Faculty academics and postgraduate researchers join lineup for Africa Week
Academics and postgraduate researchers in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures will take part in the University of Leeds’ Africa Week
Academics and postgraduate researchers in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures will take part in the University of Leeds’ free three-day conference and other events as part of Africa (and African Diaspora) Week 2024 later this month.
Themed this year as ‘Open Africa, Open World’, the event will provide space for debate and discussion on open education and knowledge exchange systems, led and informed by African scholars and researchers.
The conference, held in-person and online, runs from 22-24 May, while there will be a vibrant celebration of African culture on Africa Day itself (Saturday 25 May). Professor Luis Francheschi, Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth, will deliver the keynote speech at the opening ceremony.
The following academics and postgraduate researchers from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures will take part:
- Wednesday 22 May, 11.20am – 12.40pm: Antonio Martínez-Arboleda, Professor of Open and Digital Education at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, will join the panel for ‘Higher Education Systems - Teaching and Scholarship’
- Thursday 23 May, 11.20am – 12.40pm: Professor Tendai Mangena, British Academy Global Professor in African studies at the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, will chair ‘African Feminism in Higher Education’. The event will also feature Aylwyn Walsh, Professor in Performance and Social Change at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries
- Thursday 23 May, 2pm – 3.20 pm: Dikko Yusuf, a first year PhD student at the School of English, will feature on the panel for ‘Student Perspectives’
- Friday 24 May, 9.30am – 11am: Dr Brendon Nicholls, Associate Professor of Postcolonial African Studies at the School of English, will chair ‘Policy for Progress’.
Professor Tendai Mangena said:
“Every year on May 25 Africa and the rest of the world celebrate Africa Day, but this year the Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) has afforded us a whole week to celebrate ‘the strengths, diversity, and impact of African scholars, organisations, and partnerships’. I will be participating in a panel on African feminism in higher education, where women scholars from different fields will come together to discuss the importance of the feminist perspective in understanding the experiences of African women in academia and beyond. This is a unique and thrilling opportunity and I am looking forward to it immensely.”
Find out more about the conference programme and Celebrating Africa and register your place for the 3-day conference (Wed-Fri) on the Eventbrite page.
