Author Archives
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The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa – workshop and launch. University of Sussex. Oct 8th, 4pm.
Workshop at the University of Sussex, Tuesday 8th October 4pm-6pm. This workshop marks the launch of a 5-year ERC funded research project involving the University of Sussex, Kenyatta University and the University of Lagos. School of English Social Space (Arts B274) followed by… Read More ›
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Call for applications: P/t Project Co-ordinator, ‘The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880-present’
Based at the University of Sussex, School of English. Principal Investigator – Professor Steph Newell. Fixed term for 5 years, 18.25 hours per week Closing date for applications: 15 September 2013 Expected start date: As soon as possible This European Research… Read More ›
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New publication – Accented Futures: Language Activism and the Ending of Apartheid, by Carli Coetzee
This is a superb contribution to thinking about the teaching and transmutation of the culture of letters in South Africa. — Arlene Archer, University of Cape Town In this wonderfully original, intensely personal yet deeply analytical work, Carli Coetzee argues that… Read More ›
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Reminder: CFP North African Cinemas (Journal of African Cinemas)
Call for Papers Journal of African Cinemas – Special Issue on North African Cinema Guest Editor: Dr Stefanie Van de Peer North African cinema has suffered from neglect in studies on African cinema. It’s hinge-like geographical position – is it… Read More ›
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CFP: Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry
Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry – ‘New Topographies of the Postcolonial’ CALL FOR PAPERS (30th September 2012) “Dear Colleague, At a time when disciplines are scrambling to keep up with both the accelerations and upheavals of a global informational… Read More ›
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Writing Africa’s Futures: an ASAUK/Caine Prize Event. July 5th, 2013.
Friday, 5 July, 14:00–17:00 FREE (booking recommended) at the British Library Conference Centre http://www.bl.uk/whatson/events/event145399.html As part of the Africa Writes festival and in collaboration with the Caine Prize, the Royal African Society and the British Library, this event celebrates 50… Read More ›
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CFP: East Africa at 50 – A Celebration of Histories and Futures (deadline 30 June)
10-12 September 2013, University of Nairobi, Kenya Call for Papers East Africa at 50 is an initiative that brings together scholars, writers, journalists, filmmakers and other knowledge producers for a reflection and celebration of the Eastern African region from the vantage… Read More ›
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Meet Paul Theroux – Radio 4’s Bookclub programme
Radio 4’s Bookclub programme is looking for readers to meet the travel writer Paul Theroux and talk to him about his book Dark Star Safari, his account of travelling from Cairo to Cape Town [reviewed by John Ryle in The Guardian 2002]…. Read More ›
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Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies Postgraduate Study Day: “Allah n’est pas obligé: The Location of Islam in Francophone Cultures”
Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies Postgraduate Study Day “Allah n’est pas obligé: The Location of Islam in Francophone Cultures” University of Stirling, 20 June 2013 Keynote Speaker: Philip Dine (National University of Ireland, Galway) PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 9:30 – 10:15 Registration 10:15… Read More ›
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GHANA POETRY PRIZE 2013
Poetry Foundation Ghana announces its inaugural (2013) GHANA POETRY PRIZE. This will be an award of $ 1,000. This is built on the hugely successful 2012 Online Competition which was done under the name Ghana Poetry Awards. The aim of… Read More ›
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CFP: Remembering Chinua Achebe
With the passing off on March 22, 2013 of Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian prolific writer, one has to admit that the founding father of African literature has forsaken his pen forever. While the reference that Achebe is beheld as the… Read More ›
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CFP: Francophone Postcolonial Studies and Book Culture (deadline June 10)
Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies: Annual Conference 2013 Francophone Postcolonial Studies and Book Culture 22-23 November 2013 Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of London The deadline for receipt of abstracts is: 10 June 2013 Amid rapid changes in technologies of… Read More ›
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Global and Imperial History Network PG and Early Career Workshop, 30 May 2013.
The Global and Imperial History Network, Thursday 30 May 2013. The Department of History at the University of Exeter will be hosting a workshop on Thursday 30 May 2013 for postgraduate students and early careers researchers who are interested in… Read More ›
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Extended CFP: ‘Going Local: African Texts and Cultures’, University of Birmingham (due May 10)
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATES: Conference date is Monday 24th June 2013, call for papers closes Friday 10th May 2013. Going Local: African Texts and Cultures. A postgraduate-led conference and workshop at the University of Birmingham, Monday 27th May 2013. Monday… Read More ›
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Conference of the Maghreb Studies Association | L’Association des Études du Maghreb (24-25 June 2013)
Colonial Heritage in the Middle East and the Maghreb: the Shaping of Hopes and Perspectives Mansfield College, Oxford: 24-25 June 2013 The aim of the conference is to examine how European colonialism and great power rivalry in the Middle East and… Read More ›
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Queer Fiction from Africa collected in new magazine Q-zine
A new fiction collection from the Burkina Faso–based Q-zine aims to “decolonize the mind” by capturing the experiences of LGBTI Africans. The collection was published in February as an edition of Q-zine, a quarterly magazine by the Burkina Faso–based Queer African Youth… Read More ›
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Religion, Media and Marginality in Africa since 1800: SOAS, 23-24 March 2013.
Conference 23-24 March 2013 / 9am-5pm SOAS, University of London Programme and registration details below (online registration closes at noon on March 21). The workshop is inspired by recent scholarship that examines the intersection between forms of communication and the… Read More ›
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CFP: ASAUK Biennial Conference 2014 – Call for Panels and Papers (deadline 20 Sept 13)
The ASAUK biennial conference will be held at the University of Sussex and will run from 2pm on Tuesday Sept 9th to 3.30 pm on Thursday 11th September 2014. While we are not attempting to give the conference an overarching… Read More ›
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ASAUK @ 50: Events for 2013.
ASAUK @ 50 1963-2013 To mark the 50th anniversary of the ASAUK, a wide range of events will be taking place throughout 2013.
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NEW PROGRAMME: 2nd Annual African Popular Cultures Workshop (March 25 – 26, Univ of Sussex)
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