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In her book Crying for Our Elders: African Orphanhood in the Age of HIV and AIDS, Kristen Cheney argues that the misidentification of “orphans” as a category for development and humanitarian intervention has subsequently been misappropriated by many Western individuals and charitable organizations. The result is an ‘orphan industrial complex’ that problematically commoditizes children as targets for charitable intervention - particularly in the global south. Cheney will discuss her book during the seminar on 14 September.

Together with the Yangambi Platform for contemporary African arts and cultures, the ASCL will screen the documentary 'The African Who Wanted to Fly' on 21 September. This film by Samantha Biffot tells the extraordinary destiny of Luc Bendza, a young man in Gabon who dreams of flying like the fighters in the martial arts. He leaves for China in the eighties and makes his dream come true: today he is a ‘Wushu’ (Kung Fu) master. 

Dagblad Trouw sprak met ASCL-onderzoeker Akinyinka Akinyoade over de mogelijke voordelen van migratie. 'Als Europa [arbeidsmigratie] legaal zou regelen, was dat voor alle partijen beter', aldus Akinyoade. Lees het hele artikel 'Brussel, kijk ook naar de voordelen van migratie' door Seada Nourhussen en Pieternel Gruppen.

The African Studies Centre Leiden is looking for a Knowledge Valorization Staff Member for the Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies (INCLUDE). The ASCL, together with The Broker and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) forms the Secretariat of INCLUDE. Application deadline: 11 August 2017. More information about the vacancy.