Midterm Conference: Sustainable Governance in a Time of Global Flux: Issues, Concepts and Future Directions
2023
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Public Lecture: Changing Mortuary and Funeral Economy and the Politics of Prestige in Northwest Ghana, Speaker: Prof. Isidore Lobnibe (Western Oregon University)
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Public Lecture: Akonedi, An African Deity and Her Shrines in Larteh: A Field Report, Speaker: Dr. Benedikt Pontzen
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This presentation is a field report on my ongoing research about the deity Akonedi and her shrines in the Akuapem town Larteh. Doing ethnographic fieldwork at her shrines, I trace the multiple ways in which Akonedi is present in people’s lives in Ghana. Based on my findings, I tell a history of thisdeity. I describe the present dynamics and workings of her shrines, locating Akonedi in Larteh’s ritual calendar and the transnational network of her shrines. I reflect on the main tasks and themes for furtherresearch on this deity.
Art Exhibition: "Still Here!" by MIASA Artist in Residence Seyram Agbleze
Public Lecture: The Politics of the Punchline: Elections, Ebola and the Power of Laughter in Goma, DR Congo; Speaker: Silke Oldenburg (University of Basel)
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Public Lecture: Women and Survivability: Ecofeminist Representation of Oil Pollution and Environmental Degradation in Niger Delta Poetry, Speaker: Chinasa Abonyi (University of Nigeria, Nsukka)
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Public Lecture: Responsibilizing parents to overcome blindness: Changing intergenerational relations through education for all in Northern Benin; Speaker: Prof. Erdmute Alber (University of Bayreuth)
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Public Lecture: The People’s “Calls” and “Counter-calls” For Paul Biya’s Candidature: Pre-election Confrontation, Hegemonic Tensions and the Struggle for Political Change in Cameroon; Speaker: Dr. Jean-Marcellin Manga Lebongo
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Public Lecture: “Our Mothers are Not Free” The Ndi’ishi Tradition and Social Control among the Nsukka Igbo, Southeastern Nigeria, Speaker: Ngozika Obi-Ani (University of Nigeria, Nsukka)
Conference: Restitution, Museums and Cultural Policies in West Africa
