Agnes Schneider-Musah

Academic Freedom and Knowledge Production in Ghana: An Interview with Chika C. Mba MIASA Academic Coordinator Dr. Agnes Schneider-Musah interviews Dr. Chika C. Mba, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana and MIASA’s Principal Investigat...

„#Academic #Freedom and #Knowledge Production in Ghana“

An interview between MIASA Coordinator Agnes Schneider-Musah @agnesjsm.bsky.social and MIASA PI Chika C. Mba, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of African Studies, Univ. Of Ghana

Now available on: miasa.hypotheses.org/4681

We are thrilled to announce a Special Issue in Africa Today on „Rethinking #Women‘s #Political #Power in #West Africa“ edited by members of MIASA IFG9 Gretchen Bauer @udelaware.bsky.social, Erdmute Alber @unibayreuth.bsky.social and Akosua Darkwah, Univ. Of Ghana.

muse.jhu.edu/issue/55236

Join us for the MIASA Public #Roundtable TOMORROW 17 July @9:45 am (UTC) on „The impact of #Female Academics on Higher Education Contexts“.

Language: French with English translation.

Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/roundt...

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MIASA is inviting proposals for an Interdisciplinary Fellow Group (IFG) on the topic of #Sustainable #Governance at the Univ. of Ghana for the period Feb-May 2027

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Am 8.7.25 trägt Kokou Azamede (U Lomé) zu Kolonialer Gewalt und postkolonialer Identität in unserer Serie "Freiburger Afrikagespräche" vor - nicht verpassen! act.uni-freiburg.de/de/was-wir-t...

Invitation to Public Lecture by Claudio Pinheiro @ufrjoficial.bsky.social on "AfricanStudies: pos-coloniality, dictatorships and the global political stability under the Cold War" on THURSDAY 3 July at 10:15 am (UTC) at MIASA, Univ. of Ghana & online.
Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...

#MIASA has opened its calls for applications for fellowships at the University of Ghana in 2026/27.

If you are interested, check out the we site on: miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...

Last day of #ECAS2025 in #Prague. It is great seeing so many familiar faces here.

The #MIASA family keeps growing…

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MIASA is representing at #ECAS2025 in #Prague this week. Check out our display table in the 3rd floor! We are looking forward to meet many of our fellows, alumni and colleagues here

Learn more about #MIASA‘s research and publications today at the Celebration of the Day of #Scientific #Renaissance in #Africa, organized by the College of Humanities at the #University of #Ghana

📢 REMINDER📢 📢 📢We are Hiring !!! 📣🌟📚🌍Join MECAM in Tunis as a… | Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb 📢 REMINDER📢 📢 📢We are Hiring !!! 📣🌟📚🌍Join MECAM in Tunis as a full-time Academic Project Coordinator! 📍Location: Tunis, Tunisia 📍Starting: As soon as possible 📍Duration: Until March 31, 2027 📅Deadlin...

Our sister center #MECAM in Tunis is offering a full time position as Academic coordinator:

www.linkedin.com/posts/merian...

Join us this week Thurs 29 May, 10:15am UTC for a film screening by R. L. Clark & S. F. Miescher @uofcalifornia.bsky.social on “Man’s Greatest Lake” & “Who is Free?” in the MIASA Seminar Room & online.
#AkosomboDam
#energyjustice
#sustainability
Zoom link: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/film-s...

Invitation to upcoming #MIASA Public lecture by Dr. Stephanie Lämmert on "(Un)silencing #women in the colonial #archive" on 27 May 2025 at 3:00 pm (UTC) at the Univ. of Ghana.
Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...

About to start the #MIASA conference on #Cash in #Crisis Times in #Africa at the #ISSER conference Hall, Univ. of Ghana, organized by #IF12, with Keynote address by Fabio Knümann from the @bundesbank.de, Germany.
Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...

Join us next week 20&21 May for the #MIASA #IFG12 conference on #Cash in #Crisis in #Africa: Navigating financial realities in times of #disruption at Univ. of Ghana and online.
More info via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...

Call for #applications for MIASA #Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop in #Dakar (15-17 July); Deadline: 22 May; organized in collab. w @dhi-paris.fr, @centremarcbloch.bsky.social, Univ. of Ghana, Univ. Cheikh Anta Diop & Fond. Heinrich Böll Senegal.
More Info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/female...

Last week #MIASA hosted its 5th #Writing Workshop at the University of Ghana in collab with
@goetheuni.bsky.social. Participants were early- to mid-career researchers writing on #democracy, #conflict #resolution and #climate change from 9 different African countries.

Invitation to MIASA Public Lecture on „Costumes and #kin: The (un)making of #female togetherness in #Accra‘s #zongos“, by Prof Ann Cassiman @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social on 6 May at 3:00pm UTC. Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...