Josephine Boateng is a geographer from Ghana with a Master of Sustainability Studies from UNU in Japan, where she also worked at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). Currently, she is a doctoral researcher at the University of Melbourne, undertaking research concentrating on Climate...
Yohannes (John) Assefa is an Ethiopian PhD candidate at Australian Catholic University, Australia. His PhD research focuses on occupational therapy interventions for children with cerebral palsy in Ethiopia, specifically evaluating the outcomes and feasibility of the Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach. Originally...
The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP), in collaboration with its partner networks, universities, and community members, invites participants to the Indaba Africa Day 2026 online celebrations. This event will be held on May 23, 2026, from 2:00–4:00 PM (AEST) as part of the...
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...