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Monday, May 3, 2021

Contract Instructor Opportunities, 2021-22

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Poets across three continents marked World Poetry Day with readings from Wreaths for A Wayfarer

Poets across three continents marked World Poetry Day with readings from Wreaths for A Wayfarer Over 40 poets from Europe, Africa, and North America participated in the World Poetry Day virtual launch of Wreaths for a Wayfarer: An Anthology in Honour of Pius Adesanmi edited by Nduka Otiono and Uche Peter Umezurike. The event,... More

Monday, March 22, 2021

Prof. Nduka Otiono’s First Book Celebrates 25 years with a New Anniversary Edition

Professor Nduka Otiono's first book The Night Hides with a Knife was first published in 1995. On April 8, 2021, a silver jubilee anniversary edition will be released. It will feature a new cover designed by Ifesinachi Nwadike and a new Afterword by author Frank Uche Mowah. Congratulations, Professor Otiono! Praise for The Night Hides With... More

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Dr. Candace Sobers on Decolonization, National Liberation and Revolutionary Internationalism

Interesting story by Mary Giles on IAS cross-appointed faculty, Dr. Sobers. Dr Sobers' home unit is BGInS where she teaches global history, global and international theory, and conflict cooperation and change. She is also cross-appointed with the Department of History, the Institute of African Studies and the Institute for Comparative Studies in... More

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Celebrating Black History Month: The Dualities of Nduka Otiono

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

AN EVENING WITH EDEM AWUMEY AND BLAISE NDALA

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Tracking Black Canada

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

IAS welcomes new Faculty this summer

We are pleased to announce that the Institute of African Studies will be welcoming a new faculty colleague this summer, Dr. Chambi Chachage. Dr. Chachage is an African scholar (field: African History/Political Economy) currently completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) at... More

Friday, December 18, 2020

Carleton Welcomes African Women Scholars in Research Exchange

Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies will host 17 West African women academics over the next three years as part of the highly competitive QES Advanced Scholars West Africa program. Only 11 proposals including Carleton’s were retained this year. The institute received $287,360 for the Queen Elizabeth Scholars program, which is... More

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

COVID-19 and Women in ASM: A Sub-Saharan African Perspective

The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be having a significant impact on the Artisanal and Small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Preliminary reports from select countries in sub-Saharan Africa (see http://delvedatabase.org) point to a sharp reduction in mining activities, leading to financial hardship and food insecurity. The price of some metals, such as... More

Friday, December 11, 2020

Associate Professor Ozayr Saloojee’s team wins Studio Prize from Architect Magazine

The Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism has received a 2020 Studio Prize from Architect Magazine for a six-week master’s studio led by Associate Professor Ozayr Saloojee in the winter 2020 term. The winter studio Deep Dust | The Killing Dark investigated the spatial and social implications of mining in South Africa. Sited in... More

Friday, November 20, 2020

Dr. Oloruntoba’s newly published article in the Conversation on How African countries can create a political economy of care post COVID-19

Samuel Oloruntoba's newly published article in The Conversation, co-authored with Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni discusses how African countries can create a political economy of care post COVID-19. Authors: Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni & Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the necessity to rethink the existing... More

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