Event Poster: Africa at Noon — Since 1973: “Embroidered Traditions from Morocco to Afghanistan.” Speaker: Janet Marion Purdy, Barbara Franke Associate Curator of Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago and Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago. The speaker is pictured smiling and holding an embroidered textile. Date and time: Wednesday, October 28, 12–1 p.m. Location: Ingraham 206.
Africa Talks: A New Monthly speaker series, last Wednesdays at 5pm
banner displaying book cover of 5 2025 CABA winners
Promotional display for the African Studies Program. On the left is a large poster featuring the outline of the African continent filled with the word “WELCOME” in bold letters. Surrounding the outline are colorful handprints, each labeled with greetings as “Mbote,” “Akwaaba,” and “Wetin dey sup?,” A smartphone rests on the lower part of the poster. On the right, a text block explains that the African Studies Program includes over 90 affiliated faculty and students from nearly 40 departments, working on African history, politics, law, health, environments, technologies, arts, cultures, and languages across more than 40 countries. The text invites viewers to sign up for the program’s newsletter.

WELCOME • KARIBU • E KAABO • AKWAABA • SIYAKWAMUKELA • أهلاً و سهلاً

MISSION

The African Studies Program supports research, teaching, and outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, bringing together scholars in multiple disciplines, students, teachers, and community partners to consider all aspects of land and life in Africa.

The African Studies Program is a U. S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center for Africa, a unit in The International Division, and a member of the campus consortium of internationally oriented programs known as the Institute for Regional and International Studies.

Media Spotlight at the International Division