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. 

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

Date & time
Tue 21 Sep 2021, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

‘This PhD project aims to further the extant literature on intergenerational social mobility by using a life course and network approach to study the underlying mechanisms that shape the emergence of educational inequality throughout the post-apartheid era.’

For more details see:

https://demography.cass.anu.edu.au/events/social-aspects-educational-mobility-rural-south-africa

Professor Banks Emily has been made a member of the Order of Australia, largely for her work on cardiovascular disease and on cancer. In addition, according to The Canberra Times “Her research which showed female genital mutilation was associated with increasing risks for mothers and babies was used as evidence for a United Nations resolution on the subject”. Professor Banks was the lead author in this study: Banks, E, Meirik, O, Farley, T et al 2006, ‘Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome: WHO collaborative prospective study in six African countries’, Lancet, The (UK edition), vol. 367, pp. 1835-1841.

And also she was a co-author in Shah, T, Grieg, J, van der Plas, L et al 2016, ‘Inpatient signs and symptoms and factors associated with death in children aged 5 years and younger admitted to two Ebola management centres in Sierra Leone, 2014: A retrospective cohort study’, The Lancet Global Health, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. E495-E501.

Associate Professor Kamalini Lokuge’s projects include 

See: https://rsph.anu.edu.au/people/academics/associate-professor-kamalini-lokuge

Dr Chaturangi Yapa

Dr Chaturangi’s research in Northern Nigeria is available at: https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/202969

One or Dr Yapa’s  research questions was how the key concepts of Primary Health Care (PHC) applied in a Humanitarian Emergency?  She used field visits to Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) projects in northern Nigeria and Lebanon as case studies to answer this research question. “In northern Nigeria, a visit and realist analysis of a   (MSF)maternal health care project highlighted the importance of understanding the ‘context’ of an intervention, particularly the role of PHC in comprehensively addressing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.”

Dr Dorothy Ononokpono

Dr Ononokpono was a Caldwell Fellow (see https://rsss.cass.anu.edu.au/news/caldwell-visiting-fellowship-2020-call-applications) Working with Dr Baffour of the School of Demography, ANU, and Dr Alice Richardson of NCEPH, she published ‘Mapping maternal healthcare access in selected West African Countries’ in African Population Studies, 34(1), 2020.

She is also the lead author of ‘Maternal Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: A
Systematic Review of Measurement, Levels and Determinants’, by Dorothy N. Ononokpono, Bernard Baffour, Nsidibe Usoro and Olukemi Adebola’,  in The Routledge Handbook of African Demography, edited By Clifford O. Odimegwu, Yemi Adewoyin, forthcoming in 2022.

Professor Shirley Randell has issued a late invitation to a Zoom meeting of her talk  in the University of Canberra Research Seminar series today, Monday 16 August at 2.30pm
She will be speaking on Ways of Seeing Women’s Leadership in Education: Metaphors and Images in Stories of Rwandan and Bangladeshi Women Leaders

Here is the guest link to the UC virtual room https://au.bbcollab.com/guest/360f198cfebe4e58a74fb69595db0336

If you are having any difficulties feel free to ring Deborah Pino-Pasternak on 0405 253 240.

African Studies Drop-in Meeting
14th August 2021, 2-4pm

The last few years have proved quite isolating for everyone and particularly difficult if you are working on a continent that you can no longer travel to. In a bid to keep the conversation going (and enthusiasm up!), we will be holding a meeting on August 14th from 2-4pm.

In this meeting we can check-in, welcome new members and discuss what we’d like this space to be, going forward.

For example, would we like a monthly slot for a seminar series, where members can present work and get feedback? Alternatively, we could use the slot to provide methodology/wrting advice for students and early career researchers. Another option would be for members just to get together.

The link for the first drop-in is here:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85642343619?pwd=WlVXeGtqYmdtc2NRbXpwbmgxQkt1UT09
Passcode: 314084

Islamic Relief Australia is looking for a Program Officer- Local and International;
To work closely with the Program Director and Program Coordinator in developing IRAUS Programs based on our strategic priorities primarily for Australia and some focus internationally.
Ability to deliver, monitor and evaluate the programs undertaken.
To work closely with the Program Coordinator in developing humanitarian and development projects in Australia and across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia and Asia Pacific; ensuring programmatic coherency.

For more information see:
https://islamicrelief.org.au/jobs/program-officer-local-and-international/?mc_cid=8fd909f310&mc_eid=aca2512739

Title: The nitrogen legacy: the long-term effects of water pollution on human capital

‘The fallout of nitrogen pollution is considered one of the largest global externalities facing the world, impacting air, water, soil, and human health. This paper combines data from the Demographic and Health Survey data set across India, Vietnam, and 33 African countries to analyse the causal links between pollution exposure experienced during the very earliest stages of life and later-life health.’

Date & time
Tuesday 29 June 2021
10.00am–11.30am

Online via Zoom

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a Canberra-based think tank, produced a special Africa Day edition of their podcast last month, including interviews with Australia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Gita Kamath, Kenya’s permanent representative of Kenya to the United Nations Martin Kimani, and HRW’s Laetitia Bader.

The Tigrayan-Canberra Community have advised Emerita Professor Robyn Alders of the Hidden Genocide exhibition at Parliament House. ‘The exhibition about the war in Tigray will run on 21st June 2021 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Dame Enid Lyons Alcove.
This showcase will be based on current news, documentary film, and photographs taken in Tigray. There will also be a display on Tigray’s history and culture. Visitors will gain a greater grasp of the war’s complexities and the ability to take action to help put an end to the conflict.’

This is a pre-registered event; please use the link below link  confirm your attendance. 
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/hidden-genocide-an-exhibition-tickets-158353821543?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb