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How to make light in dark times? The NVAS Africa Day, held on 15 March in Utrecht, will focus on humor, in theory and in practice. While the humorous and the playful may sometimes seem incongruous with crises, they both find their foundation in absurdity. Humor functions to address topics that are sensitive, ‘off-limits,’ and to subvert the status quo. Join us in Utrecht!

International development mechanisms determine and dominate approaches to urban development, but what is rarely seen are the ingenious innovations that offer alternative development approaches in urban spaces. This seminar on 21 November by Prof. Shuaib Lwasa (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will explore some of the levers for harnessing these opportunities.

Last May we bid farewell to our colleague Ella Verkaik-Steenvoorden. She had worked at the Library of the ASCL for more than 40 years, and went into early retirement as she was moving to the eastern part of the Netherlands. Sadly, life took a different turn. Ella passed away in her new house in Delden, on 14 July.

Per direct is er een vacature bij het Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden voor een Communicatiemedewerker (0,8 fte). Kerntaken zijn o.a. het organiseren van ASCL-events, technische event-support, en het mede-uitvoeren en -ontwikkelen van de communicatiestrategie van het ASCL. Deadline = woensdag 28 augustus.

Are you interested in Africa and is your master's thesis on a related subject? If so, the African Studies Centre Leiden is offering you the chance to win € 500,-. Moreover, your thesis will be published in the ASCL's African Studies Collection. Master students who have completed their thesis at a university on the African continent or in the Netherlands can apply.