[Version française en-dessous] Call for Contributions The Congo Research Network (CRN) invites researchers at all levels to contribute to the “Field Notes” section of its website. We are seeking a series of four blog posts (maximum 1000 words each, in English or French) recounting your fieldwork experiences in Congo. These posts will be published online … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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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.
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.