African Studies Centre Leiden

For the special occasion of the 10th Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture, this year’s lecture will be delivered by Koert Lindijer. Based on his experience of 40 years of reporting from Africa, Lindijer, Africa correspondent for the Dutch journalist platforms NRC and NOS, will reflect on the issues facing African governance today. Join us on 4 December! More information and registration 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBnzAiw3 Universiteit Leiden LeidenGlobal Universiteit Leiden Faculteit Geesteswetenschappen Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology | Leiden University Leiden University - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Leiden University - Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs Zuid-Afrikahuis officieel ZAM Magazine

Today 60 years ago Northern Rhodesia became independent as Zambia. Read about the country's history, demographic and social-economic developments over the past 60 years in our latest Infosheet. It is the final Infosheet in the series about African countries that became independent in the 1960s! Authored by Dietz Ton and David Ehrhardt. #Zambia #ZambiaAt60 Leiden University Leiden University - Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs Marleen Dekker Duncan Money Jan-Bart Gewald

Het Afrika-Studiecentrum heeft een vacature voor een student-assistent voor 4 uur per week, voor een periode van 8 maanden (november 2024 t/m juni 2025). De kandidaat wordt geacht diverse archieven en bibliotheken in Nederland en België (Brussel) te bezoeken om relevante documenten en bestanden te kopiëren en, zo nodig, in het Engels te vertalen. Deadline: 4 november! Voor meer informatie, zie: https://lnkd.in/ddvNeazG Studievereniging Itiwana L.S.A. Mugusa Fortuna Student Association LeidenGlobal

Are you thinking about doing a master's degree 👩🎓 and are you interested in Africa 🌍? Join us for the presentations on African Studies during the Master's Online Open Day on 17 October! Sessions on the one-year African Studies master as well as the two-year African Studies research master will be given. 📆: 17 October ⏱: 13:00-13.45 CET 📍 Online For all info and registration, see: https://lnkd.in/eZm9yC44 L.S.A. Mugusa LeidenGlobal Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology | Leiden University Universiteit Leiden Faculteit Geesteswetenschappen Study association Itiwana BASIS The Hague Leiden University - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences SPIL Study Association International Centre for Frugal Innovation Fortuna Student Association

Congrats to our researcher Lidewyde Berckmoes and photographer Marieke Maagdenberg on the launch of their inspiring book #TRACES and the accompanying photo exhibition in the new Herta Mohr Building of Leiden University. Sharing precious stories about #Burundi and the aftermath of conflict through photography. See and read more on the special website https://afterlives.nl/.

Het Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden van Leiden University heeft een vacature voor een Hoofd afdeling Bibliotheek, Documentatie en Informatie (BDI) voor 5 dagen per week. Als hoofd van de afdeling BDI versterk je de verbondenheid tussen de collectie, het onderzoek en het onderwijs van het ASCL. Deadline: 4 november! Leiden University - Faculty of Humanities Leiden University - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Leiden University - Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs Marleen Dekker

Join us for the ASCL Seminar on 10 October about the urgent topic of 'Hope and uncertainty in African migration - a case study of involuntary return to Ghana'. Our eminent speaker is Nauja Kleist, senior researcher in the department of Migration and Global Order at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS). For more info and registration, see: https://lnkd.in/e4KUUGsK

On Wednesday 9 October, the ASCL Collaborative Research Group 'Africa in the World', together the Asia Research Cluster and the Institute for Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University, organise a seminar on Kuwaiti Islamic charity in Africa. In this seminar, Dr. Mara Leichtman discusses the cultural and religious impact of Gulf funding in Africa. For more information and registration, see: https://lnkd.in/egYBgzyj

Our 2023 Annual Report is out! Read everything about our publications, exciting new research, collaborations with African Studies colleagues across the world, our library achievements, and much more!

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