Research Colloquium
- Within the research colloquium guests of the department, lecturers, and advanced students present their current research.
- The research colloquium takes place on Tuesdays, 14.15-15.45
- The venue is S 125, GW I (and hybrid via Zoom)
- Please contact gabriele.sommer@uni-bayreuth.de for further details and to recieve the current programme
- See Former Research Colloquia
RESEARCH COLLOQUIUMwinter term 2023/2024 | ||
17-10-23 | General kick-off meetings – no presentations yet | |
24-10-23 | Dr. Mimboabe Bakpa (MC en Linguistique, Doyen de la Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Kara, Togo): “The challenges for the success of mother tongue teaching in Togo” | |
31-10-23 | Prof. Dr. Oladele O. Layiwola (Performance and Cultural Studies, Institute of African Studies, Ibadan, Nigeria): “Culture, identity, and philosophy in selected African modernities” | |
07-11-23 | Brady Blackburn (Research Associate, Literatures of African Languages, UBT): “The Origin of a LINGO in Ghana and the Importance of Play in Language Arts Education” | |
14-11-23 | Getting into a dialogue on “Language Learning” – discussion group | |
21-11-23 | Muhammad Salah Abdulaziz (MA AVVA): “The Loss of the Individual: Perspectives on Sudanese Contemporary Art” | |
28-11-23 | Getting into a dialogue on “Reading the Ocean” – discussion group | |
05-12-23 | Guest lecture: time slot and title of presentation: tbc | |
12-12-23 | Dr. Claudia Gebauer (Academic coordinator of the afriZert study programme, UBT): “afriZert and module M 3 (lectures, themes, languages)” | |
19-12-23 | Maryline Chepngetich (Moi University Eldoret, Kenya, and RecAf research fellow, UBT): “Experiencing and Responding to Trauma: Witnessing, Rightless and Avenging Traumatized Bodies in East African Fiction” | |
26-12-23 02-01-24 | Christmas Break | |
09-01-24 | Abel Alechenu (MA AVVA): “Inclusivity in arts and art spaces in Lagos, Nigeria”; Jubilian Ngaruwa (MA AVVA): “How does the oral tradition of documentation in most African indigenous communities offer a unique perspective that cannot be fully captured in thesis writing” | |
16-01-24 | Mohammed Elhennawi (MA AVVA): “Luminous Symphony: Unveiling the Artistry of Light Painting” | |
23-01-24 | Cansu Aksoyer (MA AVVA); title still tba; Daniel Adoko (MA AVVA): “The Metaphorical Connotations of Animals in the Akan Society” | |
30-01-24 | Feedback meeting / Vollversammlung: BA/MA AVVA students & lecturers | |
06-02-24 | Monika Rohmer (JF BIGSAS, African and Afrophone Philosophy, UBT): “Experimental Linguistics” (time slot/title: still tbc) |