Lectures
The MIASA Public Lecture Series features MIASA fellows in residence. It is primarily directed to researchers and students but is also open to the wider public.
The Anton Wilhelm Amo Lecture is organized annually by MIASA at the University of Ghana in collaboration with the Institute of African Studies and the Department of Philosophy and Classics at the University of Ghana. It is named after the 18th century philosopher from present-day Ghana who taught at the universities of Halle and Jena. The lecture series promotes MIASA’s overarching commitment of making African thinking increasingly relevant in global academia, and it addresses questions of how the humanities and social sciences can contribute to the decolonisation of knowledge production and epistemic justice.
Latest Past Events
Public Lecture: Restitution and Museums: Some Emerging Issues; Speakers: Kodzo Gavua & Hans Peter Hahn
Abstract The urgency, the ethical necessity and the political procedures of restitution are now widely known and recognised. In many African countries, initial experiences have already been made and some ... Read more
Public Lecture: Creative Cities in African Contexts: Approaches and Perceptions; Speaker: Dr. Jenny Mbaye
Abstract: This lecture explores the relationship between arts, culture and creativity and urban policy and governance. Focusing on African contexts, it discusses processes of the cultural polis (Mbaye & Dinardi, ... Read more
Public Lecture: Maintaining order in everyday life: Sociology of identity control at roadblocks in Chad; Speaker: Kelma Manatouma
MIASA Conference Room, 15th November 2022 Abstract "Present your identity document !", "Wen identité hanak", "pièce identité" These expressions, in Chadian Arabic or French, are familiar to anyone who is ... Read more



