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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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Call for Contributions: CRN Field Notes Series

[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

A Chinese Ethnographer in DR Congo – Part 4

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 3

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 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)

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