16 November 2021 – 9.00-16.30Dibuka Library at the Alliance française JHB Worldwide, and for several decades, archive centres have received, classified, preserved, and promoted sound and audiovisual sources from public administrations or private collections. However, when it comes to music archives and collections, very few institutions in southern Africa are dedicated to such collection, preservation, […]
[English version below] Carla Bocchetti, chercheuse associée à l’IFAS-Recherche, organise du 15 au 30 juin une exposition sur Homère et l’océan Indien au Centre Culturel Franco-Mozambicain (CCFM) à Maputo. L’exposition est à redécouvrir dans ce billet AfricanBlogTakeover de Carla Bocchetti. Le but de cette exposition “Homère et l’océan Indien” est de décentrer le regard sur L’Odyssée – texte fondateur de la […]
Wits University Press, the Wits History Workshop and IFAS-Research are organising on the 6th of May the book launch of “Cuba and Africa, 1959–1994: Writing an Alternative Atlantic History”, edited by A. Delmas, G. Bonacci & K. Argyriadis. To register on Zoom click here.
We are pleased to announce that Antonio Polo Monzo — a former IFAS-Reserach fellow — will defend his PhD thesis in anthropology about the expression of identity of young people in Luanda on December 14th at 2 pm at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS). You can follow the thesis defence online […]
Journée d’étude/ Seminar November 19th, 2020 13:30 – 17:00 On the 19th of November, the French Institute will organise a seminar as part of the “Informality and Covid-19 in South Africa” project launched a few months ago by IFAS-Research. The main results of this research will be presented and discussed. In June 2020, IFAS-Research commissioned […]
Matthieu Rey (CNRS, IFAS-Research), Sophie Dulucq (IFAS-Research), and Noor Nieftagodien (Wits History Workshop, University the Witwatersrand) are currently preparing the co-edition of a special issue devoted to the history of urban cultures in Southern Africa (19th-20th centuries) for the Revue d’Histoire contemporaine de l’Afrique. This volume will gather papers insisting on the relationships between a specific place and stage – cities and towns – and the cultural […]
Announcement due to the current situation – COVID-19 Dear friends of IFAS-Research, Due to the current situation, and in light of the latest announcements, IFAS-Research is taking the necessary measures to follow all advices and regulations. Therefore, we regret to inform you that all our events are cancelled until further notice. IFAS-Research offices are also […]
An evening of debate and music dedicated to musical movements and countercultures in Southern Africa. > Saturday 28 March | 6pm – 2am > Keleketla! Library, Troyeville, Johannesburg In 2020, IFAS-Research will explore the various musical movements born in reaction to, or in resonance with the social and political realities of oppression, authoritarianism and colonisation. […]
The Eastern Question (19th-21st centuries): Foreign powers and local actors > Thursday 5 March | 1:30 – 3:30 pm > Humanities Graduate Seminar Room, Humanities Building, Wits University Within the framework of the agreement between the Collège de France and the University of Pretoria, IFAS Research (French Institute of South Africa) and Wits – University […]
Home in Exile: Life in Zaatari Refugee Camp > Wednesday26 February 2020 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm > Otto Street Illovo, Sandton, 2196 In the current refugee crisis, the UNHCR has highlighted two great areas of departure: the Middle East and Central Africa. Cities such as Johannesburg emerged from massive transfers of populations in the late […]
