Nigerian artist, and friend, Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi, has an exhibition at the Watermans Art Centre in London. Smooth and Emeka Ogboh are conceptual artists from Nigeria who work collaboratively as One-Room Shack. Watermans is holding a Festival of groundbreaking installations exploring… Read More ›
Month: February 2012
Looking Both Ways – 4 week course in modern and contemporary art from Africa at Tate Modern
Intrigued by Tate Modern’s 4 week course, ‘Looking Both Ways: An Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa’, being offered in March: “This course aims to introduce the field through four sessions that consider the careers of African artists… Read More ›
Conflict, Memory and Reconciliation: Bridging Past, Present and Future, SIT and National University of Rwanda, 10-13th January, Kigali
I attended this conference in Kigali last month, and just wanted to share a few thoughts and highlights from it. In his introduction one of the two keynote speakers, Professor Anastase Shyaka, highlighted that Rwanda is an evidence-base for research… Read More ›
CFP: Ethnographic Reflections on Conducting Fieldwork in Contemporary Urban Africa
Hi folks, maybe this could be a chapter of your thesis? Deadline 15 march XxN CALL FOR PAPERS FOR EDITED BOOK: Writing Fieldnotes on the Street: Ethnographic Reflections on Conducting Fieldwork in Contemporary Urban Africa Editors: Anna Jacobsen (Washington University… Read More ›
WikiAfrica Project
Hi folks, while procrastinating surfing on the internet, I found this project WIKIAFRICA, and I think it may interest you. As they publish in their page: “WikiAfrica is a collaborative and international project designed to Africanize Wikipedia. The project will promote… Read More ›
New titles available from African Books Collective
hi folks, no, I am not getting any extra for this (maybe we should ask!), but I thought you would be interested in some of the new titles. XxN Please find attached new titles available from African Books Collective for the… Read More ›
CFP: TRAVERSEA – Online Journal in Transatlantic History
hi folks, I know I am the ‘transatlantic history’ lover of the group, but maybe if I keep posting opportunities about this, you will eventually get interested. 😉 XxN PS: we missed the deadline of January 4, but don’t panic! There is… Read More ›
African City Seminars Series – CAS/SOAS
Hi folks, I know that urbanization it is not exactly our thing, but since I have been reading a lot about this for my last chapter, I though I should share with you. And the first seminar will focus exactly… Read More ›
ASA – 55th Annual Meeting Call for proposals
Hi folks, I was told once that you can’t call yourself an ‘Africanist’ before attending an ASA meeting. I am not sure they were referring to the academic discussion… Deadlines: March 15 XxN CALL FOR PROPOSALS55th Annual Meeting RESEARCH FRONTIERS IN… Read More ›
Marcus Garvey Foundation Research Fellowship
Hi folks, info about fellowship to support the research in the fields of Africa and African diaspora. Deadline is March 16. XxN This fellowship, named in honor of the Marcus Garvey Foundation, looks to support doctoral candidates doing primary research in the… Read More ›
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