Biennial conference of the Association for African Studies in Germany (VAD 2024) — Bayreuth, 30 September -2 October 2024

The Institute of African Studies at the University of Bayreuth will be hosting the biennial conference of the Association for African Studies in Germany e.V. (VAD) from 30 September – 02 October.

Conference convenor Prof. Dr. Andrea Behrends, current chairwoman of Vereinigung für Afrikawissenschaften in Deutschland (VAD)

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The conference theme is Reconfigurations in Africa – and in African Studies, addressing current and past crises and processes of transformation on the African continent, as well as the need to critically reflect on the means — academic, artistic and otherwise – by which we approach them globally to expand knowledge production. To this point VAD2024 aims to bring Africa-related institutions outside of Africa, including museums, universities and associations, into conversation with parallel institutions in Africa.

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