Utafiti: A research workshop for scholars of eastern Africa
Key information
- Date
- Time
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10:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Venue
- SOAS, Senate House North Block
- Room
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About this event
This event is jointly organised by Brown University and SOAS University of London.
Abstract
Utafiti is an interdisciplinary workshop for early-career researchers working on Eastern Africa. This year our participants come from fields including anthropology, history, linguistics and geography. During the day we will hear talks from PhD students about their current work, providing a chance for them to get input from their peers, established scholars and the general public. The day concludes with a keynote speech by Claire Mercer on her new monograph, and a response from Mike Degani, followed by a drinks reception.
Programme
| Time | Event | Location | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | Arrival at SOAS | Room S113, Senate House North Block, SOAS | ||
| 10:15am-10:30am | Welcome and Introduction | Room S113, Senate House North Block, SOAS | ||
| 10:30am - 11:50am | Morning Session | Room S113, Senate House North Block, SOAS | Daniel Krugman (Brown University, Medical Anthropology) | Kansa, Saratani, and the Political Economy of Postcolonial Language in Costal Tanzania |
| 11:15 - 12 noon | Paul Muiru (University of Cambridge, History) | Kikuyu Christianity and its Public Role in Colonial Kenya, 1891 - 1960 | ||
| 12 noon - 1:00pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 1:00pm - 1:45pm | Afternoon Session | Room S113, Senate House North Block, SOAS | Alexandrine Royer (University of Cambridge, Social Anthropology) | Building Donor Valley: Acceleration and Inequality in Kigali's Startup Industry |
| 1:45pm - 2:30pm | Theo Stapleton (University of Cambridge, Social Anthropology) | Money & Merit: Translating Values at a Chinese Buddhist Mission in Dar es Salaam | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Coffee Break | |||
| 3:00pm - 3:45pm | Afternoon Session | Room S113, Senate House North Block, SOAS | Tom Jelpke (SOAS, Linguistics) | Languaging in Nairobi: conceptualising languages, dialects, and linguistic variation in an urban multilingual setting |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Keynote Address | Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Senate House North Block, SOAS | Dr. Claire Mercer (Professor of Human Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science) with a response from Dr. Mike Degani (Assistant Professor of Environmental Anthropology, University of Cambridge) | The Suburban Frontier: Middle-Class Construction in Dar es Salaam |
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Drinks Reception | Senate House Cloister | ||
Any queries: please contact Adam aj29@soas.ac.uk
Image: Harshil Gudka (Unsplash)
