Swiss Researching Africa Days
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3012 Bern
The 4th edition of the Swiss Researching Africa Days will take place on Friday and Saturday November 4–5, 2016 at the Institute for Social Anthropology, University of Bern.
The Researching Africa Days are held bi-annually alternating with the international thematic conferences of the Swiss Society for African Studies and are open to all disciplines representing African Studies. The objective of the meeting is to promote the exchange among the community of researchers working on Africa in Switzerland. Its goals are to
present current research projects of MA- and doctoral students, post-docs and senior scholars;
enhance the circulation of relevant information between these actors and the respec-tive institutions;
offer a platform for synergies and collaboration;
enhance the visibility of African Studies in Switzerland, the universities and research institutions;
promote the institutionalisation of African Studies.
The organizers invite proposals for panels of 90 minutes’ duration to be submitted by 28 February 2016.