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06. November 2025

RecAf Forum - South Sudan Languages: Present and Future

In this session of the RecAf Forum on Language Work, Deng Aling, Peace & Cultural Actor and Founder/Director of Hope Society (HS), will present on "South Sudan Languages: Present and Future".
06. November 2025

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - 2026/27 Fellowships

The “Recalibrating Afrikanistik” (RecAf) project invites young researchers and lecturers working in the field of African Studies to apply for fellowships at the participating universities, as well as ‘Remote Fellowships’.
03. November 2025

Sensing African Languages | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 47

This month’s question is: “If an African language you are familiar with could be smelled, tasted, felt, and seen, what would that experience be like?”

20. October 2025

Overlooked Language Workers | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 46

This month’s question is: “What kind of language workers (people who work with, on, or about languages) do you believe have been underrepresented or overlooked in the realm of African languages and literatures?”

16. October 2025

RecAf Forum - Towards de/colonial Readings: Isimu, Fasihi and the Relationship between Language and Knowledge

In this session of the RecAf Forum on Language Work, Irene Brunotti and Lara-Stephanie Krause-Alzaidi of the University of Leipzig will present on "Towards de/colonial Readings: Isimu, Fasihi and the Relationship between Language and Knowledge".