Events and News
Masterclass about “Decolonising Knowledges about and from Africa”
The Leeds University Centre for African Studies invites postgraduate research students (PGRs) and early career researchers (ECRs) at the University...
Research seminar: “The emergence of LGBTQ-themed writing in Africa”
Please join us on Thursday 26th May, 4.00-5.30 pm (BST) for a research seminar with Chris Dunton who will speak...
Research seminar: “Taboos and Eco-resilience in Yorùbá Sacred Orature”
Please join us on Thursday 28th April, 4.00-5.30 pm (BST) for a research seminar with Dr Oluwabunmi Tope Bernard (Obafemi Awolowo...
Africa Writes Leeds
Africa Writes Leeds includes a day of activities to celebrate contemporary African writing and in particular the work of Wole...
Nine African scholars awarded a 2022 Virtual Research Fellowship at Leeds
The Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute (LAHRI) and the Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) are delighted to...
When a book becomes a cake: the launch of Sacred Queer Stories
by Adriaan van Klinken On Valentine’s Day 2022, the book Sacred Queer Stories: Ugandan LGBTQ+ Refugees and the Bible, was...
New Book by Jane Plastow: “A History of East African Theatre: Volume 2”
LUCAS member Jane Plastow, Professor of African Theatre at the University of Leeds, recently published a book: A History of...
LUCAS-LAHRI Virtual Research Fellowships Scheme 2022
“African Knowledges for Global Challenges” The Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS), in collaboration with the Leeds Arts and...