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My University has opened a virtual scholar scheme for scholars from Gaza. Please share widely and help stop scholasticide. www.exeter.ac.uk/faculties/ha...

50. Read PhD and MA theses when you are doing research. There is so much great scholarship by people who never got the opportunity to publish their research as a book.

💥So, Who is a #Terrorist in #Kenya?
🎯Mutunga interrogates the tagging of #protesters in Kenya’s mass action as #terrorists and unveils acts of terrorism and the perpetrators that should be so characterized.
👉More at tinyurl.com/PZ-Kenya-Ter...
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Why, yes, Human - your new reading chair *is* more comfortable than my bed, thank you...

VACANCY | Conflict Advisor – RVI Ethiopia

Join RVI in Addis Ababa to lead conflict-sensitive programming and support peacebuilding efforts. Apply by 5 August 2025.

Open to nationals and those with the right to work in Ethiopia.

More info: bit.ly/4oaKBw5

The Ethiopian Women Researchers Network (EWNET), an RVI-Ethiopia initiative, held its first core members onboarding on 19 July.

The network supports Ethiopian women in social sciences and humanities. Congrats and welcome to all—we look forward to the journey ahead.

Sitawa Namwalie reflects on how Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o helped her reclaim language and identity through poetry and theatre.

RVI supports African researchers, educators & cultural producers in efforts to make local knowledge work.

Watch youtu.be/4v1XRK6flWo

A powerful tribute to Prof Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o—writer, academic and radical thinker. Hear voices reflect on his legacy and impact on African literature, identity and resistance.

Listen to the full conversation on SoundCloud: bit.ly/4lO8ecf

Following RVI’s tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o,
Mohamed Amin Abdishukri reflects on Kenya’s long history of resistance and what today’s movements can learn.

RVI supports African researchers, educators & cultural producers in efforts to make local knowledge work.

Watch: bit.ly/44ZTLCM

Prof Kimani Njogu reflects on Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s legacy and the power of African languages in shaping a liberated, multilingual future.

Watch: youtu.be/x0_KTAzHZuo?...

The Masters Programme in African Studies @unibayreuth.bsky.social is still accepting applications from EU students until 30.09. As a major centre for African Studies in Germany, this is a great opportunity. For further details contact @terrefebiruk.bsky.social or see webpage.

Isn't this part of why Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is so compelling - i.e. it's not such a stretch, reading history forward, to imagine it was still believed (and so, real) during the Napoleonic Wars?

If you haven't already, do have a look at
@petechonka.bsky.social's recent RVI report, 'Digital Governance and Security in the Horn of Africa', which looks at digital finance & social media in #Somalia, #Ethiopia & #Kenya. In-depth research and highly topical.

The cover is here and the book will be soon!

www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

Oxford temporary congestion charge for cars We are asking for your views on six temporary congestion charge locations for cars in Oxford. The temporary congestion charge is being proposed to reduce traffic around Oxford during Network Rail’s…

🛣 Say YES to decongestion!
The Council wants to reduce traffic by up to 50% on key routes like Marston Ferry Road — but they
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Writing not to Intrpret, but to Change the World: Reflecting on the politics of Ngugi's writing A powerful tribute to Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o – renowned writer, academic and political thinker. This event brings together influential voices to reflect on his legacy and impact on African literature, identity and resistance. Speakers: Sitawa Namwalie – Poet, playwright & performer Yusuf Hassan – Politician Mohamed Amin Abdishukri – Writer & socio-political commentator Kimani Njogu – Linguist Moderator: Dr Tom Odhiambo – Academic

For those who missed the event or would like to hear the full conversation the complete recording is now available. Watch for insights on how Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s legacy continues to shape contemporary debates on language, power and knowledge.

Watch the full recording here: bit.ly/40pZWPe

At a time of national reflection, the RVI Forum with
the BIEA , Twaweza Communications, IFRA & Cheche bookstore brought together thinkers, creatives & the public to explore Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s legacy & how we reclaim African knowledge for the future.

Watch highlights: youtu.be/PrmA86-SlnU

Why wasn't I consulted? How local consultations work This is a story about Flower Lane. It’s a story about what you can do with and without asking. Two neighbours decided to brighten up an alleyway used by children walking and cycling to Larkrise Schoo...

🚨Clarion short read🚨
Filled out any consultations lately? In this morning's short read, we look at what is, (and isn't) consulted on, how consultations are advertised, and what difference your input makes...
oxfordclarion.uk/why-wasnt-i-...

Friends, colleagues. I'm recruiting a student assistant to join our research project Governing Jihad in Africa. Someone preferably based in Bonn and surroundings. Please circulate in your networks or recommend your best students!

Centers of Power in the Arab Gulf States | Hurst Publishers Winner of the 2024 Gulf Book Award in the Political Category A comprehensive examination of the nature of power in the Gulf, comparing and contrasting its origins, exercise and opposition in six Arab...

Available from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social : www.hurstpublishers.com/book/centers...

As well as online via Oxford Scholarship Online, for those with institutional access: doi.org/10.1093/oso/...

My only gripe*: I wish it were written a year later to get into some more recent dynamics, in particular the competing Saudi/Emirati/Qatari agendas in Sudan. (*not really a gripe.)

Book cover for Centers of Power in the Arab Gulf States by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Just finished @kristianulrichsen.bsky.social's 'Centers of Power in the Arab Gulf States', and can highly recommend it. The layered, thematic approach provides a range of vantage points for analysing how power is held and exercised - and puts this in historical/regional context. Very helpful.

Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy Outgoing president Dame Julia Black calls on ministers to overhaul their ‘confused’ approach to higher education

Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy - on.ft.com/3ImmlH5 via @FT

‘It made me reflect: what am I doing in my generation that is worthwhile?’ - Dr Duduzile Ndlovu on Ngũgĩ 's legacy and the unfinished work of decolonisation.

At the Rift Valley Forum w/ BIEA, IFRA, Twaweza Communications & Cheche Books

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...and it's out!

"‘People and Things Have Always Been Mixed Up’: Notes on the So-Called Global Middle Ages", my very short essay for the Journal of Medieval History's 50th-anniversary special issue, is now published; limited free access at the link below!

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RAEXD...

If you, like Oxford Labour would like:
* Cheaper and more accessible Public Transport
* Action on private school traffic
* More frequent P&R buses and shuttles
Then support the Temporary Congestion Charge and in Q9 select the relevant options.
🗳️Consultation link: shorturl.at/FuVxo

'Ngũgĩ’s writings explained the country I saw—when no one else dared to.' Irungu Houghton on Ngũgĩ’s legacy & reclaiming African knowledge at the Rift Valley Forum with BIEA, IFRA, TwawezaCommunications & Cheche Books.

Full highlight video coming soon.
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‘I’d read it before – but today I internalised it.’ - Mickie Muchilwa on how last Satuday's RVI forum on Ngũgĩ’s legacy made her rethink who research is really for.

By the Rift Valley Forum with BIEA, IFRA, Twaweza Communications and Cheche Books.

Sign up: bit.ly/RVInewsletter

📢 Call for Papers
WORKSHOP: Gender, Peace, and Security: Resistance and Resilience

Nairobi, 1-3 December, hosted by British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) with @rvinews.bsky.social

➡️ Application deadline 13 August!

@statsvitenskap.bsky.social
#resilience #gender #climate #peacebuilding

Ahead of the forum on Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s legacy, poet Sitawa Namwalie shares a powerful excerpt from the piece she’ll perform at the event reflecting on current events & the urgency of reclaiming African knowledge.

Saturday 5 July | 2–4PM EAT
Register: bit.ly/45QksvQ