Congo Research Network

A Chinese Ethnographer in DR Congo – Part 2

Why would a Chinese PhD student choose to conduct anthropological research in Congo? How did he secure access to the field? Do Chinese-Congolese couples exist, considering the “self-segregation” of the Chinese in Africa? How does a Chinese ethnographer navigate his identity and positionality with both Congolese and Chinese informants in the field? In a series … Continue reading →

A Chinese Ethnographer in DR Congo – Part 1

Why would a Chinese PhD student choose to conduct anthropological research in Congo? How did he secure access to the field? Do Chinese-Congolese couples exist, considering the “self-segregation” of the Chinese in Africa? How does a Chinese ethnographer navigate his identity and positionality with both Congolese and Chinese informants in the field? In a series … Continue reading →

3rd CRN PhD Days: some pictures

Photos credit: Deborah Dainese Photos credit: Caroline Michellier

3rd CRN PhD Days: program

The abstracts of the CRN PhD days 2023 are out!

The third CRN PhD days are going to take place at Hoek 38 in Brussels and at the Africamuseum in Tervuren on 7 and 8 December 2023. If you wish to attend (physically or online), please register via this link. You will find full list of presented papers here.

CFP CRN PhD Workshop December 2023

The CongoResearchNetwork is organizing a 3rd PhD workshop, with a broadened focus on the Central Afria region. We invite PhD scholars working on a social sciences or humanities related topic on DRC or another Central African country. The workshop will be in person (in Brussels) and online.

Program Conference CRN 2022 (Milan, 13-15 September)

CFP Central Africa Ph.D Days May 26-27 2020, UCL Louvain-la-Neuve

VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS In light of the success of last year’s event, we are organizing a second edition of our Ph.D. Days with a broadened focus on the Central Africa region. Opportunities for research in DRC and the wider region of Central Africa are expanding in Belgium and around the world. We feel it is … Continue reading →

African History Book Club – Brussels 27 March

African History Book Club. New Monographs on Africa’s pasts. 27 March 2020, 1.30 PM-6 PM Bozar VUB-ULB we.KONEKT Space, 10 Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, 1000 Brussels During the workshop, three young historians who just published their first monographs will talk about both their research and the challenges of turning a PhD dissertation into a book. The book … Continue reading →

CFP – 5th Congo Research Network Congress – Milan, 15-16 September 2020

SEE BELOW FOR THE FRENCH VERSION The Becoming of Congo: Epistemologies, Practices, and Imaginaries The Congo Research Network (CRN) is organizing its fifth international conference, to be held at the University of Milan on 15-16 September 2020. The conference aims to bring together junior and senior scholars across the humanities and social sciences, sharing a … Continue reading →