Högskolan Dalarnas centrum för Afrikastudier firar 10-års jubileum och arrangerar den tionde Afrikavecka 20-24 oktober 2014

Högskolan Dalarnas centrum för Afrikastudier, DUCAS, grundades 2004 med syfte att skapa förutsättningar och främja för afrikanska studier samt öka medvetenheten om Afrika i Sverige och EU. DUCAS som samarbetar med universiteten i Bologna och Pavia i Italien, Uleåborg i Finland och Nordiska Afrikainstitutet ger även stöd i afrikanska frågor.

Sedan 2006 har DUCAS årligen varit värd för Afrikadagar vid Högskolan Dalarna som i år utökas till en vecka för att högtidlighålla att det är den tionde gången Afrikadagarna arrangeras. Under veckan erbjuds bland annat föreläsningar med gästföreläsare från partneruniversitet i Europa och Afrika.

Arrangemanget är öppet för allmänheten.

För mer information kontakta Lars Berge på telefon 023-77 82 79 eller e-post labe@du.se.

PROGRAM UNDER DAGARNA

Monday, October 20: Room Bild310 (Chair: Lars Berge)
14.14-16.00    African Studies Master’s Thesis Examination: “Somali Past, Dutch Future? Dialogues with and about Somali Youth in Dutch
                       Refugee Schools.”: Defendant: Ioanna Salari,Discussant: Ulrika Wijk. Supervisor: Judith Narrowe.

Tuesday, October 21: Room Fö2, in University Main Hall, Chair: Torsten Hylén
09.00-09.30    Welcome, Lars Berge, DUCAS          
                       Greetings: Deputy Vice Chancellor, Ass. Prof. Marie Klingberg-Allvin, Dalarna University
09.30-10.15   The causes of the current ethnic violence in the African Great Lakes Region: a Historical, Social and Political Analysis: Prof.
                       Joseph Gahama, History, College of Education, University of Rwanda
10.15-10.45    Photo session, Coffee, Meet and Greet in the University Library Cafeteria
10.45-11.15    Conditions for Education in Multilingual Africa: Prof. Åsa Wedin, DUCAS and Dalarna University
11.15-12.30    Ethnicity, Language, gender and education: The case of Kenya, Ass. Prof. Joyce Kemuma, DUCAS and Dalarna University
12.30-13.30    Lunch (Scandic)
13.30-14.00    Five Remarkable Women in Ethiopian History: Emeritus Prof. Tekeste Negash, DUCAS and Dalarna University
14.00-14.30    A difficult decolonisation: Italy and the Horn of Africa: Prof. Irma Taddia, DUCAS and Univ. of Bologna, Italy
14.30-15.00    Coffee in the University Library and Presentation of the Exhibit: Field Studies in Mozambique: Carina Andrade and Gabor Kerti,
                       College for International Co-operation and Development, England
15.00-16.00    Creative writings of women-writers as new phenomena in the African literatures (Ethiopia and Nigeria): Dr Galina Balashova,
                       Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow.
16.00-16.30    From Colonial Childhood to Political Crisis: The White Zimbabwean Memoir since 2000: Lena Englund, Åbo Akademi University,
                       Finland
16.30-17.00    Seeking to amend the post-colonial distortions through African women voices: Albina Gakuru, Åbo Akademi University, Finland

Wednesday, October 22: Room Fö5, Next to Univ. Restaurant. Chair Irma Taddia
10.00-10.30   Essential for Higher Education: Broad Band Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ass. Prof. Federica Guazzini, Perugia
                      University for Foreigners, Italy.
10.30-11.00   Recent Fertility decline in Rwanda: Searching for Explanation: Dr. Celestin Kayonga, College of Education, University of Rwanda
11.00-11.30   Coffee
11.30-12.00   Presentation of a joint Book Project: Environmental history of Northern Ghana: Ass. Prof. Jeff Grischow, Associate Director,
                      Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, and Prof.  Holger Weiss, Åbo Akademi
                      University, Finland
12.15-13.15   Lunch
13.15-14.15   Climate Variability in West Africa in the 18th century, Dr Stefan Norrgård, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
14.15-14.45   The Present situation for Higher Education in Ivory Coast: Deputy Head Librarian Adou Atta, École Normale
                      Supérieure d’Abidjan, Ivory Coast
14.45-15.15   Coffee
15.15-15.45   The Challenges of Southern Africa and Europe’s Responsibilities: Pär Granstedt, author of Den trebenta pallen. Om Afrikas
                       utmaningar och Europas ansvar. Anna Gunterberg, Africa Groups Sweden.
15.45-15.30   Experiences as Volunteers doing development projects in Mozambique: Carina Andrade and Gabor Kerti, College
                      for International Co-operation and Development, England

Thursday, October 23, 10.00-15.00 in Room V322
10.00-12.00   Disability Rights in Africa: Ass. Prof. Jeff Grischow, Associate Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa,
                      Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

Friday, October 24, 10.15-15.00 in Room  V322
10.15-12.00   Environmental Change in West Africa I: Dr Stefan Norrgård, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
13.15-15.00   Environmental Change in West Africa II: Dr Stefan Norrgård, Åbo Akademi University, Finland

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