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HUMA Academic Board Chair Elected as Fellow of The British Academy

The Chair of our HUMA Academic Board, Professor Francis Nyamnjoh, has been elected as a Fellow of The British Academy. This prestigious recognition places him among a distinguished community of over 1,700 leading academics.

Should Africa De-Link From The West To Settle The Past Injustices?

Exploring Africa's Shift: In a thought-provoking piece, Anthropologist Minga Kongo delves into Africa's evolving stance post-Nigerien coup and the Africa-Russia Summit.

Charting networks of care for the elderly in South(ern) Africa

Blog: Recap of the HUMA Ataya seminar with Professor Elena Moore: 'Family care of older persons in South(ern) Africa'.

Landscapes as witnesses to history: Canham's Riotous Deathscapes

Blog: Recap of the HUMA Book Launch with Hugo ka Canham: 'Riotous Deathscapes'. Discussant: Associate Professor Christopher Ouma.

Prof. Saikat Majumdar at the HUMA African Epistemologies Advanced Seminar, April 2023

Highlights of Saikat Majumdar: 'Autodidactic nation. Education and literary subjectivity in 20th century South Africa'

Blog: Recap of the HUMA African Epistemologies Advanced Seminar with Professor Saikat Majumdar: 'The Amateur: literary self-making and the humanities in the postcolony'.

Flute from his femur – researcher’s personal journey with healthcare tech, AI

UCT News: Sweet and clear, the ethereal sound of a flute greets visitors to artist-researcher Dr Ralph Borland’s exhibition. But the instrument yields a surprise: it’s a to-scale 3D replica of his own thighbo

Disobedient knowledge and respect for our African humanity

UCT News: Sub-Saharan Africa is the youngest population in the world – no doubt that the future is African. But what will this future look like? This is the question asked by HUMA, a hub of innovative research at UCT un

Watch the incoming video messages for ASAA2022

The anticipation is building for the ASAA2022 conference and there are video greetings from across the world. HUMA is co-host of the 4th Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) ...

Call for submissions | After the Fire: Loss, Archive and African Studies

This symposium marks the first anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Jagger Reading Room and much of the African Studies collections at the University of Cape Town. Submission deadline: 17 Jan 2022.

Season's Greetings from HUMA

Warm greetings to you and your families. From everyone at HUMA – Institute for Humanities in Africa, we’d like to thank you for your continued loyalty and faith in us.

HUMA is back in town

UCT News: The Institute for the Humanities in Africa (HUMA) was relaunched in 2020. Dr Divine Fuh, newly appointed HUMA director, has big plans for the unit. “We are revitalising one of Africa’s most ambitious humaniti

Call for panel proposals for 4th Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) now open

We are pleased to announce the launch of the call for panel proposals for the 4th Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa. ASAA2022 is hosted by HUMA and scheduled for 11–16 April 2022.

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