Upcoming conferences

7-11 March 2023 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Ecojustice
Conveners: Prof. Claudia Jahnel, Intercultural Theology and Corporeality, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Prof. Traugott Jaehnichen, Christian Social Doctrine, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Prof. Penine Uwimbabazi, Policy Analysis and Conflict Transformation, Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS), Rwanda; Prof. Ernst Conradie, Religion and Theology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; Prof. Simangaliso Kumalo, Theology and Ethics, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. In collaboration with STIAS (Stellenbosch) and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

15-18 March 2023 in Accra/Cape Coast (Ghana),
Speaking Back to Theory: Africanist Migration Research Beyond the Categories. Symposium on African Migration, Mobility and Displacement
Conveners: Dr. Franzisca Zanker, Political Science, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute, Freiburg, Germany; Dr. Jesper Bjarnesen, Anthropology, The Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden; Dr. Leander Kandilige, Migration Studies, Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana; Dr. Mary Setrana, Migration Studies, Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana; Dr. Samuel Agblorti, University of Cape Coast, Ghana; Dr. Laura Lambert, Anthropologie, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute, Freiburg, Germany. In collaboration with the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

8-12 May 2023 in Maputo (Mozambique),
Rethinking Popular (In)Justice in Africa through Social Networks. Dynamics of an Illegal Punitive Practice
Conveners: Prof. Martina Drescher, Romance and General Linguistics, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Prof. Carlos Arnaldo, Demography, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique; Dr. Carlos Fernandes, History, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique; Dr. Fabert Mensah Ngoma, Anthropology, Omar Bongo University, Gabon Dr. Fabert Mensah Ngoma, Anthropology, University of Omar Bongo, Gabon; Dr. Yves Romuald Dissy-Dissy, Modern Literature, University of Omar Bongo, Gabon; Dr. Jeannette Yolande Mbondzi, Linguistics, CRELL, University of Omar Bongo, Gabon; Prof. Augustin Emane, Law, University of Nantes, France; Prof. Elisio Macamo, Sociology, University of Basel, Switzerland In collaboration with the CEA (Maputo) and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

6-10 June 2023 in Accra (Ghana),
Religious Infrastructures: From Africa and Beyond
Conveners: Dr. Yanti Martina Hoelzchen, Anthropology, University of Tuebingen, Germany; Dr. Benjamin Kirby, African Studies/Religious Studies, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Dr. Genevieve Nrenzah, Religion and Philosophy, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. In collaboration with the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana (Accra) and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

19-26 July 2023 in Libreville/Lambaréné (Gabon),
Contemporary Issues in Mental Health in Africa: Needs, Demands, Responses
Conveners: Prof. Martina Drescher, Romance and General Linguistics, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Dr. Gabriela Patino-Lakatos, Education, University Paris 13 and Sorbonne University, France; Dr. Parfait D. Akana, Anthropology, University of Yaoundé II-Soa, Cameroon; Prof. Augustin Emane, Law, University of Nantes, France; Dr. Reine D. Koumou, Medicine/Psychiatry, Centre Nationale de Santé Mentale de Libreville and the Faculty of Medicine of Libreville, Gabon. In collaboration with Omar Bongo University (Libreville), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, (Lambaréné) and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

25-29 September 2023 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Decolonizing the Public Space in Germany and its Former African Colonies: Memory, Civil Society and the Arts
Conveners: PD Dr Cordula Weisskoeppel, Anthropology, University of Bremen, Germany; Prof. Heike Becker, Anthropology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; Prof. Steven Robins, Anthropology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. In collaboration with STIAS (Stellenbosch) and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

18-22 October 2023 in Accra (Ghana),
Securing Land Governance through Digitalization in Francophone and Anglophone Africa
Conveners: PD Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen, Environment and Development Economics, Leibniz University of Hanover, Germany; Prof. Andrea Behrends, Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Dr. Lamine Doumbia, Anthropology, MIASA-IAS University of Ghana-Legon, Ghana; Dr. Peter Narh, Geography, University of Ghana. In collaboration with the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana (Legon/Accra) and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

12-16 December 2023 in Accra (Ghana),
Decolonising Knowledge in the Humanities: African Poetics of the Minor
Conveners: Dr. Eva Ulrike Pirker, Anglophone Literatures/ Literary Translation, HHU Düsseldorf, Germany; Dr. Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang, English Literatures, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. In collaboration with the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana (Legon/Accra) and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

January 8-13, 2024 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso),
Global Tensions and Dynamics of Creation in West Africa. Development and Reconfigurations of an Artistic Field
Conveners: Dr. Marie-Christin Gabriel, Anthropology, Goethe Institute in Munich, Germany; Prof. Jean-Bernard Ouedraogo, Sociology, CNRS, EHESS, Paris, France; Dr. Jacob Yarabatioula, Sociology, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Dr. Sarah Andrieu, Anthropology, University Côte d’Azur, Nice, France; Prof. Sandra Nogry, Educational Psychology, University of Paris 8, France; Bienvenue Bazie, Association of Dancers of Burkina Faso; François Bouda, Director Kifif Festival, Burkina Faso. In collaboration with the INSS-CNRST (Ouagadougou) and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

20-23 February 2024 in Maputo (Mozambique),
Alternatives to Extractivism: Collaborative Examinations of Divergent Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing in Relation to the (Sub)Surface
Conveners: Prof. Andrea Behrends, Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Prof. Carla Braga, Anthropology, University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique; Dr. Elisio Jossias, Anthropology, University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique; Dr. Esther Miedema, International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; Dr. Angela Kronenburg García, Anthropology, University of Louvain, Belgium; Dr. Evelien de Hoop, STS, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands. In collaboration with the University Eduardo Mondlane (Maputo) and Point Sud (Bamako).

 

3-7 April 2024 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Unheard and Unseen Linguistic Landscapes (Oral-linguiscapes): Decolonizing Africa by using Indigenous Languages and Knowledges
Conveners: Dr. Michael M. Kretzer, Geography/African Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany; Dr. Zvinashe Mamvura, African Studies, Humboldt University Berlin; Dr. Melissa Wanjiru-Mwita, Spatial Planning and Design, Technical University of Kenya; Dr. Dorcas Zuvalinyenga, Linguistics, University of Newcastle, Australia. In collaboration with STIAS (Stellenbosch) and Point Sud (Bamako).