As we move through the changed circumstances, timelines and spaces of now, we catch up on our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar, collated from across our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Please be in touch with… Read More ›
African theatre
Q&A: Words on the Times & theatre in the digital space – Walter Kahuma of Tebere Arts Foundation shares his thoughts on theatre and creativity in 2020
Tebere Arts Foundation is an innovative theatre and performance-arts organization that was founded in Uganda in 2018. Creating collaborative new theatre with artists and supporting artistic platforms across Eastern Africa, Tebere Arts pushes the boundaries of theatre-making by bridging the… Read More ›
Call for Papers: African Literature Association Conference (New Deadline: 31 January 2019)
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 Papers: Festschrift in honour of Prof Chinyere G. Okafor (Deadline: 31st October)
Chinyere G. Okafor has been a significant force and voice in Interdisciplinary Studies through the intersection of the following: African Literature and Theatre, Women, Gender & Feminism, Anthopology and Traditional Drama. Her scholarship engages African, European, North American and the… Read More ›
Event: The Karin Barber Pop-Up Lab: “Generation and Regeneration” (09-10 September, University of Birmingham)
The Karin Barber Pop-Up Lab: “Generation and Regeneration” Journal of African Cultural Studies At University of Birmingham 9th and 10th September 2018 Over the course of her career, Karin Barber inaugurated the field of African popular culture studies, and has… Read More ›
Event: Kampala International Theatre Festival, 22-26 November, 2017
Call for Submissions 2017 Kampala International Theatre Festival 4th edition, 22nd – 26th November 2017 We are excited to announce the 4th edition of the Kampala International Theatre Festival that will take place from 22nd – 26th November 2017 in Kampala, Uganda…. Read More ›
Event: Lagos Theatre Festival, 28 Feb – 05 March 2017, Lagos
Lagos Theatre Festival 28 February – 05 March 2017 Lagos Theatre Festival founded by British Council in 2013, is a festival to present performing arts from Nigeria and the UK every february in Lagos. It has a part focus… Read More ›
CfP: Paradigm Shifts in African Theatre and Performance, 21-24 July 2016, Abuja, Deadline 31 March 2016
Paradigm Shifts in African Theatre and Performance 2016 AfTA Annual International Conference University of Abuja, Nigeria 21 – 24 July 2016 Theatre and Performance have developed along several major lines of enquiry in Africa over the last six decades from… Read More ›
CfP: Music and the Arts of Africa and the Diaspora, 1-2 April 2016, New York, Deadline: 12 February 2016
41st ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the NEW YORK AFRICAN(A) STUDIES ASSOCIATION at The City College (CUNY) and Columbia University 1-2 April 2016 CALL FOR PROPOSALS / ABSTRACTS FINAL DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS 12 February 2016 THEME: MUSIC AND THE ARTS OF… Read More ›
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