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Jeudi le 3 octobre a Kinshasa – Prof. Dr. Patrick Devlieger (universite de Leuven, belgique), “entre identite et materialite: la decentralisation administrative en RD Congo face a la marginalite sociale et culturelle” – discutant Prof. Mbwebwa (doyen de la faculte d economie et developpement, UCC) – a 16h a UCC – salle 17 –
read here about the recent and upcoming workshops organized by the CongoResearchNetwork in Kinshasa – September-December 2013
December 20 2013 (10-17h), Brussels CongoResearchNetwork invites young and seasoned scholars to participate in a workshop aimed at building formal and informal bridges between researchers in the human and social sciences working on the DRC. The workshop will offer an opportunity to doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from any of the human and social sciences (linguistics, archeology, history, theology, psychology, … Continue reading
17 sept 2013 – 16h30 Dr Thomas Hendriks (Universite de Leuven, Belgique) presente une analyse anthropologique des posters chinois dans les espaces domestiques a l’equateur et des photos par Sammy Baloji – discutant: Drs Henry Kalama (enseignant a L’Academie des Beaux Arts) – ISC Gombe – Salle Master 25 sept 2013 – 10h Drs Peter … Continue reading
Dear all, please read the 2nd blog post by Charlotte Mertens on her research on sexual violence in eastern DRC: https://congoresearchnetwork.com/2013/09/04/2nd-blog-post-by-charlotte-mertens/ also, some corrections have been made on the first blog post all the best, Katrien
Researching sexual violence in the armed conflict of eastern DRC October 2012. Lake Kivu. The boat takes us from Bukavu to Goma. Lively Congolese rumba music comes from ‘la boîte/disco’ in the lower deck. Balmy weather, light breeze, the magical beauty of the Lake, on moments like these it is hard to believe I am … Continue reading
Researching sexual violence in the armed conflict of eastern DRC September 2012. My Congolese friend Marie-Noël, who runs a small, community-based NGO, welcomes us in Ruzizi, a border town between Rwanda and the DRC. We hop in her jeep and head for Bukavu. Five minutes later, the car is stopped. Two men have barricaded the … Continue reading
‘Change of Plans’ – Blog 3 Identities are prevalent in any society, as a political entity or a loosely grouped community of people. These identities constitute part of the fibre of the national, regional, and local identity. The Congo is imbued with multiple national, regional, and local identities, which make up the fibre of its … Continue reading
‘Change of Plans – Part 2’ Generally one of the most striking things about the Katangan secession of 1960-1963 was the imagery and iconography created to develop a personal nationalism that could resonate within the local population. A variety of things were created and constructed – an airline, the national/local military, Katangan postage stamps, the … Continue reading
‘Changes to the Plan’ I’m not entirely sure how the fieldwork for my dissertation suddenly came to life. As a historian, it isn’t something you would typically expect to happen when filling out a university form several terms in advance to apply for fieldwork. However, this is Lubumbashi and as someone once told me, in … Continue reading
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