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Call for papers : Dying, Death and the Politics of After-Death in the African World
Conference : School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria March 20-22, 2013 This conference explores dying and death in Africa, how culture in Africa has shaped palliative care for the dying as well as ways in which the dead are perceived, buried and celebrated/remembered in various communities, times and histories. Sadly studies of thanatology in Africa have not been very remarkable. To this extent, this inter-disciplinary conference seeks a wide range of (...)
Results: IFRA-Nigeria 2012 Small Grants for Field Research in the Social Sciences and the Humanities
The final results of the 2012 competition have been confirmed on the 31st of May 2012, by our panel of 10 assessors including 5 Senior and 5 Junior Research Fellows. A total of 1,110,000 naira were given out in the form of 8 grants as follows: Titus, Olusegun Stephen Music and Media as tools for electoral campaign, mobilisation and violence in Nigeria’s First Republic (1959-1966) Ethnomusicology, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Best overall project Abdullahi, (...)
Call for Proposals - Boko Haram: Islamism, Politics, Security and the State in Nigeria
A book project to be published by IFRA-Nigeria and ASC-Leiden in the West African Politics and Society Joint Series
The proposed book is the first attempt to understand Boko Haram in a broad and coherent way. The demand for a stricter application of Sharia is a challenge in a plural society and vast country like Nigeria, where Christian–Muslim relations are often perceived as a source of tension. A rallying symbol in its own right, the extension of Islamic Law has already raised many controversies and challenged the secular nature of the State for several decades. Nevertheless, it also reflects the (...)
Call for proposals 2012: IFRA-Nigeria small grants for field research in the Social Sciences and Humanities
The French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria) is offering a series of small grants aimed at supporting innovative field research in the Social Sciences and Humanities among its Junior and Senior Fellows. Eligibility All Junior & Senior IFRA-Nigeria Research fellows worldwide who have not benefited from IFRA-Nigeria grants in 2011. Graduate students are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications may be submitted on any subject within the humanities and social sciences, (...)
2012 IFRA-in-Ghana Call for Field Research Proposals : Deadline extented
10 small grants for fieldwork in the Social Sciences and Humanities
The French Embassy in GHANA & IFRA-Nigeria are giving out 10 grants for fieldwork in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Ghana. This is only for MA/MPhil Ghanaian students registered in any university in Ghana. NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: MAY 15, 2012 Small fieldwork grants aim at encouraging students to acquire field experience and collect original data supporting innovative research in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Ghana. The approach of the programme is (...)
Call for papers: IFRA-Nigeria 2012 International Conference, University of Ibadan, July 3-5, 2012
Patrimony, Memory and Identity in West Africa
IFRA is launching a new multi-annual research programme on Patrimony, Memory and Identity in West Africa with a particular -but not exclusive- focus on Nigeria. An international conference will take place at the University of Ibadan from July 3-5, 2012. This project is intended to link up Nigerian and West African Scholars to the many international research teams that are currently working on the concepts of patrimonialisation and identity. Main topics: 1. Processes of patrimonialisation (...)
Call for papers: Eating and drinking in Africa before the 20th century: Cuisines, exchanges, social constructions
IFRA-Nigeria supports a call for papers from the journal Afriques. Débats, méthodes et terrains d’histoire (http://afriques.revues.org) on the history of food in pre-20th century Africa. Main topics (see the call for paper for full details): 1) Dynamic changes in culinary practices in Africa before the 20th century; 2) Socially marked hierarchy in relation to food in Africa; 3) Sources for food history in Africa; 4) Cross-disciplinary perspectives on food history in Africa; 5) Dynamics (...)
RESULTS: IFRA-Nigeria 2011 Small Grants for Field Research in the Social Sciences and the Humanities.
The final results of the 2011 competition have been confirmed on the 31st of March 2011, by our panel of 8 assessors including 4 Senior and 4 Junior Research Fellows. A total of 1,350,000 naira were given out in the form of 7 grants as follows: Adeola Tajudeen GBADAMOSI A Comparative assessment of national reconciliation commissions in Nigeria and South Africa. Peace & Conflict Studies, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan Best overall project 300,000 naira Victor A. (...)
Call for proposals 2011: 10 small grants for fieldwork in the Social Sciences and Humanities
The French Embassy in GHANA & IFRA-Nigeria are giving out 10 grants for fieldwork in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Ghana. This is only for Master Students registered in GHANAIAN universities. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: APRIL 15th 2011 Small fieldwork grants aimed at encouraging students to have a sound field experience and collect original data supporting innovative research in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Ghana. The approach of the programme is resolutely (...)
GHANA GRANTS 2010 : RESULTS
French Embassy in Ghana fieldwork grants for Master Students in Social Sciences and Humanities
The final results of the 2010 campain of fieldwork grants for Social Sciences and Humanities are as follows 1,000.00 Ghana Cedis were awarded to the following proposals: Albert Annang Poverty and its Impact on Crime Perpetuation: With Reference to Prison Inmates in Ankaful Department of Sociology and Anthropology, U.C.C., Cape Coast, Ghana Amanda Odoi Perceptions of People Towards Forced Sex in Marriage in Ghana Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Cape Coast (...)
