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On 27 September, 2017, the IAS family welcomed a new member into its fold, as Mrs V.M. Otolorin took over from Mrs Helen Ezekwem to run the specialized library of the Women’s Research and Documentation Centre (WORDOC), a key organ of our Institute.
IAS-UI received two visitors from the University of Venda, South Africa, on the 14th of September, 2017. Prof Ernest Klu and Dr M.T. Chauke met with IAS Director Dr O.I. Pogoson to discuss a wide range of issues pertaining to African Studies research and pedagogy on the continent, comparing notes on disciplinary structures and curricula.
The research on and manufacture of traditional medicinal products received a major boost on September 11, 2017 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between PaxHerbals and the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research (NIMR).
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The current brochure of IAS-UI has arrived from press and is now available at the IAS Publications Office. It includes background information on the Institute, our mandate as one of the leading centres of research and pedagogy on African and Black cultural and social issues, detailed information on the courses and degree programmes we offer, as well as information on the admission process and other requirements for obtaining postgraduate degrees at IAS-UI.
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On Friday, 25 August, 2017 IAS-UI received three Lithuanian visitors who are researchers with a keen interest in African Studies as well as migration processes and their implication in the politics of identity formation and relations.
On the 17th of July, the Institute was the beneficiary of a donation of a metal gong by Prof M. Adebisi Sowunmi, lately of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Ibadan. This is a welcome addition to the Institute’s collection of traditional African artefacts and artworks.
Read more: Prof M. Adebisi Sowunmi donates metal gong to IAS
On Wednesday 12th July, 2017, Ifeoma Fafunwa and her wonderful cast of actors brought Hear Word! Naija Women Talk to Drapers Hall.
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The Institute’s Abstract Committee is meeting this morning to consider the abstracts of PhD candidates who have successfully presented their post-field seminars.
As a result of the review of the curriculums of our different disciplines and the introduction of new courses of study, a new IAS Brochure is due to be out of press in the next couple of weeks.
The Institute of African Studies recently partnered with more than 50 institutions across Africa and its diaspora to share the story of Ousmane Sembène (Jan 1, 1923-Jun 9, 2007), the ‘father of African cinema’ who spent decades shaping a meaningful visionary cinema for a newly independent Africa.
Theme: Be Bold for Change
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 was devoted to celebrating International Women’s Day at IAS.
The Women’s Research and Documentation Centre (WORDOC), in collaboration with the Gender Studies Unit of IAS, put up a colloquium on the theme ‘Be Bold for Change’.
As usual, it was a gathering of town and gown at Lady Bank-Anthony Hall. Under the coordination of Dr Sharon Omotoso of our Gender Studies Unit, the lead discussants at the colloquium were Prof Janice Olawoye of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ibadan, Prof Kassey Garuba, Head of the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Mrs Rose Oyedele, Special Adviser on Due Process to the Governor of Oyo State, and Dr Hanna Schlingmann, of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), University of Ibadan.