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Books for Reviews
Itinerario, the journal of European expansion and global interaction (part of Cambridge University Press journals), is currently seeking reviewers for the titles listed below. If you are...
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Blog: Bookshy Books
Hi folks, just to let you know, browsing around I found this blog: http://bookshybooks.blogspot.co.uk/ It is very interesting! I think it is worth to have a look. XxN Filed under: Social Media and Blogs
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CFP: Saharan Crossroads: Views from the Desert-Edge
An AIMS-WARA Conference, in collaboration with the CRASC 22-24 Juin 2013 – Ghardaïa, Algeria This conference is part of a series of activities organized by the West African Research Association (WARA)...
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CFP: European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 2013)
The fifth European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 2013) will take place at the ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal, from 26 to 28 June 2013. It will be organized by Centro de Estudos Africanos – Instituto...
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CFP: Asymptote – translation journal special issue on Africa
Asymptote is an exciting new international journal dedicated to literary translation and bringing together in one place the best in contemporary writing. We are interested in encounters between...
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CFA: MOREMI initiative for women’s leadership in Africa (15 March 2013)
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – 2013 MILEAD FELLOWSHIP. Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa (Moremi Initiative) is pleased to announce its annual call for applications for the 2013 Moremi...
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Preserving for whom? Discussions on the conservation of archives
The survival of print culture has been in the newspapers recently. Usually restricted to a readership of academics, ways to preserve and make various forms of print culture accessible to the public has...
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CFP: Francophone African Writers and Anthropology (March 15)
“Francophone African Writers and Anthropology” a panel at the 2014 MLA Convention in Chicago, co-sponsored by the African Literature division and the 20th century French Literature division. The...
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20 years of Gilroy’s The Black Atlantic
Paul Gilroy, The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Harvard University Press: Cambridge, 1993. This year, Gilroy’s Black Atlantic completed twenty years of its publication. This book...
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African Studies Classics: Lagosian Print Culture and Gilroy’s Black Atlantic
This is the first post of ‘African Study Classics’: a series about how intellectuals used key African history, anthropology, sociology and literature books in their own work. We are inviting writers...
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Curating an image of Lagos
As early as 1886, Lagosian intellectuals were engaged in changing racist and stereotyped ideas of Africa and Africans. They made a conscious effort in showing an intellectual and vibrant city,...
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