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In a globalized world, language regiments the flow of knowledge. Against the background of its "difficult heritage", Afrikanistik as the study of African languages, literatures and texts is in a privileged position to mediate heterotopic and heterogeneous knowledge practices. We invite young scholars to recalibrate Afrikanistik with their innovative ideas in dialogue with African Studies.
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This month’s question is: “If you had the power to create a publication (of any type, mode, or format) in an African language, what kind of publication would you make, and in what language?”
Where are we heading?
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A critical debate about the history and objects of our discipline
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Languages, literatures and texts as situated knowledge practices
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Joint knowledge production with young scholars and six partner universities