Concerned Africa Scholars

Concerned Africa Scholars (ACAS) "was founded in 1977 by a group of scholars committed to developing an engaged community producing critical analysis of apartheid in South Africa. ACAS members now work on a range of issues, including U.S. military interventions, the politics of trade and development, the HIV crisis, and alternative means of generating knowledge about Africa.

"A Board of Directors and Executive Committee governs ACAS. The chairpersons of ACAS have been: Immanuel Wallerstein and Willard Johnson (1977-1991), David Wiley and Jean Sindab (1991-1993), William G. Martin and Merle Bowen (1993-2001), Meredeth Turschen and Michael West (2001-2006) and Sean Jacobs and Kris Peterson (2006-)...

"ACAS is an affiliate member of the African Studies Association."

Executive Committee
Accessed March 2009:


 * Co-Chairs - Sean Jacobs and Kristin Peterson
 * Research Committee - Carol Thompson
 * Political Action Committee - Tony Roshan Samara
 * ACAS Bulletin Editor - Jesse Benjamin
 * ACAS Website - Jacob Mundy
 * ACAS Intern - Anita Issagholyan

Directors
Accessed March 2009:


 * Ousseina Alidou
 * Merle Bowen
 * Horace Campbell
 * Imani Countess
 * Jennifer Davis
 * Asma Abdel Halim
 * Frank Holmquist
 * Gerald Horne
 * Al Kagan
 * Sidney Lemelle
 * William Martin
 * Bill Minter
 * James Mittelman
 * Prexy Nesbitt
 * Joel Samoff
 * Elizabeth Schmidt
 * Ann Seidman
 * Meredeth Turshen
 * Daniel Volman
 * Immanuel Wallerstein
 * David Wiley
 * Noah Zerbe

Contact

 * Web: http://concernedafricascholars.org

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