Call for Proposals to Join a Research and Publishing Consortium Deadline for Submissions: 31st August 2021 Current struggles for decolonisation, democratisation, economic justice and emancipation such as the Arab Spring, the Rhodes/Fees must Fall campaign in South Africa, Black Lives Matter, the uprisings against dictatorship and misrule in Sudan, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, as well…
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Invitation to the 3rd Kwame Nkrumah Festival
The Institute of African Studies is excited to invite you to the 3rd Kwame Nkrumah Festival scheduled to take place virtually from the 20th-24th September, 2021. The theme of this year’s festival is Pan Africanism, Feminism and the Next Generation: Liberating the Cultural Economy. The festival is being organised by the Kwame Nkrumah Chair, under the…
Feminist Africa Has Now Published Online!
Accra, April 9th 2021 Dear Sisters, Friends and Colleagues, It is with enormous pleasure that we proudly announce that after our 3-year break and relocation to the University of Ghana’s Institute of African Studies, Feminist Africa is once again up and running. We begin our second phase of existence with the long-awaited re-launch issue on…
WEBINAR – Intimate Archives: Rethinking Gender in African Studies
This is to share news about a forthcoming talk at Wits University in South Africa. Date: 14th April, 2021 Time: 4 pm SAST Visit the link below for more information about the event. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intimate-archives-rethinking-gender-in-african-studies-tickets-148885084295
Pan-African Forums – Feminist Perspective
The Pan-African Forums presents Feminist Perspective with: Amina MamaKwame Nkrumah Chair in African StudiesUniversity of GhanaLead Editor “ Feminist Africa” Annete Joseph-GabrielAssistant Professor, University of MichiganAuthor “Re-imaging Liberation: How Black Women Transformed Citizenship in the French Empire” Roseball KagumireWriter, Communication Specialist, ActivistEditor “ AfricanFeminism.com” ModeratorDr. Mshai MwangolaPerformance Scholar, The Orature Collective Date: Tuesday, March 30,…
Feminism and Global Race Studies Book Conversation
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-directions-in-feminism-and-global-race-studies-a-book-conversation-tickets-135778024727 Direct Zoom informationTopic: Feminism and Global Race Studies Book ConversationTime: Jan 20, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://utexas.zoom.us/j/98682978670?pwd=UnltWFZ3YS8wRHF0ZEZXT0h3TTlYZz09 Meeting ID: 986 8297 8670Passcode: GLOBAL
Job Opportunities at University of Cape Town
The Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town has the following job opportunities: SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (2-year contract)Click here to download the announcement for further details. 2. JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (3X POSTS) (2-year contract)Click here to download the announcement for further details.
Africa Talks: The Future of African Feminist Activism
The coronavirus pandemic has magnified existing inequalities, particularly along lines of gender. In Africa, like in other regions around the world, containment measures including lockdowns, confinement and drastic reductions in sociability have significantly impacted women. Access to paid work and sustainable livelihoods has been significantly disrupted, rates of domestic violence have increased, and access to…
Webinar – Decolonization and Afro-Feminism
SPEAKER: SYLVIA TAMALE Sylvia Tamale, author of Decolonization and Afro-Feminism, is a professor of Law and a sociologist at Makerere University and a former Dean of its Law Faculty. Her research focuses on gender, law and sexuality, feminist jurisprudence and women in politics. She’s also an award-winning human rights defender for women, sex workers, homosexuals, and refugees. …