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14. March 2024

RecAf Summer School 2024 in Procida - 23-27 September 2024

“Recalibrating Afrikanistik” (RecAf) invites advanced Bachelor students and Master students of the European partner universities to join us for five days of experiencing translation in Procida. There will be lectures, seminars, workshops and readings, as well as discussion sessions and a roundtable centred on the potential of un/translatability.
Deadline for application: 15 April 2024
13. February 2024

Word-Body Crashes | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 30

This month’s question is: “Has a word ever crashed into your body? To put it another way, can you think of a specific situation where a word or phrase (uttered or written) affected you physiologically or emotionally? Feel free to tell your word-body crash story.”

31. January 2024

Writing Seminar 2024 - Projects in African Studies

Recalibrating Afrikanistik will offer a writing seminar during the summer semester 2024. The seminar will enable advanced students to complete individual writing projects in a supportive and critical, structured environment.

Registration Deadline: 17 March 2024
22. January 2024

Grant Proposal Write-Up Capacity Building (07.-08. March 2024)

“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.
New Deadline for application: 05.03.2024
08. December 2023

Impact on Communities | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 29

This month’s question is: “Have you ever witnessed research on African languages having an impact on local communities? If so, tell us about it. Or, conversely, are there specific ways you can imagine this research having a greater impact on local communities?”