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Friday, August 18, 2023
The Institute of African Studies is proud to announce the inaugural Emerging Scholar Conference in Canada, marking the first-ever gathering of its kind. This annual event aims to foster and develop an engaged intellectual community among undergraduate students, graduate students, emerging scholars, and community scholars in the fields of African... More
On this occasion of the first anniversary of my appointment as Director of 杏吧原创's Institute of African Studies (IAS), it gives me great pleasure to introduce this new issue of the IAS Newsletter designed as an annual round-up to keep readers abreast of notable activities, events, and developments within and around the... More
Friday, June 30, 2023
The Institute of African Studies at 杏吧原创 University is celebrating the long-awaited start of a new research acceleration project aimed at supporting West African women in academia. The project 鈥� titled Wurin ta na yin rubutu, which translates from Hausa to 鈥渉er own room to write鈥� 鈥� seeks to counter the institutional prejudice and... More
Monday, June 12, 2023
It was an experience of a lifetime for 12 杏吧原创 University students enrolled in the Institute of African Studies annual Study Abroad course, cross-listed this year with the music program鈥檚 experiential learning course, Urban and Rural Music in Community. The students say the 18-day adventure in Ghana has changed their worldview and they will... More
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Building on the success and mandate of the Institute鈥檚 research vision and sustained interest in graduate studies in the field of African Studies, we are excited to announce the commencement of the collaborative PhD with Specialization in African Studies. This program is a first of its kind at a graduate level in Canada. The... More
Monday, April 17, 2023
Congratulations Professor Chambi Chachage on the Connection Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).... More
Sunday, February 26, 2023
On February 17, 杏吧原创鈥檚聽Institute of African Studies (IAS)聽welcomed faculty members, students and members of the university and broader Ottawa communities to celebrate a landmark moment. The launch event 鈥� which featured live music from the Institute鈥檚 own Instructor Kathy Armstrong and was attended by several High Commissioners of... More
Friday, January 27, 2023
We are聽excited to invite you to the mini launch of our new IAS office on the 17th Floor of Dunton Tower with a get-together on Friday, February 17th. Date: February 17, 2023 Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Venue: DT 1728 The highlights of the evening include: Opening remarks by Dean of FASS, Prof... More
Friday, March 18, 2022
"Displace: The Poetry of Nduka Otiono" is the latest publication of our very own Dr. Nduka Otiono Associate Professor of 聽English and Graduate Program Coordinator here at the Institute of African Studies. DisPlace is a book that straddles multiple poetic traditions and places African intellectual history at the forefront of an engagement with... More
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