Discussions
ANN: Book Launch 'The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution', March 8, 2021; 4 p.m. (GMT)
The above book launch announced yesterday will take place on Monday, March 8, 2021, at 4 p.m. (GMT). In the earlier announcement of this online event this information was not included in the text, but only appeared on the organizer's website at https://www.ces.uc.pt/en/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2021/the-brutish-museums
My apologies for having overlooked this inaccuracy.
ANN: Book Launch 'The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution'
We are honoured to announce the launch of Dan Hicks' The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution. Hosted by the University of Coimbra, Centre for Social Studies, the event will take place on the Zoom platform and last for one hour and half.
TOC: Contemporary Lusophone African Film, ed., Paulo de Medeiros and Livia Apa
Contemporary Lusophone African Film: Transnational Communities and Alternative Modernities
Edited by Paulo de Medeiros and Livia Apa
Routledge, 2021
Job: University of Cape Town, Lecturer in Historical Studies, focus on modern Africa
University of Cape Town, Historical Studies
Lecturer in the Department of Historical Studies
Applications are invited for one full-time permanent appointment at the Lecturer level in the Department of Historical Studies, University of Cape Town.
"We particularly encourage application from scholars pursuing innovative research in any field of intellectual, cultural, economic, political and social history of modern Africa."
Obituary: Daviz Simango, 1964-2021, Mozambican politician
Daviz Simango was a founder and leader of MDM (Movimento Democratico de Mocambique) and mayor of Beira since 2003. He was ill with Covid-19, and had been moved to a hospital in South Africa where he passed away.
More news here: https://clubofmozambique.com/news/updated-daviz-simango-dies-at-57-185024/
ANN: [CEI/ISCTE-IUL] 23 FEV | Pensar África com Alexandra Santos, autora do livro “Angola imaginada. Nação, Guerra e Utopia na Ficção de Pepetela (1971-1996)”.
[CEI/ISCTE-IUL] 23 FEV | Pensar África com Alexandra Santos
A próxima sessão do seminário permanente em Estudos Africanos, Pensar África, decorrerá na terça-feira, dia 23 de fevereiro pelas 18h (UCT/GMT) no Zoom. A convidada será Alexandra Santos, autora do livro “Angola imaginada. Nação, Guerra e Utopia na Ficção de Pepetela (1971-1996)”. Para assistir, siga o link: https://bit.ly/3aUvCBK
ANN: Documentário sobre antigo bairro cabo-verdiano na Grande Lisboa premiado nos Estados Unidos
HELP IMAGES GANHA PRÉMIOS DE EXCELÊNCIA E DE MÉRITO NOS EUA - IMPACT DOCS AWARDS
O documentário “Os Herdeiros do Bairro”, da ONGD portuguesa Help Images, conquistou os prestigiosos Prémio de Excelência e Prémio de Mérito do Impact DOCS Awards de 2020, competição que faz parte do Global Film Awards (GFA) americano.
ANN: Seminar with Jon Schubert on Disrupted Dreams of Development: Neoliberal Efficiency and Crisis in Angola, 18 February 2021, 11 am GMT
Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to join us for the next webinar organised by the Research Group Identities, Cultures, Vulnerabilities at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais of the University of Lisbon (ICS-ULisboa). The seminar will take place this Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 11am GMT.
Recent publications on Lusophone Africa
Some more fascinating recent publications, I can barely keep up, our field seems to be very busy with research and writing!
To share your own recent publication information with our network, please send in full citation format and with a link if possible to ksheldon@ucla.edu.
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