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Lecture series

Afrika, Africa, Afrique

«Afrika» ist wohl der einzige Begriff, der die ungeheure Vielfalt und Gegensätzlichkeit dieses Kontinents repräsentiert. Die Ringvorlesung will mit kurzen, aber prägnanten Einblicken aus verschiedenen Forschungsdisziplinen den Blick für diese Vielfalt schärfen.

«Africa» may be the only term that represents the enormous diversity and contrasts of this continent. The lecture series will sharpen the perception of this diversity with brief but concise insights from various research fields and disciplines.

Le terme «Afrique» est peut-être le seul qui représente l'immense diversité et les contrastes de ce continent. Le cycle de conférences vise à mieux appréhender cette diversité grâce à des éclairages à la fois brefs et précis issus de différentes disciplines de recherche.

Program

18. September 2024  
Die Illusion des Wissens: Spiegel, Nebelschwaden und Afrika
Prof. Dr. Elisio Macamo, Sociology, Centre for African Studies, University of Basel, Switzerland
about the event 

25. September 2024
Can Africa’s Higher Education System Tackle the Growing Youth Unemployment Challenge?
Prof. Dr. Ernest Aryeetey, Emeritus, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Ghana
about the event 

2. October 2024
Male Primogeniture in Bini Customary Law of Succession: An African Comparative Perspective
Prof. Dr. Chukwuma Okoli, Commercial Conflict of Law, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
about the event 

9. October 2024
ÉCOPOÉSIE: L'écriture en faveur de l'Écologie et de la Biodiversité
Chocolaté – Le goût amer de la culture du cacao (Montreal 2023)
Samy Manga, Writer and ethno-musician; President, Association Écopoètes International, Switzerland
about the event 
 
16. October 2024
The Future of Africa’s Urbanisation – Emergence, Challenges and Opportunities
Prof. Dr. Clifford Amoako, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 
about the event 

23. October 2024
Bearing the Unbearable: The Transplantation Journey for HIV Positive Individuals
Prof. Dr. Elmi Muller, Transplant Surgery, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
about the event 
 
30. October 2024
Boosting Science, Technology, and Innovation for Shared Prosperity in Africa
Prof. Dr. Nicholas Ozor, African Technology Policy Studies Network, Kenya
about the event 

6. November 2024
Nollywood women: New perspectives on cultural entrepreneurship and social impact
Prof. Dr. Añulika Agina, Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria
about the event 

13. November 2024
Politiques et pratiques en matière de langues dans l'éducation au Ghana: vers un multilinguisme additif ou soustractif?
Dr. Sewoenam Chachu, French Linguistics, University of Ghana, currently University of Zurich, Switzerland
about the event 

20. November 2024
Decolonising the «African» in Uganda's «African» Music Education at Higher Education Institutions
Prof. Dr. Sylvia Antonia Nakimera Nannyonga-Tamusuza, Performing Arts and Film, Makerere University, Uganda
about the event 

27. November 2024
Cocoa, Coffee and Oil Palm Related Land Use across Africa: Social-Ecological Implications at Local-Global Levels
Prof. Dr. Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Geography, University of Bern
about the event 
 
4. December 2024
Genomics for Health in Africa: How Can Medical Genomics Contribute?
Prof. Dr. Shahida Moosa, Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
about the event 

11. December 2024
Climate Change or Human Change: The Underestimated Dynamics of Nature-People Nexus in East Africa
Dr. Boniface Kiteme, Centre for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL Development, Kenya
about the event 

18. December 2024
Das Drama der geraubten afrikanischen Gemeingüter (Commons): Koloniale Hinterlassenschaften, Degradierung von Kulturlandschaften und lokale Alternativen
Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller, Social anthropology; Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland
about the event