News, Events and Opportunities
Image: ECAS Conference in Leiden, Jos Damen 2007
The extent of the AEGIS network allows us to capture – and post – a wide range of news items, events and opportunities relevant to both our internal and external constituencies. This includes postings from the AEGIS Board, from AEGIS members, and from the Collaborative Research Groups (CRGs). It also includes items of general relevance from non-AEGIS member institutions.
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News
Positively, 2024 has been another active year in African Studies arenas within Europe, Africa and globally. There are countless spaces, including in AEGIS members’ websites and newsletters, where this can be observed. So in spite of uneven support for Africa-centred research, publishing and education, there are countless vibrant activities and initiatives everywhere that are generating a rich array of knowledge encounters and outputs, gatherings and conversations, network-building and collaborations. AEGIS is proud to be a significant actor – and facilitator – within this global space, in among other ways, through the biennial ECAS conferences. Please note the deadline for submitting papers for ECAS 2025 in Prague (25-28 June 2025) has been extended to 20 December.
https://guarant.eu/ecasconference2025/call-for-papers/
Events
ECAS 2025 in Prague: deadline paper submission extended to 20 Dec. 2024
The 10th European Conference on African Studies takes place in Prague, from 25 to 28 June 2025, with the theme ‘African, Afropean, Afropolitan’, but also with many other focus areas. The deadline for submission of papers has been extended to 20 December 2025. The guidelines for submitting papers can be found at the ECAS website. Clicking on the ‘Paper Submission Form’ link will take you to the list of thematic streams under which panels are listed: Call for Papers - ECAS 2025 Click on stream headings to show the full list of relevant panels within the stream for which papers can be submitted.
The Chair for Social Anthropology at the University of Bayreuth offers two doctoral research assistant positions for qualified graduates in Anthropology or related disciplines. Based in Benin, the projects focus on craft apprenticeships of youth in rural villages and pathways to adulthood of urban youth through professional trades. Applications are open until 31 January 2025. Please click here for more information (pdf).