Mar 92 minMeet the 2022 OfficersWith 2022 now upon us, we are excited to announce new leadership on the Steering Committee. We are thrilled to welcome Martha Ndakalako...
Feb 161 minSpecial Event: Migrating while Black in the Nineteenth Century Atlantic with Abosede GeorgePlease join us for a co-sponsored virtual event with the Coordinating Council of Women Historians. On March 11th at 3pm EST/2pm CST/12pm...
Oct 5, 20212 minDr. Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué 2021 Winner of the Aidoo-Snyder PrizeBased on extensive and original research, Gender, Separatist Politics, and Embodied Nationalism in Cameroon (University of Michigan...
Oct 5, 20212 minDr. Oluwakemi Balogun, 2021 Aidoo-Snyder Prize WinnerBeauty Diplomacy:Embodying an Emerging Nation (Stanford University Press) is a study of beauty pageants in Nigeria, showing how...
Jun 21, 20211 minBook Launch for Surfacing: On Being Black and Feminist in South AfricaYou're invited to join us for the launch of, Surfacing: On Being Black and Feminist in South Africa, on Monday, July 12, at 4 PM SAST, 10...
Jun 21, 20211 min2021 Virtual Luncheon Speaker, Zukiswa WannerZukiswa Wanner has accepted our invitation to be our keynote speaker at this year's luncheon. Zukiswa Wanner is a South African...
Feb 5, 20211 minFour Decisive Decades: The Birth and Growth of a Global Women’s MovementLecture given by Dr. Margaret Snyder at the 2015 Women's Caucus Annual Luncheon in San Diego.
Feb 4, 20215 minIn memoriam: Margaret "Peg" Snyder“Margaret Snyder knew how to establish institutions for the long haul, beyond the work any of us can do in our own lifetimes.” --Dr....
Feb 4, 20214 minA Tribute to Dr. Margaret SnyderThe ASA Women’s Caucus celebrates the life and work of our sister Dr. Margaret “Peg” Snyder. Dr. Snyder has been an inspiration to our...
Nov 18, 20202 min2020 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize Committee Announces Winners and FinalistsWe are happy to announce that the 2020 Book Prize committee has selected Jumoke Verissimo’s A Small Silence (Cassava Republic, 2019) as...
Oct 27, 20201 minThe Delusional Dance of Academic Conformity with Fatimah TuggarFatimah Tuggar's mobile device app, Home's Horizons, is available for free: Apple Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/homes-horizons/id14...
Oct 27, 20202 minFatimah Tuggar 2020 Virtual Luncheon SpeakerFor this year’s Women’s Caucus virtual luncheon, Fatimah Tuggar will present a visual essay, The Delusional Dance of Academic Conformity,...
Jun 4, 20202 minSummer 2020 Newsletter: Reflections on the coronavirusDear friends and members of the Women's Caucus, As we navigate this global pandemic together, I hope you and your loved ones both in...
Oct 24, 20191 minBeth Ann Williams, Winner of the 2019 Penny Schwartz Travel Grant Beth Ann Williams researches gender, social change, community building, and religious practices in modern East Africa. Focused on...
Oct 24, 20191 minThe winner and finalists of the 2019 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize We want to formally announce the winner and finalists of the 2019 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize. The task at hand wasn't easy; there were...
Sep 17, 20192 min2019 Sponsored PanelsGendered Legacies of Colonial Violence/African Women’s Resistance Tentative date/time on THURSDAY: 11/21/2019- 2:00 PM Chair: Judith Van...
Sep 16, 20191 min2019 Luncheon and LectureWe are excited to share that the tickets for the annual Women's Caucus Luncheon and Lecture are now available here. Tickets for the...
May 16, 20191 minJust Announced! Patricia McFadden, 2019 Luncheon SpeakerThe SC has approved Patricia McFadden as this year's Women's Caucus Luncheon speaker. For those of you who do not know her, she is an...
May 16, 20191 minMeet our New Co-Convenor, Maha MarouanIntroducing new co-convenor Maha Marouan, an Associate professor of African American Studies and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at...
May 16, 20192 minSpring 2019 Announcements from the Co-convenors' DesksWelcome to the first co-convenors’ report of 2019! This has been an exciting year for the African Studies Association Women’s Caucus (WC)...
Nov 30, 20181 minLesley Nneka Arimah, 2018 Aidoo Prize WinnerWe are happy to announce that the 2018 Book Prize committee has selected Lesley Nneka Arimah’s What it Means When a Man Falls From the...
Nov 30, 20181 minCongratulations to Halimat Titilola SomotanThe 2018 Penny Schwartz student travel awardee is Halimat Titilola Somotan. Halimat will present a paper at this year's conference: "The...
Nov 30, 20181 minWC 2018 Sponsored PanelsInspired by this year's theme, "Energies: Power, Creativity, and Afo-Futures," the sponsored panels highlight African women's "energetic"...
Oct 24, 20181 minUpcoming ASA Women’s Caucus ElectionsThe Women’s Caucus is soliciting nominations for Co-Convenor and three vacancies on the Steering Committee. If you are interested in...
Oct 24, 20182 minMinna Salami: 2018 Women’s Caucus Luncheon SpeakerMinna Salami is a Nigerian, Finnish and Swedish writer, blogger and speaker. She is the founder of the feminist blog, MsAfropolitan,...
May 16, 20182 minMeet the 2018 WC OfficersJosephine Jarpa Dawuni (top left) WC Co-Convenor, is an assistant professor of political science at Howard University. She received her...
May 16, 20182 minHAPPY 2018 FROM THE CO-CONVENORS’ DESKSThus far, this has been an exciting year for the African Studies Women’s Caucus (WC)! We, WC officers, wish the WC community a happy new...
May 7, 20183 min2017 Aidoo-Snyder Book PrizeThe Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize is awarded by the Women’s Caucus of the African Studies Association for an outstanding book published by a...
May 7, 20181 min2017 Women’s Caucus Luncheon SpeakerAlondra Nelson “Black Feminist Futures” Alondra Nelson is professor of sociology at Columbia University, where she served as the inagural...
May 7, 20183 min2016 Women’s Caucus Luncheon at ASAOur 2016 Luncheon Speaker will be noted author Aminatta Forna, winner of the Women’s Caucus Aidoo-Snyder Prize for best creative work in...
May 7, 20181 min2016 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize This year’s Aidoo-Snyder award in the category of best creative work is being given to Yaa Gyasi for her book Homegoing (published by...
May 7, 20181 min2015 Women’s Caucus LuncheonThe 2015 speaker was Margaret “Peg” Snyder. Her lecture, “Four Decisive Decades: The Birth and Growth of a Global Women’s Movement,”...
May 7, 20181 min2015 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize for Scholarly WorkAbosede George, Associate Professor of History at Barnard College, received this year’s Aidoo-Snyder Book Award for her book, Making...