Following a successful trial of Africa Commons, we have acquired permanent access to the rich database of nearly 600,000 digitized items.
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African Studies Library - Cambridge University
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A new exhibition has landed in our Centre & Library!

Explore these brilliant collages of photo-copied Zambian archival material from the Royal Commonwealth Society Collection held at Cambridge University Library.

The workshop was put on by Cambridge Visual Culture fellows Sana & Kerstin.

🔗 in bio for more!

🆕article! V excited to share that my article on #DDR & #youth is now published in Security Dialogue. It all started with my observations being a 'youth' at UNHQ back in 2018, then developed into an MPhil thesis African Studies and now as an article! A quick 🧵:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Squad selfie! 🤳
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The Centre of African Studies had a lovely end of term stroll through Grantchester Meadows last week & finished off at a quaint local pub to debrief on the last few months. ☕️

💫Join us on the 22nd of November UK BIEA Annual Lecture chaired by Prof. Justin Willis. Check out the abstract! Join us for a drinks reception in Building Centre Gallery! ✅

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BILNAS🏺📜📚🇱🇾 Adam Rodgers Johns Zoe Cormack African Studies JEAS East African Community

🖼️With the working title “A Year of Farming in Gojjam, Ethiopia”, I've been researching this painting that's been in the Library's archive for several years with no known provenance.
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🎨Swipe through for some highlights and read the full story at the link in our bio!
-Ben

I am proud to have just published a Swahili language article in the latest issue of UTAFITI journal!

Francis Ching'ota and I discuss histories of development in Tanzania's Kilombero Valley.

Please click the link and share widely – it's Open Access :)

brill.com/view/journals/…

💫British Institute in Eastern Africa are excited to announce BIEA annual lecture which will be in person delivered by Prof. Ayona Datta UCL 22nd November!💫

Fred Nasubo, PhD. UDADISI Jason Mosley Prince Guma

👉Book your tickets; shorturl.at/qvwyD

The event will be followed by a drinks reception!

Thinking of applying for an MPhil? Check out ours here!

global-south.group.cam.ac.uk/our-mphil-prog…

Starts today!

Join us this Monday, October 9th, for the annual Centre of African Studies drinks reception in celebration of the beginning of our academic year. 🍾☕🥂
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Festivities kick off at 5pm. Find us in the Atrium of the Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road 🏬
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All are welcome! 😃

Ready for a quick tour of the Library?

POST-DOC VACANCY!! Exciting opportunity CGHR for collaborative, critical & praxis-oriented scholars working on #technology #democracy #rights . Join a special group co-led by Ella McPherson and me. Post-doctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term) jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/42818/

Jenni spotted working her magic with the Library's archives 📖
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Here are some pics of the Library's hand in supporting the recent student run conference “activist/aesthetics”
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Organisers Avani, Lauryn, and Anna were pleased with the outcome, click the alt. text for a full recap

In 2017, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ published her debut novel, Stay With Me. Her second novel, A Spell of Good Things, was published earlier this year and has been longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.
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Here are 7 books to read if you have read Stay with Me. #ReadSomethingAfrican

Articles from our Resource Nationalism special issue now online. Aidan Barlow shows how promises of development that came with gas exploration in Mtwara, Tanzania, led to deeper grievance when gas was piped to Dar es Salaam with no apparent local benefit.
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Call for Papers for #MIASA Conference on 'The Role of Traditional Institutions in Promoting Sustainable #Peace in Africa', 30 Nov-2 Dec 2023 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in coll. with #INSS . Submission deadline: 14 Aug 2023; details (English & French): ug.edu.gh/mias-africa/co…

Applications are invited for a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in history starting on 1 Oct 2024. The post is in connection with the research programme on Economic History, Climate & the Environment and is based at the Cambridge Centre. Info below. histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/fellowship2023…

The AfricanStudiesUK is advertising for a conference administration support position. Are you a meticulous administrator, calm and collected, and interested in part-time work? This may be for you.
Oxford-based is an advantage. Must be very available June-August 2024.

Hakluyt Society Essay Prize 2024
Hakluyt Society awards an ECR annual essay prize of up to £1,000, with a deadline for entries of 1/3/24. Further details, including eligibility requirements see hakluyt.com/hakluyt-societ…
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Entries warmly encouraged! Pls share!