DUCCAH FILM SCREENING: THE SECRET SAFARI: 10am tomorrow (20 May), Seminar Room 1, 43 North Bailey - all welcome!
Documentary about an undercover MK operation, 'African Hinterland' that set up a safari company which smuggled weapons into South Africa between 1986-1993.
Deadline approaching for submissions for @ASAUK_News in Birmingham this year. There are also bursaries available for African Early Career Scholars, so make sure you get your application in ASAP for one of our favourite events of the year! https://t.co/axBgOVO6ay
Blog on 'The perils of perpetuating postcolonial biases in research' https://t.co/VS2NMCx1Fb cites #ResearchNote by Susan Dodsworth and @Fromagehomme https://t.co/NNhxMO8Van
An interesting lecture is taking place in Durham's Al-Qasimi Building tomorrow at 17:00- Jestina Mukoko, a former Zimbabwean newsreader will present on 'End of an Era: Is this an Opportunity for Zimbabwe to Respect Human Rights?'
https://t.co/gkL3pLHMmS
Abstract deadline extension!
We have had a few requests to extend the deadline due to people being away on fieldwork (in Sudan)!
So the new deadline for abstracts is the 31st January 2018!
We look forward to seeing you all in Cambridge on the 5th May!
Almost the new year and it is almost the deadline for abstracts! Only 7 days to go....
Send in your abstract for either a podium or poster presentation by the 5th January 2018!
Get in touch if you have any questions at [email protected]
Happy New Year everyone!
Good news! @Archaeopress will publish the proceedings of our upcoming 2nd Sudan Studies Postgraduate Conference! Send an abstract and join us in Cambridge for a day of profitable discussions!
Our latest blog post is now online! @g_m_roberts writes on "Globalisation resisted? Magufuli's Tanzania, the European Union, and writing history amid the 'present crisis'"
https://t.co/nA8ELEG51z
#DUCCAH#Tanzania#Africa#Africanpolitics
An interesting and important piece about the struggle to offer a more diverse history curriculum in British schools, and the nascent 'resources for schools project', by a former DUCCAH speaker Miles Larmer:
https://t.co/q1m2SAdqOm
A big thank you to @GidronYotam for delivering an excellent talk yesterday! That marks the end of our seminars for this term. Keep an eye out for updates on the blog as new pieces come out and enjoy the festive season!
The University of Oxford is now accepting applications for various scholarships open to African students for the 2018-2019 academic session. This year, many of the scholarships open to Africans are fully-funded, covering tuition fees, and living expenses.
https://t.co/S2OpOCRRSk
Tomorrow evening is our final seminar of the term in SR1 at 5:15. @GidronYotam will be presenting on “The Anya-Nya, the Mossad, and the transformation of the southern Sudanese struggle, 1969-1971”
Warren Wilson College invites international students to apply for both merit and need-based scholarships for 2018/2019 academic session. Award ranges from $4,000-18,000 USD and need-based aid depending on students financial need. Deadline: 1st March 2018
https://t.co/v96uH8Ltr8
A new blog post is now online! Our very own Justin Willis writes with @GabrielleLynch6 on enduring dynamics in Kenyan electoral politics:
https://t.co/MoJ3VnJslY
@VinaigretteGirl@durham_uni Hi there! Testing this on my own computer and the link currently seems to be working- is it still failing to load for you now? (Tom)
There is a week left for applications to the Sudan Archive Visiting Fellowship at @durham_uni in 2018! More information available here: https://t.co/3iwg5FMAsn