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New book co-edited by Professor Mathur published
'Who Are 'We'? Reimagining Alterity and Affinity in Anthropology' co-edited by Professor Nayanika Mathur has just been published by Berghahn Books (New York).
Japan-based filmmaker John Williams, release of film in Tokyo
Japan-based filmmaker John Williams, who spent a sabbatical last year with us, has made a new film which will be on release in Tokyo from Saturday 30 June for three weeks with English subtitles. The film 審判 or "The Trial" is based on Franz Kafka's famous work but set in contemporary Tokyo.
REES alumnus Antony Kalashnikov (MPhil in REES 2013-2015), currently studying for the DPhil in History at Oxford, has had two articles based on his MPhil thesis research published.
Kalashnikov, Antony and Thorsten Holzhauser. “Communist Successors and Narratives of the Past: Party Factions in the German PDS and the Russian CPRF, 1990-2005.” In Historical Memory of Central and East European Communism. Edited by Agnieszka Mrozik and Stanislav Holubec, 41-73.
ASC Alumnus publishes Dissertation in JEAS
Yotam Gidron (MSc class of 2016-2017) has published a version of his excellent dissertation (supervised by Sebabatso Manoeli) in the Journal of Eastern African Studies. Yotam is now on a DPhil programme in Durham University.
The LAC at LASA in Barcelona 2018
LAC faculty and students turned out in great numbers to the International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association in Barcelona (23-26 May 2018). This was the first LASA held in Europe and the largest meeting ever, with nearly 8000 participants.
Is Britain Still Relevant to Africa?
Mr Fergus Cochrane-Dyet, the United Kingdom High Commissioner to Zambia, presented a lunch seminar entitled “Is Britain Still Relevant to Africa?” at the African Studies Centre on Monday, 21 May.
"Urban Chinese Daughters" by Dr. Patricia O'Neill
Warm congratulations to Dr.
Horizon 2020 MSCA-IF-2018 - SIAS Internal Selection process
The EC has now opened the 2018 Call for Proposals for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships. SIAS will select and support excellent experienced researchers of any nationality and age, that comply with MSCA mobility rules.
Liberian Parliamentary delegate visit to the African Studies Centre
The African Studies Centre welcomed Liberian Parliamentary delegates, on Friday, 11th May 2018.
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Workshop “Investigating Crimes against Humanity in South America: Challenges for the Present and the Future”
The Latin American Centre of the University of Oxford and the Public Prosecutor's Office for Crimes against Humanity of the Republic of Argentina (PCCH) organised a two-day workshop in Buenos Aires on May 8 and 9 on the topic of “Investigating Crimes against Humanity in South America: Challen
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Call for Participants: CEELBAS Research Training Workshop
Using the British Library's Slavonic and East European Collections Thursday 20th-Friday 21st March 2014 at the British Library and UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies
Santander Universities UK and the Latin American Centre
The LAC was represented at the signing ceremony on 11th November 2013 renewing the collaboration between Santander Universities UK and the University of Oxford.
LAC Staff and Researchers present project findings at Chatham House in London
On October 31, Professor Leigh Payne, Dr Francesca Lessa, and Gabriel Pereira presented at Chatham House some of the preliminary conclusions and policy implications emanating from their research on the controversial issue of amnesty laws for atrocities in the aftermath of transitions from authori
Bert Hoffmann Discusses Internet Politics in Cuba
On 12th November 2013, Dr Bert Hoffmann (GIGA Hamburg) discussed the new role of the Internet in shaping the public sphere in Cuba.
LAC presentation in Harvard at Workshop on the History of Electoral Fraud and Democratization
Dr Eduardo Posada-Carbó visited Harvard University on 1-2 November, where he presented a paper at the workshop ‘The Causes and Consequences of Electoral Fraud: Lessons from the Histo
James McGuire Analyzes Conditional Cash Transfers in Bolivia
On 5th November 2013, Professor James McGuire, chair of the Department of Government at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, analyzed the conditional cash transfer programmes introduced by the government of Evo Morales since 2006.
Paulo Visentini named Rio Branco Professor for 2014
Professor Paulo Visentini (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre) has been selected as the Rio Branco Visiting Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford.
Speak Hindi? Feel like a little drama?
We are seeking five Hindi-speaking role-play actors to help teach Hindi through drama in five events across Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity terms.
Dr Anna Lora-Wainwright awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in Geography
Anna Lora-Wainwright has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in Geography.
Mario Tello, CAF Professor 2013, Lectures on Social Inclusion in Peru
On 29th October 2013, Dr Mario Tello, professor of economics at the Catholic University of Peru, and also the Oxford-CAF Visiting Fellow in Latin American Economics for Michaelmas Term 2013, gave a lecture on social inclusion during Peru's recent economic boom.