Collegium generale: Afrika, Africa, Afrique

Interdisciplinary Lecture Series of the Collegium generale in the Fall Semester 2024. Open to the public and free of charge.

 

«Afrika» ist wohl der einzige Begriff, der die ungeheure Vielfalt und Gegensätzlichkeit dieses Kontinents repräsentiert. Die Ringvorlesung will mit kurzen, aber prägnanten Einblicken aus verschiedenen Forschungsdisziplinen den Blick für diese Vielfalt schärfen.

«Africa» may be the only term that represents the enormous diversity and contrasts of this continent. The lecture series will sharpen the perception of this diversity with brief but concise insights from various research fields and disciplines.

Le terme «Afrique» est peut-être le seul qui représente l'immense diversité et les contrastes de ce continent. Le cycle de conférences vise à mieux appréhender cette diversité grâce à des éclairages à la fois brefs et précis issus de différentes disciplines de recherche.

 

September 18, 2024 (D)

Die Illusion des Wissens: Spiegel, Nebelschwaden und Afrika

Prof. Dr. Elisio Macamo, Sociology, Centre for African Studies, University of Basel, Switzerland

 

September 25, 2024 (E)

Can Africa's Higher Education System Tackle the Growing Youth Unemployment Challenge?

Prof. Dr. Ernest Aryeetey, Emeritus, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Ghana

 

October 2, 2024 (E)

Male Primogeniture in Bini Customary Law of Succession: An African Comparative Perspective

Prof. Dr. Chukwuma Okoli, Commercial Conflict of Law, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

 

October 9, 2024 (F)

ÉCOPOÉSIE : L'écriture en faveur de l'Écologie et de la Biodiversité Chocolaté – Le goût amer de la culture du cacao (Montreal 2023)

Samy Manga, Writer and ethno-musician; President, Association Écopoètes International, Switzerland

 

October 16, 2024 (E)

The Future of Africa's Urbanisation – Emergence, Challenges and Opportunities

Prof. Dr. Clifford Amoako, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

 

October 23, 2024 (E)

Bearing the Unbearable: The Transplantation Journey for HIV Positive Individuals

Prof. Dr. Elmi Muller, Transplant Surgery, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

 

October 30, 2024 (E)

Boosting Science, Technology, and Innovation for Shared Prosperity in Africa

Prof. Dr. Nicholas Ozor, African Technology Policy Studies Network, Kenya

 

November 6, 2024 (E)

Nollywood Women: New Perspectives on Cultural Entrepreneurship and Social Impact

Prof. Dr. Añulika Agina, Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria

Venue: Dampfzentrale, Marzilistrasse 47; in cooperation with «Tanz in Bern»

 

November 13, 2024 (F)

Politiques et pratiques en matière de langues dans l'éducation au Ghana: vers un multilinguisme additif ou soustractif?

Dr. Sewoenam Chachu, French Linguistics, University of Ghana; currently University of Zurich, Switzerland

 

November 20, 2024 (E)

Decolonising the «African» in Uganda's «African» Music Education at Higher Education Institutions

Prof. Dr. Sylvia Antonia Nakimera Nannyonga-Tamusuza, Performing Arts and Film, Makerere University, Uganda

 

November 27, 2024 (E)

Cocoa, Coffee and Oil Palm Related Land Use across Africa: Social-Ecological Implications at Local-Global Levels

Prof. Dr. Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland

 

December 4, 2024 (E)

Genomics for Health in Africa: How Can Medical Genomics Contribute?

Prof. Dr. Shahida Moosa, Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

 

December 11, 2024 (E)

Climate Change or Human Change: The Underestimated Dynamics of Nature-People Nexus in East Africa

Dr. Boniface Kiteme, Centre for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL Development, Kenya

 

December 18, 2024 (D)

Das Drama der geraubten afrikanischen Gemeingüter (Commons): Koloniale Hinterlassenschaften, Degradierung von Kulturlandschaften und lokale Alternativen

Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller, Social Anthropology; Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland

 

(E): English / (D): Deutsch / (F): Français

 

Program Committee

• Prof. Dr. Hugues Abriel, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
• Prof. Dr. Cord Drögemüller, Institute of Genetics
• Prof. Dr. Florian Eichel, Institute for Private International Law and Civil Procedure
• Prof. Dr. Lena van der Hoven, Institute of Musicology
• Prof. Dr. Margaret Owuor, Wyss Academy
• Prof. Dr. Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Institute of Geography
• Sara Bloch, Collegium generale