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13. January 2025

Grant Proposal Write-Up Capacity Building (03-04 April 2025)

“Recalibrating Afrikanistik” (RecAf) and the Graduate School Global and Area Studies (GSGAS), University of Leipzig, invite young researchers and lecturers working in the broader fields of African and Area Studies for a three-day workshop on the procedures of writing grant proposals.
Deadline for application: 23 March 2025
09. January 2025

RecAf Forum - Poetry Works

In this session of the RecAf Forum on Language Work, Clarissa Vierke, Professor of Literatures in African Languages at the University of Bayreuth, will present on "Poetry Works".
08. January 2025

AHYU Special Issue

As an outcome of the RecAf seasonal school in Abuja, AHYU (A JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE) recently published the special issue "Creativity in Language and Beyond".
08. January 2025

Forum on (African) Language Work

Every first Tuesday of the Month, RecAf hosts the Forum on (African) Language Work highlighting diverse perspectives of and engagements with Language Workers.
13. December 2024

Creative Writing: Learning a Language | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 39

This month’s question is: “Please compose a creative contribution - either in poetry or prose - about the experience of learning a language. Recite it for us and remember to keep it under three minutes in total.”