An interesting piece of research analysing tweets from Africa over the past three months is commented on today in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/graphic/2012/jan/26/how-africa-tweets-portland#_ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/26/african-twitter-map-continent-connected?intcmp=239 For me it was particularly helpful to be able to see that the two countries I’m focusing… Read More ›
An open meeting to continue debate on the fate of the Africa Centre and discuss ways forward for the Save the Africa Centre campaign in 2012: Thursday January 26th 2012 Vernon Square Campus, Room V111, School of Oriental and African… Read More ›
“Registration for this conference is now open, and you are warmly invited to attend” June 25-26 2012 Rothermere American Institute, Oxford Provisional Programme (NB This programme is subject to change) Monday 25 June 9.00-10.00 Coffee and registration 10.00-11.00 Keynote:… Read More ›
The Africa Book Centre will be moving to new, smaller premises in February and to this end, we are offering over 1000 excess stock items at bargain basement prices (up to 70% off list price). See the catalogues (arranged by region) here But… Read More ›
NYSAS 2012 Conference: Department of African American Studies, the Africana Research Center, the Smeal College of Business, and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center will be hosting the 37th annual conference of the New York African Studies Association (NYASA). Abstracts are… Read More ›
Cal for papers: Cultures, Identities, Nationalities, and Modernities in Africa and the African Diaspora Submission of Abstract Due: March 30th, 2012 The Toyin Falola Annual Conference (TOFAC) welcomes submissions of abstracts and outlines of papers for the 2012 conference, which is scheduled to… Read More ›
New Film Review Editor for the African Studies Review The African Studies Association (US) and the Editors of the African Studies Review announced the appointment of Professor Kenneth Harrow, Michigan State University, as the Film Review Editor of the African Studies Review…. Read More ›
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