Centre of African Studies

Join SOAS Library for an evening celebrating the paperback release of Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas!

SOAS Library welcomes Fatin Abbas in conversation with Dr Ida Hadjivayanis, chair of the SOAS Centre of African Studies, to celebrate Ghost Season, a powerful debut connecting five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border.

Author talk: 'Ghost Season' by Fatin Abbas SOAS Library welcomes Fatin Abbas to celebrate 'Ghost Season', a powerful debut novel connecting five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border.

Mahmood Mamdani and Fareda Banda at SOAS University of London on Slow Poison.

Prof. Mahmood Mamdani on decolonisation: Lessons from postcolonial Uganda Professor Mahmood Mamdani came to SOAS University of London to spea...

Register for: Conceptualising Translation Studies:Ethiopia and African Traditions Beyond the Postcolonial Lens
- it will be hybrid.

Conceptualising Translation Studies: Ethiopia and African Traditions Beyond the Postcolonial Lens Literary translator Dr Bethlehem Attfield examines how diverse epistemic traditions can be centered and integrated in African translation theories.

We are excited to host Walter Bgoya and Ibrahim Malumfashi, translators of Le Petit Prince into Kiswahili (Mwana Mdogo wa Mfalme) and Hausa (Yarima Ɗan Sarki) respectively.. join online only. April 30th 3pm UK time.

Crossing Worlds: Translating Le Petit Prince into Kiswahili and Hausa We are excited to host Walter Bgoya and Ibrahim Malumfashi, translators of Le Petit Prince into Kiswahili (Mwana Mdogo wa Mfalme) and Hausa (Yarima Ɗan Sarki) respectively.

Please register here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-devil-made-me-do-it-understanding-occult-crime-in-south-africa-tickets-1987682923130?lid=qpplj5ya16y0&utm_source=braze&utm_medium=ebml&utm_campaign=clpo_ceex_lcm_fad_mec_mc_mum_0_0_eventpublished&utm_term=Main_EventPublishedSubFree_HeroSummary_other%20feature%20usage&utm_content=e412e73b-f3c5-463c-af88-9aa6b8e94267__69e2358a8674947e7f7d25c28e05e4ee__2cc6065c-8d9a-424d-a326-56cd04fcd4b9

Book Launch for "The Devil Made Me Do It: Understanding Occult Crime in South Africa" In this talk, author Nicky Falkof and professor Hannah Gibson will discuss Falkof's new book "The Devil Made Me Do It..", which examines the prevalence of supposedly supernatural crimes in South African society.

CHIALA AFRICAN LITERATURE FESTIVAL IN GRAZ AUSTRIA FROM APRIL 17-18.

We are very excited to host Professor Mahmoud Mamdani at SOAS on May 1st. Join us:

Decolonisation: lessons from post-colonial Uganda Join Professors Banda and Mamdani for a thought-provoking talk and Q&A, followed by closing remarks and a book signing.

Join us for a talk with Dr Bethlehem Attfield, award-winning literary translator specialising in Amharic and English, as she explores how African translation theories can be expanded beyond the dominant postcolonial paradigm by foregrounding diverse, often overlooked epistemic traditions.

Conceptualising Translation Studies: Ethiopia and African Traditions Beyond the Postcolonial Lens Literary translator Dr Bethlehem Attfield examines how diverse epistemic traditions can be centered and integrated in African translation theories.

Join us for a discussion on Occult Crime in South Africa as Prof Nicky Falkof from Wits and Prof Hannah Gibson from Essex discuss Falkof’s new book “The Devil made me do it” Understanding Occult Crime in South Africa. April 21 at SOAS.

Book Launch for "The Devil Made Me Do It: Understanding Occult Crime in South Africa" In this talk, author Nicky Falkof and professor Hannah Gibson will discuss Falkof's new book "The Devil Made Me Do It..", which examines the prevalence of supposedly supernatural crimes in South African society.