The Journal of the British Academy has just published its latest issue, which includes a special section on "African Ecologies: Literary, Cultural and Religious Perspectives." The recently restyled journal was launched at a celebratory event at the British Academy in London, on 22 May 2024. At this event, the journal's editor, Professor Fiona Williams, highlighted...
Late July 2023, fifteen early-career researchers from various parts of Africa gathered in Nairobi. They participated in the “African Ecologies” writing and mentoring workshop. This workshop took place at the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) and was co-hosted by the Leeds University Centre for African Studies, with funding from the British Academy. The workshop...
Call for Papers: Intersectionality and Climate Justice in Eastern Africa Online Workshop, Wednesday 9 August 2023 The project "Gender, Generation and Climate Change" (GENERATE) in the School of Geography, together with the Leeds University Centre for African Studies, is hosting an online workshop on 9 August 2023, for which we welcome proposals. Eastern Africa is...
The Leeds University Centre for African Studies and the British Institute in Eastern Africa are hosting an interdisciplinary writing and mentoring workshop on the theme of “African Ecologies”, to take place on 29-31 July 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop is aimed at Africa-based early-career researchers from across Arts, Humanities and Social Science subjects, whose...