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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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Challenging Parts of Speech | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 41
This month’s question is: “In what ways do you think African languages challenge the linguistic categories of parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.) that have long been dominant in language research and teaching?”
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