Days of violence in Sudan have resulted in the deaths of at least 180 people, with many more left wounded. The fighting represents the latest crisis in the North African nation, which has contended with numerous coups and periods of civil strife since becoming independent in 1956. The Conversation asked Christopher Tounsel, a Sudan specialist and interim director of the University

THE WORDSMITH January 31, 2023 ShareFacebookTwitterEmail When he’s not working in the library, staff member Jamal Gabobe is busy writing and publishing. “I think my passion for writing was born from my cultural background to some extent,” says UW Tacoma staff member Jamal Gabobe. “Also, part of me always wanted to explore my need for

Danny Hoffman is interviewed in a recent UW Daily article titled, “UW professors create documentary about the 2018 Maple Fire,” about the making of the film “The Maple Cutter” that he and Lynn Thomas, a professor of history at the UW, co-produced.    The film was released in March 2022.

Sharing a KNXX interview that aired yesterday May 2 featuring our faculty Danny Hoffman and Lynn Thomas (History) in a piece “Film from UW professors explores a tree poacher, a wildfire, and a complicated story.”  “The Maple Cutter“ documentary is about a tree poacher named who was charged with starting a forest fire while trying to steal a tree.

UW News has posted a release today on “The Maple Cutter,” a documentary by African Studies faculty Danny Hoffman (JSIS) and Lynn M. Thomas (History) The documentary tells the story of Justin Wilke, who was accused of starting a wildfire while illegally removing trees from the Olympic National Forest. A trailer for the film is included in the

Conversations with emerging scholars tracing Horn of Africa connections to today’s global trends in popular politics, racial formation, and new forms of belonging. Each lecture is moderated by University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies Director Leela Fernandes followed by a Q&A session. This online series is sponsored by the Henry M. Jackson School

In the Jackson School’s spring lecture series, Changing Global Connections: New Formations of Identity, Place and Region, the African Studies program was to partner with Latin American and Caribbean Studies to host Dr. Paul Joseph López Oro speaking on indigenous Blackness and queer politics in Garifuna communities in New York. Watch the Lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVq0jxEjoRY

The African Studies program finished the 2020-2021 academic year with an amazing 1-day symposium organized by Jackson School Ph.D. candidate Francis Abugbilla and Communications Ph.D. student Meagan Doll.  Panels featured current “works-in-progress” from Africanist graduate students around campus at different stages of the Ph.D. process.  Given the challenges of research under current conditions, the symposium provided an opportunity for students

Burkina Faso fighters seek protection with spiritual rituals By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press APRIL 29, 2021 — 8:40A OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Antoine Ouedraogo didn’t run when Islamic extremist fighters killed his colleagues only feet away from him in northern Burkina Faso. Instead, the 53-year-old says, he simply recited a secret word and became invisible. Continue

Monica Rojas-Stewart, Ph.D.; Afro-Peruvian and Afro-Latinx Diaspora Dance Submitted by Lisa Kwak on February 25, 2021 – 5:12pm To celebrate and to recognize that the contributions of Black Americans should be appreciated beyond the month of February, the Department of Dance is using its website and social media platforms to spotlight a different Black dance artist in the