Even projects on Africa with seemingly good intentions implicitly negativize Africans. What is this that a whole African Studies Center is centering in their epistemological space on Africa?
"Chronic Conditions: Knowing, Seeing, and Healing the Body in Global Africa.
Specifically, we seek a scholar whose work focuses on a topic that relates to health and medical humanities in African and African-descended communities."
Time to question these long-standing cottage industries on AfricaSent: March 7, 2019 7:09 PM
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship: Chronic Conditions at KU! Please share within your networks!
Subject: Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship: Chronic Conditions at KU! Please share within your networks!
Importance: High
Dear colleagues,
Please circulate this Post-doc fellowship opportunity widely within your network/s and listservs.
If you have any questions please contact Dr. Katie Rhine directly at: krhine@ku.edu
Thank you
Cécile
Cécile Accilien, PhD
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of African and African American Studies
Director, Institute of Haitian Studies
Associate Director for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship: Chronic Conditions
The University of Kansas invites applications for an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in conjunction with the University's 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar, Chronic Conditions: Knowing, Seeing, and Healing the Body in Global Africa. The 12-month appointment will commence on July 1, 2019 and carries a $50,000 salary for the year, plus benefits. The fellow will be affiliated with the Kansas African Studies Center, the Hall Center for the Humanities, and the Spencer Museum of Art. Specifically, we seek a scholar whose work focuses on a topic that relates to health and medical humanities in African and African-descended communities.
For further details, as well as information on how to apply, see:
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