Les carnets de recherche de l'Institut français d'Afrique du Sud
Workshop Globafrica, Johannesburg / March 13th
Workshop: Globafrica: Reconnecting Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and the World prior to Euorpean Imperialism. 13 March 2017 09:00-16.15 – IFAS Conference Room, 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein...
Workshop: Globafrica: Reconnecting Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and the World prior to Euorpean Imperialism. 13 March 2017 09:00-16.15 – IFAS Conference Room, 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein Conveners: Thomas Vernet-Habasque and Adrien Delmas 09:00 | Welcome 09:30 | Opening remarks (Adrien Delmas and Thomas Vernet-Habasque) PANEL 1 | Eastern and Southern African Connectedness Chair: Thomas Vernet-Habasque (IFAS-Recherche) Discussant: Paul J. Lane (Uppsala University) 09:45-11:20 Stephanie Wynne-Jones (Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study/University of York) How urban transformations affect social life, and vice versa Abigail Moffett (University of Cape Town) Global commodities and local interactions: production, exchange and consumption patterns in the Southern African interior Alexander Antonites and Ceri Ashley (University of Pretoria) Communities and connections in the Middle Limpopo Valley during the 13th century 11:20-11:35 | Coffee break 11:35-12:40 Adrien Delmas (IMAF/ANR Globafrica) Precolonial routes from the plateau to the coast Catherine Schenk (University of Cape Town) Interaction, integration, and innovation at the 17th century feira of Dambarare, northern Zimbabwe 12:40-14:00 | Lunch PANEL 2 | Historical Ecology in Perspective Chair: Karim Sadr (University of Witwatersrand) Discussant: Innocent Pikirayi (University of Pretoria) 14:00-15:00 Paul J. Lane (Uppsala University) ‘And all our yesterdays …’: Archaeological times for the future Per Ditlef Fredriksen (University of Oslo) Historical ecology and state formation in the Shashi-Limpopo region: project status and future prospects 15:00-15:15 | Break 15:15-15:45 Shadreck Chirikure (University of Cape Town) Dangers of a one-sided story: rethinking climate change and pre-colonial Southern African states 15:45-16:15 | Closing remarks and perspectives
Wish/Fish Seminar 20 February – Living by the Gun in Chad by M. Debos
Monday 20 February 2017, 15:00 Wiser Seminar Room, 6th Floor • Richard Ward Building • East Campus, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Living by the Gun...
<img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-2313" src="http://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2017-Debos-facebook-300x109.jpg" alt="" width="545" height="198" srcset="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2017-Debos-facebook-300x109.jpg 300w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2017-Debos-facebook-768x280.jpg 768w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2017-Debos-facebook-500x182.jpg 500w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2017-Debos-facebook.jpg 1728w" sizes="(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px" /> Monday 20 February 2017, 15:00 Wiser Seminar Room, 6th Floor • Richard Ward Building • East Campus, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Living by the Gun in Chad: Combatants, Impunity and State Formation by Marielle Debos (Université Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense/ISP & IUF) How do people live in a country that has experienced rebellions and state-organised repressions for decades, and that is still marked by routine forms of violence and impunity? What do combatants do when they are not mobilised for war? Drawing on over ten years of fieldwork conducted in Chad, Marielle Debos explains how living by the gun has become both an acceptable form of political expression and an everyday occupation. Contrary to the popular association of violence and chaos, she shows that these fighters continue to observe rules, frontiers and hierarchies, even as their allegiances shift between rebel and government forces, and as they drift between Chad, Libya, Sudan and the Central African Republic. Going further, she explores the role of the globalised politico-military entrepreneurs and highlights the long involvement of the French military in the country. Ultimately, the book demonstrates that ending the war is not enough. The issue is ending the ‘inter-war’ which is maintained and reproduced by state violence. Marielle Debos is Associate Professor in Political Science at the University Paris Nanterre, Institute for Social Sciences of Politics (ISP). She is a junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF). Before her appointment at Nanterre, she was a Marie Curie fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include armed conflicts in Africa, state formation, and citizenship, with a focus on Chad. Join us for wine and cheese afterwards. More details for seminars during the first semester on http://wiser.wits.ac.za/seminars. Stay connected for other Wish/Fish Seminars on the second semester! RSVP: comm.research@ifas.org.za <img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-2314" src="http://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2016-IFAS-Research-Email-2-300x111.png" alt="" width="200" height="74" srcset="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2016-IFAS-Research-Email-2-300x111.png 300w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2016-IFAS-Research-Email-2-768x283.png 768w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2016-IFAS-Research-Email-2-500x184.png 500w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/2016-IFAS-Research-Email-2.png 1194w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /> <img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2315" src="http://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/wiser-300x30.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="30" srcset="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/wiser-300x30.jpg 300w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/wiser-768x77.jpg 768w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/wiser-500x50.jpg 500w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2017/02/wiser.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />
Documentary film – Great Zimbabwe / Archaeological Investigations
Available from February 10, 2017 at 12:00 am to April 11, 2017 at 11:59 pm The early explorers of the late nineteenth century attributed the...
Available from February 10, 2017 at 12:00 am to April 11, 2017 at 11:59 pm The early explorers of the late nineteenth century attributed the monumental ruins of Great Zimbabwe to the Phoenicians. It seemed impossible to the white colonists that Africans could be responsible for such impressive architecture. But archaeologists – even at the risk of exile – have been setting the record straight. All info available here: http://www.arte.tv/guide/en/061733-019-A/archaeological-investigations-zimbabwe
Over time, numerous events have given the public the opportunity to meet researchers, artists and creators so as to discover their work and share their...
Over time, numerous events have given the public the opportunity to meet researchers, artists and creators so as to discover their work and share their thoughts and ideas. On January 26th 2017, the Institut Français takes this debating culture one step further by linking all these Nuit des Idées (Night of Ideas) on the same day, or rather the same night, organised by Embassies all around the world. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating these events worldwide and will also open the doors of its famous Quai d’Orsay to debaters from all domains for a night long session of discussions on the same date. The French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) invites you to a debate on Art for Art’s Sake and Science for Science’s Sake. Must they always serve a purpose?” This event will take place at the Market Theatre Photo Workshop with four speakers: Ismail Mahomed, CEO of the Market Theatre Foundation, Lawrence Lemaoana, artist and lecturer at UNISA, Sarah Wild, science journalist, and Cynthia Kros, historian and heritage specialist, under the guidance of Michelle Constant as moderator. There have always been questions regarding the place of art and science in society, and their so-called “utility” in the social, political and economic spheres. What space can be given for research before the imperative to produce something economically worthwhile? What is the function of art? Should art produce something? Can science be unbiased? The long-debated concept of art for art’s sake is also applicable to science, whether fundamental or applied research. Théophile Gautier, French artist of the nineteenth century and theoretician of the concept of art for art’s sake, applied two conditions to it: the artist refusing to engage society and beauty as the sole end of art. If we transpose this to science, can researchers be truly distanced from society and can research be considered only for the ‘beauty of the gesture’, that is to say the sole progress of knowledge? In the South African context, this would seem an unusual approach with regard to its academic history: research often maintains a close relationship with civil society and sometimes political agendas. Thus, this context has fostered a research system supporting the improvement and transformation of society. It may be successful but it can also compromise the autonomy of researchers. The same can sometimes be said for certain artworks where the message can be seen taking precedence over the aesthetic value. Nevertheless, can the idea of art for art’s sake be sustained, can research be truly fundamental: is the ideal of a non-referential writing, artistic work or research possible? By bringing together speakers from different horizons in both the scientific and art worlds, we will discuss these issues that crisscross both domains. Date: Thursday, 26 January 2017 Time: Debate at 7 pm Venue: The Market Theatre Photo Workshop, 138 Lillian Ngoyi street, opposite the Market Theatre. Safe parking at Newtown Junction mall.
CROSSROADS AFRICA networks and global exchange: 1250 – 1750 – Seminar at Villa I Tatti, Firenze
THURSDAY, 12 JANUARY 09.45 Alina Payne: Director’s Welcome and Introductions 10.00 Suzanne Blier, Alina Payne & Gerhard Wolf: Introduction to the seminar, followed by discussion...
THURSDAY, 12 JANUARY 09.45 Alina Payne: Director’s Welcome and Introductions 10.00 Suzanne Blier, Alina Payne & Gerhard Wolf: Introduction to the seminar, followed by discussion 10.45 coffee I. EARLY HISTORY OF CIRCULATION WITHIN THE CONTINENT 11.00 Gérard Chouin (College of William and Mary)“The Path is Made by Walking”: Preliminary Thoughts on Medieval and Early Modern Traces of Circulations and Trade Networks in West Africa 12.00 Adrien Delmas (European University Institute)“From the Plateau to the Coast: New Perspectives on Zimbabwe Medieval History?” 13.00 buffet lunch II. BUILDING BLOCKS OF CROSSCULTURAL CONTACT: BOOKS, BUILDINGS, AND CRAFTS 14.30 Marie-Laure Derat (Institut des Mondes Africains) Circulations of Books and Texts between Africa, Near East, and Europe: Towards a History of the African Libraries 15.30 Avinoam Shalem (Columbia University) “Atlantic Morocco: Reshaping the Coastline during the Portuguese Occupation” 16.30 tea 17.00 Susan McIntosh (Rice University) “Cosmopolitan Crafts: Early Interaction and Innovation in West African Glass and Copper-based Materials” FRIDAY, 13 JANUARY III. ITALY-AFRICA: ART AND TRADE 09.30 Hannah Baader (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz) “Material Histories, African Art. Florence and Beyond” 10.30 coffee 10.45 Carlo Taviani (Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rome) “Genoese Merchant Networks in Africa and America (15th-16th centuries)” 11.45 Ingrid Greenfield (Villa I Tatti) “Collecting Africa: Exchange and Display During the Early Slave Trade” 12.45 buffet lunch IV. NEW SPHERES OF EXCHANGE – NEW ART HISTORIES 14.00 Cécile Fromont (University of Chicago) “Envisioning Cross-Cultural Knowledge in Early Modern Kongo and Angola” 15.00 Prita Meier (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) “A Sea of Things: Toward an Art History of the Indian Ocean World” 16.00 tea V. GOING FORWARD 16.30 Roundtable Discussion and closing remarks More informations avalaible here: crossroads-africa-prog
About the opening of #Lascaux IV cave, with an analysis of Laurent Bruxelles, our CNRS Researcher in Sciences & Avenir journal!
About the opening of #Lascaux IV cave, with an analysis of Laurent Bruxelles, our CNRS Researcher in Sciences & Avenir journal! <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104448-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104448-150x150.png 150w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104448-160x160.png 160w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104448-320x320.png 320w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104452-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104452-150x150.png 150w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104452-160x160.png 160w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104452-320x320.png 320w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104456-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104456-150x150.png 150w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104456-160x160.png 160w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104456-320x320.png 320w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104500-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104500-150x150.png 150w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104500-160x160.png 160w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/Screenshot_20161222-104500-320x320.png 320w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />
5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES (IESE) Maputo, 19-21 September 2017 Challenges of social and economic research in times of...
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2273" src="http://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/logo-iese.png" alt="logo-iese" width="175" height="174" srcset="https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/logo-iese.png 175w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/logo-iese-150x150.png 150w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/logo-iese-160x160.png 160w, https://ifas.hypotheses.org/files/2016/12/logo-iese-320x320.png 320w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" /> 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES (IESE) Maputo, 19-21 September 2017 Challenges of social and economic research in times of crisis On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, IESE is announcing that its 5th international academic conference, on the theme “Challenges of social and economic research in times of crisis” will be held in Maputo, Mozambique, from 19 to 21 September 2017. The inaugural conference of IESE, held on 19 September 2007, discussed the challenges of social and economic research in Mozambique, from the point of view of the theoretical, paradigmatic and methodological challenges to study, understand and respond to the dynamics and trends of political, economic and social transformation, and of the challenges of the insertion of research and its role in a political context forecast to become increasingly hostile and repressive. Ten years later, the world is witnessing a multi-dimensional and international crisis. Although the crisis is global, it has regional and national expressions and specificities. What does our research teach us? Where we are, what questions disturb us, what are we unable to understand and explain, or to change, and what do we not know? What contributions have we made, both to the social sciences and to knowledge, and to political, economic and social debates and to social struggles? What challenges are facing us, with regard both to the development of the social sciences and to their political insertion? Identifying, debating and responding to questions such as these are the objectives of this conference. In particular, papers will be prioritised which deal with the following themes: 1) Crisis, challenges and advances in research and teaching in social and economic sciences: a. Paradigms, models and challenges of heterodoxy in teaching and in research b. Research and teaching networks in Africa and cooperation between African research centres c. Funding of research d. Political insertion and the social role of research 2) Paradoxes and trends of the world/regional/national economy and critique of the modes of accumulation, patterns of growth and directions of economic and social transformation a. Modes and systems of accumulation and patterns of growth and transformation – the study and understanding of the socio-economic and political processes of the crisis and restructuring of capitalism and the paths for economic and social transformation b. Public-private relations, private investment, productive structures. c. Employment, dynamics of transformation and accumulation, inflation, poverty and social security. d. Public indebtedness and other forms of “expropriation” of the State and the dynamics of accumulation. e. Financial systems and their relationship with the productive and accumulation dynamics. f. The financial framework and that of global financialisation, African economies and models of accumulation. g. Regional dynamics and options of industrialisation and challenges in the framework of a differentiated southern Africa undergoing transformation. 3) Dynamics, trends and challenges of the global demographic transition and of the incipient demographic transitions in various countries of sub-Saharan Africa: a. Phases of the global demographic transition versus phases of great divergence and great convergence b. Demographic transition in sub-Saharan Africa: Myth or reality? c. Nexus of paradoxical myths and alliances about: population growth and economic growth; population increase and population density; population and sustainable and unsustainable development; ageing and gerontogrowth; population and environment. d. New economic dynamics, migratory movements, and rural-urban relations. e. Population policy and demographic transition: performance, prospects and options f. Viability and sustainability of a universal old age pension in Africa and in the world 4) Formation/Transformation of the State in sub-Saharan/southern Africa and the development of citizenship a. State, public interest, economic and social options, taxation and linkages between the State and citizens b. Challenges of southern Africa: liberation movements, “political credit”, political instability and crisis of legitimacy, democracy, decentralisation, political and electoral systems, development, cooperation, integration, and regional development prospects and tensions. c. New social movements, their origins, trends, experiences and prospects 5) New forces and old crisis in the international arena, with special stress on their implications for the African Continent, and particularly southern Africa: a. Economic crisis in China and in Brazil and the repercussions in Africa b. BRICS and new paradigms and models of cooperation and development c. BRICS in Africa: opportunities, dilemmas and challenges d. South-South cooperation versus North-South cooperation Researchers interested in presenting papers at the conference are invited to send a summary of their themes (in Portuguese or in English) in no more than 500 words, to the following addresses: iese.conferencia5@iese.ac.mz; iese.conferencia5@gmail.com. The proposals may be individual or collective (with more than one author). The summary should indicate, apart from the theme and the problematic, the complete name(s) of the candidate(s), their institutional position, and their contacts (email and another contact – telephone, Skype or another – are obligatory). Summaries with incomplete information will be excluded. The candidates may submit proposals for individual papers or for panels containing several papers on a common theme. In cases where panels are proposed, the identification and contact of the panel coordinator(s), are required, in addition to the information mentioned above on each one of the papers and their authors. It is advisable to send, together with the summary of each paper that forms the panel, a brief summary (in not more than 750 words) of the rationale for the panel, and its insertion in the themes and problematics of the conference. Although they can have a generic theoretical or methodological focus, or may be based on case studies about other countries or continents, the themes of the papers and panels should be relevant to the debates and challenges faced not only by Mozambique, but also by other African countries. After the conference, all the papers presented will be published in the collection of “Comunicações de Conferências” (“Conference Papers”) of IESE, on its website (www.iese.ac.mz), as long as the authors have not explicitly requested that they not be published. Some of these papers will later be selected for publication as chapters in books or articles in scientific magazines, after they have been duly revised by their authors. For any further information, please contact IESE at the electronic addresses mentioned above. Important deadlines to be considered: • The summaries of the proposed papers should be submitted to IESE by 15 January 2017; • IESE shall inform the candidates about the approval of their proposals by 15 March 2017 (and the list will be published on the IESE website); • The definitive texts of the papers approved for the conference shall be delivered to IESE by 31 August 2017; • By 15 October 2017, IESE shall inform the authors of the papers selected for publication as book chapters or for submission to scientific magazines, as well as the deadlines for the authors to adjust or develop the papers, in accordance with what they may deem necessary.
FISH Seminar 28 November – What the objects tell us: interaction, integration, and innovation at the 17th century Luso-African feira of Dambarare in northern Zimbabwe by C. Schenck
Monday 28 November 2016, 10:00 IFAS-Research Conference Room, 62 Juta Street, 1st floor, Braamfontein, Johannesburg ________________________________________ What the objects tell us: interaction, integration, and innovation...
Monday 28 November 2016, 10:00 IFAS-Research Conference Room, 62 Juta Street, 1st floor, Braamfontein, Johannesburg ________________________________________ What the objects tell us: interaction, integration, and innovation at the 17th century Luso-African feira of Dambarare in northern Zimbabwe Catherine Schenck (UCT) Discussant: Alexander Antonites (University of Pretoria) The Indian Ocean Trade Network, connecting large parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, was joined by the Portuguese towards the end of the 15th century. They settled on the eastern coastline of the African continent and soon attempted to move inland in order to get closer to the sources of gold and ivory which largely came from the Zimbabwe plateau. South of the Zambezi River they established trading towns with the people of the Mutapa Kingdom. Dambarare was one such 17th century trading town (or feira in Portuguese), located 40km north-east outside of present-day Harare. Although occupation lasted less than a century at Dambarare, it is visible through the material culture that a unique community emerged at this place where people of different world(view)s met. The question asked, therefore, is what can we find out about the nature of interaction at Dambarare through looking at the integration and innovation of material culture? Catherine Schenck is a Master’s student in Archaeology at the University of Cape Town, supervised by Prof. Shadreck Chirikure. She is interested in situations of culture contact and change, and how objects can inform an understanding of interpersonal interactions. More specifically for her Master’s thesis she concentrates on hinterland dynamics in south-central Africa, related to the larger Indian Ocean Trade Network during the Early Modern Era. Pr. Alexander Antonites works on the archaeology of Farming Communities in southern Africa. His earlier research concentrated on the social context of production. More specifically, he focused on discerning patterns of household and specialists activities and how these relate to economic organization of early farmers in southern Africa. Although production and consumption patterns remain a topic of interest, he has changed focus to political organization and hinterland-heartland interaction during the Mapungubwe period (c. AD 1200). The University of Pretoria has a long research history on Mapungubwe, and his research continues to build on this.
Call for applications Le Studium / France
LE STUDIUM Institute for Advanced Studies is pleased to inform you that the call for applications of the Smart Loire Valley Programme* – Campaign 2017...
LE STUDIUM Institute for Advanced Studies is pleased to inform you that the call for applications of the Smart Loire Valley Programme* – Campaign 2017 – is now open. Deadline for submission of applications is set on 9th February 2017 at 5:00pm (CET Paris time). This call is open to all research disciplines and offers post-doctoral fellowships for international experienced researchers in region Centre-Val de Loire laboratories including: A 12-month fellowship in a high level laboratory Integration in an international scientific community Funding and organisation of international scientific events Enabling environment (housing, administrative support, etc…) http://www.lestudium-ias.com/content/studium-research-fellowship Please find on this link: The guidelines presenting objectives, eligibility and selection criteria as well as the selection process through independent evaluations and Scientific Council; The Indicative application format enabling to write a draft and to further copy/paste it online. The online application platform – apply Eligibility: The fellowships programme targets researchers with a least 5 years of post-doctoral experience. Candidates have to identify a research team in the region Centre-Val de Loire accepting to host the one-year residency. If necessary, LE STUDIUM can help establishing a link with a laboratory in the desired scientific field in the region.
Defeating Apartheid: Cuba in Southern Africa / HSRC Seminar 21st November
Invitation HSRC Seminar Series, in partnership with the Institute for Humanities in Africa, UCT, the Wits History Workshop, IFAS and NIHSS Defeating Apartheid: Cuba in...
Invitation HSRC Seminar Series, in partnership with the Institute for Humanities in Africa, UCT, the Wits History Workshop, IFAS and NIHSS Defeating Apartheid: Cuba in Southern Africa Presenters: Presenter: Prof. Piero Gleijeses, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University and author of Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria and the Struggle for Southern Africa 1976-1991 Chair: Associate Professor Shamil Jeppie, UCT Moderator: Prof. John Stanfield, DGSD, HSRC Venues in Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town (Videoconferencing facilities: see below) Date: 21 November 2016 Time: 15:45 for 16:00 – 17:00 Piero Gleijeses is a professor of US foreign policy at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. His publications include Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976-1991 (Chapel Hill, 2013), awarded the 2014 Friedrich Katz Prize of the American Historical Association; Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976 (Chapel Hill, 2002), awarded the 2003 Robert Ferrell Prize of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations; Shattered Hope: The Guatemalan Revolution and the United States, 1944-1954 (Princeton, 1991); The Dominican Crisis: The 1965 Constitutionalist Revolt and American Intervention (Baltimore, 1978; rev. ed.: La Esperanza Desgarrada. La rebelión dominicana de 1965 y la invasión norteamericana, Havana, 2011). The HSRC seminar series is funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The views and opinions expressed therein as well as findings and statements of the seminar series do not necessarily represent the views of the DST. Kindly RSVP by 20 November 2016 Cape Town : Video Conference Room, HSRC, 6th floor, Merchant House 116-118 Buitengracht Street Cape Town, Cape Town. Contact: Jean Witten, Tel (021) 4668004, Fax (021) 461 0299, or JWitten@hsrc.ac.za, or Carmen August, Tel (021) 4668099, e-mail: caugust@hsrc.ac.za Durban : Video Conference Room, The Atrium, 5th Floor, 430 Peter Mokaba Ridge, Berea, 4001 , Contact Ridhwaan Khan, Tel (031) 242 5400, cell: 083 788 2786 or RKhan@hsrc.ac.za , or Hlengiwe Zulu at e-mail HZulu@hsrc.ac.za Pretoria : HSRC Video Conference, 1st floor HSRC Library Human Sciences Research Council, 134 Pretorius Street, Pretoria. Arlene Grossberg, Tel: (012) 302 2811, e-mail: acgrossberg@hsrc.ac.za
FISH Seminar 22 November – The state, markets and access to medecines by C. Pelletan
Tuesday 22 November 2016, 11:00 IFAS-Research Conference Room, 62 Juta Street, 1st floor, Braamfontein, Johannesburg The state, markets and access to medicines Charlotte Pelletan (LAM)...
Tuesday 22 November 2016, 11:00 IFAS-Research Conference Room, 62 Juta Street, 1st floor, Braamfontein, Johannesburg The state, markets and access to medicines Charlotte Pelletan (LAM) Discussant : Bénédicte Champenois Rousseau (INSERM) One of the modalities of access to medicines and drug regulation in South Africa consists in the paradoxical delegation of regulatory functions to non-state actors (namely, but not only, industry). Drug policies in capitalist neoliberal globalized states are characterized by their insertion into a global trade system promoting a growing commodification of medicines. At the same time, social claims for reforming the status of medicines rise significantly. State formation in South Africa has been characterized by continuous negotiations and compromise with business, which at first sight questions the possibilities for access policies. Opening the black box of the South African state amounts to demonstrate state’s ability to roll out a political project which aims at incorporating the notion of public goods into pharmaceutical industry in a neoliberal context. This presentation attempts to shed a light on access mechanisms through the analytical deconstruction of markets as a set of intertwined social relations. Charlotte Pelletan is a Ph.D student in Political Science at the Institute of Political Science of Bordeaux. Her Ph.D. research aims at re-thinking access to medicines through the reconnection of health systems, architecture of pharmaceutical industry and innovation dynamics. She has co-written with Palesa Sekhejane (HSRC) a book chapter entitled “HIV and AIDS Triumphs and Struggles: Developmental Gap for Biomedical Sciences and Healthcare Systems Innovation in South Africa“, which will be part of the forthcoming book edited by Busani Ngcaweni “Sizonqoba: Outliving AIDS in Southern Africa” (AISA). Bénédicte Champenois Rousseau is a independent researcher/ lecturer. She has worked for public research agencies and NGOs on Public Health and was a research associate on a contractual basis at the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) from 2008 to 2015. She worked on women’s experience of prenatal diagnosis and has taken part in a wider project including a cross-national comparison of Down’s Syndrome screening policies in England, France and the Netherlands.
Workshop Globafrica – IFRA Nairobi / 14-16 November 2016
14-16 November 2016 – IFRA Nairobi Workshop, ANR GlobAfrica Early diffusion of American and Asian plants in Central Africa The objectives of this workshop are in...
14-16 November 2016 – IFRA Nairobi Workshop, ANR GlobAfrica Early diffusion of American and Asian plants in Central Africa The objectives of this workshop are in link with the ANR program, and especially state of knowledge and background on the historical complexity (social policy) of Great Lakes Region (GLR with the perspective to cross and link historical/archaeological data (LAM-JOOUST teams) and agro-botanic data (CIRAD team). We also approach the statement of research at mid-term, the new program 2016-2018, and the seminar opens to the other two axis. 14 November 2016 Panoramic approaches, between evidence and models, a state of knowledge, background, problematics and hypothesis Morning: reception of the participants Afternoon: Session chairs Andrew Reid / University College London & Mildred Ndeda / Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology Christian Thibon / Les Afriques dans le Monde – Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour Population growth and densities, positive management socio-political landscapes and crop diversification in the Region of the Great Lakes, peripheral and central histories. Emile Mworoha / University of Botswana Monarchies, Plants and agrarian rituals in Great Lakes Africa (15-19th centuries Elizabeth Vignati / Les Afriques dans le Monde-Sciences Po Bordeaux Iron with or without Banana. A general overview of iron working in the Great Lake Region and its implications. 15 November 2016 About Nyanza province Morning: Session chairs Paul Lane / Uppsala University & Andrew Reid / University College London Dr. Isaya O. Onjala / JOOUST, Institute of Cultural Heritage and Material Sciences Southwestern Kenya and Northern Tanzania during the Second Millennium AD: Archaeology, Environment and Social-Cultural Change. Dr. Fredrick Z.A. Odede / JOOUST, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Later Iron Age Sites and their potential in understanding the origins, spread and influence of Exotic Crops in the Nyanza Region of Kenya. Gilbert Oteyo Report on excavations at Lwak. Dismas Ongwen / Uganda Museum The Islands and relationship continent and Busoga. Afternoon: Session chairs Isaya Onjala / JOOUST & Andrew Reid / University College London Dr. Pamela J.A. / JOOUST Examination of Changing Population Patterns, Plant Diversity and the origins of Exotic Plants in Western Kenya Pr. Maria Onyango / JOOUST, School of Business Studies and Tourism Reconstruction of Agricultural Calendars: Lessons from Western Kenya localized agricultural calendars, Events, Astronomy and Recurrent climatic events Pr. Mildred Ndeda / Kenyatta University-JOOUST Population Movement, Settlement and the Reconstruction of Society to the east of Lake Victoria in Pre-Colonial Times: The Western Kenya Case Launch of the special issue of Les Cahiers d’Afrique de l’Est “Global History, East Africa and the Classical Traditions” edited by Carla Bocchetti. Presentation by Thomas Vernet (IFAS). 16 November 2016 State of research and perspectives – Mission and program CIRAD: Christian Leclerc & Géo Coppens / CIRAD – Bibliographic Data base: Elizabeth Vignati / LAM – Individual or collective contribution 2016-2018 (Archaeology, CIRAD program missions) – Identification of needs and projects of ethno-archaeo-botanical-paleo and paleoclimate partnerships – Contribution of others axis: Thomas Vernet / IFAS & others The workshop secretary will be assumed by Kennedy Gitu / Kenya University. The programme here and the poster here
Armed Struggle Conference / 23-25 November 2016
THE POLITICS OF ARMED STRUGGLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 23-25 November 2016, University of the Witwatersrand (Venue: John Moffat Building and Extension Building, East campus) PROGRAMME...
THE POLITICS OF ARMED STRUGGLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 23-25 November 2016, University of the Witwatersrand (Venue: John Moffat Building and Extension Building, East campus) PROGRAMME Wednesday 23rd November Event: Registration Time: 15:00 – 17:30 Venue: Foyer – John Moffat Building OPENING PUBLIC DIALOGUE: ‘The Armed Struggle: Was it Worth It?’ Time: 18:00 – 19:30 Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium, John Moffat Building Speakers: Dumiso Dabengwa, Terry Bell, Ayanda Dlodlo Thursday 24th November Time: 08:30 – 9:00 Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium, John Moffat Building Welcome and opening remarks Time: 9:00 – 9:45 Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium First keynote address Jocelyn Alexander: ‘Storied Wars: Personal Narratives and Liberation Struggle Histories’ Time: 9:45 – 10:30 Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium Second keynote address: ‘The Hero & the New Intellectual: Writing and the Armed Struggle’ Mandla Langa Time: 10:30 -10:45 Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium Comments & questions Time: 10:45 – 11:15 Venue: Foyer – John Moffat Building Tea & Coffee Time: 11:15 – 12:25 PARALLEL PANELS 1-2-3-4 Panel 1: Strategic and tactical turning points in South Africa’s liberation struggle (part 1) Venue: John Moffat Building Room A2 1. Z.Pallo Jordan and Mac Maharaj: ‘South Africa and the Turn to Armed Resistance’ 2. Simon Stevens: ‘The “turn to armed struggle” and the “turn to sanctions”, 1960-1969’ 3. Dale McKinley: ‘Umkhonto We Sizwe: A critical analysis of the armed struggle of the African National Congress’ Chair: Tshepo Moloi Panel 2: Film Screening: Dieci Giorni con i guerriglieri del Mozambico Libero (Ten Days with the Guerrillas in Mozambique’s Liberated Areas) (Dir: Franco Cigarini, 1972), Introduced by Chiara Torcianti Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium, John Moffat Building Panel 3: Patriotic History and the Politics of Memory in Namibia and Zimbabwe Venue: John Moffat Extension Building Room 001 1. Joseph Mujere, Joost Fontein and Munyaradzi Elton Sagiya: ‘”Those who are not known, should be known by the country”: Patriotic history, liberation heritage and the politics of recognition in Gutu district, southern Zimbabwe’ 2. Henning Melber: ‘Armed Liberation Struggle and the Post-colonial narrative in Namibia’ 3. Samukele Hadebe: ‘Challenges in Memorializing ZPRA Legacy’ Chair: Jocelyn Alexander Panel 4: Military veterans post-liberation Venue: John Moffat Extension Building Room 101 1. Wonga Bottoman: ‘The impact of the negotiated settlement on liberation forces soldiers in South Africa’ 2. Frederick Sadomba: ‘Psycho-social strains of Transition for Zimbabwean Excombatants and its Effect on Peace-building and Post-conflict Recovery, 1980 – 2016’ 3. Zandisiwe Radebe: ‘Negotiated out of existence: Fanonian mediations on APLA and AZANLA combatants’ 4. Fumani Mthembi: ‘From Commissar to Obscurity: The Role of Disorganisation in The Struggle for Liberation’ Chair: Judy Seidman Time: 12:45 – 13:45 Venue: Foyer – John Moffat Building Lunch Time: 13:45 – 15:15 PARALLEL PANELS 5-6-7-8 Panel 5: Strategic and tactical turning points in South Africa’s liberation struggle (part 2) Venue: John Moffat Building Room A2 1. Patrick Mangashe: ‘The armed struggle, the underground and mass mobilisation in South Africa’s border region between 1986-1990 through the experiences of MK cadres’ 2. Nkululeko Mabandla: ‘The 1980s student movement and South Africa’s armed struggle’ 3. Koni Benson & Asher Gamedze: ‘Re-politicising armed struggle: Notes towards an investigation’ Chair: Sue Rabkin Panel 6: Biography and Histories of the Armed Struggle Venue: John Moffat Building Rooms A3 1. Tshepo Moloi: ‘”You have to think of tomato sauce”: The life and times of Thembuyise Simon Mndawe, and MK cadre’ 2. Christian Williams: Exile Biography and Un-National History: The Story of Kaufilwa Nepelilo’ 3. Hugh Macmillan: ‘Jack Simons and armed struggle’ 4. Miguel Junior: ‘Agostinho Neto and the armed struggle in Southern Africa (Angola, 1961-1979) Chair: Arianna Lissoni Panel 7: The Media and Representations of the Armed Struggle Venue: John Moffat Extension Building Room 001 1. Ishmael Makanyisa: ‘The role of the media during the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe from 1966 – 1979’ 2. Naitsikile Iizyenda: ‘Defending South West: Paratus and the Power of Persuasion’ 3. Garrett Eriksen: ‘Stories, Shadows and Dust: A filmmaker’s experience documenting the stories of SADF veterans of the South African Border War’ 4. Ali Khangela Hlongwane: ‘The Place, Image and Legacy of the Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) as reflected in Azania Combat in contrast to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report’ Chair: Omar Badsha Panel 8: The Armed Struggle in Poems Venue: John Moffat Extension Building Room 101 1. Helen Douglas: ‘Need I Remind Anyone Again’? 2. Benny Moyo 3. Makhosazana Xaba Chair: Barry Gilder Time: 15:15 – 15:45 Venue: Foyer – John Moffat Building Tea & Coffee Time: 15:45 – 17:15 PARALLEL PANELS: Panels 9-10-11-12 Panel 9: Gendering the Armed Struggle Venue: John Moffat Building Room A2 1. Jefferson Ndimande: ‘The Subaltern Speaks: ZPRA Women Combatants and the Liberation War in Zimbabawe’ 2. Jonna Katto: ‘Beautiful Mozambique Haptics of belonging in the life narratives of female war veterans’ Chair: Anne Heffernan Panel 10: Counterinsurgency and ethnic politics within the armed struggle Venue: John Moffat Building Room A3 1. Garth Benneyworth: ‘Bechuanaland’s aerial pipeline: State surveillance, repression and counter-insurgency, 1960-1964’ 2. Lennart Bolliger: ‘The Post-War Life Trajectories and Historical Narratives of Black Namibian and Angolan ExKoevoet and 32 Battalion Members’ 3. John Mwangi Githigaro: ‘(Re)visiting the Impact of Ethnic Divisions in the Armed Struggle in Zimbabwe’ 4. Calisto Samuel Remedios Baquete: ‘Genesis of Movements of opposition to Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO) in period from 1960 to 1994. The case of COREMO’ Chair: Saneze Tshayana Panel 11: Film Screening: The Routes to Freedom (presented by Anton Fisher & Patrick Ricketts) Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium, John Moffat Building Panel 12: Art and Music in the Armed Struggle Venue: John Moffat Extension Building Room 101 1. Judy Seidman: ‘”National Liberation is necessarily an act of culture”: Visual art of the armed struggle in Southern Africa’ 2. Retha Langa: ‘An unruly counter-movement to the armed struggle: The revival of song as a weapon in contemporary South Africa’ 3. Paolo Israel: ‘Mueda Massacre: the Musical Archive’ 4. Rithuli Orleyn: ‘Banished Struggle Memories Archived In Sound: Amagwijo As Discourse’ Chair: TBC PUBLIC DIALOGUE: ‘Fighting on Two Fronts: Experience and Practice of Gender Struggle within the Armed Struggle in Southern Africa’ Time: 18:00 – 19:30 Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium, John Moffat Building Speakers: Thenjiwe Mthintso, Raymond Suttner, Makhosazana Xaba, Graca Machel (TBC) Chair: Judy Seidman Friday 25th November Roundtable discussion 1: Socialist internationalism and the armed struggle Time: 9:00 – 10:00 Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium, John Moffat Building Speakers: Piero Gleijeses, Hans-Georg Schleicher, Vladimir Shubin Chair: TBC Time: 10:00 – 11:30 PARALLEL PANELS 13-14-15-16 Panel 13: Fim Screening: Flame (Dir: Ingrid Sinclair, 1996) Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium, John Moffat Building Panel 14: Debates over Non-violence and the Turn to Armed Struggle Venue: John Moffat Building Room A2 1. Robert Skinner: ‘”Ignoring the temper of the people”: the “failure” of non-violence in southern Africa, 1960-1962’ 2. Robert Vinson and Benedict Carton: ‘Albert Luthuli, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Use of International Non-Violence in South Africa’s Turn to Armed Struggle’ 3. Conrad Chibango: ‘”Let my people go”: a liberation theology perspective of Zimbabwe’s armed struggle’ Chair: Phil Bonner Panel 15: Mapping the Armed Struggle Venue: John Moffat Building Room A3 1. Godfrey Maringira: ‘”Underground Operations”: Azania People’s Liberation Army guerrillas in South Africa’ 2. Dawne Curry: ‘In the space of the Sexwale trial: Alexandra’s internal; underground and its oiling of the machinery’ 3. Jephias Andrew Dzimbanhete: ‘Sources about guerrilla activities in the Rhodesian countryside during Zimbabwe’s armed struggle: the case of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) field reports’ 4. Asa Mudzimu: ‘Convivialities, violence and deprivation: War and everyday life in guerrilla camps in Mozambique and Zambia’ Chair: Noor Nieftagodien Panel 16: Pan-African Solidarities and the Armed Struggle Venue: John Moffat Extension Building Room 101 1. Lazlo Passemiers: ‘The PAC and SWAPO’s participation in the “Congo alliance”, 19631964’ 2. Joel das Neves Tembe: ‘The anti-apartheid struggle and Mozambican solidarity’ 3. Clinarete Munguambe: ‘Nationalism and Exile in an Age of Solidarity: Military cooperation between ZANU and FRELIMO in Mozambique (1975-1980)’ 4. Matteo Grilli: ‘Nkrumah’s role in the armed struggle in Southern Africa (1960-1966)’ Chair: Mandla Langa Time: 11:30 – 12:00 Venue: Foyer – John Moffat Building Tea & Coffee Time: 12:00 – 13:00 Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium, John Moffat Building Roundtable discussion 2: The Historiography of MK Speakers: Janet Cherry, Thula Simpson, Ronnie Kasrils Chair: Stanley Manong Time: 13:00 – 14:00 Venue: Foyer – John Moffat Building Lunch Time: 14:00 – 15.30 PARALLEL PANELS 17-18-19 Panel 17: Southern Africa’s Armed Struggle and the World Venue: John Moffat Building Room A2 1. Kenneth Tafira: ‘Armed Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa and the Global GeoPolitical Order: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Angola’ 2. Benny Moyo: ‘Socialist internationalism and the Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) – a game-changer’ 3. Chiara Torcianti: ‘The struggle continues: Italian reception of the liberation movement in Mozambique’ Chair: Ralph Mathekga Panel 18: Documenting and Archiving the Armed Struggle Venue: John Moffat Building Room A3 1. Gabriele Mohale: ‘What comes after the struggle?: From the Archive of Ronnie Kasrils’ 2. Sylvester Dombo: ‘Running out of time? An evaluation of “Capturing a Fading National Memory Project” in Zimbabwe’ 3. Zephanaiah Nkomo: ‘Memorialisation and Archiving the Armed Struggle: The ZAPU/ZPRA Archives’ Chair: Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya Panel 19: Film Screening: Tribute to the Frontline States (Dir. Barbara King, 2014) Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium Time: 15:30 – 16:00 Venue: Foyer – John Moffat Building Tea and Coffee Time: 16:00-17:00 Venue: Dorothy Suskind Auditorium, John Moffat Building Closing remarks Time: 17:00 – 18:00 Venue: The Atrium, South West Engineering Building Music and Dance Performance by Massacre de Mueda: Makumbusho (Recollections) Artistic Director: Moisés Bilali Stage names, performers names and roles: Nangwona – Atanásio Nhussi – Percussionist, singer, main dancer and choreographer Namakwakwa – Valério Mwale – Percussionist, main singer, choir and choreographer Ngwidile – Maurício Nangonga – Dancer, percussionist, singer and choreographer Ntumissana – Constantino Ntumissana – Dancer, singer and choir (The performance is supported by an ANT Funding Grant from Pro Helvetia Johannesburg financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).)
Aide à la mobilité doctorats et post-doctorats / PhD and post-doctorate mobility grants
Un ou deux postes pour des recherches doctorales ou post-doctorales sont à pourvoir à l’Institut Français d’Afrique du Sud (IFAS-Recherche). L’IFAS-Recherche est un Institut français...
Un ou deux postes pour des recherches doctorales ou post-doctorales sont à pourvoir à l’Institut Français d’Afrique du Sud (IFAS-Recherche). L’IFAS-Recherche est un Institut français de recherche à l’étranger sous tutelle du Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du CNRS (UMIFRE 25, USR 3336), dont le mandat couvre onze pays d’Afrique australe : Afrique du Sud, Mozambique, Zambie, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Angola, République démocratique du Congo, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana et Namibie. Les postes sont financés sous forme d’aides à la mobilité pour une durée de 6 à 9 mois (maximum), non renouvelable sauf exceptionnellement. Les candidats retenus recevront l’appui scientifique et logistique de l’IFAS et participeront à l’animation scientifique de l’Institut en prenant part régulièrement à ses activités (conférences, séminaires, colloques, publications, etc.). Le montant de l’aide à la mobilité s’élève à 1200 euros net par mois ainsi que le remboursement d’un billet d’avion Paris/Johannesburg/Paris en classe économique. Les candidats doivent être français ou inscrits dans une université française. La sélection des candidatures se fera sur les seuls critères scientifiques mais le potentiel d’intégration du projet dans le paysage académique de l’Afrique australe sera pris en considération. De même, priorité sera donnée aux candidatures s’articulant avec les axes de recherche de l’Institut : 1. Archéologie et préhistoire Paléoanthropologie, évolution des hominidés, Archéologie et études pluridisciplinaires des Middle et Late Stone Age, archéologie historique, Art rupestre. 2. Histoire médiévale, moderne et contemporaine des sociétés de l’Afrique australe Connexions à longue distance, intégration de l’Afrique australe dans les circulations atlantiques et indo-océaniques, circulations matérielles et culturelles depuis le Ier millénaire, Histoire sociale et histoire impériale, hiérarchies sociales et raciales, esclavage, Enjeux contemporains de la mémoire en Afrique australe, régimes d’historicité, construction des savoirs. 3. Dynamiques contemporaines : études urbaines, mutations démocratiques et économiques Géographie et études urbaines, développement historique des villes, gouvernance, accès aux services publics, sécurité, justice spatiale, droit à la ville, mémoires urbaines, Études migratoires, frontières, xénophobie, Transformations démocratiques en Afrique australe, dynamiques électorales, transformation de la citoyenneté, politiques de l’identité, processus de construction nationale, Émergence et captation des ressources, politiques économiques, économie comparée du développement, travail. Éducation, jeunesse, mouvements sociaux. Une attention particulière sera portée aux projets transrégionaux, au désenclavement des savoirs et aux propositions portant sur l’Afrique lusophone. La qualité scientifique des projets demeurera toutefois le principal critère d’évaluation. Liste des documents à fournir : Une lettre de motivation du candidat (une page) Un CV Le formulaire renseigné sous format électronique Un descriptif détaillé du projet de recherche ne dépassant pas une dizaine de pages, décrivant le projet scientifique et incluant un calendrier de travail ainsi que les partenariats institutionnels ; Deux lettres de recommandation de personnalités scientifique adressées au directeur de l’IFAS, Thomas Vernet Dépôt des dossiers : Sous peine d’irrecevabilité, il est demandé aux candidats d’adresser leur dossier par courrier électronique à Thomas Vernet (comm.research@ifas.org.za), directeur de l’IFAS-Recherche, en joignant un seul fichier .pdf comprenant toutes les pièces mentionnées (y compris le formulaire et la lettre de recommandation). L’original de chaque lettre de recommandation devra être envoyé directement au directeur de l’IFAS : Thomas Vernet Institut Français d’Afrique du Sud MAEDI, Sous-direction du Courrier, de la Valise diplomatique et des Transports, 13 rue Louveau 92438 Chatillon Cedex Date limite de candidature : 20 Décembre 2016. Tout dossier incomplet ou reçu hors délai sera refusé. Les réponses seront communiquées aux candidats au cours du premier trimestre 2017 après validation par les membres du Conseil scientifique du pôle Afrique du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères. Nota bene : Les candidatures non-retenues sont susceptibles de faire l’objet de financements ciblés dans le cadre de l’appel à projets pour l’année 2017. Il est donc inutile de composer deux dossiers. Le formulaire à télécharger : appel-doctorants-post-docs-2017 English version One or two doctoral or post-doctoral research positions are vacant at the French Institute of South Africa. IFAS-Research is a French Research Institute Overseas under the supervision of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the CNRS (UMIFRE 25, USR 3336). Its regional mandate covers eleven countries in Southern Africa (South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana and Namibia). These posts are financed through non-renewable (save for exceptional reasons) relocation allowances (Aides à la mobilité) for six to nine months (maximum). Successful applicants will receive the scientific and logistic support of IFAS and will become involved in the scientific life of the Institute by regularly taking part in the ongoing activities (conferences, seminars, publications, etc.). The allowance comes to EUR – 1 200.00 net per month and one Paris/Johannesburg/Paris trip which will be refunded on the basis of the price of an economic class air ticket. Applicants must be French or registered in a French university. Applicants will be selected on the basis of scientific criteria only, although the integration potential of the project into the academic landscape of Southern Africa will be taken into consideration. Priority will be given to applicants whose research is in line with the research programmes of the Institute: 1. Archaeology and Prehistory • Paleoanthropology, evolution of the hominids, • Archaeology and multidisciplinary studies of Middle and Late Stone Ages, historical archaeology, • Rock art. 2. Medieval, Early Modern and Contemporary History of Southern African Societies • Long distance connections, integration of Southern Africa in Atlantic and Indian Ocean circulations, material and cultural circulations since the first millennium CE, • Social history, imperial history, social and racial hierarchies, slavery, • Current issues of memory in Southern Africa, historical régimes, construction of fields and categories. 3. Contemporary Dynamics: Urbans Studies, Democratic and Economic Transformations • Geography and urban studies, historical development of Southern African cities, governance, access to public services, security, spatial justice, right to the city, city memory, • Migration studies, borders, xenophobia, • Democratic mutations in Southern Africa, electoral dynamics, citizenship and its transformation, identity policies, nation-building processes, • Resources, economic policy, comparative development economics, labour, • Education, youth, social movement. A specific interest will be shown to transregional projects, projects that challenge epistemological borders and proposals dealing with Lusophone Africa. Nevertheless, scientific excellence will remain the main criteria of selection. List of documents to enclose in the application 1. A short introduction letter from the applicant (one page); 2. A CV; 3. The application form filled in electronically; 4. A detailed description of the research project not exceeding 10 pages and containing the scientific project, a research agenda and institutional partnerships; 5. Two reference letters from academics addressed to IFAS Director, Thomas Vernet. Selection process of applications Please, send the application by email with a single .pdf document attached, containing all the enclosures (including the form and the reference letters) to Thomas Vernet, IFAS Director at comm.research@ifas.org.za. The original of the two reference letters has to be sent by post to: Afrique du Sud, Ambassade de France Institut Français d’Afrique du Sud, Johannesburg A l’intention de Thomas Vernet MAEDI, Sous-direction du Courrier, de la Valise diplomatique et des Transports, 13 rue Louveau 92438 CHATILLON Cedex Deadline for applications: 20th December 2016 Replies will be sent to applicants by e-mail after validation by the Research Advisory Committee of the Sub-Saharan Africa UMIFRE during the first semester of 2017. NB: Unsuccessful candidates will be targeted for the call for funding for the year 2017. It is therefore unnecessary to send two applications. The form is available here : call-phd-postdoc-2017
La violence de la vie quotidienne à Libreville / The violence of daily life in Libreville
À partir d’approches disciplinaires variées, les études de cas réunies dans cet ouvrage offrent une plongée dans le microcosme librevillois, en s’attachant à examiner les...
À partir d’approches disciplinaires variées, les études de cas réunies dans cet ouvrage offrent une plongée dans le microcosme librevillois, en s’attachant à examiner les formes de violence qui se manifestent dans le quotidien de ses habitants. Car s’il est un domaine que l’observation de Libreville ne peut manquer de mettre en évidence, une dimension incontournable des échanges qui se déroulent en son sein, c’est bien sa violence. De la coercition des forces de l’ordre, aux brutalités observées au sein des cellules familiales, en passant par les interactions chargées de mépris qui ont cours dans les administrations publiques, les transports, ou les commerces, les articles réunis ici examinent cette violence ordinaire et latente de la vie quotidienne à Libreville. En abordant des domaines aussi variés que ceux de la santé, du religieux, des rapports de genre, des loisirs ou du politique, les contributions réunies démontrent comment violence des rapports sociaux, violence des institutions et violence de l’invisible s’entrecroisent et s’interpénètrent dans le quotidien librevillois. Les auteurs soulèvent finalement la question complexe des échappatoires à la violence, cette violence que les Librevillois s’administrent contre eux-mêmes, et dont ils sont complices. Alice Aterianus-Owanga est anthropologue, réalisatrice de documentaires et actuellement chercheure postdoctorante de l’IFAS à Johannesburg. Maixant Mebiame Zobo est maître-assistant à l’Université Omar Bongo où il enseigne la sociologie et l’anthropologie des religions et chercheur au Laboratoire d’anthropologie (LABAN). Joseph Tonda est professeur à l’Université Omar Bongo (Gabon). Son dernier ouvrage s’intitule L’impérialisme postcolonial, Critique de la société des éblouissements (Karthala, 2015). Plus d’informations ici