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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
Wednesday February 16 2011, 5PM-7PM, Danford Room, Centre of West African Studies, U. of Birmingham,http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/university/edgbaston-map.pdf, R16, Arts Building – in the red zone) Speakers: Dr Long, Nick (independent scholar), The media in a fragile state. Demonstrating effects, and protecting sources. Dr Pype, Katrien (U. of Birmingham), Reciprocity and Risk in the Lives and Work of Kinshasa’s Television Journalists … Continue reading
First Meeting of Congo Research Network December 11, 2010 U. of Birmingham, Edgbaston Campus Arts Building, 2nd Floor, Danford Room http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/university/edgbaston-map-09.pdf – in the red zone – R16 how to get there? By train: from New Street Train Station (main train station in Birmingham), take the train to University Campus (approx. 7 a 10 min) or bus … Continue reading
Wednesday February 2 2011 Seminar at the University of Birmingham (Centre of West African Studies, Arts Building, 2nd floor, Danford Room, 4.45-6.30pm) ‘Congolese History Between the Local and the Global: Challenging National Frameworks in Colonial and Post-Colonial History.’ Convenor: Dr K. Skinner Dr Larmer, Miles, lecturer at the U. of Sheffield (UK) ‘Rethinking local agency … Continue reading
JOIN THE CONGO RESEARCH NETWORK We are establishing a community of researchers working on DR Congo across the Humanities, called the Congo Research Network. Who? We are concentrating on establishing a critical mass of scholars working on any aspect of Congolese culture from any of the Humanities disciplines. Why? There are a wide range … Continue reading
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