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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
07 March 2023
07 March 2023
06 March 2023
On 8 March 2021, Guinean historian, playwright, and short story writer Djibril Tamsir Niane died in Dakar at the age of 89. Niane is probably best known for introducing the West African epic 'Sunjata' to the rest of Africa and the world at large.
02 March 2023
In this book you will meet several individuals and families who experienced war and displacement during the civil war in northern Uganda (1986-2006). Based on ethnographic field research and specifically life histories, the book draws attention to their experiences and links these to broader analyses about ‘post-conflict’ society.