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