- Conference @ Carleton: The African Union’s Agenda 2063: Assessing the Development Vision for Africa
- Talk@ Carleton:“The 2015 Ethiopian general election and the Opposition: The end of coalitions?
- Event @ Carleton: Child Studies Speaker Series: DOUBLE EVENT-Children and HIV/AIDS in South Africa
- Talk @ Carleton: “#BringBackOurGirls hashtag”
- Lecture @ Carleton: EU-Africa Relations in Flux: Challenges to foreign policy in the developing world
- Play @ NAC: Obaaberima
- Ghana’s 58th Independence Celebration Dinner and Dance
- Afro-Cuban Night
- Associate Professorship in African Studies
- Call for Papers: Conference @ University of Ottawa – 2015 International Conference on Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization: A Global Perspective
- UFS/AS YOUNG AFRICAN SCHOLAR AWARD
- Betreff: 2015 Summer School on Black Europe – Extended Application Deadline
- IAS News: Videos of recent talks
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Conference @ Carleton: The African Union’s Agenda 2063: Assessing the Development Vision for Africa
The African Group of Diplomats to Canada, the African Women Diplomatic Forum, and the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University are very pleased to invite you to a one day conference: The African Union’s Agenda 2063: Assessing the Development Vision for Africa
When: Thursday March 12, 2015, 9am – 5pm
Where: Conference Rooms (#2220-2228) River Building, Carleton University*
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity/African Union, in 2013 the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) pledged their commitment to make progress in eight areas as part of the continent’s development agenda. These include promoting African Identity and Renaissance, implementing a Continental Free Trade Area, establishing agendas for Social and Economic Development as well as Peace and Security, and promoting Democratic Governance. These ideals and goals are to be implemented in national and regional plans and to be integral to a vision for Africa for the next fifty years. Titled Agenda 2063, the African Union Commission engaged in a people-driven process to develop this vision of the AU for “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.”
This conference will critically examine different aspects of this new continental agenda as a way to better understand it, exploring its strengths and areas in need of improvement, and possible points of intersection with Canadian governmental, non-governmental, academic and community groups. It brings together scholars, diplomats, governmental and non-governmental officials, and members of African diaspora organizations and the wider community in a scholarly discussion of this important African framework for achieving a more prosperous and equitable future for the continent. Further Information: Institute of African Studies, 613-520-2600 x. 2220; african.studies@carleton.ca ; or carleton.ca/africanstudies
Please RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aus-agenda-2063-tickets-15851910491
* For a campus map: https://carleton.ca/campus/map/
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Talk@ Carleton:“The 2015 Ethiopian general election and the Opposition: The end of coalitions?
The Institute of African Studies presents “The 2015 Ethiopian general election and the Opposition: The end of coalitions?”with Jean-Nicolas Bach, Sciences Po Bordeaux
When: March 18, 2015,1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Paterson Hall, 433 (History Lounge)
Email contact: african.studies@carleton.ca
Phone contact: 613-520-2600-2220
The presentation will deal with the recent ambition of some former kinijit members (the successful coalition in the 2005 election) to recreate such a coalition in 2014, through merging two of the most important right-wing Ethiopian parties: the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party, and the All-Ethiopia Unity Party. The merger eventually failed. From a dream to unite, instead both parties are now fragmented due to internal and external pressures. The presentation aims to trace the key moments (“moments forts”) of this failed project (2014-2015) and what it reveals concerning the current Ethiopian party system.
Jean-Nicolas Bach holds a PhD in political science from the University of Bordeaux (2011, Sciences Po Bordeaux). He his currently Associate Researcher in Les Afriques dans le Monde, Sciences Po Bordeaux, where he has been coordinating a program on contemporary political and security issues in the Horn of Africa (seelam.sciencespobordeaux.fr/fr/programme-recherche/observatoire-pluriannuel-des-enjeux-politiques-et-securitaires-dans-la-corne-de). He has been working on contemporary Ethiopia since 2007, conducting numerous fieldwork trips there. His current research aims at studying the Ethiopian state from the margins, particularly the view of marginalized political actors within the political field such as opposition militants. He is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Institute of African Studies, Carleton.
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Event @ Carleton: Child Studies Speaker Series: DOUBLE EVENT-Children and HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Jenny Doubt(Open University, Ph.D.) is Project Manager of Sinovuyo Teens and Postdoctoral Research Officer at Oxford University where she is currently working to develop, implement, and evaluate a culturally-adaptable child-abuse prevention program for HIV/AIDS-affected families living in rural South Africa. The project operates in partnership with the Universities of Oxford and Cape Town, the South African government, NGO Clowns Without Borders South Africa, UNICEF, and WHO.
Representing HIV/AIDS-Affected Children in South Africa: Public Health Interventions & Cultural Texts
When:Monday, March 912:00-1:30pm
Where: Room 2203, Dunton Tower*
A public talk by Dr. Jenny Doubt (Oxford University and Sinovuyo Teens, South Africa) HIV/AIDS is one of the worst epidemics in the world, and it affects over one million children in South Africa. In addition to the more familiar medical and political responses to the epidemic, a range of visual artwork, film, and theatre offers strategies for mitigating it. Children are a primary concern and focal point in all of these representations. This talk will examine both the representation of children affected by HIV/AIDS in cultural texts seeking to intervene in the epidemic, and the ability of children to manipulate such cultural texts in order to design their own interventions. As HIV/AIDS enters its fourth decade, what do these cultural texts tell us about the experience of AIDS-affected children in South Africa in 2015? And crucially… do they work?
Film Screening of “Yesterday”
When:Tuesday, March 10,5:30-7:30pm
Where:Room 2017, Dunton Tower*
Followed by panel discussion with Dr. Jenny Doubt (Oxford University and Sinovuyo Teens, South Africa), Dr. Paul Mkandawire (Human Rights, Carleton), and Dr. Monica Eileen Patterson (Child Studies, Carleton)
Yesterday (2004)
Darrell Roodt, Dir., 96 min.
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards.
After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday’s one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.
Refreshments will be served at both events! Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Institute of African Studies *For a campus map, please see: https://carleton.ca/campus/map/
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Talk @ Carleton: “#BringBackOurGirls hashtag”
The Bachelor of Global and International Studies presents“#BringBackOurGirls hashtag: International Justice, Sentimentality and the Politics of the Unsayable”with M. Kamari Clarke, University of Pittsburgh
When: Monday, March 9th, 1-2:30pm
Where: room 1201 River Building*
Dr. Clarke is a candidate for the Associate Professor position in the Bachelor of Global and International Studies.
* For a campus map: https://carleton.ca/campus/map/
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Lecture @ Carleton: EU-Africa Relations in Flux: Challenges to foreign policy in the developing world
When: March 11, 2015, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Robertson Hall,Alumni Hall, 617 Robertson Hall, 6th Floor
The Centre for European Studies in Collaboration with the Jean Monnet Chair at York University are pleased to present EU-Africa Relations in Flux: Challenges to foreign policy in the developing world with Dr. John Kotsopoulos
Abstract: Africa is of particular relevance to the EU because of the historical ties between the two. For decades the relationship was based on a series of aid and trade agreements, which were initially touted as progressive but became increasingly politicised — on the EU’s terms. Yet the beginning of the 21st century has marked Africa’s renewed international prominence, burgeoning relations with the booming global South, and new home grown regional institutions. The EU’s response has been to engage Africa as an ostensible “equal” partner, including the conclusion of a unique joint strategy framework agreement. This talk considers how the instruments of the EU’s foreign policy make consistent and continued significance in a changing Africa a challenge.
Lecturer bio: John Kotsopoulos is a research consultant at the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation, University of Pretoria. He holds a MA Degree in Political Science (Carleton) and a PhD in International Relations (University of Kent) with a focus on asymmetrical negotiations between the European Union and Africa. He was formerly a policy analyst with the European Policy Centre think-tank in Brussels and earlier served as a political desk officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa.
Website Link: https://www.carleton.ca/ces/cu-events/kotsopoulos-lecture/
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Play @ NAC: Obaaberima
3-14 March
National Arts Centre
Coming out to yourself can be as hard as sharing it with others. Tawiah M’Carthy’s captivating hero is caught between worlds – gay and straight, black and white, African and North American. Through storytelling, dance, and live music, Obaaberima (“girlboy”) chronicles young Agyeman’s journey from confused childhood in Ghana to mature Canadian adulthood. M’Carthy explores sexuality and socialization in his uniquely layered world, morphing effortlessly into the many characters he encounters.Obaaberima is a fulfilling and well-rounded emotional experience – funny, serious, sad, and extremely moving.
Did you know?
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s Obaaberima won ‘Outstanding Production’, ‘Outstanding Sound Design/Composition’ and ‘Outstanding Lighting Design’ at the 2013 Dora Mavor Moore Awards in Toronto.
More information: https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/8447
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Ghana’s 58th Independence Celebration Dinner and Dance
When:Saturday, March 7, 2015, 6pm (program starts at 6:30pm prompt)
Where: Villa Marconi Centre, 1026 Baseline Rd, Ottawa, ON K2C 0A6
The Ghanaian Association of Ottawa presents: Ghana’s 58th Independence Celebration Dinner and Dance in collaboration with the Ghana High Commission. Keynote Address Dby r. Sulley Garbah, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada; Cultural Dancer from the sOttawa U. Ghanaian Students Association; Ghanaian Cultural Group from Montreal; Baobab Cultural Dancers; MusicDJ Bizzy from Toronto. Dinner Menu: Ghanaian.Tickets: Adults. $40. Students: $20; Children(7 and under) FreeBuy Your Tickets Now At:M&J Tropical Foods, African Queen, Nana’s, Afrodiva, Ghana House Cuisine and Golden Hair Beauty SuppliesTickets can also be bought from any of our Executives: Mr Bismark Otoo 613.447.1446, Mr Eddie Peprah 613.762.7253, Ms Florence Odoi 613.747.2863, Mr Kwaku Agyei 613.692.7784
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Afro-Cuban Night
When:Saturday, March 7, 2015, 7:30 pm
Where:Centrepointe Theatre Studio, 101 Centrepointe Drive Nepean, ON K2G 5K7 (613) 580-2700
Afro-Cuban Night is a journey of the Afro-Cuban music from its folkloric origins through different popular genres till the most contemporary ways of Afro Cuban jazz. A two-hours show that combines music, dance and poetry of Afro Cuban tradition. The main artist is the Cuban-born pianist based in Ottawa -Miguel de Armas- with his Latin Jazz Quartet (piano-bass-drums and congas). In this show they will joined by the singer Caridad Cruz, and the choreographer/dancer Julio Hong with the Montreal-based Afro Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble. Afro-Cuban Night will be a celebration of the African legacy, illustrating how the Afro-Cuban culture has navigated into a new context, settled and influenced some part of the urban landscape in Canada. During two hours of performance the public will travel through time to grab the beauty and vibrancy of Afro-Cuban music, songs, dances and poetry. The spontaneity combined with jazz harmonies and African sounds make of this show a unique experi! ence full of colors, rhythms and energy. We are very excited about presenting this project. We strongly believe that this opportunity will open doors for a new path and contribute to the ongoing flourishment of the Canadian musical and multicultural heritage. Admission: $20 https://centrepointetheatre.ca/en/events_tickets/march2015/Afro_Cuban_Night/index.htm Contact person: Yasmina Proveyer 613-983-0049 proveyery@gmail.com www.migueldearmas.com
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Associate Professorship in African Studies
SCHOOL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY AREA STUDIES in association with St Anne’s College
Grade 10a (36S): from £44,620 p.a.
Applications are invited for appointment to an Associate Professorship in African Studies, to be held in the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies (SIAS), in association with a Non-Tutorial Fellowship at St Anne’s College, with effect from 1 September 2015. The post is full time and upon completion of a successful review, permanent.
The successful candidate will have research interests in a social sciences discipline, history or cultural studies, with special reference to Africa. He/she will be expected to provide teaching and supervision for the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies at graduate level and to engage in research and administration. Candidates should refer to the further particulars for full details of the teaching requirements for this post.
Candidates should have a doctoral degree in the social sciences, history or cultural studies, with special reference to Africa. Interdisciplinary skills are welcomed. The successful candidate must demonstrate: research achievement at an international level appropriate to the stage of his or her career; skills and commitment to contribute effectively to administration, teaching and supervision activity in the School;a record of success in obtaining research funding or commitment to doing so is desirable. The post-holder will have an office in the African Studies Centre, 13 Bevington Road. Further particulars, including details of how to apply, can be obtained from the SIAS website (https://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/vacancies), or by writing to the Assistant to the Departmental Administrator, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, 12 Bevington Road, Oxford OX2 6LH (vacancies@area.ox.ac.uk).
The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon (UK time) on Thursday 9 April 2015. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
– See more at: https://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/associate-professorship-african-studies#sthash.RFLkSCVf.dpuf
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Call for Papers: Conference @ University of Ottawa – 2015 International Conference on Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization: A Global Perspective
Organizers:University of Ottawa, UN-Habitat
Coordinator: Canada China Thinking Network
ICCASU Website: https://chinaeam.uottawa.ca/ICCASU/
We are inviting proposal submissions to present a paper, poster, to organize a workshop, forum or panel at the 2015 International Conference on Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization (ICCASU), at the University of Ottawa, Canada, October 24-25, 2015.
Over the last several decades China and many African countries have experienced significant and rapid urbanization processes. The accelerated pace of China’s urbanization will have substantial impacts on the country’s urban systems that differ from those of other developing states. The challenges and opportunities in China’s cities provide unique insight into urbanization processes in other developing regions, particularly that of Africa. Recent Chinese investments in many African countries not only significantly impacts economic development on the continent, but also have important implications for urban development strategies and policies. As such, a discussion of China’s urbanization outcomes is both meaningful and practical for policy-related decision-making in African states.
This conference will focus on urbanization challenges in China and African states, as well as China’s exportation of its urbanization strategies to Africa. Organizers anticipate considerable insight resulting from academic research and practical applications, particularly toward the enhancement of sustainable urbanization which can be used to confront potential and existing challenges in urbanization across the world. This conference will thus provide a platform for scholars, professionals, policy-makers, experts and the private sector to exchange views on the state of current urbanization in China and many Africa countries from an international perspective. The western and other regions’ urbanization experiences are also welcome to contribute to the discussion. Scholars and practitioners across disciplines are invited to submit abstracts or specific panels corresponding with the themes listed below.
Topics of interest for papers, presentations and poster sessions include but are not limited to: a) Urbanization dynamics i. Urbanization mode ii. Urbanization process, analysis and modeling iii. Urbanization and ecotourism b) Urbanization, sustainability and planning i. Urbanization, environment, sustainability and planning ii. Ecosystem approaches for urbanization assessment iii. Urbanization and land use iv. Urbanization, social equality and economic efficiency v. Urbanization, globalization and climate change c) Urbanization, strategies and policies i. Western urban development ii. Urbanization strategies d) Urbanization, 3S application and analyzing methods i. GIS, GPS, and RS applications ii. Mathematical and spatial modeling iii. Intelligent Information Processing e) Urbanization and Smart cities. i. Tele-Health ii. Information and Communication technology application. iii. Clean and renewable energy iv. Green cities and environment. v. Low carbon footprint economies vi. Creative economies
Keynote speakers:
Alioune Badiane, Director, Programme Division, UN-Habitat, John Zacharias, Chair Professor, Peking University, China, Caroline Andrew, Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa, Canada, The ambassador from one of African Embassies in Ottawa, Canada (TBC)
Conference Official Languages: English and French
Deadline for submission of abstract: June 30, 2015
Abstracts of 250 words accepted in English and/or French
More information: https://chinaeam.uottawa.ca/ICCASU/
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UFS/AS YOUNG AFRICAN SCHOLAR AWARD
Scholarship in African Studies still faces the challenge of capacity-building to enhance ownership by authors and institutions from and on the African continent. It also requires more coordinated efforts to provide the deserved space by African authors in the international domain. This Award seeks to strengthen efforts to further promote internationally recognized African scholarship in African Studies.
In 2014, the Centre for Africa Studies (CAS) at the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein became affiliated with the Africa Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies (AEGIS), of which the Institute of African Affairs of the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies in Hamburg is a core member. The GIGA publishes Africa Spectrum, putting out three issues annually.It is currently ranked by the Journal Citation Reports by Thomson Reuters (2014) as the third-best African Studies journal, with an Impact Factor of 0.808 (9/63 in Area Studies). The journal is also linked to the German African Studies Association (Vereinigung von Afrikanisten in Deutschland/VAD).
Sharing a commitment to African capacity-building in African Studies, the partner institutions are therefore pleased to announce the annual Young African Scholar Award.
In Issue 1 of Africa Spectrum every year starting in 2015, a call for papers will invite submissions of research articles under this heading to the journal by latest 1 July. These submissions are required to follow the formal guidelines for research articles as specified, but should be submitted under the category UFS/AS. By October of each year, a review committee comprised of one representative from each partner institution will select the submissions for publication. The selected papers will then go through to the journal’s standard double-blind peer review process and are finally also screened by at least one more member of the journal’s editorial group not involved in the review committee. If accepted, the paper will be published in the journal’s first issue the following year, jointly with a call for papers pertinent to the next award.
Submission Criteria
Those eligible to submit are postgraduate students nearing completion of their Ph.D. theses and postdoctoral scholars who are within five years of being awarded their Ph.D. at the time of the submission deadline. Scholars affiliated to the CAS are ineligible. Scholars should be from Africa or affiliated with African institutions.
Award
Scholars who have been published under the auspices of the Young African Scholar Award will receive a three-year affiliation with CAS as a Research Fellow (without remuneration) in recognition of the achievement and prize money of 5,000 ZAR (five thousand South African rand), sponsored by the UFS.
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Betreff: 2015 Summer School on Black Europe – Extended Application Deadline
Application deadline extended: April 2, 2015
Black Europe Summer School Program 2015
June 22 – July 3, 2015
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Now in its 8th year, the overall goal of this intensive two-week course is to examine the contemporary circumstances of the African Diaspora in Europe. We will focus on the historical and colonial legacies of European countries to discuss the origins of BlackEurope and investigate the impact of these legacies on policies and legislation today.
This course addresses the dimensions of race and ethnic relations that are unique to Europe; examining the ways in which conceptions of the “other” are institutionalized and reproduced; the rise of xenophobia in various EU countries; issues such as global racisms, everyday racism, and epistemic racism; the legal definitions and discourse surrounding the conceptualized “other”; and examining the ways in which each country has dealt with issues of race and national identity. Issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality are central analytics, and scholars from the social sciences and humanities and NGOs working against racism and xenophobia in Europe are encouraged to apply.
Applications due April 2, 2015.
Visit our website for more information. https://www.dialogoglobal.com/amsterdam/
Visit us on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Europe-Summer-School/162238897215547
Email anytime with further inquiries: blackeurope@dialogoglobal.com
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IAS News: Videos of recent talks
We have uploaded videos of recent talks:
* The Kigali to Canada panel discussions on 26 February 2015: Part 1 is a discussion of post-genocide Rwanda featuring Allan Thompson, Doris Buss, and Alice Musabende, moderated by Chris Brown – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDuMSE8p64M Part 2 is a student panel on media and genocide featuring the students from the National University of Rwanda and Carleton’s 2014 AFRI 3100 study abroad class, moderated by Chris Brown – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI5_sAVXlu0
* The IAS Brownbag talk by Joanne Lebert (Partnership Africa Canada) on March 4, 2015, “Conflict minerals, Gender and (In) Security in Africa’s Great Lakes Region: the limitations of the sexual violence paradigm” – https://youtu.be/wkNiv9V8yls
