CAS Seminar Series
Introduction
Every year, CAS organises a series of bespoke seminars, with some outstanding Guest Speakers. All our seminars take place fortnightly, on Wednesday (4:00pm-5:30pm).
Content
The Centre of African Studies is delighted to announce their Seminar Series for the new academic year 2025/2026.
List of Seminars for Semester 1 (September-November 2025)
September 17th, 2025 (4pm-5.30pm) - Staff Showcase - Algorithms and Everyday Life in Africa: a conversation - with Dr Kevin Donovan and Dr Beatrice Bonami (CAS - University of Edinburgh)
October 1st, 2025 (4pm-5.30pm) - Sister Services: Moral Economies of Electricity Before and Beyond the State in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands - with Dr Michael Degani (University of Cambridge)
October 15th, 2025 (4pm-5.30pm) - Democracy Promotion Under Threat of Terrorism: Experimental Evidence and Policy Implications - with Dr Souleymane Yameogo (University of Glasgow)
October 29th, 2025 (4pm-5.30pm) - Exploring the social determinants of malaria in Uganda: the role of livelihoods - with Dr Kevin Deane (The Open University)
November 12th, 2025 (4pm-5.30pm) - How Koitalel Lost His Head: A kenyan History of Heroic Resistance, 1905-2025 **(4.15pm-6.30pm)** - co-organised with the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) and the School of History, Classics and Archaeology - with Professor David M Anderson (University of Warwick) - Hybrid
List of Seminars for Semester 2 (January-March 2026)
January 14th, 2026 (4pm-5.30pm) - TBA
January 28th, 2026 (4pm-5.30pm) - The Railpolitik: Leadership and Agency in Sino-African Infrastructure Development - with Dr Yuan Wang (Peking University) - Online via Zoom
February 11th, 2026 (4pm-5.30pm) - Book Launch TBA - with Dr Thabani Mutambasere (CAS- University of Edinburgh)
February 25th, 2026 (4pm-5.30pm) - Rethinking Environmentalism in Response to Resource Extraction in South Africa, Zambia and Nigeria - with Dr Jabulani Shaba (University of Groningen)