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01. July 2022

Africanist Hall of Fame | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 15

This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that an Africanist Hall of Fame has been established and you’ve been approached by the committee and asked to nominate three Africanists to be considered for induction. Whom do you choose and why?”

10. June 2022

Decolonial Cooperation? (Recorded Live) | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 14

In each episode of Afrikanists Assemble, people from various academic backgrounds answer a question related to the field of Afrikanistik and African Studies. This month’s episode is a special one which was recorded live during a digital session of the lecture series “(de)colonial practices in/across academia” put on by the departments of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Leipzig!

02. May 2022

African Language Teaching | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 13

This month’s question is: “What is your opinion on the state of African language teaching, and what is your utopian vision for it?”

01. April 2022

Oral Literature Initiative | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 12

This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that you’ve been given a generous yearly budget and the task of creating a way to highlight and celebrate great African oral literature. What initiative would you create and what would it look like?”

01. March 2022

An Alien's-Eye View | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 11

This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that you’re an extraterrestrial flying down to earth and visiting your academic setting and field of study for the first time. What do you find strange about it?”