CALL FOR PAPERS: DIGITAL HUMANITIES AND THE FUTURE OF CHRONICLING THE AFRICAN PAST The incoming editors of History in Africa are inaugurating thematic issues as part of a new feature highlighting how Africanists are engaging with key trends in history and methods…. Read More ›
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Call for Papers: Rhetorical (Re)invention of Africa in the 21st Century (Abstract Deadline: 31 March 2020)
The African Association for Rhetoric in collaboration with the United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, Announces its 9th biennial Conference, themed: ‘RHETORICAL (RE)INVENTION OF AFRICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY’ July 22-24, 2020 In the milieu that saw most African nations… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Lagos Studies Association Conference, 2020 (Deadline: 30 November)
The 5th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference Theme: Postcolonial African Cities at 60: Continuities and Discontinuities June 25-27, 2020 Lagos, Nigeria The postcolonial African city defies easy definition, even as African countries enter their 6th decade of independence in 2020. The 5th edition… Read More ›
Q&A: ‘The goal is to be free, not white’: an interview with Seun Kuti
AiW Guest Tọ́pẹ́ Salaudeen-Adégòkè Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti (born 11 January 1983), commonly known as Seun Kuti, is a Nigerian musician and the youngest son of legendary late afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti. Seun and his brother, Femi, are the two commercially… Read More ›
Event: Bolekaja to Bolekasoro: Why I’m No Longer Talking To Nigerians About Race (SOAS, London, 21 May)
We are delighted to share the following information about this great event next week! Books & Rhymes in partnership with the Centre for African Studies at SOAS are excited to invite you to an event titled: “Bọ́lẹ̀kájà to Bọ́lẹ̀kásọ̀rọ̀”: Why I’m… 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 ›
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 papers: ‘(Re)membering Africa: Women’s Narratives’, University of Houston (Deadline: 04 January 2019)
(Re)membering Africa: Women’s Narratives on the Continent and Beyond Workshop: March 28 – 30, 2019 University of Houston In his book, Re-membering Africa, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o states that “the history of Africa has not simply been one of deprivation, dispossession… Read More ›
Call for Papers: The 8th Annual International Igbo Conference, SOAS, London (Deadline for abstracts: 31 December)
The 8th Annual International Igbo Conference SOAS, University of London April 12-13, 2019 Theme: The Igbo Arts and Its Intersections: Politics, Spirituality and Justice The Annual Igbo Conference has carved out a unique space, serving as a bridge between the… Read More ›
Call for Papers: The Lagos Studies Association Conference, June 2019, Nigeria (Deadline for abstracts: 15 December)
We are delighted to share this call for papers for the 4th edition of The Lagos Studies Association (LSA) annual Conference in June 27-29, 2019 ‘Lagos in the World and the World in Lagos’ LSA June 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria… Read More ›
Call for Papers: EALCS Conference 2019, Ethiopia (Deadline: 28 February 2019)
The 4th Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies (EALCS) Conference 16 – 18 August 2019 Woldia University, Ethiopia Theme: East Africa’s Elsewheres Historically, Africa has a rich tradition of inter-regional trade and cultural exchange. East Africa is no exception. However,… Read More ›
Call for Papers: ‘Contemporary Africas, Creative Africas’, LUCAS Conference 2019 (Deadline: 30 November 2018)
University of Leeds, Center for African Studies (LUCAS) Conference 2019 April 4-5, 2019 The call for papers for the conference next year at Leeds is entitled: Contemporary Africas, Creative Africas: Conceptual and Methodological Advances in African Studies How does one… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Special Issue: Transition Magazine, ‘Black Women/Superheroes’ (Deadline: 30 November)
‘Black Women/Superheroes’ Special Issue: Transition Magazine According to Kimberlé Crenshaw intersectionality theory draws attention to Black women’s experiences of intertwined structures of power and oppression, including racism, misogyny, classism, heterosexism, discrimination based on immigration status, ableism, transmisogyny. That said, Black… Read More ›
Call for Papers: ‘Racialisation and Publicness in Africa and the African Diaspora’, Oxford University (Deadline for Paper Proposals: 30 November)
We are pleased to share the Call for Papers and Panels for a two-day Conference on ‘Racialisation and Publicness in Africa and the African Diaspora’ which will be held at the University of Oxford, from 27-28 June, 2019. From the… Read More ›
Call for Papers: African Identities: Journal of Economics, Culture and Society, Special Issue (Deadline for Abstracts: 1 November 2018)
The Journal of Economics, Culture and Society invites you to submit abstracts on: Marxism and African Literatures: New Interventions. This special issue of African Identities: Journal of Economics, Culture and Society will survey recent developments at the intersection of Marxist… Read More ›
CfP: Asixoxe Conference on African Philosophy, London & Prague (Abstract Deadline: 23 April & 21 May)
The fifth edition of Asixoxe –Let’s Talk! Conference on African Philosophy: Africa in a Polycentric World: Cosmopolitanism and the Local, organized jointly by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (SLCL) of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)… Read More ›
Call for Panels: 2nd Pan African Conference, Dakar, Senegal (Proposal deadline: 30th March)
We are delighted to announce that the 2nd Pan African Conference on the Status and Work Condition of Artists and Cultural Actors in Africa will be held in Dakar, Senegal this year. The conference will take place in May, 7th-13th…. Read More ›
Call for Panels: Plural Africa, University of Bologna, Italy (Panel proposal deadline: 28th Feb)
We are delighted to announce that the fifth Conference of the Association for African Studies in Italy (Associazione per gli Studi Africani in Italia) will take place at the the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, 5-7th… Read More ›
CfP: African Mobilities, Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala (Abstracts deadline 15th Feb.)
We are delighted to announce that the Nordic Africa Institute, in Uppsala, Sweden, is hosting a conference on ‘African Mobilities -Reshaping narratives and practices of circulation and exchange’ from 19th -21st September 2018. Mobility has always been central to economic,… Read More ›
CfP: ASAUK, Lagos Studies Association Stream (Abstracts deadline 10th Feb, 2018)
We are delighted to announce that the African Studies Association (UK) Conference 2018 will be held at the University of Birmingham, UK from 11th-13th September 2018. Find out more here: http://www.asauk.net/asauk-2018-conference-11-13-september-university-of-birmingham/ As a key event for scholars working on and in… Read More ›