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Julie Ndaya Tshiteku I am anthropologist (PHD Erasmus University Rotterdam and African Studies Center Leiden The Netherlands 2008). My research focuses on the dynamics of identity transformation among Congolese women and children within the framework of religious social movements within the Congolese churches in the context of the Diaspora and also in Congo. I am … Continue reading
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BIOGRAPHIE Dieudonné IYELI KATAMU est né le 09 février 1971 à Bikoro en République Démocratique du Congo. Il a fait ses études primaires respectivement à l’Ecole primaire Upoto et à l’Ecole primaire Nkaka Pebe. Sa formation secondaire a eu lieu à l’Institut Frère Iloo de Mbandaka chez les Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes où il a … Continue reading
Kingabwa, 20. Juni 2011 Tuesday, seven o’clock. No electricity means no coffee. The morning prayer session from next door is over. And I am 30 now! Friday last week was my 30th birthday! It is difficult not to think about what “birthday” means, how we all produce time and age by ritualizing these moments, probably … Continue reading
all pictures were taken by Loránd Szabó —- to see them, click on the title of this post
Sunday 5pm, Kingabwa, at a table outside on our compound. Noone around, a rare situation. I hear birds, children playing, someone repairing a table next door with a hammer and nails, some shouting far away (football on TV: Kinshasa – Lubumbashi) and the general background noise of the city. Also Rumba from one of the … Continue reading
Peter Lambertz (*1981) Biography Born and raised in Eupen, Belgium, I studied History in Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels (mémoire de licence on 13th century history of thought), then added an MA in Global Studies at Leipzig university (with exchange semesters in Stellenbosch (ZA) and Wroclaw (PL)). Since 2009 I am member of the graduate school “Critical … Continue reading
We want to include reports from researchers ‘in the field’. Therefore, we invite researchers to blog during one month about their ongoing research activities, both in DR Congo and elsewhere, among Congolese communities. The goal is to include both Congolese researchers, working at Congolese universities and elsewhere, as well as other researchers. If you plan … Continue reading
The Congo Research Network will hold a meeting at the upcoming ECAS conference in Uppsala (June 2011). Location of the meeting: venue Ekonomikum, Room A122 – time: June 16, 19-20.45 — I hope as many people as possible will be able to attend!
The ASAUK (African Studies Association in the UK) is already preparing their biannual conference of September 2012 (Leeds, Sept 6-8). The organizers would like to have a stream on Congo-research, which means between 4 and 9 panels. They have invited the Congo Research Network to participate in this. It seems to be a wonderful opportunity … Continue reading
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