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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.
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AFSAAP Annual General Meeting by Zoom – Nov 27th, 2-4pm
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Received from afsaapaustralia@gmail.com
“AFSAAP Annual General Meeting – Nov 27th, 2-4pm
We would like to announce that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) will be held on the 27th of November from 2-4PM. AFSAAP is the oldest African studies association in Australia, which has been running since 1978. It is funded by member subscriptions rather than money from outside interests and its main focus is the study of Africa across all academic areas. We welcome new members, new chapters focused on specific discipline areas and those whose work considers developments in Africa as a substantive or partial focus.
The meeting on the 27th will set strategy for the forthcoming year and elect members of the African Studies Executive.
Please note that you will need to be an AFSAAP member to nominate and/or vote at the AGM. You’ll find that our annual membership rates are very reasonably priced (AUD 50 for students, AUD 100 for regular members) so as to encourage participation. Please join or renew your membership here https://afsaap.org.au/join-us/
The positions open for nominations include:
• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• ARAS Editor
• Postgraduate Representative
• Ordinary Member
Nominations for these positions must be sent to the Secretariat by the 21st of November.
In addition to these positions, we propose to amend the constitution in order to expand the executive by creating up to three additional roles – an Associate Editor and up to two additional Postgraduate Representatives. We encourage you to email the Secretariat by the 21st of November to express your interest in these positions.
The Annual General Meeting will be held online via Zoom. You can attend by using the details below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86812468786?pwd=ZWtLdnVxMzJWRjNGRThPaEpNclJMUT09
Meeting ID: 868 1246 8786
Passcode: 306650
We look forward to seeing you there!”
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Guinean Coup/African Authors
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Guinean Coup
The piece by Ernest Akuamoah (ANU School of Politics and International Relations) on the Guinean coup is available at https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/the-coup-in-guinea-causes-and-consequences/
African Writers
On October 7th The Economist reported that Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian writer based in Britain, had been awarded the Nobel prize in Literature for 2021 for “his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents”.
Also mentioned was Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o, ‘a hero of the decolonisation movement across the world and a longtime Nobel favourite’.
Obviously two authors whose works should be discussed at the ANU.
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Justice and Peace Zoom 9/10/21
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Received from African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific <afsaapaustralia@gmail.com>
‘Please join us for the next AFSAAP Drop-In Meeting on the 9th October at 2PM AEST on the subject of Justice and Peace! The meeting will be introduced and hosted by Professor Helen Ware of the University of New England (UNE). The goal is to build a group within AFSAAP who can discuss developments in this area of work.
If you have an interest in this area, have worked in post-conflict societies in the past, or would like to know more, please come along. Please share with any colleagues who might like to join us (members or not).’
Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963437558?pwd=T2t2djlFcmpuQ003b3ZQeTNld2MzZz09
Meeting ID: 879 6343 7558
Passcode: 868501