Author Archives
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CFP: Postcolonial Mobilities in the Francophone World
Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies, in association with Liverpool University Press, welcome reflections on the following: Postcolonial Mobilities in the Francophone World Friday 13 & Saturday 14 November 2015 Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London, The large-scale movement… Read More ›
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Call For Papers: The Journal of History and Cultures
The Journalof History and Cultures (JHAC) is inviting postgraduates and early career academics to submit articles or book reviews for its next issue. JHAC is a peer-reviewed online journal dedicated to pioneering new research in history and cultures. Drawing on… Read More ›
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Funmi Olawumi at Union Chapel, London (10/05/15)
Joyful Noise presents: Funmi Olawumi Friday 10 April, 7pm Union Chapel, London Price: £17 / £15 concessions Nigerian singer Funmi Olawumi, the leader and founder of the Yoruba Women Choir, performs an intimate show with her band as she premiers… Read More ›
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Future Sounds of Mzansi – Film Screening
Future Sound of Mzansi – Film Screening 28 April 2015, 8pm Djam Lecture Theatre, SOAS dir. Nthato Mokgata & Lebogang Rasethaba, South Africa 2014, 1h38m Co-directed by performance artist and producer Spoek Mathambo, this documentary aims to explore, express, and… Read More ›
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4th African Popular Cultures Workshop at the University of Sussex: Alternative Archives
The School of English and the Sussex Africa Centre Postgraduate Committee invite you to the 4th African Popular Cultures Workshop at the University of Sussex Alternative Archives Monday 13th April 2015, 1.30pm – 7.30pm English Social Space (B274), Arts B… Read More ›
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Modjaji’s 8th Birthday Party
On March 29th, Modjaji Books are having a party to celebrate being 8 years old this year. We are also setting up a Poetry Fund so that Modjaji Books can sustain our existing poetry publishing endeavours as well as create new… Read More ›
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Event: South African Artists in Focus | The 2015 Wits Art Museum public lecture series
(c/o the Heritage Portal) Following on the success of the 2013 and 2014 WAM lecture series’ on African art, Wits Art Museum (WAM) and The Centre for Creative Arts of Africa (CCAA) will present this year’s lecture series, South African… Read More ›
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Marlene Dumas at the Tate Modern
Marlene Dumas: The Image as Burden Tate Modern, London 5 February – 10 May 2015 Marlene Dumas is one of the most prominent painters working today. Her intense, psychologically charged works explore themes of sexuality, love, death and shame, while… Read More ›
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Call For Papers: RAL Special Issue on Ken Saro-Wiwa as Public Intellectual
Guest Editor: Stephanie Newell Since his execution by the Nigerian authorities in 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa has received global recognition as a key figure in the struggle for minority people’s environmental and political rights. This special issue of Research in African… Read More ›
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GRID Cape Town Photography Biennial – until March 15
Few days left to catch the GRID Cape Town Biennial: 14 Feb – 15 March 2015: GRID is an international photography biennial which is to be organized in several important upcoming creative cities in the world. GRID brings together formal… Read More ›
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CFP: Writing South Africa Now
Writing South Africa Now in conjunction with the Southern African Poetry Project University of Cambridge 26-27 June 2015 Venue: The English Faculty, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom CFP deadline: April 15, 2015 Writing South Africa Now is the UK’s foremost… Read More ›
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BN Poetry Award 2015 judges announced
Africa in Words is delighted to be a media partner for the BN Poetry Award 2015. The BN Poetry Award, established in 2008, is a Uganda-based award for unpublished poetry by African poets. The call for submissions for this year’s award… Read More ›
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Imagine Africa 500 Anthology: Submissions Deadline 15 March 2015
The Story Club Malawi, in partnership with Malawian publisher Panafrica Publishers Ltd., has announced an open submission for its upcoming anthology IMAGINE AFRICA 500. The anthology will collect short stories set in Africa in 2515: “We urge writers from all… Read More ›
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CFP: American Political Science Association Workshop on “Conflict and Political Violence”
2015 Workshop on “Conflict and Political Violence” to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from July 20-31 Call for Participant Applications Deadline: March 15, 2015 The American Political Science Association (APSA) and United States International University-Africa (USIU) are pleased to announce… Read More ›
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El Anatsui at the October Gallery, 12 February – 28 March 2015
El Anatsui, Selected Works October Gallery 12 February – 28 March 2015 El Anatsui is one of the most exciting contemporary visual artists of our time. Emerging from the vibrant post-independence art movements of 1960s and ’70s West Africa, he… Read More ›
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Call For Papers: RAL Journal (Deadline 15 March 2015)
RAL Special Issue on Interrogating the “Post-Nation” in African Literary Writing: Globalities and Localities Guest Editor: Madhu Krishnan What is Africa? Where is Africa written and in whose image is Africa constructed? These questions have become commonplace refrains in discussions… Read More ›
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Call For Papers: Twelfth Cadbury Conference (Deadline 1 March 2015)
Twelfth Cadbury Conference: Money Judgments 21-22 May 2015 University of Birmingham, UK The Department of African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham invites paper proposals for the 2015 Cadbury Conference, which will focus on research on money. The keynote address… Read More ›
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Miners Shot Down – Film Screening, 5 Feb 2015
Miners Shot Down – Film Screening Djam Lecture Theatre, SOAS Thursday 5 Feb, 7pm In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa’s biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days later the police used live… Read More ›
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CFP: Researching Africa Day (deadline 25 Jan 2015)
Researching Africa Day 2015 St Antony’s College, University of Oxford Saturday, 7th March 2015, 09:00 – 17:45 Every year, Researching Africa Day brings together post-graduate and early career researchers from across a range of disciplines. The day offers an opportunity… Read More ›
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Call For Papers: Postcolonial Studies Association Convention 2015
PSA, University of Leicester (UK) 7 – 9 September 2015 Special Topic: Diasporas The first Postcolonial Studies Association Convention will be held at the University of Leicester from 7 to 9 September 2015. Contributions from academics and postgraduates investigating any area… Read More ›
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