This website is about the universe of Africa and Toyin Falola's place in it: the projection of a continent; the celebration of a community of ideas; service to people; and the various definitions of our shared future.

Dr. Toyin Falola is the Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor in History and a Distinguished Teaching Professsor at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and A Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters.

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News: Commentry in BBC World News -- "Jacksons star in Nigeria resort row"
          Call for Papers: 2009 Africa Conference, Science on Technology, and the Environment >>

Upcoming Events and Lectures

 

May 2009: Keynote Address, 2009 Canadian African Studies Association Conference on "Communities and Transformations in Africa and African Studies", Kingston, Ontario

May 2009: Conference on Production of Knowledge, Paris

June 2009: Lecturer, 28th AOCOED Distinguished Lecture Series, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto-Ijanikin, Lagos State (Nigeria)

July 2009: The Second Honorable Adegoke Adelabu Lecture, Ibadan, Oyo State (Nigeria)

July 2009: Annual Distinguished University Lecture, Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State (Nigeria)


Series Editorship
Book series edited by Toyin Falola

Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora: The series publishes original monographs on various parts of African and the African Diaspora.
University of Rochester Press >>

Culture and Customs of Africa: A series devoted to the understanding of various aspects of contemporary African cultures.
Greenwood Press >>

Classic Authors and Texts on Africa: This series is a collection on the best essays published on Africa by leading authors.
Africa World Press >>


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Moderated List Serves

USA-Africa Dialogue Series
This series presents debates, data, news, and information about Africa, the African Diaspora, and global events as they relate to Africa, It is a Pan-African listserve that reaches the entire world, and focuses on issues of importance to Africa and its diaspora. Visit the USA-Africa Dialogue Series website to find the latest information about African affairs.

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Yorùbá Affairs
his series presents debates, data, news, and information about Yorùbá affairs. It is a listserve that reaches the entire world,and focuses on issues of importance to the Yorùbá people. Visit the Yorùbá Affairs website to read, contribute to, and discuss the latest news.

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Current Job Opportunities in Africa

Visit www.findajobinafrica.com to view a jobs and consultancies in Africa.

 

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