Archives: African Studies

Archives: African Studies

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PhD Candidate David Mastey speaks to the media about the Kony 2012 campaign

David Mastey, a PhD student in English is researching stories about child soldiers in Africa. Metro News recently wrote this story about him. Mastey was also interviewed by Ottawa Morning‘s Robyn... More

Posted on Monday, April 2nd, 2012 in African Studies Feed for all posts filed under African Studies, English Feed for all posts filed under English, FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News

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Sanogo speaks at TIFF

Professor of film studies, Aboubakar Sanogo will be speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Bell Lightbox on this Friday and Saturday. Higher Learning at TIFF Bell Lightbox is... More

Posted on Monday, January 31st, 2011 in African Studies Feed for all posts filed under African Studies, FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Film Studies Feed for all posts filed under Film Studies, SSAC Feed for all posts filed under SSAC, Twitter Feed for all posts filed under Twitter

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Adesanmi speaks to African journal

African Writing Magazine On-line has published an interview with Pius Adesanmi, professor of English and winner of the Penguin Prize for African Writing. In the Militant Intellection Complex,... More

Posted on Monday, January 31st, 2011 in African Studies Feed for all posts filed under African Studies, English Feed for all posts filed under English, FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, Twitter Feed for all posts filed under Twitter

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All Africa, all the time

by Nicole Findlay Megan Malone lives and breathes her love of Africa. Her enthusiasm for the continent is infectious enough to inspire her peers to spend a month last summer volunteering in... More

Posted on Monday, November 22nd, 2010 in African Studies Feed for all posts filed under African Studies, FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News, This is Your BA Feed for all posts filed under This is Your BA, Twitter Feed for all posts filed under Twitter

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New visions for Africa

by Nicole Findlay Last week, the Institute of African Studies held its inaugural conference Africa: New Visions in a time of Global Crisis. Although officially founded in 2008, the institute was... More

Posted on Monday, October 26th, 2009 in African Studies Feed for all posts filed under African Studies, FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News

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Out of Africa and into Carleton

Carleton University is launching a new Institute and academic programs in African Studies. “Both projects are a marvel in interdisciplinary co-operation which is one of the things that Carleton... More

Posted on Friday, January 16th, 2009 in African Studies Feed for all posts filed under African Studies, FASS News Feed for all posts filed under FASS News