News from African Studies and Anthropology Research Council Studentships Available to Support Doctoral Research DescriptionThe Department of African Studies and Anthropology is inviting applications for studentships as part of the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities (M4C) and the ESRC-funded Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training PartnershipsDate:Thursday 24 October 2019 Women's rights as international human rights: Justice Annie Jiagge of Ghana DescriptionDr Kate Skinner reflects on the extraordinary life of the late Annie Jiagge, and its implications for Ghanaian women's activism for the 'Archive of Activism: gender and public history in postcolonial Ghana' blog.Date:Tuesday 23 July 2019 Addis Ababa's street hustlers helped build the city – now they're being pushed out DescriptionMarco Di Nunzio writes for The Conversation.Date:Monday 8 July 2019 'Vicky is entitled to her views, just as i am to mine': Public discourse on the International Women's Year in Ghana DescriptionA blog post by Jovia Salifu, postdoctoral researcher on the 'Archive of Activism: gender and public history in postcolonial Ghana' projectDate:Friday 24 May 2019 South African families set to benefit from clearer understanding of property law DescriptionFamilies living in South Africa's former black townships are set to benefit from clearer understanding and fresh consideration of the laws on property and inheritance.Date:Monday 25 March 2019 Short Cuts DescriptionBirmingham historian Dr Sadiah Qureshi writes for the London Review of Books about the Royal Historical Society report 'Race, Ethnicity and Equality in UK History'Date:Friday 16 November 2018 10 place rise in THE World University Rankings 2019 DescriptionWe are now ranked 70 in the subject ranking for arts and humanities, which covers art, performing arts, design, languages, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy, theology, architecture and archaeology.Date:Thursday 1 November 2018 Iraqi and Syrian refugee women in Jordan and gender activism in Ghana DescriptionGrants totalling £549,585 awarded by the British Academy (BA) through its Sustainable Development Programme 2018.Date:Tuesday 2 October 2018 Displaying 1 to 8 of 118 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next