Academic engagement At the beginning of 2013 I embarked on a graduate program at the University of Queensland, specialising in GIS and Environmental Management. This program was funded by AusAID, Australian government funding that was intended to prepare me for my PhD studies at an Australian...
The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP), a network of academics, students, consultants, activists, diplomats, artists, community leaders, and others who share a mutual interest in the promotion of African Studies in the region, founded in 1978, includes among its aims the...
AFSAAP recently put out a Statement of the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) on the Stereotyping of African Australians/South Sudanese. KayaFM spoke to AFSAAP Secretary Edson Ziso to talk about the root of the stereotyping and lived experience of Sudanese people in Australia. You can...
South African President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma has had a torrid presidency, surviving numerous attempts to have him ousted from power. He is back again in the news, but this time the mounting pressure on him to quit is nothing like his presidency has seen before....
Jacob Zuma finally tendered his resignation as President of South Africa on February 14, 2018 marking the end of a tumultous 9 year-reign. Professor Peter Limb was on ABC’S The World on Wednesday to shed light on the new man in power, Cyril Ramaphosa. You...
As the euphoria of the drama-filled political changes in South Africa die down, focus now shifts to what the future holds. AFSAAP President and South African expert Peter Limb discusses some of the challenges facing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration on ‘The Wire’. You can listen...
Nominations are sought for the position(s) of Editor and Co-editor for the Australasian Review of African Studies (ARAS), the official journal of the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP). The term of office is usually three years. The Australasian Review of African Studies (ARAS) aims to contribute to a better understanding...
The Cherry Gertzel Bursary Award is an annual award to assist female post-graduate students to complete study or research in African Studies....
Dunedin, New Zealand – 2019 ‘Africa: diversity and development’ 42nd AFSAAP Annual Conference 26-27 November 2019 St Margaret’s College, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Theme The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP)will hold its annual conference in Dunedin, New Zealand. As usual, the 2019 conference will draw...
PLEASE REGISTER! Dear AFSAAP members, contacts, and all interested in African Studies. The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) will hold its annual conference in Dunedin, New Zealand. As usual, the 2019 conference will draw participants in different disciplines including academics, researchers, students, practitioners...