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Forum for librarians, archivists & others concerned with African studies materials in libraries and archives in the UK since 1962. Become a member and learn more about us: https://scolma.org/
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Just out in the Conversation Africa:
My take on moving to be free. A study of black working women in apartheid who “travelled to gain ground for the greater cause of freedom, while discovering new versions of themselves along the way.”
Just published online, my chapter on cultural and sociopolitical developments, c1900-c1950, in the Oxford Handbook of South African History. A long journey to getting this out, but voila. Published in hardback in Apr ‘26.
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Looking for your next research/work opportunity?
The University of Brighton is hiring a Research Fellow in African Film and Visual History (0.5 full-time equivalent).
The project is called "The Uganda Film Unit Archive: Digitisation, Research and Restitution"
Good luck applying!
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Our friends from the African Studies Group are calling for papers for a symposium on the theme African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Ways of Knowing – A Conversation of Traditions, Modernity, and the Future. www.africanstudiesgroup.com.au/asg-2025-sym... #UniMelb #AfricanStudies
29.09.2025 00:03 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0today I am loving the UN Geneva Archives platform which hosts the complete League of Nations archives, digitised, entirely free
some archive digitisation programs are very clunky & hard to use, this is immaculate & has an incredibly user friendly interface + excellent metadata
Just out in @sajournalofscience.bsky.social: my review of Publishing from the South by Wits Press. Fascinating multi-authored read about the life and times of a distinctive university press and the broader dynamics of publishing from the global African South: sajs.co.za/article/view...
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Dar es Salaam and the excellent Mashariki Literary and Cultural Studies Conference. Great to be part of the writing workshop and to reflect also on a decade (& slightly more) of the innovative journal Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies.
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Dr. Buhle delivering the keynote presentation at the SCOLMA 2025 Conference
Lucy and Jenni opening the the SCOLMA 2025 Conference
Liz, Misha, Tirivashe, and Sana (panel chairs) discussing the day and what is ahead at the SCOLMA 2025 Conference
Stimulating conversation, compassionate questions, and newfound friendships were a few intimate characteristics of our 2025 Conference!
Thank you to all our speakers, chairs, and committee members for making this an unforgettable day.
Presentations will be on YouTube soon!
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What impact does Africa's growing youth population have on the role of archives & libraries that document the continent’s past?
Come find out in Oxford next Monday June 30th!
Register for SCOLMA's bi-annual conference today:
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Ticket sales end this Wednesday 25th at 11pm!
