Dr Alan Msosa – Human Rights and Sexualities in Malawi Date: 7/2/2019 | Time: 4.00pm – 5.30pm Dr Luisa Enria – The Politics of Work in a Post-Conflict State: Youth, Labour and Violence in Sierra Leone Date: 21/2/2019 | Time: 4.00pm – 6.00pm Dr Majorke Oosterom – The Spectrum of Violence and Non-Violence: Youth and Social Navigation of Economic Opportunities in Zimbabwe Date: 7/3/2019 | Time: 4.00pm – 5.30pm Dr George H. Karekwaivanane…
We are delighted to announce that the University of Leeds is awarding an honorary degree to Rev. Christopher Senyonjo, and that a symposium will be held to celebrate this occasion. Rev. Senyonjo served the Church of Uganda as Bishop of the Diocese of West Buganda from 1974 till his retirement in 1998. He has been…
The Leeds African Studies Bulletin is published annually by the Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS). Founded in 1964, it has published pieces by many distinguished African writers and Africanist scholars over the years, including Wole Soyinka, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Jack Mapanje, James Currey, Morris Szeftel, Michael Barratt Brown, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Martin Banham, the late Lionel…
ARE YOU OF NIGERIAN DESCENT AND LIVE IN THE UK? Calling all Nigerians living in the UK to participate in a research study on the impact of financial transfers back home on infrastructure development Nigeria is the sixth largest remittance receiving country in the world and received $21 billion in 2016 Nigerians abroad are making…
From the Women’s Paths Research Group: Call for Papers Women of the Global South and its Diasporas: Rights, Representation, Activism Symposium 5th of June 2018 Deadline for abstracts: Monday April 16th 2018 Women’s Paths is a research group based at University of Leeds. It was established in 2015 by feminist researchers from a variety of…
COMMEMORATION PROTEST 20 years since Christopher Alder died in police custody at Queens Gardens Police Station, Hull Assemble 1 pm Saturday 31st March 2018 (Easter Saturday) Queen Victoria Square, Hull Called by the Justice for Christopher Alder Campaign 20 years ago Christopher Alder died in custody in Queens Gardens Police Station, Hull. He was a…
Professor Birgit Meyer (Utrecht) – ‘Studying Religion in and from Africa’. [Co-sponsor – Centre for Religion and Public Life] Thursday 25 January, 5pm, Parkinson Building B.09 David Clayton (York), ‘Development and Decolonisation? Radio Broadcasting in Northern Rhodesia, 1942-1953’ Monday 5 February, 5pm, Michael Sadler Building 311 Akin Iwilade (LUCAS), ‘Everyday youth mobilisations in the Nigerian…
Call for proposals for papers or panels to the ASAUK 2018 conference (11-13 September 2018, University of Birmingham UK). The conference celebrates the diversity and interdisciplinarity of the study of Africa. The deadline for submitting abstracts and proposals is 16 February 2018. Rachel Bower (Leeds) is co-convening a literature stream with Jared Zimbler (University of…
CALL FOR PAPERS “Memory and Performance in African-Atlantic Futures” Three-day International Conference 31 August – 2 September 2018 – University of Leeds At a time when new dynamics are emerging around the issues of justice (transitional, reparative, etc.), mourning and commemoration in Africa and its diaspora, the conference “Memory and Performance in African-Atlantic Futures” seeks to consider the current historical conjuncture…
SING FREEDOM – A story with songs of liberation – Free Range Choir When ANC activist Rusty Bernstein was arrested and tried alongside Nelson Mandela, the life of the family changed forever. Their ‘privileged’ white existence was replaced by flight and exile. ‘Sing Freedom’ is his daughter Frances’ story of her parent’s involvement in the…
