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Claire Mercer (LSE), ‘Contemporary Nationalism in Tanzania’

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Location: University of Leeds, Social Sciences Building Room 11.13 Dr Claire Mercer is Lecturer in Human Geography at The London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research is currently focused on 'development' in Sub-Saharan Africa (especially Tanzania and Cameroon).

The LUCAS African Schools Project

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Location: Social Sciences Building, Room 11.13 Richard Borowski is the LUCAS Schools Project Coordinator. Richard has been arranging workshops in primary and secondary schools in Leeds aimed at educating children on Africa, with a particular emphasis on challenging stereotypes about Africa. The workshops are given by African post-graduates from the University of Leeds. Jane Plastow is...

Ray Bush: 'Mining and Resistance'

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Location: Room 11.13 Social Sciences Building Ray Bush is Professor of African African Studies and Development Politics at the University of Leeds.

POSTPONED: Zakes Mda: novelist, poet and playwright

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Location: LUCAS Event in the University's Theatre Workshop CANCELLATION: Unfortunately due to the volcano in Iceland Zakes Mda has been unable to travel for this event. We plan to hold this later in the year or in 2011. Zakes Mda is a South African novelist, playwright and author of Black Diamond and The Madonna of...

Allison Drew seminar

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Location: Room 11.13, Social Sciences Building Professor Allison Drew (Department of Politics, University of York), 'Models of armed struggle: the impact of Algeria's war of independence on Umkhonto we Sizwe's theory and practice'

Devon Curtis seminar

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Location: Room 11.13, Social Sciences Building Dr Devon Curtis from Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge gives a seminar titled "Politics and the Practice of Peacebuilding through Power-sharing in Burundi".