The Centre for African Studies at the University of Leeds (LUCAS) is an interdisciplinary centre that brings together scholars with an active interest in Africa from across the University

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Explore your options for studying Africa at the University of Leeds

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African Studies Bulletin

The Leeds African Studies Bulletin publishes cutting-edge work in African studies, and has included pieces by many distinguished African writers and Africanist scholars over the years.

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Yorkshire African Studies Network (YASN)

Africanists in Yorkshire’s universities are carrying out an exciting range of world-class research in a wide range of disciplines

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Please join us on Tuesday 13th June for the following symposium and lecture series: About the Event: African Apocalypse: a...

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Gender and sexuality are among the most critical and productive categories in the analysis of African cultural production, social formation,...

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Please join us on Tuesday 9th May 16:00-17:30 (BST) for a research seminar with Dr Nathan Suhr-Sytsma (Emory University) who...

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Please join us on Thursday 4th May 16:00-17:30 (BST) for a lecture with Marcus Tebogo Desando. This event will be...

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  AEGIS – Europe’s dynamic association of African Studies, of which LUCAS is a member – has just launched its...

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The British Academy has awarded funding to the University of Leeds to support African early-career researchers working on the timely...

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The Leeds University Centre for African Studies and the British Institute in Eastern Africa are hosting an interdisciplinary writing and...

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LUCAS is currently recruiting a lecturer in Global African Studies. This is newly created permanent position that will help us...

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