The Political Economy of HIV:
The Review of African Political Economy Special Issue Launch
12 October 2015 | 5.15 pm - 7 pm | Room 4429
SOAS, University of London
The special issue on the political economy of HIV has been co-edited by Kevin Deane (University of Northampton), Deborah Johnston (SOAS) and Matteo Rizzo (SOAS, RoAPE Editorial Board). The issue contains conceptual, original research and review articles that will be of interest to those working in political economy, public health, international development, economics and epidemiology. The contributions cover a number of important current issues, including conceptual issues regarding the role of structural drivers of the epidemic, critical discussion of interventions such as microfinance and cash transfers, an assessment of approaches to understanding sexual practices such as concurrency and transactional sex, as well as challenges related to the international response, institutional architectures, and the impact the response has had on the African state. The special issues seeks to promote a strong critical social science response to the epidemic, building on and advancing previous research that addresses the economic and social drivers of the epidemic.
Chair: Matteo Rizzo (SOAS, RoAPE Editorial Board)
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Timbuktu Seminar - An Illustrated talk by Alexander Huddleston
15 October 2015 | 1 pm - 3 pm | Room 116
SOAS, University of London
Timbuktu, at the edge of the vast Sahara Desert, was little known in the West—except as a byword for the remote and exotic—until militant Islamist groups destroyed many of its religious shrines and ancient manuscripts in 2012. The project 333 Saints: A Life of scholarship in Timbuktu (333 Saints : l'esprit du savoir à Tombouctou) captures a way of life and learning as it was shortly before the militants overran the city. The photographs depict a moment in time now almost gone, fading into history. They show a culture of moderate Islam that is under threat—a deeply rooted, ancient Islamic tradition of tolerance, erudition, and faith—and a city that has built its very identity around scholarship and a love of books and learning.
The photographs tell a story of discovery: exploring a rich and beautiful African intellectual culture, that of the ancient manuscript libraries of Timbuktu and the culture of scholarship that created them.
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For more information and to register contact: cas@soas.ac.uk ____________________________________________________ The Centre for Film Studies' First African Film Lecture: The Cinema and its Publics in Africa
19 October | 5:15 pm - 7 pm | Room 4429
in collaboration with the SOAS Centre for Film Studies
with Dr Litheko Modisane (University of Cape Town)
Dr. Litheko Modisane is a Senior Lecturer (Television Studies) in the Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town. Modisane's scope of interests includes repertoires of symbolic representations in the contemporary political public sphere in South Africa. He is currently writing a book on Nelson Mandela as a cinematic and televisual subject, particularly with regard to how meanings of liberation are constructed or deconstructed around his portrayals on film. Modisane is the author of South Africa's Renegade Reels: The Making and Public Lives of Black-Centred Films, (Palgrave Macmillan (New York) 2013). The book focuses on the public lives of iconic black-centred films in South Africa, from the colonial to the post-apartheid eras. Such films, Modisane's work demonstrates, are catalysts for public reflections on social and political issues germane to anti-apartheid politics and fledgling democracies. Modisane contributes to a wide range of topics within the fields of film and television. Chair: Dr. Lindiwe Dovey
Discussant: Dr Carli Coetzee Visit the CAS website for more information
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This event is sponsored by the Centre of Film Studies and The Levehulme Trust ____________________________________________________
Turning Issues into Stories
20 October | 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm | Brunei Gallery, SOAS
Co-hosted with One World Media
How do you produce accurate, relevant and compelling stories based on global development issues? Where do you get a story idea? How can you an engage a UK audience? In partnership with One World Media, The Centre of African Studies is hosting an event that brings together a panel of leading NGOs and experienced journalists to share their work and insights on how to cover development issues in an engaging way.
Turning Issues Into Stories is for students, NGO communications professionals and anyone interested in international development, journalism and documentary filmmaking. The panel will be chaired by Sir Brendan Gormley, Trustee of One World Media and former Chief Executive of the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Speakers will include Annie Kelly, Editor of The Guardian's Modern-day slavery in focus project and Patrick Strudwick, UK LGBT Editor for Buzzfeed News, along with experts from the British Red Cross and WaterAid.
For more information, please visit the One World Media website.
A limited number of student rate tickets are available. Purchase on Eventbrite ____________________________________________________
Renewable Energy in Africa
21 October | 6:30 pm - 9.30 pm | Khalili Lecture Theatre
in partnership with the Business Council for Africa
The Centre of African Studies will be holding a join event with the Business Council for Africa to highlight the issues facing the renewable energy sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa is consistently confronted with power shortages; more than 620 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity and it is estimated that nearly three-quarters of the electricity demand in sub-Saharan Africa will come from industrial and commercial users by 2040. Consequently, investors are examining renewable energy projects to provide a solution to the energy crisis. Africa's largest privately owned solar power plant is launching this year in Uganda, part of a plan to develop mostly renewable energy electrical power projects in 17 African countries, Reuters reports. The renewable energy sector is fast growing and has the potential to positively impact infrastructure development for the future. The event will focus on different aspects of the renewable sector including financing, legal, and infrastructure development. Speakers with extensive experience will outline some of the operational, risk, and financial issues that an organisation would need to be aware of when working in Africa.
Chair: Rosaleen Duffy (SOAS)
Speakers: Bob Chestnut, Peter Wright, Yacob Mulugetta
Ticket Prices:
BCA Members: £32
Partners: £50
Non-Members: £95
SOAS Students: £10
To register and purchase your ticket please click here. For more information, please visit the BCA website.
____________________________________________________ Why so much interest in China-Africa Links?
23 October | 7 pm - 9 pm | Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS
in association with the SOAS China Institute and the Young China Watchers (YCW)
The interest in China's engagement with Africa has grown fast in the past 10 years. This reflects both real trends in trade, investment and labour flows, but also a clash of perceptions about their potential impact on the development prospects of African economies and societies. This seminar will tackle the basis for these different views and how empirically-grounded work often challenges well-established perceptions about China-Africa relations.
Speaker: Dr. Carlos Oya (SOAS)
Moderator: Raffaello Pantucci (RUSI and founder of YCW)
For more information and to register contact: cas@soas.ac.uk |
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