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    Good morning I am Dr Maurine Musie a Midwifery lecturer and Specialist at the University of Pretoria South Africa
    By: Maurine Musie
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  • Kumbirai Cliff Chinodya from University of Zimbabwe
    By: Kumbirai Cliff Chinodya
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    UNLEASH Rwanda
    Would you like to make a difference in your community? Are you passionate about the Sustainable Development Goals? Join the next UNLEASH Innovation Lab in Rwanda, a thriving start-up hub on the African continent.   The UNLEASH Innovation Lab in Rwanda will take place from December 2 to December 8, and changemakers aged between 18-35 will have the opportunity to apply for this transformative (and fully-funded!) experience until July 19.   During the Lab, 1,000 young participants from all over the world will come up with new ideas and co-create innovative initiatives through human-centered design thinking – a process that focuses on the real needs of the people that the solution caters to. Experienced facilitators and experts will guide the participants through different stages of the innovation process.   Who can apply? The Innovation Lab in Rwanda is open to young people between the ages of 18 and 35. We select participants that are: Passionate and committed to solving the world’s sustainability challenges Creative and have an innovative mindset Enthusiastic about working together with peers and experts Able to understand and communicate in English   Apply Now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKQHPtjR2UTrJjzxFPhc8MkZOmRMjFeOrp8jac5JQZ4tTNyQ/viewform   Learn More: https://unleash.org/rwanda/   
    By: Raquel Acosta
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    CFP: Summer School ‘service – servility – servitude’.
    SERVICE–SERVILITY–SERVITUDE CALL FOR PAPERS—SUMMER SCHOOL Labour history has long been framed through the ‘free/unfree’ divide. Moreover, slavery as well as wage labour, indentured work and convict labour, as well as other labour relations, have traditionally been studied in isolation from each other. In the last decades, however, labour historians have highlight- ed the need to move beyond the ‘free/unfree’ divide (van der Linden and Brass, 1997; van der Linden 2008), expanded the range of labour relations un- der study, and insisted on the relevance of a proces- sual perspective (De Vito, Schiel and van Rossum, 2020; Schiel and Heinsen, forthcoming). Especially the latter approach highlights the complex making of labour coercion, and offers the possibility to re- think key concepts, e.g. the ‘working class’, and pe-riodisations in labour history. Building on these new insights, the summer school foregrounds the potential of the concepts of ‘service’, ‘servility’ and ‘servitude’ to provide further entry points into this expanded labour history. At the same time, it seeks to uncover the historical importance of service and servile forms of labour that have been marginalized through discourses that focus on ‘free/ unfree’ labour, or have been addressed within isolat- ed fields of research. We think of labour regimes as diverse as family la- bour or domestic service, we look at shopworkers sharing work-spaces as well as close social ties in an Asian ‘bazaar’, we address inmates who worked in private households, or doing service as a pun- ishment for certain crimes, workers in ‘informal’ backyard manufacturing units, farm hands living on  the margins of agricultural households, or tributary and enslaved workers tied to service provision with- in the relationship to their ‘employers’ or polity. The triad of ‘service – servility – servitude’ operates as a structuring element particularly for types of work marked by high socio-spatial proximity with capital, one that provides an alternative facet for the inquiry into labour relations and enriches our understanding of the complexities of labour coercion. Thus, we are not only expanding the scope of current discourses on labour, but also the theoretical – more often than not binary – framework often applied. Using the triad ‘service – servility – servitude’ opens up new perspectives in the study of labour, and will consider overlooked histories. We seek to bring together early-career and estab- lished scholars working in the field from across the world, specifically highlighting the implications of studies on and from the Global South towards our understanding of global modernities in labour re- gimes without restricting our inquiry by excluding the contexts of the Global North. The summer school is designed to allow PhD students not only to present their own work, but also to engage with theoretical and methodological questions in training groups organized and moderated by established scholars. Reading sessions of key texts from diverse regions, small reading groups and discussing writing meth- ods will provide a space for students to openly dis- cuss challenges faced during research and writing phases. Participants are encouraged to suggest or provide a paper or a source which inspired their re- search. The summer school will be held at the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói-Brazil. It is open to grad-uate students in history, sociology, anthropology, and archaeology, based in any part the world. We welcome paper proposals: •focusing on any geographical and chrono- logical context; • addressing different aspects of the triad ‘ser- vice – servility – servitude’; •exploring aspects like race, gender, sexuali- ty, and even an intersectionality perspective in connection to the applicants’ research themes.   Please submit your paper proposal (approx. 500 words), abstract, a short summary of you argument, current affiliation and short bio-note latest by 15 July, 2023 to: paulocruzterra@id.uff.br Subject: Summer school: Service – Servility – Servitude Candidates with PhD funding are expected to fund their trips. However, candidates without funding can apply in their application for support of their travel expenses. You will be informed about the outcome of your application by 15 August 2023. Successful applicants will be expected to pre-circulate their papers among the participants by 30 October 2023. For further information and queries, please contact: Paulo Cruz Terra - paulocruzterra@id.uff.br Michaela Dimmers - dimmers@mwsindia.org Organizers Paulo Cruz Terra, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói-Brazil Christian G. De Vito, Bonn Center for Development and Slavery Studies, Bonn, GermanyMichaela Dimmers, Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies, Delhi, India and Centre for Modern Indian Studies, Göttingen, GermanySebastian Schwecke, Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies, Delhi, India Nitin Varma, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany   https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/networks.h-net.org/user/login?destination=node*12878235__;Lw!!HXCxUKc!xG5cbwfRnov-_t-LpqbdmKgrFR4aMSR-jpJ-WKppfFGWfbc_46W3Wl5bm0vTb77mKSxcc-a89NQmldaz8PKLLeW2UPnw$  
    By: Raquel Acosta
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    CFA: Prize: Queer African Studies Association Prize for Best Published Scholarly Essay by a Graduate
    Articles published in 2022 are eligible for the QASA prizes: The Queer African Studies Association Prize for Best Published Scholarly Essay by a Graduate Student The Queer African Studies Association Prize for Best Published Scholarly Essay by a Junior Scholar To nominate, use this form https://forms.gle/X1BoufgL5R4ZkZxS6 (self-nominations are encouraged). The full information is: These two prizes are awarded for the best published essays (i.e., journal articles or chapters in a multi-author volume) to appear in a scholarly publication (broadly defined, including peer-reviewed journals and university press books but not limited to them) in the previous calendar year (e.g., online or in print between January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022) in the field of queer African studies (broadly defined, including essays within any discipline, on any topic, on any African region, people, culture, etc.). The prizes go to, respectively, graduate students (at the time of the essay’s publication) and junior scholars (those who are, at the time of the essay’s publication, postdocs, adjuncts, independent scholars, activists, visiting untenured professors, or untenured faculty at the time of publication). Nominees need not be QASA or ASA members. The QASA Prize Committee selects the best essay from among the nominated essays. Essays must be nominated using the authorized Google Form at https://forms.gle/YcN93ACtzEeYhEV57. The award winners will be announced at the annual African Studies Association conference every November. Award winners will receive a small cash prize.
    By: Raquel Acosta
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    CFP: AIMS Dissertation Workshop, submissions due August 1, 2023
    Announcing the 2023 AIMS Graduate Student Writing Workshop October 5th and 6th University of Maryland - College Park The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) invites doctoral and masters candidates to its annual Dissertation Workshop scheduled for October 5th and 6th hosted by the Department of History at the University of Maryland - College Park. The workshop provides the opportunity for current doctoral or master candidates to present, discuss, and receive valuable feedback on work related to North Africa. Accepted applicants will submit a piece of writing from their dissertations or theses at any stage (prospectus, dissertation chapter, or article draft). Participants will be organized into panels to present their work and read and discuss other participants’ work. Scholars working on North African studies in a variety of disciplines will offer feedback, as well as perspectives on publishing, job market conditions, and other topics germane to professional academic development. The workshop further affords the chance to meet, learn from, and develop relationships with colleagues in the field. Graduate students from all disciplines are welcome. In the past they have included: history, political science, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, comparative literature, psychology, public health, musicology, and more. Some funding will be available for travel expenses and lodging.   Additional details: This workshop is open only to AIMS members. To become a student member ($50) or to renew your membership, please visit www.aimsnorthafrica.org or email Terry Ryan at aims@aimsnorthafrica.org To apply, please submit your contact information, CV, and a short (300-word) abstract on your paper via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/iYcw7HjWCY85LDrP9 The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2023. Selected participants will be notified via email by August 15th and asked to submit a chapter, prospectus, or article draft for review by September 15th. Please share this announcement with interested colleagues and friends! If you have any questions, please contact Caroline Angle Maguire at cangle@umd.edu. This event is co-sponsored by the American Institute for Maghrib Studies and the Department of History at University of Maryland - College Park. https://aimsnorthafrica.org/annual-dissertation-workshop/
    By: Raquel Acosta
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    Call for papers "Women and the history of state building in postcolonial African countries"
    Conference  - 6-7 June 2024 - Department of African Studies - University of Vienna, Austria   As African countries became independent, being represented in state institutions was a political goal for many women, but undoing the legacy of colonial politics and gaining public visibility in the political field was no easy task. Despite serious difficulties and challenges, women vied for offices, campaigned, talked and wrote about politics, voted, and expressed their ideas within various institutions (organizations, political party, unions, local and national assemblies…). They were strategic actors in the processes of postcolonial state building. Yet, their history has remained confined to a separate section of African politics, the “women’s section”. While African political history has long been dominated by male actors, the history of African women in politics has been primarily written from the perspective of grassroots politics and women’s role in social and economic development projects. A new wave of scholarship has recently begun to address this discrepancy in the historiography, with scholars exploring the ways women have challenged established political orders “from the top”, from creative writing to frontal opposition to presidential rule (see for example (Tchouta Mougoué, 2019; Musila, 2020; Adima 2022). This literature shows that African women’s politics must be placed at the heart of narratives of state building, party politics, governance and presidential rule, that political narratives need to be complexified, concepts rethought, and that new sources must be  sought to acknowledge African women’s complex modes of political imagination, action, and language.Building on this trend, this conference aims to retrieve histories of African women’s contribution to the postcolonial politics of state building. Who were the women who vied for positions of power, how/why did they campaign (or were appointed), for which ideas? What did they achieve during their political mandates, which challenges did they face? What did they do afterwards, what impact did they have? Which sources are available to document their stories? What are the methodological challenges that emerge when retrieving these sources and/or writing these histories? Case studies focusing on specific leaders, historical periods and/or countries are welcome. Papers may explore (but are not confined to) the following themes: ·      Documenting generations of African female politicians: pioneers, outsiders, through the lens of elite reproduction… ·     Documenting women’s modes of action in elite politics: via state and non-state organizations; informal and formal networks; African women’s roles in connecting multiple political spaces: at home, in local, national, or international politics. ·     Documenting the lives of non-conventional actors and the politics of silencing, cooptation, or amnesia. ·     Sources & Methodologies to retrieve women’s postcolonial political history; oral, visual, and/or material sources; personal testimonies. ·     Political languages: use of symbolic political languages (motherhood, politicization of the body…); how precolonial forms of politics inform African women’s postcolonial politics/activism; feminist discourses (applying a longue durée perspective). ·     Conceptual reflections: exploring the politics of “empowerment” and “disempowerment”; “women’s political space”… Please send an abstract (250 words max) and a short biography (100 words) to womenafricanhistory2024@univie.ac.at before 15th October 2023. Limited funding is available to cover hotel and travel costs for participants based in African countries. Please indicate in your proposal if you require financial assistance. Thank you!
    By: Raquel Acosta
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    Call for Proposals: MSU International Youth Day - Innovation Collaboratory
    In honor of International Youth Day, an observance recognized by The United Nations and celebrated annually on August 12, GYAN's Innovation Collaboratory allows global youth to expand their networks, build strategic partnerships, discuss ways to achieve success, and share their positive contributions to their communities and nations. International Youth Day 2023 Call for Presentation Proposals & Group Coordinator Nominations  The Global Youth Advancement Network (GYAN) at Michigan State University invites you to attend our virtual International Youth Day 2023: Innovation Collaboratory on Thursday, August 10, 2023, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am (United States Eastern Time Zone - EST).  In honor of International Youth Day, celebrated by the United Nations every August 12, GYAN will provide a platform for global youth to share their positive contributions to their communities and nations, participate in moderated panel discussions, expand their global networks, meet partners, enhance their professional capacities, and learn from peers and experts with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.   If you would like to participate in this event as a youth presenter, submit a proposal to give a fifteen-minute presentation on your project, research, or innovative idea for solution to global issues. If your proposal is selected by the GYAN team, you will be contacted to create a PowerPoint presentation for the Innovation Collaboratory event. Proposals are due by Friday, June 30, 2023 (11:59 pm EST).  Or, if you would like to participate in this event as a youth group coordinator, please nominate yourself here. This year, the GYAN team will officially appoint five youth group coordinators who will serve as a vital link between GYAN and the youth of their respective panels. Group coordinators will be responsible for coordinating presenters and experts, as well as serving as panel moderators for the Innovation Collaboratory event. Appointed youth group coordinators will receive an award of $100 for their participation. (Please note this is not a salary, but rather a gesture of appreciation and recognition from the GYAN team). Self-nominations are due by Friday, June 30, 2023 (11:59 pm EST).  Or, if you would like to simply attend this event as an observer/ public audience, please register here.  Don’t hesitate to contact gyaninfo@msu.edu if you have any questions.  GYAN believes that young people are the catalyst for positive change in the world, and this event is a celebration of youth-led innovation as the key to a solutions-oriented future. We look forward to seeing you in August!
    By: Raquel Acosta
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    Scientific Product Grant Program
    Deadline: Aug 15, 2023 Donor: Wildlife Acoustics Grant Type: Grant Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000 Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands, Holy See (Vatican City State), Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia Federated States Of, Moldova Republic Of, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Burma(Myanmar), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Wallis And Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Saint Barthélemy, Serbia, Kosovo, South Sudan , Curaçao, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Saint Martin (French Part), Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Area: Animals & Wildlife, Birds, Habitat, Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Scientific Research Wildlife Acoustics is proud to offer a grant program that provides scientists with products and software to help further their research into the study of bats, birds, frogs and other vocal wildlife. For more information, visit https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/grant-program Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/Scientific-Product-Grant-Program
    By: Raquel Acosta
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    Google Women Techmakers Ambassador Program
    Impactful community leaders The Women Techmakers Ambassador program supports women in technology who are looking to create impact and give back to their communities. As an Ambassador, you’ll engage with your community by participating in one or more leadership activities on a quarterly basis. Ambassadors receive support from Google and the larger Ambassador community.   Women Techmakers Ambassadors are leaders around the world who are passionate about empowering their communities through organizing events, public speaking, creating content, and mentoring. With access to a global community and exclusive resources, Ambassadors are helping build a world where all women can thrive in tech. Applications for the Ambassador program are now open! Apply now through June 30, 2023.   Apply now: Sign in to advocu   View Ambassadors: Women Techmakers Directory  |  Google for Developers  
    By: Raquel Acosta
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  • African Doctoral Academy (ADA) 2023 Hybrid Winter School - Scholarships Available
    Applications open! Applications deadline 2 June 2023! ​The ADA Winter School will take place between 3 - 21 July 2023.  Please fill out the online form here​. ​Final dat​e for applications​ is 2 June 2023. To secure your space at the African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Winter School, final date for payment is 5 June 2023​. If you have any problems with the form please email us at ​​​​adainfo@sun​.ac.za​​ and we will be happy to assist. Please use the link below to access the form. If you do not see it please access the form here​. The full ADA 2023 Hybrid Winter School programme can be found here​.
    By: Raquel Acosta
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    Call for Papers: New Perspectives in Africana Studies
    Call for Papers: New Perspectives in Africana Studies* Editors: Drs. Crystal L. Edwards and Abul Pitre, San Francisco State University Scope: Established in 1968 as a direct result of Black student struggle on campus, the Black Studies Department—now Africana Studies Department— at San Francisco State University was the first Black Studies department in the nation. The establishment of the department also marked the institutionalization Black Studies “as a ‘scientific discipline’ rooted in racial redemption, liberatory scholarship and community revitalization, the discipline of Africana Studies is a body of systematized knowledge, theories, methods, and laws, which are congruent with the African centered paradigm and philosophy.” (Tshaka, 2012, p 29). Sixty years later, Black Studies—and all its colloquiums such as African American Studies, Africana Studies, Africology, African Diasporic Studies—has seen much growth and evolution in the field. It is in this vein that this work seeks to critically engage subjects relevant to people of African descent in the 21st century, from an African centered perspective. Topics of interest Include, but are not limited to: ·     Africana Education ·     Africana Social Science Research ·     Africana Studies in the Digital World ·     Africana Gender and Identity Studies ·     Africana Religious Studies ·     Africana Health and Wellness ·     Africana Family Studies ·     Moving the Field Forward   If you are interested in contributing, please send a 400–500-word abstract that indicates your intended topic area to me at: cledwards@sfsu.edu . Abstracts will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until May 31st, 2023. Upon acceptance, full drafts of articles (4,000 to 6,000 words) in APA 7th edition formatting are due September 4th, 2023. Inquiries and questions can be sent to: cledwards@sfsu.edu or apitre@sfsu.edu . Contact Info:  Crystal Edwards, PhD. San Francisco State University- Africana Studies Contact Email:  cledwards@sfsu.edu Read more or reply Back to top 2. Journal of West African History by Bernard C. Moore Call for Manuscripts: Journal of West African History Founding Editor-in-chief: Nwando Achebe Editors: Trevor Getz, Saheed Aderinto, Harry Odamtten, and Vincent Hiribarren Book Review Editors: Mark Deets and Ndubueze Mbah  The Journal of West African History (JWAH) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed research journal that publishes the highest quality articles on West African history. Located at the cutting edge of new scholarship on the social, cultural, economic, and political history of West Africa, JWAH fills a representational gap by providing a forum for serious scholarship and debate on women and gender, sexuality, slavery, oral history, popular and public culture, and religion. The editorial board encourages authors to explore a wide range of topical, theoretical, methodological, and empirical perspectives in new and exciting ways. The journal is committed to rigorous thinking and analysis; is international in scope; and offers a critical intervention about knowledge production. Scholarly reviews of current books in the field appear in every issue. And the publication is in both English and French; an abstract in both languages is provided. Michigan State University Press publishes JWAH.  The editorial board invites scholars to submit original article-length manuscripts (not exceeding 10,000 words including endnotes, 35 pages in length) accompanied by an abstract that summarizes the argument and significance of the work (not exceeding 150 words). Please see submission guidelines for detailed expectations. Review essays (not exceeding 1,000 words) should engage the interpretation, meaning, or importance of an author’s argument for a wider scholarly audience. See what we have available for review on our Book Reviews page. Please contact our Book Review editors Mark Deets mark.deets@aucegypt.edu and Ndubueze Mbah ndubueze@buffalo.edu for more information.  Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of West African History should be submitted online at http://ojs.msupress.msu.edu/index.php/JWAH/about/submissions. In order to submit an article, you will have to create an account. The site will guide you through this process. 
    By: Raquel Acosta
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