Here’s our first catch up of 2022 with a selection of “calls for” posts – shout outs for opportunities and contributions – academic and creative – collated primarily from our Twitter feed for this one… Do get in touch and… Read More ›
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Calls for & Opportunities… roundup of November’s (2021)
Here’s our catch up with a monthly selection of “calls for” posts, for opportunities and contributions – academic and creative – that we’ve also been collating from various platforms we visit and revisit, and across our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram…. Read More ›
Calls for & Opportunities… roundup of October’s (2021)
In a brief announcement of the latest from our sister post, the monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar from our social media feeds – we are retiring the ‘Wrap’ as was… ‘In other words…’, our retrospective… Read More ›
Calls for & Opportunities… roundup of September’s (2021)
Alongside our sister post, our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar from our social media feeds, we catch up with our “calls for” posts this month, for opportunities and contributions – academic and creative – collated… Read More ›
August’s Calls for & Opportunities… roundup
Jump to: Scholarly & Academic Creative-Critical – Makers & Producers Alongside our sister post, our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar from our social media feeds (already up on the site to check out at the… Read More ›
July’s Calls for & Opportunities… roundup
Jump to: Scholarly & Academic Creative-Critical – Makers & Producers Catch up with our “calls for” post this month, for opportunities and contributions – academic and creative – collated from various platforms and across our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. (This… Read More ›
June’s Calls for & Opportunities… roundup
Jump to: Scholarly & Academic Creative-Critical – Makers & Producers Alongside our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar that isn’t already on the site — we are introducing a new “Calls for” post this month, for… Read More ›
In other Words… AiW news and December’s wrap
Happy New Year! After a short break, we move through the changed circumstances, timelines and spaces of now, and catch up on our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ from the end of 2020 – news on AiW’s radar, collated from… Read More ›
CFP: Special Issue: English Studies in Africa, ‘A Century of Modernism in African Literature and Literary Culture’ (Deadline: 01 June 2021)
We are delighted to share that there will be a special issue of English Studies in Africa in 2022 on ‘A Century of Modernism in African Literature and Literary Culture’. The deadline to submit papers for consideration is 01 June 2021…. Read More ›
Call for Papers: African Feminisms (Afems) Conference 2020 (Deadline: 31 March)
In Search of our Shrines: Feminist Healing and the Politics of Love African Feminisms (Afems) 27-29 August 2020 University of Cape Town The fourth edition of the African Feminisms (Afems) conference will be hosted from 27th – 29th August 2020… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Northeast African Studies, Special Issue (Deadline: 15 March)
Northeast African Studies (NEAS) is a biannual interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research in the social sciences and the humanities on the Horn of Africa and its neighbours. The region covers primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, and Somalia/Somaliland…. Read More ›
CFP: ‘Binyavanga Wainaina: Literary Legacies and Creative Futures’, ASAUK 2020 (Deadline: 22 March)
Binyavanga Wainaina: Literary Legacies and Creative Futures At ASAUK 2020 Cardiff, Wales, UK 08-10 September 2020 Following the general call, we are delighted to share the call for papers for the thematic stream ‘Binyavanga Wainaina: Literary Legacies and Creative Futures’… Read More ›
CFP: African Studies Association Annual Meeting 2020 (Deadline: 15 March)
African Studies Association Annual Meeting Washington, D.C. November 19-21, 2020 The Hour of Decision: Power, Persistence, Purpose, and Possibility in African Studies The theme of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association draws its inspiration from the persistent calls to… Read More ›
CFP: ASAUK Biennial Conference, 2020 (Deadline: 22 March)
28th ASAUK Biennial Conference Cardiff, Wales, UK 8 – 10 September, 2020 We are delighted to share that the call for papers and panels within the ASAUK thematic streams is open. There are 43 thematic streams on a range of… Read More ›
Call for Panels & Papers: ‘The Becoming of Congo: Epistemologies, Practices, & Imaginaries’, CRN (Deadlines: 15 & 28 February)
5th International Congo Research Network (CRN) Congress 15-16 September 2020 The Becoming of Congo: Epistemologies, Practices, and Imaginaries The Congo Research Network (CRN) is organizing its fifth international conference, to be held at the University of Milan on 15-16 September… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa (Deadline: 15 January)
Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa Conference: 13-16 September 2020 Alexandria, Egypt Bibliotheca Alexandrina and The Islamic Manuscript Association—in partnership with the library’s Manuscript Center and the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation—are delighted to announce the conference Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa, which will be… Read More ›
CFP: Gender in the production and reception of the press in Africa (REAF) (Deadline: 15 January)
Call for Papers Workshop: Gender in the production and reception of the press in Africa Conference of the Réseau des études africaines en France (REAF) 7-10 July 2020, Aix-Marseille This workshop will explore the production and reception of newspapers, bulletins,… Read More ›
CFP: SAFA 2020, ‘The Past Through the Past’ (Abstract Deadline: 31 January)
Call for Papers Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAFA) 2020 Oxford, 21-24 September 2020 The Past Through the Past: Constructing Identity, Tradition, and Community in Africa In many modern societies identity and social boundaries are often constructed through binary oppositions between… Read More ›
CFP: Making Sense: Language, Text and Interpretation in African Studies, University of Birmingham (Deadline: 31 January)
Making Sense: Language, Text and Interpretation in African Studies 21-23 May 2020 Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA) and Centre of West African Studies (CWAS) of the University of Birmingham (UK) and the Langarchiv Project Please follow the link… Read More ›
Call for Papers: “Towards the African Renaissance” G-PAC, Mboka Festival (Deadline: 23 December)
‘Towards the African Renaissance’ The Global Pan-African Conference (G-PAC) The Gambia 25 – 26 May 2020. We are delighted to share this call for papers for the inaugural Gambia-based Global Pan-African Conference 2020, which commemorates the 120th anniversary of the… Read More ›
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