Nominees for the 2018 Africa Thesis Award announced!

Flyer Africa Thesis Award 2018

On behalf of the jury of the Africa Thesis Award, the ASCL is pleased to announce this year's three nominees. They are, in alphabetical order:

Rebecca Chudaska (Wageningen University & Research): Informational governance: Exploring how the flow of water-related information affects farming practices and decision-making in Ada East
 
Tycho van der Hoog (Leiden University): North Korean monuments in southern Africa: Legitimizing party rule through the National Heroes’ Acres in Zimbabwe and Namibia
 
Cynthia Olufade (Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria): Oath taking and the transnationalism of silence among Edo female sex workers in Italy
 
The winner will be announced shortly! The award will be handed over during the LeidenASA Annual Meeting on Thursday 13 December at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden. More information about the event will be published on our website soon.