We are deeply saddened to hear of Tayo Agunbiade's recent passing. Tayo became a SCOLMA member earlier this year and brought a refreshingly light humour when conducting historical research on West African women. We will miss her. bellanaija.com/2024/10/tayo-o…

Sudan National Museum (SNM), built in 1955 and opened in 1971, holds Sudan's largest archaeological collection. From the Palaeolithic to Islamic periods, SNM showcases Sudan’s rich heritage. #SudanHeritage #AncientHistory

We are pleased to announce the publication of the next issue of ASR (67.2), with terrific articles, reviews, and in memoriam reflections in honor of the philosopher Paulin Hountoundji. Find the issue here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Located by the Western Deffufa at Kerma, Northern Sudan, the Kerma Museum (opened in 2008) showcases the ancient Kerma culture, Christian, and #IslamicHeritage with Nubian-inspired architecture. #SudanHeritage #AfricanHistory #Sudan Photo Credits: Shadia Abdo Rabo

3⃣ Our 3rd Seminar from the #SCOLMA2024SS is now live on YouTube, titled "Digital (Re)Connections and Dispersed Collections". How have you worked with dispersed collections? 🔔Remember to subscribe to our channel to be notified as soon as # 4⃣ drops! youtu.be/qCCLKmCsq98?si…

We’re taking you to the skies! Can you guess where this incredible heritage site is located? Look closely and drop your answer in the comments below! Let’s see who can spot this historic treasure from above! Hint: the site was Akhenatan’s temple town. #Heritagefromabove #Quiz

Open Access is lauded as the panacea to publishing shortfalls i.e. marginalisation of African scholars. LSE Impact Blog Stephanie Kitchen @Africa_IAI, Mame- Ba & David mills explore its limits, charting instead a path towards Afrostructuring of publishing. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

4⃣ Our 4th Seminar from the #SCOLMA2024SS is now live on YouTube - "Publishing, Platforms, & African Literature in the Digital Age". How have you seen publishing change? 🔔Remember to subscribe to our channel to be notified as soon as # 5⃣ drops! youtu.be/pVLh91xn3qI?si…

Did you know this year marked 40 years of the #AfricanStudies imprint, #JamesCurrey? Discover highlights from 5 of the JC series in this blog post: buff.ly/48F8MLU

More than 1,000 of our digitised manuscripts are available to view online again, from wherever you are. Here’s a quick guide to getting started 👇 📜Discover the manuscripts: bit.ly/BLDigitisedMan…

I am really enjoying my time at the George Padmore Research Library on African Affairs here in Accra this week! Lots of amazing discoveries! 😄

"...the term 'African literature' serves to satisfy the western gaze...and confine African creativity, excluding any art that may deviate from its established boundaries" —Youssef Oubihi, "Questioning the Place of Moroccan Literature in the African Canon" brittlepaper.com/2024/11/questi…

ICA Members Join the “Emergency Response for Documentary Heritage” Training! The “Emergency Response for Documentary Heritage” workshop is currently taking place in Pretoria, South Africa from 11 to 15 November 2024. This important regional training, aimed at professionals from

European Conference on African Studies 2025 We welcome submissions from researchers working on the following theme. The new African studies? Open access mega journals, academic publishing practices, and the data economy For details of how to submit, see guarant.eu/ecasconference…

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5⃣ the 5th and final seminar from #SCOLMA2024SS is now live on YouTube: "Online engagement, African archives & digital public history". Thank you again to all our participants who contributed to a fruitful season of knowledge exchange - see you soon! youtu.be/cBt8nIGigrQ?si…

Wohooo! Check out our conversation with Africa in Words and learn how SCOLMA can help you broaden your network. Thank you again to all who made the #SCOLMA2024SS a fruitful endeavour, we look forward to seeing you at our conference next year in June!

Have your submitted your paper to us yet? Get your's in before the holidays! We look forward to seeing you in Oxford next year 🕺🪩💃

Issue 4 of our Newsletter is here! Featuring: EMKP team updates, a piece by Adil Iqbal on the cultural tapestry of Chitrali Shu, and the latest repository upload on the materialities of minorities in Ethiopia, led by Alfredo González Ruibal. Read here: emkp.org/newsletter/

On 11 december 1906, Senegalese poet and storyteller Birago Diop was born. Diop's work restored general interest in African folktales and promoted him to one of the most outstanding African francophone writers. He is featured in our #LibraryWeekly ascleiden.nl/content/librar…