News and events
ASAUK @ 50 1963-2013
To mark the 50th anniversary of the ASAUK, a wide range of events will be taking place throughout 2013:
5 July 2013: British Library (London), 2pm – 5pm ‘Writing Africa’s Futures’:Each year, the Caine Prize for African literature maps new directions in contemporary writing. Join the five authors shortlisted for the 2013 Prize for an in-depth discussion of the continent's flourishing literary cultures. After and beyond the first generation of literary giants: Achebe, Ngugi, Soyinka and others. Where is African writing going, and how does the Prize participate in the continent's literary futures? Admission Free. For information (after April) go to: www.bl.uk/whatson
4-6 September 2013: University of Birmingham ‘Crossroads in African Studies’. Conference & the first annual Fage Lecture with Prof. Gareth Austin and Prof. A.G. Hopkins Centre of West African Studies, University of Birmingham. Registration and further details at Birmingham University
23-24 October 2013: ASAUK @ 50. Two days of celebrations, including performance, debate, music, the Mary Kingsley Zochonis Lecture with Kabba Bangura and a celebratory reception at the October Gallery 24 Old Gloucester St, Bloomsbury, London (details to follow)
