The new journal, Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy invites you to submit articles for consideration. The distinguishing mark of this journal is its interest in the formulation and presentation of African philosophy in a contemporary form that directs the field… Read More ›
Research, Studies, Teaching
Event: The 4th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference (June 25-29, Lagos)
The 4th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference June 25 – 29, 2019 Faculty of Management Sciences University of Lagos Nigeria The fourth annual Lagos Studies Association Conference is taking place at the University of Lagos, Nigeria in June this year…. Read More ›
Call for Applications: Archives Workshop in Nairobi (Deadline: 7 June)
‘Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960s’ Week-Long Collaborative Archives Workshop Nairobi, 17-23 October 2019 ‘Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960s’ is funded by the Leverhulme Trust and will run from 1 September 2018 to 31 August… Read More ›
Event: ‘Romance Languages in a Global Context’, Symposium (26 June, University of London)
You are invited to join The Journal of Romance Studies Annual Symposium: ‘Romance Languages in a Global Context’ on Wednesday 26th June 2019, at 14:00-18:30 Senate House, London The Journal of Romance Studies annual symposium celebrates excellence in modern languages research… Read More ›
Event: Finding Africa’s 4th seminar (LUCAS, Leeds, 14 May)
We are delighted to share the following information about Finding Africa’s fourth and concluding seminar of the term! Finding Africa is an independent postcolonial African studies platform that facilitates interdisciplinary dialogue by various agents, mainly in the form of seminars, both in academia and beyond. This… Read More ›
The Africa Journal Work Academy: ASAA & ASAUK
We are delighted to share this announcement of the launch of the Africa Journal Work Academy. Background: The Africa Journal Work Academy is a partnership between the ASAA and the ASAUK and aims to foster inter-generational links across African institutions…. Read More ›
Call for participants: Academic Writing Workshop, Hargeysa International Book Fair (Deadline: 20 May)
Hargeysa International Book Fair Academic Writing Workshop African Literature and Cultural Production in the 21st Century 15-18 July 2019 The Hargeysa International Book Fair, in collaboration with the journal Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies and the Universities of Bristol… Read More ›
Call for Papers and Panels: ASAA Conference 2019 (Deadline: May ,15 & 30)
The 2019 ASAA Conference Nairobi October 24-26, 2019 The theme of African Studies Association of Africa’s (ASAA) 3rd Biennial Conference 2019 is African and Africana Knowledges: Past Representations, Current Discourses, Future Communities. The conference will be held for the first… Read More ›
Call for Applications: Ife IAS Summer School, Nigeria (Deadline 30 May)
IFE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES Theme: KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: SCHOLARSHIP, TEACHING AND SERVICE July 21 – August 3, 2019 Ife Institute of Advanced Studies offers an international platform for nurturing a new generation of scholars. The summer institute is currently its… Read More ›
Isaac Fadoyebo: soldier and storyteller between Nigeria and Burma
AiW Guest: Oliver Coates Isaac Fadoyebo’s memoir A Stroke of Unbelievable Luck offers a unique record of one African soldier’s war service in India and Burma. Forced to hide behind enemy lines in the Burmese rainforest for nine months, Fadoyebo’s… Read More ›
Call for papers: Asixoxe, Conference on African Philosophy (Deadline: 23 April)
Asixoxe (Let’s Talk) Conference on African Philosophy 2019 is to be held in London and Prague, in May and June respectively. This conference is jointly organized by the Centre for Global Studies of the Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of… Read More ›
Event: Somali Diaspora Conference (15 February, SOAS, London)
SOAS Somali Diaspora Conference: Challenges & Opportunities in UK 15th February 1:00 PM- 9:00 PM At SOAS, London The Somali Diaspora is one of the largest black and ethnic minority communities in the UK. It is diverse and transnationally engaged… Read More ›
Call for Papers: ‘Intercultural Encounters’, A Book in Honour of Ojaja II (Deadline: 30 April)
Intercultural Encounters, Historicity and Cultural Communication for Development In honour of Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Arole Oodua, Ojaja II While diverse accounts of the origin of the Yoruba have been appropriated by historians and scholars in cultural studies such as… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Genealogy Journal: ‘Global Black Movements’ (Deadline: 31 March)
The function and impact of global black movements have been scrutinized over generations by scholars and activists. Black movements of all forms and intent have risen up to challenge slavery, colonialism, global capitalism and the concurrent system of racial oppression…. Read More ›
Call for Papers: African Places, African Spaces, University of Leeds (Deadline: 31 January)
Last day to submit your ideas for: ‘African Places, African Spaces’ Finding Africa Seminar Series, 2019 University of Leeds In light of contemporary concerns with decolonisation and meditations on the meaning of the continent of Africa, both within the academy… Read More ›
Call for Abstracts: Conference on African Studies, Kenya (Deadline: 15 March 2019)
Conference on African Studies Theme: Recovering, digitizing and practicalizing Africa’s Indigenous Knowledge Kisii University, Kenya July 15 – 20, 2019 Following broadly defined and multi-purpose transdisciplinary approaches to areal studies, the African Studies Research Center, Kisii is holding its… Read More ›
Call for Contributions: ‘The revolutionary left in Sub-Saharan Africa’, ROAPE (Deadline: 01 March)
The Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) is organising a symposium on the following theme: The revolutionary left in Sub-Saharan Africa (1960’s-1970’s): a political and social history to be written Background The reason for this symposium stems from the following… Read More ›
Call for panel papers: ‘Literary Activism in Twenty-First Century Africa’, ECAS 2019 (Deadline: 21 Jan)
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 ›
Literary Networks and Collaborations: A Nod towards Knowledge Decolonisation
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 ›
Event: Sheng – Rise of a Kenyan Swahili Vernacular (21 January, SOAS, London)
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 ›
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