Streams ASAUK 2018

STREAM: Concepts, Classes and Workers. Revisiting ‘the making of a working class’, African case studies
This stream is a thinly disguised plea for Africanists to return to the field of labour history long enough to …

Stream: GENDER AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
The conceptions of development are intricately interwoven with several economic indices arising from the society’s management of governance issues and …

Stream: Digital Africa
As information technologies continue to become a part of the international and local innovation zeitgeist, African social, political, economic and …

STREAM: Issues of Access, Retention and Completion in Africa’s Institutions of Higher Education
This stream aims to discuss issues surrounding access, retention and completion in Africa’s institutions of Higher Education. For the most …

STREAM: Emergent Traditions of Poetry Performance in Africa
Conscious of the growing popularity of poetry performance in various parts of Africa, this stream focuses on new trends in …

STREAM: Humanitarianism and perpetuation of war violence in Africa
This stream invites scholars to critically examine the importance of humanitarianism and peace keepers during prolonged civil wars in Africa. …

STREAM: The Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies
The Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies stream invites abstracts from scholars from the region and beyond whose research focus is on the …

Call for Papers and Panels ASAUK 2018: NOW OPEN
The ASAUK 2018 conference (11-13 September 2018, University of Birmingham, UK) celebrates the diversity and interdisciplinarity of the study of …

STREAM: African Cinema Audiences
Current trends suggest that African films are increasingly making their way into international film festivals before theatrical releases in the …

STREAM: African Art History
This stream aims to discuss the nature of African art history in the contemporary moment. Considering the global dissemination of …