Figuring out how to Reconfigure African Studies
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- en This Working Paper is the revised transcript of the New Year Lecture by the dean of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth, which won the coveted funding of the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal and State Government. The agenda of reconfiguring African Studies features not only in the lecture title, but is also prominent in the cluster's agenda. However, drafting a successful proposal is one thing; implementing the agenda is another. The paper explores the various layers, levels, and intricacies implied in the reconfiguration of African Studies, and also highlights the conceptual shift required to steer the study of Africa in new directions.
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- Place of publication
- Bayreuth
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- Title
- Figuring out how to Reconfigure African Studies
- Publication type
- Working paper
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Institute of African Studies
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Africa Multiple connects
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- volume
- 1
- Date
- 2020
- Number in series
- 24
- pages
- V, 15
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- 15
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- i 24 University of Bayreuth African Studies WORKING PAPERS Figuring Out How to Reconfigure African Studies New Year Lecture Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, January 16, 2020 Rüdiger Seesemann, 2020 University of Bayreuth African Studies Working Papers 24 ii Institute of African Studies (IAS) The University of Bayreuth African Studies Working Papers are published by the Institute of African Studies (IAS), Bayreuth, Germany. The IAS promotes and coordinates African Studies involving scholars from a wide range of aca- demic disciplines covering almost all faculties at the University of Bayreuth. The IAS acts as um- brella organization and has three central units: the Iwalewahaus, the Africa Multiple Cluster of Ex- cellence, and the Africa Research Center (Forschungszentrum Afrika, which is under construction). The IAS coordinates research and teaching as well as the training of junior researchers, cooperates with partners worldwide and facilitates the exchange of information between persons and institutions engaged in research and teaching in or about Africa. In the Working Papers series, we present empirical studies and theoretical reflections, put pre- liminary findings up for discussion and report on ongoing projects and current research. The Working Papers usually reflect work-in-progress; all contributions relate to African Studies in general and Bayreuth African Studies in particular and invite discussion and feedback. Submitted papers are subject to internal review at the University of Bayreuth. Contributions may be submitted to the editor-in-chief Sabrina Maurus (sabrina.maurus@uni-bayreuth.de) or Antje Daniel (antje.daniel@univie.ac.at). The University of Bayreuth African Studies Working Papers feature on the EPub document server at the university library: 2005 - 2018 https://epub.uni- bayreuth.de/view/series/Bayreuth_African_Studies_Working_Papers.html 2018 - ongoing https://epub.uni-… Read the full text about 7,124 words
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