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• 10 nov 2010

  Oxford

  Study days - History

  New Directions in the Study of Social Distinction

  Colloquium organised by the Maison Française d'Oxford, on Friday, 10th December, 2010.Research programme: Nation and Globalization

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• 19 nov 2010

  20 nov 2010

  Addis Ababa

  Conference, symposium - Religion

  The Roles and Values of Menzuma : Islamic panegyrics in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa

  The songs of praise called menzuma, sung by a soloist accompanied by a choir and percussion are popular all over the Muslim areas of Ethiopia where the practice of Sufi Islam is still well rooted. The purposes of this workshop are many : to study Menzuma genre from different perspectives and in the different languages in which it is performed ; to study the role of Menzuma as a social performance in public or private spheres ; to understand the relations between the oral performance and the written text of Menzuma ; to explore the different levels of significance of Menzuma texts, i.e. Religious, moral, historical, artistic, etc. ; to observe the circulation, exchange and transformations of Menzuma among different societies of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.

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• 29 jan 2010

  Saint-Denis

  Study days - Africa

  Violence coloniale, scandales coloniaux. Table ronde autour de l'affaire Voulet Chanoine (1899)

  Le projet MSH-Paris Nord « la construction des crises sanitaires en Afrique » vous invite à une table ronde autour de l'affaire Voulet-Chanoine (1899).

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• 01 avr 2010

  Montpellier

  Call for papers - Ethnology, anthropology

  Congo Basin Hunter-Gatherers

  The international conference is being held to share and evaluate recent research on Congo Basin hunter-gatherers. It has been almost ten years since international researchers have convened to discuss research and development issues facing Congo Basin hunter-gatherers. We are especially interested in field-based research reports from any discipline, but encourage participants to consider their data and conclusions within the scope of development, global change and the fate of Congo Basin peoples. Extensive cultural diversity exists and not all Congo Basis huntergatherers actively hunt and gather (e.g., they may have cash crops or live near cities). We are interested in understanding cultural diversity and processes of culture change, but the focus is on peoples and groups with a long history of living in and strong identity with the tropical forest. Papers on Congo Basin farmers and fishermen are encouraged if they include a history of or relationships between hunter-gatherers and farmers or fishermen. Papers that compare Congo Basin hunter-gatherer with farmers/fisherman or Congo Basin hunter-gatherers with hunter-gatherers in other parts of the world are also welcome.

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