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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Beyond Resettlement Conference Program

September 28, 2022 marked the 50th聽anniversary of the first group of Ugandan Asian refugees to arrive in Canada after being expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin. This was Canada鈥檚 first major resettlement of non-European and largely non-Christian refugees in the postwar period. To consolidate power in Uganda, after leading a military coup in 1971,... More

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Profs. Nduka Otiono and Audra A. Dipt茅e appointed as Faculty Advisors on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion

As part of 杏吧原创鈥檚 commitment to implement the聽Scarborough Charter, and in support of building faculty-specific initiatives, we are truly pleased to appoint Profs. Audra A. Dipt茅e (History) and Nduka Otiono (African Studies) as Faculty Advisors on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion, effective July 1, 2022. Profs. Dipt茅e and Otiono will... More

Friday, June 17, 2022

Dr. Nduka Otiono – New Director at IAS

Dr. Nduka Otiono a beloved faculty member of the Institute of African Studies has been appointed the next Director of the Institute.聽 The appointment takes effect on July 1, 2022 for a three-year term. This announcement was delivered by Prof. Pauline Rankin, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 杏吧原创 University. Reacting to the... More

Monday, January 24, 2022

COVID and post-COVID in Africa: Achievements and Challenges from a South African Perspective

The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to its next webinar 鈥淐OVID and post-COVID in Africa Achievements and Challenges from a South African Perspective鈥�. Panelists:聽 Mia Malan,聽Dr. Sanjay Ruparelia聽and聽聽Fatima Hassan聽will discuss the global challenges of Covid-19 from a South African perspective. Moderating this event is our... More

Friday, November 26, 2021

The Role of African Publishing in the Knowledge Production Ecosystem | Celebrating Mkuki na Nyota @40

Join us as we celebrate the intellectual and creative contributions of Tanzanian publisher Mkuki na Nyota. A distinguished panel of speakers will consider the important work that Mkuki na Nyota has done over the last 40 years while addressing critical debates about how infrastructures of producing and disseminating knowledge shape which voices,... More

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Childhood in African Diaspora Literature

Come listen to excerpts from Christopher Ouma's book on childhood in African Diaspora Literature. Christoper's book examines how experiences of childhood are capable of inaugurating contemporary and diasporic modes of re-imagining Africa. In this conversation, he sheds light on the childhood experiences of the 1960s through to the late... More

Saturday, September 12, 2020

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