Brendah Nyaguthii is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University, researching the emergence of multilevel societies in group-living birds during harsh environmental conditions such as drought in tropical areas and winter in temperate regions. Her research focuses on understanding how group-living animals thrive in...
Registration form is at the end of this post. Call for Reviewers The Australian Journal of African Studies invites academics, researchers and practitioners to join its reviewer community. This journal is grounded in African Studies as an academic discipline and epistemology, centring African ways of knowing and...
The Australasian Review of African Studies (ARAS) invites submissions for a special issue to be published in December 2026 titled The status and future direction of African Studies in the Australasia and Pacific region. This special issue is aimed primarily at African Studies scholars, research...
Huzeima Mahamadu is a Ghanaian PhD candidate at the Australian National University, Australia. Her PhD research, the Politics of Difficult Heritage in Museums: Slavery History in Ghana, explores how slavery history in Ghana is being interpreted and communicated in museums and how diverse audiences engage...
ARAS is constantly seeking articles in the field of African Studies and welcomes contributions from all over the world. Submissions must be relevant to the discipline of African Studies which means centering research on African ways of knowing and giving Africa agency in all components...
SYDNEY 2025 Abstracts extended!! The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) 44th Annual Conference: Harnessing the African Diaspora to Encourage Reciprocity and Collaboration in Shaping Global Agendas. Hosted by Australian Catholic University, St Josephine Bakhita Campus, Blacktown, NSW Thursday 27th and Friday 28th November 2025 Background...
The ARAS is looking for a Deputy Editor and Senior Editor (Asia and Pacific Region, other than Australia). This is a great opportunity for academics to mentor other researchers and writers. If you have a PhD and experience in writing and publishing academic works, please...
The ARAS editorial team is seeking: A Senior Editor from Australasia and the Pacific (excluding Australia) A Section Editor for Agriculture and Development If you are interested, or know someone who may be suitable, please contact editor@afsaap.org.au. These are voluntary positions, offering an excellent opportunity to contribute to the...
Have you ever wondered what the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) and the Australasia Review of African Studies (ARAS) logo stands for? Photo acknowledgement: Chris Malheiro. The logo is the head of an Ọ́bà (King), also referred to as the Great Head...
Ngugi wa Thiong'o and his wife Njeeri Thiong'o...