The 8th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 2019) invites the submission of panel proposals addressing the conference theme of Africa: Connections and Disruptions. Edinburgh, June 11-14, 2019 This specific call for panel proposals seeks papers addressing ‘Literary Activism in Twenty-First… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Doseline Kiguru. AiW note: This is part of a series of posts for Africa in Words exploring the networked series of research, events, and discussions, ‘Small Magazines, Literary Networks and Self-Fashioning in Africa and its Diasporas’. Here our… Read More ›
Book Launch: Sheng – Rise of a Kenyan Swahili Vernacular Chege Githiora On 21 January 2019 1700-1900 GMT At SOAS, London Description The city of Nairobi is a rich context for the study of sociolinguistic phenomena. The coexistence of speakers of… Read More ›
SCOLMA Annual Conference Decolonising African Studies: questions and dilemmas for libraries, archives and collections Monday 10 June 2019 University of Edinburgh There has been an increasing call for the decolonisation of the curriculum across the disciplines in Northern institutions… Read More ›
We are delighted to share that the deadline for the submission of panel and paper proposals for the 2019 (May 15-18) ALA conference has been extended to Thursday 31 January. ALA conference Columbus May 15-18, 2019 Theme: Institutions of African… Read More ›
Call for submissions for futuristic imaginaries Not afraid of the ruins #2: Local science fictions Utopian dreamers, other-worldly explorers, and psychonautic adventurers; scholars, activists, students, and critics: drawing inspiration from the online political ecology magazine Uneven Earth and following the… Read More ›
(Re)membering Africa: Women’s Narratives on the Continent and Beyond Workshop: March 28 – 30, 2019 University of Houston In his book, Re-membering Africa, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o states that “the history of Africa has not simply been one of deprivation, dispossession… Read More ›
Black Panther Conference ‘Taking Stock of the First African Super Hero at 50’ Shawnee State University, Ohio, USA April 2019 The Department of English and Humanities at Shawnee State University and the Asian and African Studies at El Colegio de… Read More ›
The 8th Annual International Igbo Conference SOAS, University of London April 12-13, 2019 Theme: The Igbo Arts and Its Intersections: Politics, Spirituality and Justice The Annual Igbo Conference has carved out a unique space, serving as a bridge between the… Read More ›
We are delighted to share this call for papers for the 4th edition of The Lagos Studies Association (LSA) annual Conference in June 27-29, 2019 ‘Lagos in the World and the World in Lagos’ LSA June 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria… Read More ›
The 4th Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies (EALCS) Conference 16 – 18 August 2019 Woldia University, Ethiopia Theme: East Africa’s Elsewheres Historically, Africa has a rich tradition of inter-regional trade and cultural exchange. East Africa is no exception. However,… Read More ›
The 44th Annual Conference of the NEW YORK AFRICAN(A) STUDIES ASSOCIATION York College, City University of New York April 12-13, 2019 THEME: 50 Year Ripple ~ BLACK STUDIES—SANKOFA PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Black Studies grew into an academic discipline in… Read More ›
International University of Africa (IUA) Center for Research and African Studies International Conference ‘The Intellectual legacy of Prof. Ali Mazrui and the Future of Reform and Renovation in Africa and Muslim World’ December 26-27, 2018 International University of Africa-Khartoum Throughout… Read More ›
“Hands Off Africa!!” The 1958 All African People’s Conference: Its Impact Then and Now 06 December Senate House, London This conference, organised by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London, and the United Nations Association Westminster will mark… Read More ›
We are delighted to share this call for abstracts, Campus Forms, for the 4th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference, June 27-29, 2019 This is a call for abstract submissions on Nigerian campus forms. The panel wishes to bring together an… Read More ›
University of Leeds, Center for African Studies (LUCAS) Conference 2019 April 4-5, 2019 The call for papers for the conference next year at Leeds is entitled: Contemporary Africas, Creative Africas: Conceptual and Methodological Advances in African Studies How does one… Read More ›
The British Library is currently advertising for a Chevening Fellow for the following project: Research on the British Library’s African-language printed books collections The successful candidate will research at least one of the following collections: Hausa, Swahili, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu,… Read More ›
AiW note: This is a followup to the second post in our series on African superheroes, guest edited by Tessa Pijnaker, PhD student in African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham. Look out for more in this AiW… Read More ›
‘Black Women/Superheroes’ Special Issue: Transition Magazine According to Kimberlé Crenshaw intersectionality theory draws attention to Black women’s experiences of intertwined structures of power and oppression, including racism, misogyny, classism, heterosexism, discrimination based on immigration status, ableism, transmisogyny. That said, Black… Read More ›
We are pleased to share the Call for Papers and Panels for a two-day Conference on ‘Racialisation and Publicness in Africa and the African Diaspora’ which will be held at the University of Oxford, from 27-28 June, 2019. From the… Read More ›
