African Studies Centre Podcast
1) The Elders know Nothing: the Inversion of Tradition in the New Mining Context
Ramon Sarró and Marina P. Temudo deliver paper at 'Cultural Production in Africa's Extractive Communities' workshop. This is the fourth of five papers delivered at this workshop on 16 May 2019. ‘C...Show More
The Elders know Nothing: the Inversion of Tradition in the New Mining Context
30:33 | Dec 14th, 2019
2) Youth, insecurity and intimacy in the popular arts of the Niger Delta
David Pratten delivers paper at 'Cultural Production in Africa's Extractive Communities' workshop. This is the third of five papers delivered at this workshop on 16 May 2019. ‘Cultural Production ...Show More
3) Artistic Movements: Music, Popular Painting and Cultural Exchanges on the central African Copperbelt
Enid Guene delivers paper at 'Cultural Production in Africa's Extractive Communities' workshop. This is the second of five papers delivered at this workshop on 16 May 2019. ‘Cultural Production in...Show More
4) Mobutist Modernism: Art Education, State Sponsorship and the Visual Arts in Zaire
Sarah Van Beurden delivers paper at 'Cultural Production in Africa's Extractive Communities' workshop. This is the first of five papers delivered at this workshop on 16 May 2019. ‘Cultural Product...Show More
Mobutist Modernism: Art Education, State Sponsorship and the Visual Arts in Zaire
35:01 | Dec 14th, 2019
5) Book Launch: State and Society in Nigeria
Portia Roelofs and Gavin Williams discuss in this podcast Gavin's influential book, State and Society in Nigeria. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; htt...Show More
6) Ruth First's Red Suitcase: In and Out of the Strongroom of Memory Book launch of Written Under the Skin: Blood and Intergenerational Memory in South Africa
Carli Coetzee discusses her book and surrounding themes in this talk. Ideas of femininity and issues about Ruth First regarding her time in prison are central to this interesting discussion. Creativ...Show More
7) Individual Adaptation Strategies to Flooding in a Low-Income Urban Setting in Nigeria
In this talk, Dr Pedi Obani explores the impact of flooding in Benin City and the different ways in which people combat this hardship. Dr Obani also analyzes how these strategies could be improved for...Show More
Individual Adaptation Strategies to Flooding in a Low-Income Urban Setting in Nigeria
19:33 | Oct 30th, 2019
8) The Act of Living: Street Life, Marginality and Development in Urban Ethiopia (Book Launch)
ASC seminar with Marco Di Nunzio Marco Di Nunzio speaks about his new book, The Act of Living. The book explores the relation between development and marginality in Ethiopia, one of the fastest growin...Show More
9) Joao Lourenco's reform agenda in post Dos Santos Angola: Ambiguities and asymmetries
ASC seminar with Rui Verde
Joao Lourenco's reform agenda in post Dos Santos Angola: Ambiguities and asymmetries
32:24 | Jul 13th, 2019
10) Decolonisation Dilemmas: Challenges for University Leadership
ASC and Oxford Africa Society special lecture with Dr Max Price, former Vice Chancellor of UCT. Dr Max Price gives a topical lecture in Oxford about his experience as Vice Chancellor of the University...Show More