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New book chapter is out. It is titled "South-South inter-epistemic dialogue and Africanisation of African universities: Language, knowledge and decolonial impulses".This chapter argues that "foregrounding South-South inter-epistemic dialogue is necessary to promote African perspectives’ visibility. The main point of departure is that African knowledges are not even prominent in their local contexts which problematises the efforts for decolonisation; this assumption warrants emphasising local visibility as a condition for demanding international recognisability of African knowledges".https://lnkd.in/gbeMCDCb

Friday October 25, 16.30-19.00 - Knowledge on/in African societies: re-opening the paths During this dialogue, Professor Felwine Sarr will present his lecture: Knowledge on/in African societies: re-opening the paths. During this presentation Professor Sarr will engage with epistemological questions such as What types of knowledge? How are they produced? For which purposes? These questions are fundamental to Africans in their struggle for political, cultural and economic emancipation. In order to imagine and construct different presents and futures, it is necessary to interrogate the enunciation of knowledge paradigms, because knowledge production sustains and reproduces a political, economic and social order. No livestream, but it will be recorded.

Presented my research paper on the title Decoding George Orwell's 1984: An Examination through Gramsci's Lenses of Intellectuals and Cultural Hegemony in two day internationaconference in Sona Group of Institutions

Publication alert!!! KRC researcher Dr. Jae-Eun Noh’s paper “Navigating research, development practice, and activism as a transnational pracademic” is now out! Dr. Noh’s paper highlights the significance of Korean contexts in shaping social practices of professionalism in the development sector and in constructing connotations associated with terms such as “development” or “development NGO”. The journal Development in Practice is indexed in SCOPUS with H index 53, Impact Factor 1.0. Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/gKdczAc5

The experience of presenting a paper on Jan Smuts' formative childhood years at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies gave me great satisfaction - and indeed deepened my knowledge and understanding of this complex and creative person. By understanding his childhood physical and metaphysical experiences we can better understand his spirituality. By understanding that we can better grasp the deeper dimensions of holism as applied in perspective and practice. This then can inform our understanding of his view on individual and collective evolution of Personality (see that capital P as representing embodied 'soul') and point to a future trajectory of human progress and development. Then, with this understanding we can both recognise and get past the limited post-colonial fixated narrative to retrieve the gift he offered of human becoming as a navigational tool to the future. In the image, with Smuts looking, on Prof Bhaso Ndzendze (Politics and International Relations at University of Johannesburg) spoke on Smuts evolving foreign policy. Here he speaks on Smuts' cabinet policy at Smuts House, Irene with the launch of the book recording the papers of last year's conference on Smuts' legacy.

--------------------CONGRATULATIONS----------------- "Journal of Amhara Studies" ----------------------------- The Journal of Amhara Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing scholarly research and discussion on the history, culture, language, politics, and socio-economic aspects of the Amhara region and the people of Ethiopia. The journal aims to serve as a critical platform for researchers, academics, and practitioners from around the world to engage in interdisciplinary studies that contribute to a deeper understanding of the Amhara community and its influence within Ethiopia and the broader African context. https://lnkd.in/eA-sgi-V

In this latest paper, described by the editor as an “excellent marrying of #CDA and #Intercultural Communication”, Sopuruchi Aboh, Godswill Chigbu and I explore ethnic othering during Nigeria’s election. We highlight the need for intercultural competence and propose intercultural competence strategies to minimize ethnic tensions in the Nigerian context that are informed by African history and cultural ontology. https://lnkd.in/dgbWR4PP

A fascinating interview by Joy Owango with ORCID's own Lombe Tembo, discussing the intersection of research, scholarship and development in Africa. Well worth a listen!

My panel report on global populism focusing on Malaysia and Singapore. Check it out if you are interested in political developments related to authoritarianism in these countries!

The African Studies Association of Africa's journal, Bokutani, invites submissions for its inaugural issue, "Ecologies of Knowledge in Global Africa." This issue explores African knowledge production, agency, and intellectual traditions, seeking contributions on: - Relevance of African Studies today - Innovative methodologies - Foundational and emerging intellectual traditions (Negritude, Pan-Africanism, Ubuntu, Afrofuturism, etc.) - Participatory and community-based research - Digital African Humanities - Decolonial African Studies - Global relevance of African social and political traditions Submission guidelines: - 5,000-7,000 words - APA citation style - Abstracts (up to 250 words) - Adhere to Bokutani's style guide Important dates: - Abstract submission: October 15, 2024 - Paper submission: December 15, 2024 - Notification: January 15, 2025 - Publication: April 15, 2025 For more details, visit: https://lnkd.in/ekrGv4WD #AfricanStudies #BokutaniJournal #EcologiesOfKnowledge #GlobalAfrica #Research #AcademicPublishing #CallForPapers