@atlantisjournal.bsky.socialCall for Papers: “Language, Belonging, and Identity: Black Feminisms in the Diaspora” co-edited by Djeneba Sarah Dagnogo and Kharoll-Ann Souffrant. Deadline March 31, 2027.
See details: atlantisjournal.ca/atlantis/en/...
#blackstudies #diaspora #language #colonialism #africanstudies
@ascleiden.bsky.social🎉 Congratulations to Dr Mandipa Ndlovu, who succesfully defended her PhD dissertation 'Myth, memory, and political settlements in the city: compounded disadvantage and a path for plausible futures' on 23 September at Leiden University.
#Zimbabwe #Bulawayo #AfricanStudies #PhDdefence
@ascleiden.bsky.socialHer stay in the Netherlands included a visit to the National Library @kb.nl and a workshop with @ubleiden.bsky.social staff members.
👉️ Read her insightful blog: buff.ly/PuRWYUJ
#AfricanLibrary #AfricanStudies #AfricanStudiesLibrary
@cbcmoi.bsky.social29.10.2026: In Hildesheim, at the intersection of African and border studies, we continued discussing decolonial research practices as well as the risks of racism and race-critical studies in African contexts 👌🏽 The conversation is far from over ;)
#NWFF2026 #AfricanStudies
@anthempress.bsky.socialAvailable now! Offers an ethnographic and lived-account exploration of conflict, belonging, and peacebuilding in Southern Kaduna. Buy here ➡️ tinyurl.com/57udtvpr #SouthernKaduna #Kaduna #Nigeria #NorthernNigeria #NigerianPolitics #AfricanStudies #ConflictStudies #lakeheaduni #AnthemPress
@ofygh.bsky.social🌍 Toni Morrison Senior Fellowship 2027
Senior scholars, authors and public intellectuals can apply for a 1-year residential research fellowship in Sharjah, UAE.
📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
🔗 wp.me/p23f03-o1o
@cei-iscte.bsky.social🌍 The Call for Panels for ECAS 2027 is still open!
📍 Lisbon | 30 June–3 July 2027
Hosted by CEI-Iscte | Theme: “African Prisms”
📌 Deadline: 27 September 2026
Submit your panel proposal: ecasconference.org/2027/call-fo...
@researchbuzz.bsky.social#HigherEducation #AfricanStudies #BlackScholarship #CulturalHeritage
'...more than a dozen U.S. public and private colleges and universities have closed, merged, or scaled back Black, African, and African American studies programs.'
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.orgOpportunity in African Studies! SCOLMA and the International Africa Institute are seeking a Co-editor for Africa Bibliography, Research and Documentation (ABRD). Africa-based and early-career researchers are especially encouraged to express interest.
https://cup.org/4r9PR5b
#AfricanStudies #ABD
@cambup-law.cambridge.orgInterested in African Studies, libraries, archives, or publishing? SCOLMA and the International Africa Institute are seeking a Co-editor for Africa Bibliography, Research and Documentation (ABRD). Apply today: https://cup.org/4h1l99C
#AfricanStudies #ABD
@thirdworldq.bsky.social🎉📚 Congratulations to Azzeddine Tajjiou, the inaugural recipient of the TWQ Kassahun Checole Award in #AfricanStudies! His innovative work rethinks how African literatures are studied and compared, opening up new possibilities for scholarship in the field.
@jochenlingelba1.h-net.social.ap.brid.gyOverturn the cancellation of the passports of Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa and other Zambians
Sign the petition here:
#zambia #africanStudies #histodons #Africa @africanstudies […]
@rheinze.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gyLooking for mentions/conceptualisations of the baroque in African Studies, does anyone have tips? I’ve read Mbembe again, as well as Ong and the Latin American stuff (Gago, Santos, Echeverría, Glissant), has any of that left traces in African studies?
@mojubaolu.bsky.socialThis was after a Nigerian Studies Association panel discussion at a past African Studies Association Annual Meeting. Brilliant panelists. #africanstudies #nigeria
@mojubaolu.bsky.socialIn a panel discussion on African Diaspora and the politics of migration with Prof. Pey Soyinka-Airewele and Prof. Rita Kiki Edozie at a past African Studies Association Annual meeting. Google Photos showed me. The app is a proper "monitoring spirit!" 😂🤣 #africanstudies #AfricanIntellectuals
@bixhiribarren.bsky.social“For Whom and For What Purpose? A Position Paper on #DigitalHumanities and #AI in #AfricanStudies”, is now out in the ZMO Programmatic Texts series! doi.org/10.58144/202... The result of a workshop organised with @fmadore.bsky.social in February 2026. We wrote our paper with 23 other authors!
@ofygh.bsky.social🎓 GSU MA Global African Studies 2027
💰 Scholarships available
📚 3 specialized tracks + African languages
🌍 Study in Sharjah, UAE
📅 Deadline: 27 Oct 2026
🔗 wp.me/p23f03-nQj
@leuvenup.bsky.social✨September Book Releases
🏙️ 'A City in Practice: The Lubumbashi Biennale (2008–2024)'
📷 'Ecologies of Photography in the American West'
🎼 'Louis Andriessen. De Materie'
👉 Browse all upcoming titles: lup.be/books/coming-soon/
#Humanities #ArtHistory #Opera #AfricanStudies #ContemporaryArt #ReadUP
@leuvenup.bsky.socialAttending 'ASAUK 2026: Narrative, Power and the Making of African Worlds' at Durham University this week?
📚 Browse our African Studies collection: lup.be/lup-book-cat...
@anthempress.bsky.socialPreorder now! Explores how contemporary Nigerian theatre, literature, film, music and digital platforms confront the status quo. Find out more ➡️ tinyurl.com/bddu55b8 #unizikofficial #NigerianLiterature #NigerianCinema #Nollywood #AfricanLiterature #AfricanStudies #CCSU
