Read this post in Portuguese in África em Palavras Since I am spending some time in my beloved country (Brazil), I had decided to post about some Africa-related event in Brazil. As you know, Brazil was on the other side… Read More ›
Month: August 2012
CALL FOR PAPERS: Symposium on ‘Consumer Practices, Media and Landscapes in South Africa’, University of the Witswaterand, Johannesburg.
CALL FOR PAPERS Consumer Practices, Media and Landscapes in South Africa: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives A Symposium organized by the Critical Research in Consumer Culture (CRiCC) Network Friday 9 and Saturday 10 November, 2012 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South… Read More ›
Searching for Sugar Man
The less you know about the subject matter of this film before seeing it, the better it is on watching – so I’ll steer clear of spoilers here and say you should definitely avoid the trailer beforehand if you can – but check… Read More ›
CFP: Journal of African Cinemas – Special Issue
Theme: “Everyday Violence(s) and Visualities in Africa” Special Issue, Journal of African Cinemas Due Date for Abstracts: 1 October 2012 Submission of Full Paper: 1 April 2013
African Communication Research: The Image of Women in African Media.
This really interesting journal hit one of my favourites topics regarding gender issues: the image of women in the media. Here it goes the table of contents for those who share similar preferences 😉 African Communication Research 4(3): The Image… Read More ›
The Cape Town Book Fair 2012 – new directions in fiction (and some recommended reads)
I was at the Cape Town Book Fair back in June (June 15-17, 2012). I approached a range of publishers and booksellers exhibiting and asked what was ‘new’ for them in South African fiction, and to give me their latest fiction-must-reads –… Read More ›
CFP: Life histories of African slaves
Over the last five years, Alice Bellagamba, Carolyn Brown, Sandra Greene and Martin Klein have been involved in a project to find and publish African sources on the history of slavery and the slave trade within Africa. The most recent… Read More ›
ANN: African Poetry Book Fund
NEW AND ESTABLISHED AFRICAN POETS RECOGNIZED BY A NEW FUND Kwame Dawes, Guggenheim Fellow and winner of the 2011 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, is pleased to announce the establishment of the African Poetry Book Fund and Series…. Read More ›
CFP: Ghana Studies Association Conference
Location: Ghana Call for Papers Date: 2012-10-01 Ghana Studies Association Conference Kumasi, Ghana 23-26 May 2013 The Ghana Studies Association welcomes paper and panel proposals for its conference to be held in Kumasi, Ghana, 23-26 May 2013 on… Read More ›
CFA: Research and PhD grants for people with MAs in some African universities
Africa in Words supporting ‘Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa’: Critical Perspectives in Peace, Security, and Development Issues The program, currently in its second year, responds to a shortage of well-trained faculty now reaching crisis proportions in African higher education…. Read More ›
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