News, Events and Opportunities

Image: ECAS Conference in Leiden, Jos Damen 2007

The extent of the AEGIS network allows us to capture – and post – a wide range of news items, events and opportunities relevant to both our internal and external constituencies.  This includes postings from the AEGIS Board, from AEGIS members, and from the Collaborative Research Groups (CRGs). It also includes items of general relevance from non-AEGIS member institutions. 

Besides these pages, AEGIS hosts a closed curated Discussion List, where any individual attached to any of the AEGIS member institutions may post relevant news, events, opportunities, views, and so on. To subscribe (and contribute) to the Discussion List, please contact Jos Damen: jdamen@ascleiden.nl

News

Welcome to the new AEGIS website

We are thrilled to be launching our new-look AEGIS website. Aiming to enliven the interface itself, and substantially enhance both internal and external communication, the site has been restructured, important information updated, and a number of new features added. Visit our new pages on Teaching on Africa and African Studies, News and Events, and the monthly Spotlight feature on one of the AEGIS members - this month it's the Centre of African Studies, Copenhagen. Read more here. 
 

Events

ABORNE annual meeting: ‘Resilience and Social Cohesion in African Borderlands’

The 2024 African Borderlands Research Network (ABORNE), an AEGIS CRG, holds its annual meeting this year in Nairobi, 11-13 September, co-organized with UNDP Africa Borderlands Centre and The International Peace Support Training Centre. The conference theme is ‘Resilience and Social Cohesion in African Borderlands’. Submission deadline: 12 April 2024. Contact and submission: abornetwork@gmail.com. Call for papers: final_cfp_aborne_undp_ipstc_2024_conference.pdf.

VAD 2024: Reconfigurations in Africa - and in African Studies

The Association for African Studies in Germany (VAD) hosts its next conference in Bayreuth from 30 September - 2 October 2024, with the theme Reconfigurations in Africa - and in African Studies. The Call for Papers deadline is 31 January. See the conference outline, panel details and other important information via the conference homepage: https://nomadit.co.uk/vad/vad2024/

Job opportunity: Associate Professorship in African History, Oxford University

The Faculty of History and the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA), in association with St Antony’s College, propose to appoint to an Associate Professorship in African History. Application deadline: noon (UK time), Monday 22 January 2024.