Research Centers, African Studies Programs, and Library CollectionsThis is a list of links to institutions of higher education, and other research foundations in African Studies. |
Educational InstitutionsColumbia University African Studies
"...Columbia University Libraries' research collections on Africa south of the Sahara contain over 100,000 book titles & over 1,700 current serials in history, political science, law, sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, geoscience, literature, ethnomusiciology, and the visual arts..."(About Columbia African Studies)Cornell Africana Studies & Research Center
"...Having perhaps the most international faculty on the Cornell campus, all professors represent the three regions of the African Diaspora: Africa, African America, and African Caribbean - the three foci of Africana Studies. In addition to the faculty, the Africana Studies and Research Center is comprised of nationally and internationally-recognized scholars and educators; socially-conscience intellectuals; and, students representing each of Cornell's undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges..." (Introduction website)Cornell University, John Henrik Clark Africana Library
"...The basic mission of the John Henrik Clarke Africana Library is to provide a specialized collection concentrating on the history, culture, social and political dimensions of peoples of African descent. It will function as an information and resource center for the Cornell community at large, and for the Africana Studies and Research Center in particular..."(Library mission - website)Harvard's Africa Research Program
Harvard's program focuses on the political economy of Sub-Saharan Africa. The page reflects the emphasis of the work scholars of the program in qualitative and quantitative research. (website)Howard University Library
Offers access to some interesting links to African research websites. See "Search HUL Website, A-Z:". Click on "A-B", then click on "Africa-Libraries/Archives", then, "Africa".Kyoto University - Center for African Studies
"...The Center for African Area Studies (CAAS) of Kyoto University was created in 1986 as the only academic research institution in Japan devoted to African Studies..." (website)
Northwestern University
"...Established in 1954, the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University is the largest separate Africana collection in existence. Its scope is as wide as the continent of Africa itself; its subject matter ranges from art, history, literature, music, and religion to communications, management, and cooking. The Africana collection is a resource for the entire university, and most of Northwestern's disciplinary programs are reflected in the collection. In addition to serving the NU community, the Herskovits Library staff also serves regional, national, and international scholars as well...(Welcome)Stanford University African Studies - Africa South of the Sahara - Selected Internet Sources
Compiled by Karen Fung, Curator, African Collections, Stanford University who published a printed version of the guide in 1994. This website updates the 1994 printed version.University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center
Center Mission:"...The African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania is recognized as a vital and forward-looking center where researchers, students and cultural and business entities come to gain knowledge of contemporary and historical Africa. The Center coordinates a wide range of course offerings in anthropology, demography, economics, history, language, literature, politics, religion, and sociology. Specialized issues are addressed through the University’s research programs, professional schools, and interdisciplinary centers...."(Intro.)W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research Center, Harvard
The W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research awards fellowships intended to "facilitate the writing of doctoral dissertations in areas related to Afro-American studies."Non-profit Associations
Africa Centre
"...The Africa Centre, a charity established in 1961, has for over the past 35 years, been the heart of Africa in the heart of London, a unique and dynamic centre. Conscious of the historical and personal links between Africa and Europe, the Africa Centre, as an independent charity, was developed to create greater awareness among British and other European people about developments in Africa and its diaspora. Over the years leading African artists, writers, politicians and musicians have met in the Africa Centre, been a source of inspiration to one another, and shared their visions of Africa with British people..." (Website - History - More About the Africa Centre)Africa Research Central
"...Africa Research Central has as its goal to centralize and constantly update information about institutions with African primary source collections so as to facilitate international research in African Studies..."(About Africa Research Central)African Literature Association
The African Literature Association is an independent non-profit professional association open to scholars, teachers and writers from every country. It's goal is to the efforts of African writers and artists to the attention of a world-wide audience. (website)African Studies Association
The African Studies Association was founded in 1957 as a non-profit organization open to all individuals and institutions interested in African affairs. Its mission is to bring together people with a scholarly and professional interest in Africa.(website)Anglophone and Lusophone African Women's Writings
University of Exeter. "...This website is dedicated to the work of Anglophone and Lusophone Women's Writing. It offers detailed bibliographies, biographies of selected figures in both areas, as well as a number of useful links for anyone researching African Women's writing or simply interested in some of the most exciting work coming out of Africa at present..."(website)British Museum African Collections
Center for Research Libraries Cooperative Africana Microfilm Project (CAMP)
"The Cooperative Africana Microform Project (CAMP), founded in 1963, is a joint effort by research libraries throughout the world and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) to promote the preservation of publications and archives concerning the nearly fifty nations of Sub-Saharan Africa and to make these materials in microform available to researchers." (excerpt from website)International Network for Higher Education in Africa (INHEA)
"...International Network for Higher Education in Africa (INHEA), ...is..an information clearinghouse for institutions and individuals engaged in research, development, and advocacy activities in postsecondary education in Africa. The purpose of this network is to strengthen and foster interest in African higher education through information sharing..." (website introduction)Nordic Africa Institute
"Nordiska Afrikainstitutet in Uppsala was founded in 1962. It serves as a research, documentation and information centre on modern Africa for the Nordic countries..." (website - About the Institute)South African Institute of International Affairs
"The South African Institute of International Affairs is an independent, non-governmental organisation which aims to promote a wider and more informed understanding of international issues among South Africans..."(Website - About SAIIA)
