Researching Nigeria Day 18th June 2015 University of Birmingham The Department of African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham invites participants to present and discuss new research on Nigeria at a daylong workshop on 18th June 2015. The… Read More ›
Calls for & opportunities
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Call For Papers: Landscapes, Sources and Intellectual Projects in African History
Landscapes, Sources and Intellectual Projects in African History: Rethinking Historical Evidence and its Interpretation University of Birmingham, UK 12 – 14 November 2015 What types of evidence, data, and sources can we use to expand knowledge of the African past?… Read More ›
Call For Submissions: Kwani? Poetry Anthology and The Kampala Poetry Anthology
Kwani? Poetry Anthology, Kenya Deadline: 20 January 2015 Due to the proliferation of Kenyan poetry groups and the diversity of poetic voices on the stage and page, the time has come for a forward-looking publisher to gather any such willing voices… Read More ›
Call For Papers: ALA Conference 2015
41st Annual Conference of the African Literature Association (ALA) Theme: African Futures and Beyond, Visions in Transition University of Bayreuth, Germany June 3rd – June 6th Colonial fantasies have imagined the African continent as the incarnation of the past, banning… Read More ›
Call for Papers: The 4th Annual International Igbo Conference (deadline 16 January 2015)
The 4th Annual International Igbo Conference Theme: Igbo Womanhood, Womanbeing and Personhood SOAS, University of London April 17-18, 2015 Igbo womanhood has been central in the conceptualisation of several African feminist theories. African Womanism is influenced by ‘the Igbo concept of… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Anglica Journal of English Studies (deadline 31 January 2015)
The editors of ANGLICA: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDIES, an online peer-reviewed annual journal under the auspices of the Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw, invite submissions for our next volume. Volume 24/1 is devoted to all aspects… Read More ›
CFP: Colloquium on Print Culture and Colonisation in Africa
Call for Papers Colloquium on ‘Print Culture and Colonisation in Africa’ 28-29 May 2015, Cape Town Jointly hosted by the University of Pretoria and University of Cape Town, in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University and with funding from the British Academy
Luxor African Film Festival – Call for Submissions (30 November 2014)
Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) Call for Film Submissions and Filmmaking Workshop Applications for its 4th Edition, March 2015 Submission deadline: 30 November 2014 The management of Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) whose 4th edition will take place from 17 to March 23,… Read More ›
Writers’ Boot Camp comes to Cape Town, 24 – 29 November 2014
Writers’ Boot Camp, Cape Town Submissions due by 31 October 2014 Writers’ Studio in conjunction with Cape Town Central Library present five days of writing workshops for emerging and established writers. Facilitated by acclaimed writers and teachers, and fueled by… Read More ›
Lawino Launch – the First Issue is Out! (August 2014)
Lawino is an electronic magazine started by writers, to promote writing from Africa, with particular focus on Uganda. It is named in honor of the most famous Ugandan writer, Okot p’Bitek, who wrote the poem ‘Song of Lawino, Song of… Read More ›
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