Events archive
Prof Manthia Diawara (New York University)
7 June 2019 - 5:00pm
Investcorp Lecture Theatre
“Edouard Glissant and the Right to Opacity: Some Trembling Thoughts on the State of Critical Theory in Francophone Africa”, by Professor Manthia Diawara (New York University) The African Studies... Read more
South Africa Discussion Group
Crispian Olver (Univ of the Witwatersrand, author of How to Steal a City)
4 June 2019 - 5:00pm
Pavilion Room
Rent seeking or growth coalitions? - a comparative study of governance models in South African cities
30 May 2019 - 5:00pm
Nissan Theatre, St Antony's Colege
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, 6th President of Mauritius, will give a lecture titled 'Driving Africa's prosperity through sustainable and innovative practices'. The guest lecture will take place on Thursday,... Read more
South Africa Discussion Group
Saul Musker (Blavatnik School of Government)
28 May 2019 - 5:00pm
Pavilion Room
Discussion of the South African elections and recent politics, led by Saul Musker (Blavatnik School of Government) and other students.
Dr Max Price
24 May 2019 - 5:00pm
Nissan Lecture Theatre
The African Studies Centre and the Africa Society at University of Oxford invite you to a talk by Dr Max Price, Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town on Decolonisation Dilemmas:... Read more
23 May 2019 - 5:00pm
Pavilion
João Lourenço's reform agenda in post Dos Santos Angola: Ambiguities and asymmetries Conveners: Miles Tendi, Liz Fouksman Speaker:Rui Verde (Visiting Professor, African Studies Centre, University of... Read more
South Africa Discussion Group
Deborah Posel (Leverhulme Visiting Professor, University College, London)
21 May 2019 - 5:00pm
Pavilion Room
Deborah Posel (Leverhulme Visiting Professor, University College, London) - Car Troubles: Race on the Road (part of a series on the history and politics of consumption in South Africa)
Marco Di Nunzio (Lecturer in the Anthropology of Africa, University of Birmingham)
2 May 2019 - 5:00pm
Pavilion
South Africa Discussion Group
David Everatt
5 March 2019 - 5:00pm
Pavilion Room
David Everatt (University of the Witwatersrand) South Africa’s 2019 election: prospects and implications
South Africa Discussion Group
David Everatt
26 February 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room
David Everatt (Director, University of the Witwatersrand School of Governance, Oppenheimer Visiting Fellow) South African Cities in comparative perspective: David Everatt will lead a discussion on... Read more
Olumide Popoola
29 November 2018 - 5:00pm
Pavilion
When we speak of nothing
29 November 2018 - 5:00pm
Nissan Theatre, St Antony's Colege
Join us for a screening of the film Life is Wonderful: Mandela's Unsung Heroes, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Nick Stadlen.
Insa Nolte (University of Birmingham), Vincent Hiribarren (King’s College, London), Adam Higazi (University of Amsterdam), John Smith and others TBC
22 November 2018 - 5:00pm
Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Antony Kirk-Greene Memorial Event
Oliver Owen
15 November 2018 - 5:00pm
Pavilion
Burma Boys: World War II, Memory and Popular Culture in Central Nigeria
Edith Ojo (Brighton based arts freelancer) and Nicola Stylianou (MoDa, Middlesex University)
8 November 2018 - 5:00pm
Pavilion
Fashioning Africa at Brighton Museum