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ASA NEWS African Studies Association Volume XLII No.3 July 2009 V V V V ASA NEWS African Studies Association Volume XLII no.3 July 2009 ASA News, Vol. XLII, No. 3, African In This Issue July 2009 V ISSN 1942-4949 VVV Studies Editor: Association From the Executive Director..................2 Carol L. Martin, PhD New Members.....................................3 Associate Editor, Designer and Typesetter: Kristina L. Carle Membership Rates...............................4 Published online three times a year by the Member News.....................................4 African Studies Association. Submissions and In Memoriam......................................5 advertisements for the ASA News should be sent to [email protected] as a PDF fi le. Obituaries...........................................5 Deadlines for submissions and advertisements are December 1, March 1, and June 1. 2009 ASA Election Results....................6 Join the ASA.......................................7 OFFICERS President: Paul Tiyambe Zeleza (U of Illinois-Chicago) Contributors to the Endowment.............8 Vice President: Charles Ambler (U of Texas at El Paso) Coordinate Organization Corner.............9 Past President: Aliko Songolo (U of Wisconsin-Madison) Executive Director: Carol L. Martin (Rutgers U) Annual Meeting Key Information..........12 Treasurer: Scott Taylor (Georgetown U) Call for Submissions...........................16 DIRECTORS Serving Until 2009 Grants and Fellowships.......................17 Jane Guyer (Johns Hopkins U) Babatunde Lawal (Virginia Commonwealth U) Recent Doctoral Dissertations..............20 Elizabeth Schmidt (Loyola College) Advertisements................................31 Serving Until 2010 Ad Rates...........................................34 Kelly M. Askew (U of Michigan) Gretchen Bauer (U of Delaware) ASA Press Order Form........................35 Joyce Lewinger Moock (International Development Consultant) Membership Form..............................37 Serving Until 2011 Emmanuel Akyeampong (Harvard University) Deadlines........................................39 Mary Johnson Osirim (Bryn Mawr College) M. Anne Pitcher (Colgate University) © 2009 African Studies Association. All Rights Reserved. Letter From The Executive Director I am delighted to announce the results of the 2009 elections: the Vice President elect is Judith Byfi eld (History, Cornell U). The Board members elect are Teresa Barnes History, U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Catherine Boone (Political Science/Government, U of Texas at Austin), and Richard Schroeder (Geography, Rutgers U). The Board extends its sincerest appreciation to the ASA members who cast their votes and to all the candidates for their willingness to serve the Association. The new election calendar concludes in the spring rather than in the fall and will assist the Nominating Committee in achieving ever greater diversity in identifying individuals whose commitment, energy, and ideas will shape the Association’s strategy and future. The ASA community, from the academy, from government, and from non-governmental organizations, is the raison d’être for the Association’s mission of bringing together people with a scholarly and professional interest in Africa. This vibrant community of Africanists convenes via the website, via the Association’s journals, and via the Annual Meeting - dynamic venues that serve as clearinghouses for expertise about Africa: online, in print, and in person. I hope you will continue to explore the website’s many new features and become increasingly comfortable with using it as a tool to engage with the Association and the Africanist community year-round, i.e., to network using the ASA Directory, which is available to members only, and to collaborate in the available myASA fora. In addition to virtual interaction, contribute to evolving discussions in the African Studies Review, which is a member benefi t, and in the subscription journal, History in Africa. Interact with colleagues in person by participating in the Annual Meeting, at a discounted rate for ASA members. At the Annual Meeting, you will learn about ASA highlights during the Business Meeting, celebrate excellence in the fi eld during the Presidential Lecture and Awards Ceremony, and bring your comments, compliments, and concerns to the ASA Town Hall. Avail yourself of these opportunities within the Association to strengthen your individual professional endeavors, while simultaneously advancing the ASA’s goal of promoting African studies. The ASA’s fi ftieth anniversary celebrations, focusing fi rst on “21st Century Africa: Evolving Conceptions of Human Rights” in New York, NY in 2007, then on “Knowledge of Africa: The Next Fifty Years,” in Chicago, IL, in 2008, helped to lay a solid scholarly and professional foundation for “Africa at a Crossroads,” the theme of this year’s Annual Meeting, which will be held November 19-22 in New Orleans, LA. The preliminary program will be available on the ASA website in July; visit www.africanstudies.org for updated travel, hotel, and other information. The ASA recently has added new member benefi ts and services that are specifi cally aimed at helping you to engage in research, teaching, and professional work more effectively. ASA members who wish to duplicate and distribute articles published in any ASA journal for their own courses may do so without seeking permission from the ASA; please remember to cite the details of publication in the specifi c journal by author, title, volume, number, date, and inclusive pagination. Coordinate organizations now have a clear link on the ASA’s home page and may use the community function to reach all their members with announcements, news, and other correspondence. Coordinate Organization offi cers are invited to meet with Board members during the Annual Meeting to share ideas and to discuss future collaboration. We’re excited to provide these new benefi ts to ASA members. Mutual support is especially important in times of economic challenge – for individuals and for the ASA community to which we belong. The ASA budget relies almost entirely on revenue from membership dues, Annual Meeting registration and exhibit booth fees, advertising, and the sale of ASA publications. The Board passed a balanced budget for 2009 and we are aggressively monitoring expenses. But we need revenue to ensure that the Association emerges whole, despite the diffi cult economy. We need to pursue an active campaign of “Each One Reach One.” Renew your own membership if you have not already done so, then immediately contact at least one colleague, center, institute, or organization and urge them to become an individual member or an institutional subscriber. Urge them to attend the Annual Meeting. Urge them to participate in the ASA Exhibit Hall, with a commercial or charitable booth(s), or as part of the Combined Book Exhibit at the ASA booth. Urge them to place an ad in an ASA publication or to purchase the ASA mailing list to announce new books, fi lms, openings, and other events. And, “Give or Get” support for the ASA endowment, secure in the knowledge that every contribution is important and every donation counts. Now, more than ever, let us work together to sustain the Association’s operations and programs. Thank you! 2 ASA NEWS ~ July 2009 New ASA Members March 25 - June 15, 2009 Terlumun Moses Aluaigba Gareth McFeely Glenn Schweitzer Mez Baker Hazel McFerson Andria Sherrow Vicki Brennan Peace Medie Felipe Smith Leif Brottem Nzinga Metzger Esther Some-Guiebre Leandra Casson Hannah Mugambi Ian Stewart Betty Castor Chinwe Muomalu Megan Styles Edward Cox Julius Mutwol Paul Sullivan Christopher Daniels Gemima Neves Marnie Thomson Antoine Dimandja David Ngong Catalina Toala Roy Doron Erin Nourse Geoffrey Traugh Thad Dunning Gabriella Nwaozuzu N Ukadike Kirk Fatool Ngozi Nwodo Kheang Un Jenni Fetters Cyril Obi John Vincent Kelly Gage Mikelle Omari-Tunkara Kennedy Waliaula Christopher Harter Samuel Onabajo Cora Weiss Stephanie Hassell MC Onyejekwe Keren Weitzberg James Hodapp Maureen O’Rourke Winston Wells Sara Hollis Jeffrey Paller Sheryl Wilson Candace Keller Blaine Pope Emira Woods Douglas Kolozsvari Sara Pugach Alden Young Kenneth Kungu Jean Rahier Douglas La Rose Domoina Rakotoson Dominic Lisanti Albert Rutayisire Hassan Mahadallah Cyrus Samii ASA Access Policy The African Studies Association is committed to ensuring that its services and meetings are accessible to all. If you have any special needs or require special assistance to participate in an ASA event, please contact the ASA at [email protected] or 932-732-8173 x10. 3 ASA NEWS ~ July 2009 2009 MEMBERSHIP RATES Membership is based on the calendar year January 1 through December 31. You can renew or join the ASA online via our updated website beginning in January, 2009 at www.africanstudies.org. Questions? Contact Member Services at [email protected] or 732-932-8173 x11. Income $35,000 and above .......................................................... $180.00 Income $34,999 and below .......................................................... $115.00 Students (with valid ID) ................................................................ $70.00 Lifetime Membership in one time payment ...................................... $2,400.00 or Lifetime Membership in four annual payments ................................. $600.00 Member News The African Studies Association invites its members to submit their professional news to this new informational section of the ASA News. The “Member News” section is aimed at providing our members the opportunity
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