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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
Dilma Rousseff at St Antony's College
On 7 May 2018, the Latin American Centre and Oxford Women in Politics (OXWiP) hosted a lecture by Dilma Rousseff, president of Brazil from 2011 to 2016.
Professor Gwendolyn Sasse sets up new Research Centre in Berlin
The Research Centre runs regular events and different publication formats addressing different audiences, including policy-makers, the media and the wider public - in addition to academic audiences. Access the centre's website here.
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LAC Alumnus Appointed to Assistant Professorship in Brazilian Studies at University of Illinois
Glen Goodman (MSc 2005-2006) has recently been appointed to the position of Assistant Professor of Brazilian Studies in the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on German immigration to Brazil.
CCTV interview - China's smog problem
Professor Anna Lora Wainwright was interviewed by CCTV's World Insight programme on "China's smog problem".
Crimean autonomy: A viable alternative to war?
Dr Gwen Sasse has written a piece on the current situation in Crimea which has been published in the Washington Post on 3rd March 2014.
What does Ukraine’s #Euromaidan teach us about protest?
Dr Gwen Sasse and Dr Olga Onuch wrote a piece for the Washington Post Blog on the Ukrainian protests. Click on this link to read the article.
Press Release - Informal Economy Missing from Climate Change Debate
The ESRC has today published a press release entitled Informal Economy Missing from Climate Change Debate.
Jonny Steinberg publishes essay in Granta Magazine
In October 1999, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, the son of a white farmer was killed by the black tenants on his land. This was the subject of Jonny Steinberg's 2002 book, Midlands.
Podcasts now available online
African Studies Seminars now available to listen to online.
Dr Par Engstrom discusses Brazilian Post-Transitional Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights System
On Friday, 14 February, Dr Par Engstrom gave a talk on “Brazilian Post-Transitional Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights System”. His remarks focused on the role of the Inter-American Human Rights System and discussed the types of transitional justice policies that may be required from Bra
BSP and Rio Branco Roundtable: Brazil and Africa: Historical Legacies, Contemporary Engagement
On 18th February 2014, the Brazilian Studies Programme in conjunction with the Rio Branco Visiting Professorship
CSASP Cheers on Squash Hopeful
Staff and students within the Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme will be cheering on MSc in Contemporary India student Devkaran Bhatty when he takes on Cambridge as part of the Oxford Blues annual varsity squash match next Saturday.