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This symposium celebrates the launch of two book volumes, co-edited by Ezra Chitando and Adriaan van Klinken, and published with Ashgate in spring 2016: Public Religion and the Politics of Homosexuality in Africa. Christianity and Controversies over Homosexuality in Africa. Speakers Dr Barbara Bompani, University of Edinburgh Prof Ezra Chitando, University of Zimbabwe Rev Jide...
Professor Manuel Barcia's inaugural lecture Thursday 10 March, 5pm, Clothworkers South Lecture Theatre 3 This lecture will examine how a series of historical events that occurred in West Africa from the mid-1790s - including Afonja's rebellion, the Owu wars, the Fulani-led jihad, and the migrations to Egbaland - had an impact upon life in cities...
South Africa’s Political Crisis: Unfinished Liberation and Fractured Class Struggles Book Launch and LUCAS seminar with Alexander Beresford Thursday 3 March, 4–5.30pm, Michael Sadler Building, University of Leeds, LG 19 - all welcome South Africa's long road to political freedom reflects only a partial freedom and an unfinished project of liberation. The country remains one of...
LUCAS Seminar - all welcome James Morris (York), ‘The Orchestra on the Titanic? Oxfam in Kenya, 1963-2002’. Tuesday 2 February, 4-5.30pm (Michael Sadler LG10) Abstract: The paper concentrates on Oxfam’s work in Kenya during the first fifteen years after independence. During this period the developmental state was at its most active, with modernising schemes for...
This workshop will see postgraduate students, researchers and academics from a number of institutions come together to focus on the themes of gender and sexuality in the African continent from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. Themes include Rhetoric and Representation, Violence, Norms and Dissonance. Programme 10.15 Coffee and opening remarks 10.30-12.30 Session 1: RHETORIC...
Prof. Jane Plastow will be giving a paper on Wednesday 9th December at 5 pm in Studio One of the Workshop Theatre – that is the main theatre in the old theatre building beside the Laidlow, in the old red-doored church. The talk is “From Research to Activism: Making Theatre and Anthropology in Walukuba''. We...
On Tuesday 8 December, Prof. Jane Taylor will give a talk on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: ”Ubu and the Truth Commission: Transitional Justice and Theatre''. This will be held at 5pm on Tuesday 8 December in Studio One of the Workshop Theatre (behind the Laidlaw library). This is primarily for theatre students but all...
LUCAS Seminar - all welcome Naomi Haynes (Edinburgh), ‘Learning to Pray the Pentecostal Way: Language and Personhood on the Zambian Copperbelt’. Tuesday 8 December, 4–5.30pm (Michael Sadler LG10)
Sustainability Research Institute, Centre for Global Development and Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) Seminar Series Invite you to the third in the series on The Environment, Human Rights and Development Resource Politics and Advocacy Struggles in Zimbabwe: Encountering Power at Multiple Scales Sam Spiegel, Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh As the mining sector...
The next Finding Africa seminar will be two papers on the Zimbabwean author and scholar, Yvonne Vera. Ryan Topper will present on “Life Beyond the Archive: Yvonne Vera’s The Stone Virgins” and Thando Njovane will give a paper on “Architectures of Voice and Language in Yvonne Vera’s Under the Tongue” at 5.30pm at the University of Leeds’...