Africa Desk

The Book in Africa: A Day Symposium

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

A forum for the discussion of new research and critical debates about print culture in Africa. Contributions from leading scholars in African literature, book history and postcolonial studies, together with African publishers.

For further information: www.open.ac.uk/Arts/english/post-colonial/events.shtml

The event is free to attend but places are limited. To book email: Jon.Millington@sas.ac.uk.

Post-post' independence? African political thought, contemporary protest and the international

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

'Post-post' independence? African political thought, contemporary protest and the international School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary, University of London 19th-20th July 2012

Supported by:

Centre for Global Security and Development, Queen Mary University of London School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London British International Studies Association Africa and International Studies Working Group

The event is being organised by Dr Clive Gabay (c.gabay@qmul.ac.uk), and attendence at the workshop panels should be confirmed directly with him by email.

Draft workshop programme

Thursday 19th July

1.30-2pm Arrival and Registration

2-3.30pm Panel: Radicalism, Nationalism, Islamism and sub-State Identities in the Horn

Peter Chonka (University of Edinburgh) ‘Discourse, identity and protest politics in the Somali Horn of Africa: the case of Somaliland’ Ioannis Mantzikos (Kings College, University of London) ‘Against their own state: Vigilante Movements and Violent Non State Actors in the Horn of Africa: Exploring the Case Kenya’ Osama Zumam (Sudanese Communist Party) ‘The Class Dynamics of South Sudanese Independence’

3.30-4pm Refreshment break

4pm-5.30pm Panel: Incorporating the International

Franziska Dübgen (Goethe University) and Stefan Skupien (Humboldt University) ‘The triple post in Uganda: Thoughts on independence and patterns of critique’ Patrica Daley (Oxford University) 'Rescuing Africans?: Western celebrities, Human Rights and Protest in Africa'. Okey Iheduru (National Defense College, Abuja) ‘African Mining Protests: Local Rebellions against the State and Global Capital, and Competing Discourses on Rights.’

6.30-8.30pm

‘African Awakenings? Interpreting contemporary African protest Africa Centre, 38 King Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 8JT

Firoze Manji (Pambazuka Press) Yash Tandon (South Centre, SEATINI) Bayo Oyenuga/DM Squared (Enough is Enough Nigeria) Ayanda Kota (Grahamstown Unemployed Peoples’ Movement (South Africa)) Patricia Daley (University of Oxford) - TBC

Friday 20th July

9.30-11am Panel: Indigeneity and the State

Ole Martin Gaasholt (SOAS) ‘Rebellion against the state to obtain one's rights: Discourse of rights between instrumentalisation and local concerns’ Francis A. Fogue Kuate (University of Buea) ‘Anti-government popular protest in post independent Cameroon: A political economy of the ‘Ghost Town’ and the 2008 riots’ Branwen Gruffydd Jones (Goldsmiths College, University of London) ‘African cinema as political thought’

11-11.30am Refreshment break

11.30-1pm Panel: Country Case Studies: Malawi and Angola

Clive Gabay (Queen Mary University of London) ‘Of Homburg Hats and Banned Miniskirts: Hastings Banda as the internationalized African autocrat’ Jimmy Kainja (London Metropolitan University) ‘Democratic Consolidation: A case of Malawi’s staggering democracy’ Paulo Faria (University of Kent) ‘Parrhesia and the history of the Public in Angola’

1-2pm Lunch and Leave

Internationalisation and Higher Education - Perspectives and Challenges - BIEA seminar, Nairobi

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The BIEA invites you to our May 2012 seminar titled 'Internationalisation and Higher Education - Perspectives and Challenges'. The presentation is scheduled for 29 Tuesday, May 2012 at 11.00am to 12.00pm.

The presentation will be given by Professor Nick Foskett, the Vice Chancellor of Keele University, UK. Prior to his appointment at Keele, Professor Foskett had been Dean of the Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. His academic specialism lies in educational leadership and management, with a particular focus on the interaction of policy and practice. His main research contributions have been in the fields of education markets, student choice, the management of institutional partnerships, and processes of internationalisation, particularly in the 14-19 sector and in universities. He has a long standing interest in curriculum design and development in 14-19 and university sectors and in all of these fields, has provided consultancy to institutions and governments both in the UK and internationally. Professor Foskett was until recently, the joint editor of the Commonwealth’s journal, International Studies in Educational Administration.

The seminar will be chaired by Dr Ambreena Manji, the Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa.

Refreshments will be served between 10.00am-10.45am and lunch thereafter. Kindly RSVP if you plan on attending by sending an email to kerry.kyaa@biea.ac.uk

Winter School In Social Science Research Methods 25 June - 6 July 2012

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The African Doctoral Academy, in partnership with the International Political Science Association (IPSA) is pleased to offer a Winter School in Social Science Research Methods.

The Winter School is aimed at prospective and current doctoral students in the social sciences and humanities but is open to anyone who has a master's degree.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

http://sun025.sun.ac.za/portal/page/portal/Arts/ADA/courses/research/school

Cadbury Conference 2012 - 'South Africa: Retrospection, Introspection, Extraversion'

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The programme for the Cadbury workshop on the theme of 'South Africa: Retrospection, Introspection, Extraversion' to be held at the Centre of West African Studies, Birmingham on the 18th and 19th of May 2012 can be found at the below link..

www.birmingham.ac.uk/cadburyworkshop

There is no registration charge for the conference but we would be very grateful if anyone wishing to attend the conference could email David Kerr d.kerr@bham.ac.uk as space at the conference is limited.