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Congo Research Network

The Congo Research Network (CRN) is a community of researchers working on DR Congo and its diaspora across the Humanities
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CFA: 3 PhD fellowships for the ERC Project ‘VIOLENCE WORK’ under Prof. Dr. Gillian MATHYS

The History Department at Ghent University is recruiting 3 PhD researchers for the ERC Starting Grant Project ‘VIOLENCE WORK’ Creating and contesting colonial authority on the ground in Central Africa through everyday violence, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gillian MATHYS. The 3 PhD-projects (‘Micro-histories of violence workers within networks of coercion, 1870-1970′) are each … Continue reading

Conference Program: African Studies Association 2024 Annual Meeting “Global Africa” [Sessions on Congo]

67th Annual Meeting of the African Studies AssociationGlobal Africa Chicago, IL December 12-14, 2024 There is a special session for Congo Research Network scheduled for Thursday, December 12, 6:00-7:00 pm in Iowa (6th floor). Below are the panels/sessions/individual presentations in relation to research on Congo: Thursday 12 December, 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM ((UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)) … Continue reading

Catholic Sisters in Postcolonial Kikwit – Part 4

Mick Feyaerts is a doctoral researcher at the research group History of Modernity and Society (MoSa) at KU Leuven. In four blog posts, she will be sharing some reflexive notes about her research trip in Kikwit (October 2023), during which she engaged in archival research, oral history interviews, and participant observation among Catholic sisters. Her … Continue reading

Catholic Sisters in Postcolonial Kikwit – Part 3

Mick Feyaerts is a doctoral researcher at the research group History of Modernity and Society (MoSa) at KU Leuven. In four blog posts, she will be sharing some reflexive notes about her research trip in Kikwit (October 2023), during which she engaged in archival research, oral history interviews, and participant observation among Catholic sisters. Her … Continue reading

Catholic Sisters in Postcolonial Kikwit – Part 2

Mick Feyaerts is a doctoral researcher at the research group History of Modernity and Society (MoSa) at KU Leuven. In four blog posts, she will be sharing some reflexive notes about her research trip in Kikwit (October 2023), during which she engaged in archival research, oral history interviews, and participant observation among Catholic sisters. Her … Continue reading

Catholic Sisters in Postcolonial Kikwit – Part 1

Mick Feyaerts is a doctoral researcher at the research group History of Modernity and Society (MoSa) at KU Leuven. In four blog posts, she will be sharing some reflexive notes about her research trip in Kikwit (October 2023), during which she engaged in archival research, oral history interviews, and participant observation among Catholic sisters. Her … Continue reading

CFP: 6th Congo Research Network Conference “Congolese Horizons: Weaving Temporalities in Congo Studies”

6th Congo Research Network Conference “Congolese Horizons: Weaving Temporalities in Congo Studies“ 29-31 Jan 2025 The Africa Institute, Global Studies University (GSU) Sharjah, UAE The Congo Research Network (CRN) is organizing its sixth international conference themed, “Congolese Horizons: Weaving Temporalities in Congo Studies,” to be held at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University (GSU), Sharjah, … Continue reading

Vacancy: Poste academique temps partiel en histoire de l’art

Poste academique temps partiel en histoire de l’art : arts de l’afrique et des diasporas africaines(correspondant a 2/10 de temps plein, soit un forfait horaire de 60 h/an)Faculte de Philosophie et Sciences sociales, Université libre de Bruxelles

Call for Applications: Research Associate/Intern, Democratic Republic of Congo, UC Berkeley

The research project led by Jonathan Weigel (Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley) is looking for qualified applications for the positions of Predoctoral Research Associate/Research Associate/Research Intern to work on research projects in development economics and political economy in Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo. This is an opportunity to gain field … Continue reading

Call for abstracts: Exploring Intersections: Decolonization, Diasporas and the African Food System [by 01/04/2024]

Call for abstracts Interdisciplinary Conference “Exploring Intersections: Decolonization,Diasporas and the African Food System“, 2nd – 3rd July 2024, Africa Museum, Tervuren, Belgium Submit abstracts by 1st April 2024 Appel à résumésConférence interdisciplinaire “Explorer les intersections : Décolonisation, diasporas et système alimentaire Africain“, 2 – 3 juillet 2024, Africa Museum, Tervuren, Belgique Soumettre avant le 1er … Continue reading

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