On 8 October the Herta Mohr Building, the new home of the ASCL, was officially opened. Presentations took place in the various world institutes that are gathered in this part of the Humanities Campus. Lidewyde Berckmoes and Marieke Maagdenberg launched their book TRACES, sharing precious stories about Burundi and its diaspora.
International development mechanisms determine and dominate approaches to urban development, but what is rarely seen are the ingenious innovations that offer alternative development approaches in urban spaces. This seminar on 21 November by Prof. Shuaib Lwasa (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will explore some of the levers for harnessing these opportunities.
Prof. Jan-Bart Gewald receives an NWO Open Competition grant to conduct research on mining history in Southern Africa. The project will investigate the environmental history of three industrial mining centres in southern Africa. It will describe and analyse the long-term impact of mining in southern Africa on more than humans alone.
Are you interested in Africa and is your master's thesis on a related subject? If so, the African Studies Centre Leiden is offering you the chance to win € 500,-. Moreover, your thesis will be published in the ASCL's African Studies Collection. Master students who have completed their thesis at a university on the African continent or in the Netherlands can apply.
The ASCL Annual Report for 2023 is out now! Read all about our publications, collaborations with African studies colleagues around the world, the INCLUDE Platform's new research agenda, and the ASCL Library achievements, including their partnership in the ERC project on African Literary Metadata (ALMEDA).