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Sydney South African Film Festival, 16-25 May (ONLINE)
The Sydney South African Film Festival has gone virtual! 10 fabulous premiere films will kick off Saturday, May 16 – all which you can watch from the comfort of your own home. ssaff.org.au
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Call for Papers: Religion, Spirituality and the New African Diaspora
The Journal for the Academic Study of Religion, the publication of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion, is inviting expressions of interest for a planned special issue on the theme of “Religion, Spirituality and the New African Diaspora” to be published in 2021. In contrast to the African diaspora created through the slave…
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Lions of Khartoum: Sudan’s Wrestlers After a Revolution
Lions of Khartoum (29 minutes / Sudan / English subtitles) explores the role of Khartoum’s iconic wrestlers in the Sudanese revolution of 2019, through the voice of Mudawi, a childhood wrestler-turned-wrestling commentator. Until the 2019 Sudanese revolution, Khartoum’s local wrestling organisation was run by Islamist party acolytes (kīzān), who were more focused on making money…
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A History of the Impact of the Mining Boom in Zambia
Margaret O’Callaghan has posted her manuscript Copperfields: A History of the Impact of the First Decade of a Mining Boom in North Western Province Zambia, circa 2002-2015 online for free download. “It has been a privilege to complete this task, although I know that not all will agree with my comments and some may even…
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African Books Collective – FREE ACCESS
The AFRICAN BOOKS COLLECTIVE has chosen to temporarily make content freely available on @ProjectMUSE (until 30 June 2020), to assist libraries in their response to the challenges created by the global public health crisis of COVID-19. This is over 1000 books by African scholars available online free! Access here.
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International Alumna of the Year Award – Angella Ndaka
Congratulations to Angella Ndaka, who has been awarded the 2020 ANU International Alumna of the Year Award for her important contribution to gender and social inclusion in Kenya. After graduating from ANU in 2015, Angella formed the team that set up the Women in Leadership Network (WILN)-Kenya chapter. She is the current chairperson of the…
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All Public Events Cancelled at ANU
As a precautionary measure and based upon the advice from our expert panel, we will cancel all public and social events from Monday 16 March until the end of semester one, Saturday 20 June. This is a precautionary measure that we know will be disappointing for many, but our aim is to reduce opportunities for…
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Podcast: Truth and Trust
In this podcast episode, ANU’s Kirsty Wissing joins the Familiar Strange panel to explore ideas of truth and trust as related to her PhD research around water and purity in relation to the hydro-power Akosombo Dam in Ghana. Who decides that water is pure? Who has the authority to decide? Is it a question of…
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Canberra Multicultural Festival 2020
Canberra’s annual Multicultural Festival beings today (21 February) and runs all weekend! Details and program here: https://www.multiculturalfestival.com.au/ Africa Village The Africa Village will be at Stage 5 across the 3 days of the Festival. The program will feature ‘One Spirit Africa’ an Afro-fusion band from Melbourne. Combining Ghanaian lyrics with English, they perform traditional African…
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Africa Party in the Park – 18 April
18th April 2020, 10 AM – 7 PM Stage 88, Commonwealth Park, ACT 2600 This free one-day event, is a fun, family friendly affair with non-stop entertainment ranging from cultural performances, catwalk fashion shows, artists in traditional costumes and iconic drumming – all creating a memorable and unique experience that promotes cross-cultural awareness and…