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Languages across Borders: France and the restitution of cultural property
Originally posted on the ‘Languages across Borders’ blog from the university of Cambridge language collections team, this blog details the recent response from France to calls for object restitution to Africa. Click the link to read the full story. Read more
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From the Archives: Re-discovering ‘A Year of Farming in Gojjam, Ethiopia’
In late August, when the African Studies Library is at its quietest, a man walked through the door, “Do you have any Amharic language learning books?” he asked. I sent him a few recommendations and that was that. But then… Read more
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Fitzwilliam Museum Exhibition Recap – Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance
“Which stories get remembered, and why?” This was the question of the day during our recent visit to the Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance exhibit at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Read more
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New Resource: CABI Digital Library (2020-22 ebook collections)
CABI (or the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International) is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission (in their own words) “is to improve people’s lives worldwide by providing information and applying expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment”. Read more
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Lived Places Publishing: Permanent Access to 2023 eBook Collection
“Lived Places publishes course readings that focus on lived experiences in the context of place. We provide an ever-growing list of interdisciplinary and subject-based collections in topics across academic curriculum – such as Black Studies, Gender Studies, Disability Studies, and… Read more
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Centre of African Studies 2023 Seminar Series: The International Politics of Armed Groups in Africa
The Centre’s annual seminar series is back every Monday from 4-5:30pm in room S1 of the Alison Richard Building, starting October 16th. This year’s theme is “The International Politics of Armed Groups in Africa”. Read more