37th Annual AFSAAP Conference
Prof. Tony Binns and the 2014 Conference Organising Team have organised a brilliant conference in Dunedin. AFSAAP Welcomes ALL participants to the 37th Annual AFSAAP Conference. The last time our...
View ArticleCelebrate African-Australians – South Australia 2014
AFSAAP President Dr. Tanya Lyons received the Honorary Friends of Africa – Captains Award on behalf of the AFSAAP Executive Team at the Celebrate African-Australians Awards held in South Australia on...
View ArticleCall for papers: AFSAAP 2015 conference
The 38th annual AFSAAP conference will be held from 28-30 October 2015 at Deakin University, Melbourne. The theme for this year’s conference is “Twenty-first century tensions and transformations”. A...
View ArticleProfessor Anthony Low – 1927-2015
AFSAAP would like to acknowledge and celebrate the life and contributions of Professor Anthony Low. He was AFSAAP’s First president 1978-1981, and made an invaluable contribution to African Studies,...
View ArticleJournal Rankings and the Australasian Review of African Studies
by Tanya Lyons – AFSAAP President Many of us academics have been advised not to published in journals that are not “ranked” or have low or no impact factors, so that universities can improve their own...
View ArticleInvitation to the book launch of Ethnicity, Democracy and Citizenship in Africa
Join the UNESCO Chair, Cultural Diversity and Social Justice as we celebrate the launch of a new book from Dr Samantha Balaton-Chrimes Ethnicity, Democracy and Citizenship in Africa: Political...
View ArticleCALL FOR PAPERS – Gender and Human Rights in Post-Transition Countries
Gender, Human Rights and the Limits of Legal Frameworks: Challenging the Place of Women’s Rights in Post-Transition Countries Editors John Idriss Lahai (Flinders University) and Khanyisela Moyo...
View ArticleNEW – Africa Research Cluster at UWA
The University of Western Australia is launching a new Africa Research Cluster on international Africa Day, Monday 25 May 2015, from 5.30-7.30pm. The interdisciplinary Cluster aims to develop,...
View ArticleAFSAAP Member in Paris for the AEGIS Conference
Dr. Clare Buswell attended the AEGIS Conference on behalf of AFSAAP. She wrote the following to the AFSAAP Executive – I would like to thank AFSAAP for providing funding to attend this renowned...
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Vale Professor Cherry Gertzel
On the 25th August 2015 the African Studies community lost a great scholar and dear friend. Cherry Gertzel died peacefully at her home surrounded by her books. Cherry taught and researched from 1958...
View Article39th Annual AFSAAP Conference 2016 – Save the Date December 5th-7th
The University of Western Australia Africa Research Cluster is delighted to confirm that it will host the 39th AFSAAP annual conference at St Catherine’s College, UWA, Perth, from 5-7 December 2016....
View ArticleAFSAAP Postgraduate Prizes
The AFSAAP Executive are pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 conference postgraduate essay prizes. The winner of the $3000 Monash/AFSAAP Postgraduate Prize for is Charlotte Mertens for her...
View ArticlePHD IN AFRICAN STUDIES – APPLICATIONS OPEN
University of the Free State / University of Bradford CALL FOR PHD APPLICATIONS IN AFRICA STUDIES This call is open for specialisation in the field: • Conflict and Peace in Context Selected candidates...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Crisis, a Political Dilemma
AFSAAP postgraduate representative Stephen Okello has released an updated analysis of the complicated political situation in South Sudan, and a summary of the options available to break the current...
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Africa Digitisation Project underway
Kivubiro Tabawebbula and Barry Craig Working on the Africa Digitisation Project at the South Australian Museum October 2014 In the 1990s, When founding member and former AFSAAP president Prof. David...
View Article37th Annual AFSAAP Conference
Prof. Tony Binns and the 2014 Conference Organising Team have organised a brilliant conference in Dunedin. AFSAAP Welcomes ALL participants to the 37th Annual AFSAAP Conference. The last time our...
View ArticlePostgraduate Travel Grants for 2016 AFSAAP Annual Conference
AFSAAP is pleased to offer 2 travel grants of up to $500 to cover travel costs to attend the 2016 Annual AFSAAP Conference in Perth. For further details see...
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ZAFU TEFERI represents AFSAAP at the 9th International Conference on African...
AFSAAP Member Mr. Zafu Assefa Teferi from Curtin University was awarded the $1000 AFSAAP Travel Grant to promote AFSAAP at this recent conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 27-28 2016. For...
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Australia Awards Outcomes for Africa! Frank Akampa’s experience in Australia...
Academic engagement At the beginning of 2013 I embarked on a graduate program at the University of Queensland, specialising in GIS and Environmental Management. This program was funded by AusAID,...
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FINAL PROGRAM AFSAAP 2016 CONFERENCE
READ the final program here FINAL AFSAAP CONFERENCE PROGRAM Highlights from the program include Sunday Night 6.30pm Pre-Conference Screening of The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe (201) –...
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