News from African History
New Podcast by Prof. Joël Glasman 21.06.2024
The hero humanitarian is dead. And Joël Glasman is glad. In his new book “Humanitarian Humanities”, Glasman advocates for a more reflective and empirically informed approach to humanitarian action, emphasizing the importance of social sciences, local ties and contextual knowledge in the field. Listen in to Joël discussing his findings, callling for a shift from the heroic era of humanitarianism to a more scrutinized and regulated approach.
Freely available online under this link.
Workshop “Africa in everyday life in Bayreuth”: June 27-28, 2024
29.05.2024
The workshop is organized by Dr. Ibrahima Sene (Chair of African History) and Dr. Marcus Mühlnikel (Chair of Franconian Regional History) and will take place at the Iwalewahaus (Wölfelstr. 2, Bayreuth).
An interesting program with representatives from science, city administration and associations awaits you and is open to the public. Registration is not required.
If you have any questions, please contact: ibrahima.sene@uni-bayreuth.de
Please note: The workshop will be held in German!
New Article by Prof. Joël Glasman:
24.05.2024
The war in Gaza is seen as a potential tipping point for the Middle East. But broadening the scope beyond this region, another historic question appears: will the war in Gaza also become a tipping point for liberal democracies where they turn away from humanitarianism?Online available here.
"Virtual Encyclopedia online - Rewriting Peace and Conflict.
The Virtual Enclopedia is a virtual tool to provide readers with the tools to critically approach peace and conflict studies through the lenses of postcolonial theory and decolonial thought. It is part of the collaborative research network 'Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict in which Joël Glasman and Darja Wolfmeier currently working. https://rewritingpeaceandconflict.net/"
Successful dissertation defense by Ngozi Edeagu
09.04.2024
Congratulations to Ngozi Edeagu on the successful defence of her doctoral thesis on "Coalition and Competition in the West African Pilot: The Elite Capture of Nigerian Decolonization (1937-60)".
She completed her dissertation with the grade "Summa cum Laude".
Supervisor: Prof. Joël Glasman.
Commission: Prof. Alexander Stroh, Prof. Emma Hunter, Prof. Dmitri van den Bersselaar and Dr. Cassandra Mark-Thiesen
Book review of Prof. Joël Glasman's book "Petit manuel d'auto-défense à l'usage des volontaires"
09.04.2024
The journal Humanitarian Alternatives publishes a review of Prof. Joël Glasman's latest book. The review by Sylvain Pénicaud is titled "Humanitarian humanities: a combat sport?"
New bookreview by Perseverence Madhuku 05.04.2023
The Political Life of an Epidemic: Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship in Zimbabwe. By Siukai Chigudu.
Successful Dissertation Defense 15.01.2024 Ibrahima Sene finished his doctoral defense successfully in the Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar (Senegal) on the 29th of december 2023 with the best grade. After the Presentation of his study “Die Geschichtserfahrung des deutschen Kolonialismus in der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur (1978-2015)” he championed the enquiry by the committee (picture).
Congratulations!
New Blogpost by Perseverence Madhuku 07.12.2023
The Medicalisation of Exhaustion: Kruschen Salts in Early Twentieth-Century Southern Africa
The article explores the increasing demand of so called "Exhaustian Cures" in southern Africa in the early twentieth century and embedds it in into the broader historical colonial background.
New article by Prof. Joël Glasman 27.09.2023
Petit manuel d'auto-défense à l'usage des volontaires.
Humanitarian action involves difficult choices. Should you accept the conditions of access imposed by jihadists? Should you leave refugee camps when aid is diverted? Can you accept donations from any private company? Should humanitarian organisations make the fight against global warming their priority?
The first Humanitarian Humanities textbook offers a time of reflection. From the history of humanitarian action to the anthropology of global health and the sociology of massacres, this textbook offers an overview of the most useful research for thinking in emergency situations. An introduction to the humanities for those who help others to save their lives and dignities.
The introduction is open access here.