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Friday, January 8, 2016

IAS News: IAS welcomes Professor Pius Adesanmi as the new IAS Director

The Institute of African Studies (IAS) is pleased to announce that Professor Pius Adesanmi is now its new Director.  Professor Adesanmi succeeds Professor Blair Rutherford, who served two terms as Director and now is pleased to continue to be active in the IAS as like the nearly fifty Carleton professors who are cross-appointed to... More

Friday, December 18, 2015

IAS News: Dr. Susanne Klausen wins University Research Achievement Award for 2016 to 2017

Institute of African Studies congratulates our cross-appointed colleague Dr. Susanne Klausen from the Department of History for winning a University Research Achievement Award for 2016-17 to assist with her current research on the application of the Immorality Act during the era of Apartheid in South... More

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Dr. Susanne M. Klausen’s Interview on National Women’s Affairs Show

Dr. Susanne M. Klausen was a guest on "Otherwise," the daily women's issues show on SAfm (national public radio), last thursday. She spoke about her research on abortion in South Africa. For the podcast, click... More

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Video of “The African Child in Colonial Postcards of the Early 1900s” talk is now Posted

The video of the African Studies Brownbag talk, “Troubling Tropes: The African Child in Colonial Postcards of the Early 1900s,” which Prof. Monica Patterson (Carleton University) gave on 18 November 2015 is now available. It can be found on our Youtube... More

Saturday, November 21, 2015

IAS congratulates Daniella Niyonkuru for winning a Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement

The Institute of African Studies is pleased to congratulate Ms. Daniella Niyonkuru for receiving a Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement when receiving her Master’s degree in Systems and Computer Engineering at the recent Fall convocation.  Such recognition is one of many this Burundian student has achieved. In 2013, she graduated... More

Friday, November 20, 2015

IAS News- Exploring Culture in a Digital Divide

Read about Professor Nduka Otonio's experience during his Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship at the Delta State University (DELSU). The story is... More

Monday, November 16, 2015

Video of “Women, Urbanization, and the Right to the City in South Africa” talk now posted

                The video of the IAS November 4th Public Talk and Book Launch of  On Their Own: Women, Urbanization, and the Right to the City in South Africa with Allison Goebel, Queen’s University, is now available. The video can be found on our YouTube channel.... More

Monday, November 9, 2015

Susanne Klausen on national radio in South Africa discussing her new book

Dr. Susanne Klausen shares her experiences about the politics of abortion in South Africa during the Apartheid era. The link can be found,... More

Friday, October 30, 2015

Susanne Klausen on Witnessing South Africa’s #FeesMustFall Campaign

Prof. Susanne Klausen is currently conducting research in South Africa. In so doing, she has been a witness to South Africa’s #FeesMustFall campaign. In a blog for Active History Dr. Klausen remarks on the importance of history to the student movement for free education, which began October 21. See here to read more of Dr. Klausen’s... More

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Videos of Pius Adesanmi’s presentation in Lagos

Videos of Professor Pius Adesanmi's presentation, entitled "Leaders Should Develop a Culture of National Contempt," at The Platform in Lagos, Nigeria, commemorating Independence Day, October 1, 2015 can be found on our YouTube channel... More

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Videos of Recent Events are Now Posted

Videos of two recent events (co-)organized by the Institute of African Studies are now posted on our YouTube channel: * A video of The Institute of African Studies, the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture and Sahan Literary Forum event, "Can the Somali Speak?," with Safia Aidid and Hawa Mire from October... More

Friday, October 16, 2015

African Film Festival of Ottawa on CBC News

Sandra Abma of CBC News has published an article titled "Ottawa's first African Film Festival opens today". To read the full story on CBC News, click... More

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