MAIL UP-DATES & CHANGES Interests: Communication-recherche et formation en Stephan Buehnen: sante publique; recherches anthropologiques [email protected] appliques au developpement rural. Maria Luisa Ciminelli: Adama Sangare, B.P. 2967, Bamako, MALI [email protected] Affiliation: Helen Keller International Mali R. David Goodman: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Sten Hagberg: [email protected] Interests: Ingenieur d'agriculture; mener un type Christian K. Hejbjerg: nouveau de communication partenariale pour christian. [email protected] promouvoir le developpement dans le milieu rural Jan Jansen: [email protected] grace it des changement de comportements voulus et Joseph Lauer: [email protected]

5 Sabine Luning: luningterullct.lcidcnuniv.nl Submitting Articles to Gregory Mann: [email protected] MANDE STUDIES Ann McDougall: unn.mcdougallts uulberta.cu Jacqueline Robinson: massara@ uwrn.edu Maude Studies \\ clcornes articles on all aspects of the Adama Sangarc: [email protected] Maude world and thc peoples and cultures that compose Mamadou Sou mare: msoumarcrs dubois.Iisk.cdu it. Submi -.ions will be peer-reviewed before acceptance. Diala Toure: [email protected] The journal \\ ill accept and publish manuscripts in Engh h or Fren .h. RENEWED MEMBERS Manuscript ubmis .ions should be typewritten or Ralph Austen (sponsor) computer-pnmed In double- .pacing, and should be Catherine Bogosian accompanied. if ible, w ith an electronic version of Sarah Brett-Smith (sponsor) the text on a di keue (IB\t. IS-DOS: Mac texts should Stephen Bulman (sponsor) be sent by email). Authors must fumi .h any maps or David Conrad (sponsor) illustrations in hard copy .uitable for reproduction, and Ferdinand Dejong are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions. Rosa DeJorio Colleagues from Africa without access to computers Paulo Fernando de Moracs Farias should send a typewritten manuscript, keeping a copy Barbara Frank (sponsor) for their own use. Julianne Freeman Submissions may be made electronically to either Alma Gottlieb (sponsor) Ariane Deluz([email protected]) or to Maria Grosz-Ngate (sponsor) Stephen Belcher(spbelc [email protected]); Joseph Hellweg manuscript submissions should be sent to Stephen Eugenia Herbert Belcher (R.D. 1 Box 1000, Petersburg PA, 16669- Joe & Carol Hoover USA). In the case of electronic submissions, the text John Hutchinson (sponsor) should be sent as an attachment and not in the body of John William Johnson the message. The preferred format, if not WordPerfect or Roderick Knight Microsoft Word, is as a 'rich text file' (suffix: .rtf). Kassim Kane (sponsor) Joseph Lauer La revue EtudesMaude invite nos collegues a presenter Adria laViolette des contributions portant sur tous les aspects du monde Sabine Luning mande et des peuples et des cultures qui Ie composent, Greg Mann Les articles proposes seront evalues anonymement avant Peter Mark (sponsor) d'etre retenus. La revue accepte et publie des articles en Ann McDougall anglais ou en francais. Patrick McNaughton Les manuscrits soumis doivent etre saisis ou Saidou N'Daou (sponsor) imprirnes sur ordinateur en double interligne, et Bob Newton devraient s'accompagner si possible de la version Richard Roberts (sponsor) electronique du texte sur disquette (format Patrick Royer IBMlMS-Dos). Les textes composes sur Macintosh Dorothea Schulz doivent nous parvenir commes fichiers attaches a un Bill Siegman email. Les auteurs sont pries de foumir leurs cartes et Kathleen Slobin (sponsor) illustrations sur papier, d'une qualite permettant la Mamadou Soumare reproduction. II est de la responsabilite des auteurs Clark Speed d'obtenir toute permission necessaire pour la Papa Susso reproduction. Jeanne Maddox Toungara (sponsor) Nos collegues en Afrique d'ayant pas acces a un Karim Traore ordinateur sont pries d'envoyer un manuscrit Don Wright (sponsor) dactylographic, et de conserver un deuxieme exemplaire pour leur propre usage. Les articles peuvent etre soumis par voie electronique a Ariane Deluz ([email protected]) ou a Stephen Belcher ([email protected]); les

6 manus :nt.' \ rareni cue addresses a Stephen Belcher MANSA T-Shirts (R.D_ L 8 :\ I l, Petersburg PA, Ififlfi9 -- USA). Dan c ~ aruclcs cnvoycs par cmail, Ie tcxtc ne To order your MANSA T -shirt send $17.40 per shirt t 'lfC envoyc dans Ie message mais cornrnc (15.00 plus 2.40 each for mailer & postage; overseas er 'he au mail. Lc format prclere, autre que orders please include an additional 2.50 per order) to: >ItWord, est Ie "Rich Text File" (suffixe .rtf). David Conrad, History Department, SUNY -Oswcgo, Oswego, NY \3 126

Free Copies of Mande Studies For West African Institutions Joining MANSA and Renewing Membership (A note from the editor) Regular and institutional membership $10, students $5, David Henige, to whom we owe thanks for the birth of sponsoring membership $25. Make check out to the new journal of the Mande Studies Association, has \1ANSA and (if you are joining) send your arranged for us to receive a generous number of copies institutional affiliation and a brief description of your of Mamie Studies to be donated to West African research interests to: Stephen Wooten, Department of libraries and institutions. This is with the understanding Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene OR that MANSA will pay (or any mailing costs, and I have 97403-1218. Members (other than sponsored African offered to handle the distribution (though I anticipate colleagues) will find the date on which their present that much of the delivery will be done by hand as membership expires recorded on their address labels. The various people travel to the appropriate places). Secretary-Treasurer will forward your up-dated address I've begun to prepare a Ii t or reci pients, and and research information to the President for publication am requesting further.sugge uons. If you suggest an in the newsletter. ' institution that ought to receiv e the journal, please be sure to give all available addres Information, and if possible, the name of a contact person at the institution. The following is \\ hat Tve listed so far. It is just a beginning list, so please sugge t some additional institutions with. which yO/I are personally familiar, and which you know would formally register the volumes and make them available to the public: Institut des Sciences Humaines, Bamako University of Mali (formerly ENSUP), Bamako USIS Library, Bamako Guinean National Archives, Conakary University of Conakry History Department Library USIS Library Conakry University or Kankan Library National Library of The Gambia, Banjul Universi te d' Abidjan West African Research Center (WARC), Dakar IFAN Library, Dakar CEDA, Ouagadougou CNRST, Ouagadougou CESAO, Bobo Dioulasso INEP, Guinea-Bissau Universite Nationale du Benin, Cotonou Please send me your suggestions. -- D.CC

7 CONTENTS OF 1(1999)

Mande The Mande Studies Association and the Journal of STUDIES Mande Studies David C. Conrad, President, MANSA

Special Section: Mobility in the Mande World 1 (1999) Guest Editors: Mirjam De Bruijn and Han Tizn Dijk Introduction: Changing Frontiers Mirjam De Bruijn and Han Tizn Dijk

Mande and Fulbe Interaction and Identity in Northwestern Sierra Leone, Late Eighteenth through Early Twentieth Centuries Allen M. Howard

Fulbe Mobility: Migration and Travel into Mande Mirjam De Bruijn and Han Tizn Dijk

Aspects of Interethnic Relations in Contemporary Agricultural Migration and Settlement in Southern Mali Dolores Koenig, Tieman Diarra, and Moussa Sow

Identity, Rice, and Oral Traditions: Reflections SUBSCRI PTION RATE from Fieldwork Among Nalu, Baga Fore, and Baga Pukur-Speakers (ONE VOLUME PER YEAR) Edda L. Fields IN DIVI DUALS $15 INSTITUTIONS $30 General Articles BILL MEAT: Ethnic Pluralism and Homogeneity in the NAME Western Sudan: Saalum, Segu, Wasulu Martin A. Klein ADDRESS _ Les Mandingues de l'Ancien Kaabu et le Savoir Musulman Eduardo Costa Dias

CITY/STATE/ZIP _ Language Contact: The Case of Manding and Jola-Fogny Valentin Vydrine PRICES ARE POSTPAID. PREPAYMENT IS NOT REQUIRED. ORDERS AND CHECKS SHOULD BE SENTTO Politique de Peuplement et Construction de l'identite des Mikhifore de Boke AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM Mohamed Saidou N'Daou 105 INGRAHAM HALL 1155 OBSERVATORY DRIVE MADISON, WI 53706 EMAIL: [email protected] TEL: (608) 161-1493 FAX: 608/165-5851