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  • ANU Africa Network

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    This website was established in 2013 by David Lucas, and renovated and relaunched in 2020 as part of a project to increase awareness of Africa and African studies in the ANU and the ACT, funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

    Another outcome of that project was a major research report, published in August 2021, African Studies at the Australian National University and in the Australian Capital Territory, analyzing the past, present and future of the study of Africa at the Australian National University and the wider Australian University sector.

    The major innovation on this updated website is the creation of the ACT Africa Expert Directory which lists experts on Africa from institutions around the ACT, primarily the ANU. We will continue to curate this list, offering a key resource for media, government and non-government organizations seeking expert facts and opinions on Africa. Individuals can request to be added to the list by contacting the website managers.

    Another notable addition is the expanded directory of PhD theses on Africa produced in the territory’s universities, a solid measure of the vitality of the study of Africa in the city of Canberra.

    Reviewing these directories, it is revealing to note that the vast majority of research on Africa is produced by disciplinary experts (environmental scientists, economists, demographers, etc.) rather than area studies experts. This means that the study of Africa is woven into the fabric of the research culture of the ANU and the ACT’s other universities in ways that are not necessarily apparent.

  • AFSAAP Symposium

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    David William Lucas




    Greetings from the AFSAAP Secretary

    We look forward to connecting with all of you at the symposium on Wednesday and Thursday (May 24-25th).

    Below are the Zoom details for those joining us online:

    https://uws.zoom.us/j/83766759216?pwd=aTVpTms3aVM3bHp1clhWMkdETHhvUT09

    Meeting ID: 837 6675 9216
    Password: 441891

    You can also find a summary of the program at the link below (including linked abstracts):
    https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fafsaap.org.au%2Fconferences%2Fnsw-2023%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.lucas%40anu.edu.au%7C2aab6e40ffaa44a8e37308db5abb4512%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C638203532590828393%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZsRiE9%2F%2FIcZ4XOmioAd9F%2BBZgYWgVp5ZxSUWedW1H6o%3D&reserved=0

  • 2023 Cherry Gertzel Bursary Award

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    David William Lucas

    From Rachel Gross

    Hi everyone,

    I’ve been asked to spread the word that the 2023 Cherry Gertzel Bursary Award applications are now open. Audrey, Kirsty and I have all been lucky recipients! It is $10,000 (AUD) to help women in African studies at Australian universities, specifically to do fieldwork, and honours the work and legacy of the late and great Prof Cherry Gertzel.

    Please consider applying if you’re eligible or pass on to any women you know who may be able to apply.

    You can find all the details here: https://cherrygertzel.net/postgraduate-scholarship/

    Many thanks!

    Regards/yara,

    Rachael Gross | (She/her/hers)

    Rachael Gross | (She/her/hers)

    PhD Scholar | Fenner School of Environment & Society 

    The Australian National University, Ngunnawal/Ngunawal Country, Kambera/Canberry (Canberra) ACT 


    E: rachael.gross@anu.edu.au


  • AFSAAP Symposium, May 2023 Rego Update

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    David William Lucas

    This is a reminder that the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) <afsaapaustralia@gmail.com> is organising the  upcoming AFSAAP Symposium, ‘Locating African Studies in the Global South: Fostering New Directions and Global Solidarities’, to be held at Western Sydney University in the heart of the Parramatta CBD from 24-25 May 2023. 

    To get the program and other details of this hybrid event click on https://events.humanitix.com/afsaap2023  or type into your browser. To register,  scroll to ‘Get Tickets’ and choose either ‘In person (Free)’ or ‘Online (Free)’. The online/live stream link will be available in due course, as will be details of the Conference dinner on Wednesday, May 24th.

    For queries please email secretary@afsaap.org.au

     

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