Catching up on our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar, collated from across our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. April’s most read Reviews and General posts one from #Present | & one from our archives – #Past (click… Read More ›
Journal of African Cultural Studies
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 Papers: Campus Forms, Lagos Studies Association (Deadline: 30 November)
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 ›
African Superheroes Blog Series: Introduction – What is an African superhero?
By AiW Guest Tessa Pijnaker This is the first of a series of posts on African superheroes, guest edited by Tessa Pijnaker, PhD student in African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham. In this first post she introduces… 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 ›
CfP: Asixoxe – Let’s Talk! SOAS Conference on African Philosophy, 28-29 April 2016, London, Deadline 1 April 2016
Call for Papers Asixoxe – Let’s Talk! SOAS Conference on African Philosophy 28th-29th April 2016, Russell Square Campus, SOAS, University of London The annual Asixoxe – Let’s Talk! African Philosophy conference has, since its establishment in 2014, been a steady… Read More ›
Call for Papers and Fellowship opportunity: “Fela no go die o” at the African Literature Association Conference 2016
From the Journal of African Cultural Studies Call For Papers: African Literature Association Conference April 6-9, 2016 Atlanta USA http://ala2016.com/ “Fela no go die o” Fela is not dead. The musical and artistic influences of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti are undisputed and extend… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Emergent Discourses on African Literature (Deadline 12 May 2015)
Emergent Discourses on African Literature at Africa Writes Friday 3 July 2015, 2:00-3:30PM, British Library Africa Writes invites PhD students and early career researchers to present and discuss new research on African literatures. Africa Writes is an annual festival organised by the Royal African… Read More ›
CFA: Early Career Scholars – Writing Workshop. 11th September 2014, ASAUK Conference, University of Sussex
The African Studies Association of the UK (ASAUK) invite applications to attend a writing workshop for early career scholars to be held at the ASAUK Conference, University of Sussex 9-11th September 2014. Deadline for receipt of applications: 5pm, 6 June… Read More ›
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