Welcome to Center for African Studies
The Center for African Studies is in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Florida. As a National Resource Center for African Studies, our mission is to promote excellence in teaching and research on Africa in all the disciplines at the University of Florida. The Center also disseminates knowledge about Africa to the wider community through an integrated outreach program to schools, colleges, community groups, and businesses. Central to this mission is sustaining contacts and expanding interactive linkages with individuals and institutions on the African continent. In addition to undergraduate education, the Center promotes and supports graduate studies as essential for the development of a continuing community of Africanist scholars.
Recent News
- Urban Renewal in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Cady Gonzalez (PhD Candidate, Anthropology) on her Research
April 28, 2020
Research post written by Cady Gonzalez (PhD Candidate, Anthropology) I recently returned to the US after completing nearly 12 months of ... - Georgie Breville’s family recipe: Potiron or Giraumon Soup
April 27, 2020
I am honored to share my father’s secret ‘Potiron or Giraumon soup”. there is nothing secret about it other than a ... - Returning from the Field: Graduate Student Megan Cogburn on Research and Motherhood
April 21, 2020
Research Post Written by Megan Cogburn (PhD Candidate, Anthropology) For the past 8 months I have been in Tanzania completing a ... - Happy Birthday Chinua Achebe: Tribute to a master storyteller from Ogidi, Anambra State, Nigeria
March 24, 2020
March 21st marked seven years since Prof. Chinualumogu Albert Achebe joined his ancestors. He died in Boston, USA on 21st ... - Achebe | Baldwin @40
November 19, 2019
Interrogate and Commemorate the historic meeting of James Baldwin and Chinua Achebe at UF in 1980. In April 1980 renowned African ...