Communication in Africa – Discourse Analysis – Operation Dudula
Operation Dudula Discourse Analysis Hereby attached is a pdf magazine of the discourse analysis of Operation Dudula across the most commonly used social media platforms in South Africa. Operation Dudula is a vigilante anti-immigrant movement that was founded in July 2021 in Johannesburg. Please read more by cli
How NOT to do research – A podcast by Sweder Breet, Léo Ricca and Juliette Verschuur
Sweder, Léo and Juliette discuss the problems they encountered during their research project and how to avoid repeating those same mistakes again.
Podcast: Investigating Crisis Thinking about Climate Change in Africa
By Frederike Bonekamp and Laura Eppinga
Indigenous epistemologies and archives in researching Africa
As students of African studies hoping to become future Africanist, there were lots of theories and methodologies we acquired in our seminars. African studies today is not of the same nature as the past. This requires us to be self-aware of our power, our positionality and biases when studying a continent from a
The role of media in crisis thinking : the case study of Marrakech earthquake.
Help us we are dying in silence This is an example of crisis thinking in natural disasters. This quote was taken from a French newspaper called “libération”, but the actual words of the woman featured on the front page of the newspaper after the disaster in Morocco have been manipulated. the
“Justice and Happiness to African People” – The Wagner Group’s Involvement in African Security
The private military company Wagner Group has gained significant popularity in Africa due to its involvement in local conflicts, which raises questions about the agency of sovereign states during times of crisis. “Making Russia greater on all continents and bringing justice and happiness to African people”
Decolonizing my research?
It has become a popular claim that the British Museum would be empty if they were to return all the stolen objects in their collection. This joke is something that has become much more prevalent in the last couple of years or so and it indicates a social need from the public for museums to […]
The crisis of the EU
We have all hear about the refugee/migration crisis. It is also not difficult to imagine the images that are associated with this crisis. Overfilled boats of people crossing the Mediterraan sea like the one below will not be anything new to most people.
The legacy of colonialism in Marine conservation
Reflecting upon the need for decolonization of marine conservation in Africa by Laura Eppinga, November 2023, Essay written for the course Researching Africa in the 21st Century, African Studies, Leiden University. Introduction Sometimes I question my life choices, wanting to go into the field of African mari