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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
10 July 2017
Homegoing is the debut historical fiction novel by Yaa Gyasi (Ghana, 1989) and currently a favourite among those interested in the slave trade. The tale begins in the late 18th century in an Asante village, part of the Gold Coast which eventually became Ghana. Each chapter follows a different descendant of an Asante woman: daughter Effia marries the British governor in charge of Cape Coast Castle, while her half-sister Esi is held captive in the dungeons. Homegoing is the subject of our latest Library Highlight!
10 July 2017
After last year’s successful edition, Voice4Thought is back with the third edition of its annual festival V4T @Leiden. The festival brings together voices from the fields of arts, education, activism and the academic world from Cameroon, Chad, Senegal and the Netherlands. This year’s central theme: Digital Radicalization. Take a look at the full programme!
04 July 2017
The African Studies Centre Leiden's Annual Report for 2016 is out now! In addition to an excellent list of publications by our researchers, you will find other highlights such as the African Arts and Literatures Today series, the Voice4Thought Festival, the Africa Works conference and the Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture by Professor Muna Ndulo of Cornell University.
03 July 2017
The 7th European Conference on African Studies that took place in Basel from 28 June until 2 July 2017 was a huge success with more than 200 panels and up to1600 attendants. This year's theme was Urban Africa - Urban Africans: New Encounters of the Rural and the Urban. Many ASCL researchers organized a panel, presented a paper or launched a new book. Mirjam de Bruijn gave a keynote lecture on Digitalisation and the Field of African Studies. Take a look at the photo impression!
26 June 2017
African Studies scholars from different academic disciplines of Leiden University have conducted research for many decades. Their close links with African partners and their emphasis on fundamental research have enabled them to generate insights that benefit both African and Western societies. Leiden University created a new research dossier ‘Africa reconsidered’, for which many ASCL researchers were interviewed.
26 June 2017
This seminar by Henrike Hoogenraad, PhD Candidate at Adelaide University, explores the concept of ‘intimate borders’ in regards to African-Australian marriage migration, particularly highlighting the journey from Africa to Australia. As migration policies become increasingly restrictive, for unskilled migrants from the Global South marriage migration seems to be the only option left. However, in order to prevent ‘sham’ marriages, this category is subject to increasing control as to make sure marriages are genuine.
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