Vol. VIII 2009 NAB

Newsletter of African Studies at Bayreuth University

Interview with Abdulkader Tayob, BIGSAS Heinrich Barth Professor The fi rst ten scholarship hol- Muslims and Islam in Africa ______2 ders of the newly-established Tanzanian-German Centre for TGCL Postgraduate Studies in Law The Tanzanian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law ___ 8 (TGCL), a joint project of the BIGSAS Universiti es of Dar es Salaam BIGSAS stati sti cs ______7 and Bayreuth (arti cle page 8). 18 months in the ‘pursuit of excellence’ ______11 BIGSAS Colloquium: Advanced work in progress ______13 Interview with Abraham Brahima, junior fellow ______14

Exhibiti ons António Ole – Hidden Pages ______16 PigaPicha ______18

Guests ______20 Personalia ______23 Publicati ons ______26 Reports ______32 In Brief ______45 Alumni: Paulin Oloukpona-Yinnon ______46 Announcement ______47 Editors’ note ______48 Interview

FK: There is a long tradition of a very strong element coming Madrasat Manazil al-Abrar, Mam- brui (Photo: Seesemann) reform Islam in Northern Af- from people who are study- rica. Do you think that in sub- ing the sciences. They are ap- Africa means non-violent and Saharan Africa you find com- plying the logic of the natural non-militant Sufism. If you parable ideas – comparable sciences to the Islamic texts. use “African Islam” one has to African ideas? I’ve described them as a mod- be careful because it is such a ern Islamic paradigm. There is loaded political topic. African AT: I don’t think these devel- [a] shift from people who are Islam is also being used by opments are African, they are studying in modern Islamic African nationalists. They use very much connected with glo- schools, sometimes with a ra- African Islam in order to speak bal Islamic developments but tional understanding of Islam. in a nationalistic sense of Af- at the same time also connect- Sometimes, with a very little rica as being distinctive. That ed with modernization. knowledge about Islam, they is also a political discourse just cut out a few things. in South Africa among indig- FK: What do you mean by mod- Muslims and Islam in Africa enous African people. They ernization? FK: That sounds very eclectic. speak about African Islam but they speak about it as distinct AT: By modernization of Islam AT: It is very eclectic. I would Franz Kogelmann: Your re- as well. At the moment they are ments elsewhere. One of the big from Indian Islam. I mean basically a rationaliza- say it is a result of globaliza- search is focused on Muslim separate streams but in the fu- issues is the representation of public spheres in Africa and ture I will combine them. Muslims in a nation state. A lot modern Islamic thought. How of the conflicts in Africa take an Interview with Abdulkader Tayob do these two important issues FK: You are a South African place because the state is not come together? Muslim. Is there a South Afri- Islamic. Muslims have to agree can Islam or is there even some- on how they present them- FK: How about African Muslims? tion of Islam. With a kind of tion. It started in India with Abdulkader Tayob: They rep- thing like an African Islam? selves to the government. On rational structure in the name Maudoodi and the other stream resent my two skills. In work- those kinds of lines we began AT: African Muslims might be of Islam what happens is that comes from Muhammad Ab- ing on South Africa I was try- AT: Islam in South Africa is to see important similarities. a better term. African socie- the importance of Sufism is duh in Egypt. Then we have a ing to get a more comparative very diff erent to other regions The notion of African Islam is ties link up with cultural tradi- undermined, the importance lot of West Africans who stud- approach to African Muslim in Africa because it emerged problematic. It has a political tions. If you look at East Africa of a spiritual experience is ied during the two wars. Some societies. In that sense there only in a context of European meaning. [It was] first used by you have spirit possession. You actually replaced by an atten- of the ideas came to South Af- is a lot to be said about Mus- cannot separate spirit posses- lim publics in the 20th century, A lot of the confl icts in Africa take place sion rituals from Islam and By modernizati on of Islam I mean particularly post-colonial and unique Islamic symbols. It is because the state is not Islamic post-cold war societies after linked up with the whole deep basically a rati onalizati on of Islam the period of attempted lib- sense of African traditions as eralization. The other skill is imperialism and colonialism the French (Islam noir) during well as with Islamic symbols tion to detailed behaviours. It rica from studying in Mecca, languages. I come with a back- and it doesn’t have a pre-coloni- the colonial times in order to or Islamic ideas. The prob- becomes much more outward. but also, importantly, not only ground in Arabic and classical al history. I think that my own speak about Islam in Africa that lem with it is that it assumes The mystical linkages of such from Mecca - also from local Islamic studies. I have always experience has been my obser- was very diff erent from white a common culture across Af- traditions are broken. You basi- traditions, by which I mean kept abreast with ideas and vations of South Africa after Islam, the Islam of the Arabs. rica? I don’t think so. Africa is cally can go into the book: you modern schools. Once people developments written in Ara- the end of Apartheid in 1994. After 9-11 this idea has been too much an invention. It’s too open the Qur’an [and] you read are cut off from the traditional bic and, to some extent, in Urdu I began to see similar develop- picked up again: that Islam in much of an imagination. it for yourself. Thirdly there is education you get a modern

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form of Islamic reform. As I are often quite weak method- bally. The same ideas are being alism and also the reactions to establish an Islamic state. this desire for order to be able said, it includes ways of under- ologically. Modern education produced but there are local to the uncertainties created Power was central to Islamic to come to the underlying standing texts – opposed to the creates a much more rational developments. by lower economic growth, ideology. The case of Senegal forces. The utopia promises Islamic scholars – but there is understanding of Islam. one-party states, no changes shows that the secular has an ideal society. Utopia works also a way in which Islam be- FK: How old are these ideas? anymore and nothing is work- been imposed by the colonial because it is not realistic – you comes very much part of your FK: The Islamic reform move- ing. In Muslim societies people regime and Muslims want to don’t have to deal with the re- sense of identity. ment initiated by Muhammad AT: Some of these ideas were started to say Islam is the an- find their own way i.e. an Is- ality, the conflicts are too big Abduh in Egypt at the end of already circulating among swer in the 1970s. The attrac- lamic approach to an Islamic because of the deep political FK: Doesn’t that mean that it the 19th century manifested smaller groups of people be- tion for East [African] Muslims designed state. and economic crises. Islamists is a by-product of the coloniza- that Islam is a rational religion. tween the two wars. When was that they blamed the prob- and some established Islamic tion, a reaction against Euro- the major changes came I see lems on the fact that the state FK: Why is this Islamic or Mus- scholars argue that Islamic law pean imperialism? AT: In one extreme you have them connected to the emer- was controlled by Christians. lim way so attractive? – Sharia – solves all problems

Abdulkader Tayob BIGSAS Heinrich Barth Visiti ng Professorship Abdulkader Tayob was the fi rst BIGSAS Heinrich Barth Visiti ng Pro- The BIGSAS Heinrich Barth Visiti ng Professors take an acti ve part in the intellectual life of Bayreuth fessor. He is professor of Religious Studies (Islam, African Publics University and BIGSAS and engage in the following academic acti viti es. They: and Religious Values) at the University of Cape Town and director • Hold two public lectures during his or her stay on topics connected to the BIGSAS Research Areas. of the Centre for Contemporary Islam. He has published exten- • Off er a seminar for BIGSAS doctoral students and postgraduate students of the University of Bay- sively on Islam and Muslims in South Africa and on Muslim public reuth. The seminar qualifi es as an offi cial university course. spheres in Africa. Since 2008 he has held the Research Chair: Islam, • Parti cipate in a special workshop or colloquium with BIGSAS Principal Investi gators and doctoral African Publics and Religious Values. He is also the editor in chief students. The workshop should provide a forum for research dialogue within one or more of the of the Journal for Islamic Studies. Between November 2008 and BIGSAS Research Areas (depending on the discipline of the visiti ng professor), in which the visiti ng January 2009 he was BIGSAS Heinrich Barth Visiti ng Professor. professor, Principal Investi gators and doctoral students report on and discuss work in progress. Abdulkader Tayob (Photo: Kogelmann)

AT: I don’t think that it is so Muhammad Abduh who says gence of two things. The one Secularism was perceived as AT: Well, it is so attractive to and off ers all the answers. But much a reaction as a product of we have to change the under- is the emergence of identity Christian. In East Africa Mus- Africa because there is a utopia the answers are so idealistic it. It is a complex thing because standing of Islam so that it is politics after the 1967 war in lims have been marginalized that comes with Islam. that everybody knows that no- each country has got diff erent compatible with moderniza- Arab countries. In South Africa partly because of the fact that body will be able to deal with origins. The fact that you are tion and modernity, and the it was the crisis of Apartheid in they didn’t have enough edu- FK: Does it mean an ideal Is- these things. How are you go- going to a Muslim school where other extreme is telling [you] the 1970s. In East Africa in the cation so they are not in posi- lamic society? ing to deal with the relations they are teaching Islamic sub- that you have to change tradi- 1970s it coincided with people tions of power. In Nigeria [it] is between non-Muslims and jects and so-called secular sub- tional thought because origi- saying Nyerere is not produc- slightly diff erent, but it’s a sim- AT: I think most people, when Muslims? What does it mean jects, natural sciences, English nal Islam is already modern. If ing anything, he is busy build- ilar Christian-Muslim conflict. they write about Islamism to have a democratic state and or French, invariably what hap- you ask them about the rights ing up his empire. in Africa, are not yet analyz- to have the Sharia. The utopi- pens is that [there] is a very big of women and of Non-Muslims FK: In Nigeria most of the mili- ing sufficiently deeply what an ideal gives you a chance to diff erence between how you they would give you a justi- FK: Isn’t it a reaction to uncer- tary dictators were Muslims. moves people, what are the avoid the step-by-step stages are looking at the world from fication for it. They are not tainty or a reaction to the mor- underlying emotions and forc- but gives you a vision. On the the secular subjects – the natu- prepared to change anything. al bankruptcy of the leaders? AT: Yes you are right. In Nigeria es that are pushing people to ground you work much more ral sciences – and how you are Coming back to your question I it seems that Islam was a way Islam. You mentioned that de- politically in a secular way. being taught Islamic studies. In would say that Islamic reform- AT: Definitely. It was a reaction to gain power. Islamic reform- sire for order. One has to think Getting support is calculated Islamic studies the traditions ism is sharing these ideas glo- to the failed promises of nation- ers provided a model of how a little more about issues like in a very secular way. The ide-

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al is not something that you FK: That means it aff ects eve- How does this come together? deal with. ryday life and all aspects of BIGSAS Stati sti cs personal law. Is the Sharia now AT: That’s a good research The third call for applicati ons, with its deadline of October 1, FK: Thank you for mentioning part of the South African legal question that one has to put 2008, again showed that the interest in BIGSAS is conti nuously Sharia. What does Sharia mean system? forward and I think that’s the growing, and it seems that the concept of the graduate school for Muslims in Africa? way of beginning to look com- matches the desire for regional studies focusing on Africa. AT: It is not law yet but it is jus- paratively at Muslim societies For the summer semester 2009, starti ng this April, no less than AT: On one level Sharia means tified in the constitution. in Africa. In South Africa, what 76 full applicati ons were registered, a number almost double Muslim identity. In Kenya, par- you have are Muslim women that compared to the winter semester 2008/09. A parti cular as- ticularly, it means Muslim iden- FK: What does that mean? who are much more demand- pect of these candidates was the diversity of their provenance, tity. When in 2001 the proc- ing of their rights. They are showing that interest in BIGSAS is parti cularly strong in the Af- ess to review the constitution AT: That means that there is a going to the courts. There is a rican conti nent. started, there was the sugges- Abdulkader Tayob lecturing on clause in the constitution that very strong women’s rights tra- Aft er the initi al formal screening, the call for applicati ons re- islamic educati on. (Photo: BIGSAS) tion that the Sharia should be says that the state is permitted dition in South Africa coming sulted in 34 applicati ons, which have entered the strict process removed from the constitution. scholars who are speaking in to formulate a law in terms of out of the constitution. A lot of of evaluati on. public and the people who are cultural or religious traditions. Muslim women are saying we Of the 76, Africa had the lion’s share, with 56 applicati ons from all FK: In Kenya it wasn’t the ques- actually dealing with the day- Indeed the law that the state want a much more fundamen- over the conti nent (Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, tion of removing the Sharia but to-day aff airs of the Sharia. At passes must be in conform- tal change in the Sharia. What Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, removing the Qadi’s courts the Qadi’s courts they are deal- ity to the rest of the constitu- is happening in Kenya is that Sudan, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe), Europe registered 19 ap- from the constitution. ing with social problems and tion. There is a law in terms women are not even getting the plicati ons sent from four diff erent countries (Austria, England, social issues. Sharia means so of African customary law but one-eighth or one-quarter that France and Germany) and even Asia was represented with one AT: Well, the Qadi’s courts rep- many diff erent things. there is no law yet about Mus- they supposed to get in terms applicati on from Iran. resent for them the Sharia. lim personal law. There is a of the Sharia. So if the Qadi’s The selecti on process at the Bayreuth Internati onal Graduate Research has shown that the FK: What does it mean in the bill in front of the Minister of court gives their share, they School is divided into three phases. The selecti on process takes Qadi’s courts force men, par- South African context? Justice but the bill has been on are at least moving from noth- into considerati on not only the formal requirements, but also the ticularly, to conform to the his desk since 2003. He is not ing. So there is a tradition in academic level of the PhD project proposals sent in by the ap- Sharia. Women are going to the AT: In South Africa there is a lot predicted to sign it because he Tanzania that when a man dies plicants. Aft er the formal screening, the academic evaluati on and Qadi’s courts to seek solutions of public debate about where knows that almost everybody then the rest of family comes the interview are required parts of the selecti on process, which to what the men are doing to human rights can fit into the is opposed to it. The gender in and takes possession of the takes place in close co-operati on with the partner universiti es: them. The Qadi’s courts are Sharia, or not, or can the Sharia commission in South Africa is house. Women are left with Mohammed V-Agdal, Morocco; Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou; Moi divorcing them, but they also be re-interpreted through a hu- not happy with it because they nothing when the husband University, Eldoret and University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban. 15 help them to get maintenance. man rights perspective. Some are saying that the law is going dies; they get no inheritance. applicants, whose academic profi les and PhD project proposals That’s why some in Kenya call say that the application of the to disadvantage Muslim wom- In that case Sharia provides correspond to the research areas of BIGSAS, have been admit- Qadi’s courts, women’s courts. Sharia in present day should en. The Islamic scholars do not entitlement. I think when you ted into the Internati onal Graduate School. The new group, which When the issue came up on a not necessarily violate human agree with it because they are have a money economy where joined the Graduate School in April 2009, is composed of six Euro- political level, Muslims began rights. That’s why you need to saying that it’s not in conform- many women are working and peans (all from Germany) and nine Africans, coming from all four to think that now we will be re- completely overhaul the tradi- ity with what they understand contributing, then I think they parts of the conti nent (Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Ghana, Kenya, moved from the state. Sharia is tion as such. For the majority as Islamic law. may have more questions and Nigeria and South Africa). a symbol of the representation of South Africans the Sharia then the Sharia answers are The general outcome supports the gender-equality policies of of Islam and Muslims in the means Islam. Sharia actually FK: In Kenya the Qadi’s courts not sufficient. BIGSAS: with a proporti on of eight females out of 15 graduates state. In my research I found means the day-to-day practice are called women’s courts and admitt ed, the insti tute emphasizes once again its aim to promote a very big diff erence between as such, [that] you perform as in South Africa Islamic law women researchers. (M. Koto) the politicians and the Islamic a person. seems to disadvantage women. FK: Thank you very much.

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Newly established: The Tanzanian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law (TGCL)

African Studies at Bayreuth University has been expanded re- Background law faculties of the Universi- da, Tanzania and Uganda. cently through the foundati on of the Tanzanian-German Cen- The establishment of centres ties of Dar es Salaam and Bay- Whilst academic topics tre for Postgraduate Studies in Law (TGCL). The centre off ers of excellence for the training of reuth. The TGCL project leader, concentrate on human postgraduate study programmes at the Faculty of Law, Univer- future officials and managers Ulrike Wanitzek, was the first rights, constitutional sity of Dar es Salaam, in close cooperati on with the Insti tute of in Africa is a pillar of the new lawyer from Bayreuth Univer- law and comparative African Studies and the Faculty of Law, Business Administrati on programme for Africa of the sity to visit the Faculty of Law law, the programmes and Economics, University of Bayreuth. TGCL is one among fi ve DAAD and the German Foreign in Dar es Salaam during her re- also contain a practical centres established in Africa within the programme “African Office. Its goal is to further search in Tanzania in the early component. This envis- Excellence – Fachzentren zur Eliteförderung” which is funded raise the quality and relevance 1980s. This was the beginning ages lawyers in leading posi- by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and “Ak- of education in selected fields of a multifaceted and lasting tions in various fields holding ti on Afrika” of the German Foreign Offi ce. at African universities, to ex- relationship between the two lectures and discussions with pand research capacity and to academic institutions and their the students and sharing their The logo promote networking among members, including those now professional experience and of the fi ve new African universities, research engaged in the running of the wisdom. It also provides the centres of excellence established in Africa institutions and German part- TGCL, resulting in mutual visits, opportunity for students to by the DAAD. The ners. In this process, the pro- common research projects and be advised on career planning TGCL was the fi rst to be launched. motion of future leaders in dif- publications. Several members and related matters. The cur- ferent fields of society plays a of the Faculty of Law in Dar es riculum further includes an special role. Salaam received their doctoral introduction to German and from 2008 to 2011, with a fur- The other centres grouped degrees from German universi- European Union Law, research ther five PhD scholarships be- together with the TGCL un- ties, including the University of methodology, interdiscipli- ing awarded in the years 2009 der this programme are the Bayreuth. It was on the basis of nary approaches to law, writ- and 2010 respectively. Lawyers South African-German Centre this mature and reliable Tanza- ing skills, information technol- from all five member states of for Development Research and nian-German relationship that ogy and the German language. the East African Community Criminal Justice in Cape Town; the idea of common postgradu- Students who excel will have are invited to apply. The schol- the Namibian-German Cen- ate study programmes in law the opportunity to participate arships will enable students tre for Logistics in Windhoek; was developed. in a summer academy in Bay- to be financially independent the Ghanaian-German Centre reuth from 2010 onwards. while they complete their study for Development Studies and Programmes Both programmes start in programme. The first ten LLM Health Research in Legon; and The TGCL off ers structured September each year. Students students with a TGCL scholar- the Congolese-German Centre LLM and PhD programmes pursue the LLM programme by ship started their postgraduate for Microfinance in Kinshasa. to aspiring lawyers and law coursework and dissertation studies in September 2008. students, with the objective over a maximum of 18 months. Co-operati on of qualifying them for leading The three-year curriculum of Organizati on The project arose out of the positions in East Africa. The the PhD programme includes a The TGCL is headed by an aca- long-standing Tanzanian-Ger- programmes have regional thesis and prescribed courses. demic committee currently man co-operation between the and comparative perspectives, consisting of five members: focusing on the East African Scholarships Four academics represent the The Faculty of Law, University of Dar es Salaam, accommodates the Community and its member The TGCL will grant at least Universities of Dar es Salaam TGCL. (Photo: Wanitzek) states Burundi, Kenya, Rwan- ten LLM scholarships each year and Bayreuth in equal meas-

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ure, i.e. the Dean of the Faculty Inaugurati on corps, NGOs, the private sector of Law, Sifuni E. Mchome up to The TGCL was inaugurated on and the media. Several Tanza- 18 months’ progress in the ‘pursuit of excellence’ March 2009 and Palamagamba 4th September 2008 in Nkru- nian newspapers published ar- J. Kabudi from April 2009, and mah Hall on the campus of the ticles on the ceremony and on 54 junior fellows are presently thusiasm, was added the hard mitted. During the winter term TGCL coordinator Kennedy University of Dar es Salaam. the centre’s programme. The enrolled in the interdisciplinary work of the whole team: of the 2008/2009, this number has Gastorn, all of the University The ceremony was attended whole ceremony was broad- Bayreuth International Gradu- Dean, Prof. Ute Fendler, the increased to 41 graduates due of Dar es Salaam; TGCL project by approximately 200 peo- cast live on national radio, and ate School of African Studies Vice Dean, Prof. Kurt Beck, the to the incorporation of 14 new leader Ulrike Wanitzek and ple from Tanzanian and Ger- the event was reported in the members of the Academic Com- junior fellows. The heterogene- TGCL manager Harald Sippel, man universities, the judici- news on major TV stations in In October 2007, a wind of en- mittee and the researchers of ous composition of this group both of the University of Bay- ary, ministries, government Tanzania. (K. Gastorn, H. Sip- thusiasm was blowing through BIGSAS, as well as of the man- is remarkable: among the 41 reuth. The present students’ departments, the diplomatic pel and U. Wanitzek) Bayreuth and particularly in agement team. And so, after doctoral students, 25 are fe- representative on the academ- the University of Bayreuth. one and a half years’ of activ- male and 16 are male; 24 are ic committee is Francis Kamu- Tanzanian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law (TGCL) The university’s aspiration to ity, the graduate school is host from Africa and 17 from Eu- zora. The academic committee at the Faculty of Law, University of Dar es Salaam, excellence in the field of Afri- to 54 doctoral students, who rope. This composition is in regularly verifies the progress in cooperati on with the University of Bayreuth can Studies was matched by make it a living reality. accordance with the aims of of every student and takes the www.tgcl.ac.tz the German Research Founda- BIGSAS’ greatest success to the graduate school to encour- final decisions regarding the Project Leader: Prof. Ulrike Wanitzek tion’s Initiative for Excellence, date is the interest it has gen- age gender equality through an organization of the TGCL and Dean, Faculty of Law: Prof. Palamagamba J. Kabudi which consequently decided erated among the growing aca- active promotion of female re- the training programmes. to award its application in the demic elite in African Studies. searchers, and also the creation The TGCL student advisor is Coordinator: Dr Kennedy Gastorn, [email protected] second round. The Bayreuth BIGSAS registered 47 applica- of a network that promotes ac- Honourable Justice Dr Steven tel +255 22 2410-102 (Tanzania) International Graduate School tions for the official start in the ademic co-operation, dialogue Bwana, Justice of Appeal at the Manager: PD Harald Sippel, [email protected] of African Studies (BIGSAS) summer term of 2008, of whom and cultural exchange between Court of Appeal of the United tel +49 921 55-5163 (Germany) was officially inaugurated on 28 graduates matched the strict Africa and Europe. Republic of Tanzania. December 13th, 2007. To en- selection criteria and were ad- The interest generated in the

Representati ves of the DAAD, of the East African Court of Justi ce, of the German Embassy in Tanzania and of the Universi- ti es of Dar es Salaam and Bayreuth assemble aft er the inaugurati on ceremony. (Photo: TGCL) BIGSAS students and staff (Photo: BIGSAS)

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programme is being fostered students, it is hoped that dur- nationally well-known authors by improvements in the gradu- ing their three years of study are organized in co-operation BIGSAS Colloquium ates’ comfortable working at- they will feel supported in eve- with partners in the town of mosphere / comfort. In order ry way possible. Bayreuth. Advanced work in progress, 29-30 January, 2009 to optimize their working en- BIGSAS also pays tribute to the Nevertheless, the main focus vironment, BIGSAS has moved city of Bayreuth and its inter- of BIGSAS is the creative and At the end of January 2009, an account of refugee manage- and Spain. Katherina Nambula from its former location with national image. Wole Soyinka, innovative PhD training of the second BIGSAS colloquium ment in Kenya. The evening gave an insight into her liter- just 3 offices, to the second Nobel-Prize Winner for Litera- outstanding young scholars, took place. This colloquium concert, of which the band had ary research on female writ- profiled advanced work of the already given a preview ear- junior fellows, presenting data lier that day, was intermingled from their (field) researches. with the band’s explanations The colloquium was combined on their use of instruments with two guest lectures and from various countries. As a concert, thus presenting Gerhard Kubik remarked: ‘One (in more ways than one!) an is not imprisoned by culture!’ interdisciplinary programme The second day of the confer- BIGSAS for its audiences’ enjoyment. ence took place at the BIGSAS Advisory Board: Dymitr Ibriszi- The colloquium started in the building, and opened with the mow, (former Iwalewa-House with the lively first Heinrich Barth lecture. director of IAS) Ortwin Meyer lecture of Gerhard Kubik from Abdulkader Tayob, professor (Vice President the University of Vienna. The of Islamic Studies from South University of Bayreuth) and public were entertained as Africa, is the first Heinrich- Wole Soyinka (Photo: BIGSAS) he discussed backgrounds of Barth professor and stayed at transatlantic jazz with the help BIGSAS for three months. His floor of Geschwister-Scholl- ture, visited Bayreuth in Octo- while supporting them in their of a video, photographs, and a lecture on Islamic education BIGSAS Colloquium in the Iwale- wa-House (Photo: BIGSAS) Platz 3, with 13 rooms. At the ber 2008 in order to evaluate research. With the assistance mini-concert with the Donald in South Africa demonstrated new location, working stations BIGSAS and he gave supportive of the partner universities in Kachamba’s Kwela Heritage part of his work in relation ers in Uganda, stressing their have been installed near to the advice for the next year. Partic- selection and training of doc- Jazz Band. The presentations to his country. Six PhD candi- unique position in a male-dom- administrative offices, so that it ular lectures are publicly an- toral students, the Bayreuth that followed Gerhard Kubik’s dates’ presentations followed, inated profession. In the gen- is possible to work in peace, but nounced and thematically not International Graduate School lecture were equally enthusi- in which a great wealth of eral discussion propositions to seek assistance from the BIG- only of benefit for its gradu- also contributes to a network astically received. Clarissa Vi- knowledge and insight on di- were made to focus further SAS team whenever necessary. ates. Lectures of particular in- of African universities: at least erke and Germain Nyada both verse topics was presented. colloquia on specific themes An innovative IT programme terest are publicly announced once a year it brings together presented a literary topic, al- Ramzi ben Amara (Islamic like ‘creativity’ or ‘marriage, is being developed and Junior and prove of interest to a wider established African and Eu- beit from diff erent perspec- Studies) and anthropologist youth and migration’. Ramzi fellows will soon, through com- audience than just the gradu- ropean scholars from a wide tives: respectively, Kenyan Erika Dahlmanns both fo- ben Amara finally proposed puter terminals, have access to ates. The conference ‘Build- range of disciplines and areas epic poems and authors writ- cused on unity: unity between another common theme to be their personal data from wher- ing Partnership’ (July 2 – 5, of research, for thematic con- ing on their youth. Anthro- Muslim groups in Nigeria, and discussed across disciplines: ever they are. This data will be 2008) brought to Bayreuth 15 ferences. So, there is no resting pologist Astrid Bochow, who performances of unity in post- ‘trust’, as opposed (or in rela- secured on a central server at representatives from the five on their laurels for members of defended her PhD last Novem- war Rwanda. Anthropologists tion) to BIGSAS Research Area Bayreuth University. With a African partner universities, BIGSAS! With this attitude, the ber at BIGSAS, gave an over- Christian Ungrue and Kristin A’s theme of ‘uncertainty’ be- carefully-designed study pro- from Morocco, Benin, Kenya, Graduate School can look for- view of her research on sexu- Kastner focused on several as- cause, as Ramzi said: ‘There is gramme, shaped particularly Mozambique and from South ward optimistically to a bright ality and intimacy in Ghana. pects of migration and youth not only uncertainty, there is for the needs of the doctoral Africa. Guest lectures by inter- future. (M. Koto) Anthropologist Rose Jaji gave in Ghana, Nigeria, Morocco also trust’. (Amber Gemmeke)

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Interview with Abraham Brahima, Junior Fellow of BIGSAS

Abraham Brahima did his Maîtrise in Sociology of Science at the Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Cot- the academic level or do you onou, Benin. Within a ‘programme of excellence’ initiated by the co-operation of French- speaking Univer- also spend your free time to- sities, he was fortunate in gaining a scholarship for one year which enabled him to study Philosophy at the gether? University of Dakar in Senegal. Since the beginning of the summer semester 2008, he has been taking part in the preparatory course of the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS). Ab- A.B.: Of course we also spend raham Brahima is not only actively working at the academic level, but also gained practical experiences our free time together. I have Abraham Brahima works when working for the press agency “Proximités” which is a member of the international network Syfia. easy contact with people and on challenges in intercultural there are so many around here, communicati on Antje Friedrich: With your perceive this? Is there an inter- the fact that they have to inter- who for example want to learn in Jacques Der- rida and Kwasi qualifications, I guess many national atmosphere resulting act with people coming from French. Since I want to learn Wiredu. (Photo: opportunities were open to from the cultural exchange diff erent countries. For me the German and they want to learn BIGSAS) you. Why did you actually de- with the other students? international atmosphere is French, it is a good start for a cide to do a PhD programme in very useful, because I have to twin project. We also exchange SAS off ers and I came across Moreover the working condi- Germany? A.B.: For Africans it is really speak English a lot. On the cul- music. I introduce them to Af- Research Area 1 which is tions are excellent; for exam- important to be with people tural level it is also very help- rican music and I get to know called “Culture, Concepts and ple at the beginning BIGSAS Abraham Brahima: Yes, you and to speak with people, be- ful. I know Central Africa and about German music, because Communication in Africa: Ap- provided us with a laptop to are right. I was about to ap- cause we have it through our West Africa, but I did not know I have no knowledge about it proaches through Language, get our academic work start- ply for a scholarship program education. Being alone, work- much about East African coun- at all. Literature and Media”. As my ed. This is not to say that eve- in the Netherlands, because ing on my PhD, is really im- tries like Tanzania, Uganda or PhD project is concerned with rything is perfect, because I was working in English- portant nevertheless, because Kenya. Through the BIGSAS A.F.: What is especially attrac- intercultural communication BIGSAS is at the beginning of speaking countries like Ghana that is what I am here for. I students I have come to know tive about BIGSAS which in the and BIGSAS says on its website its existence. and there are and Nigeria. Hence I wanted to keep it in my mind and every these countries a bit. end made you apply? that it wants to bring students certain things which should go and do my PhD in a country morning I tell it to myself in There are also students from having diff erent cultural back- be improved, but BIGSAS is where people speak English order not to be diverted by be- Africa who were here before A.B.: I wanted to do my PhD in ground together, I decided to on the right track and peo- or another language, because ing with people and going out. and there are the German an English-speaking environ- come here. ple [are] doing their best to this is something I can add to BIGSAS tries to bring together students. Interaction with all ment and since English is the make life easier for us. On my experience. You will have people from diff erent cultural of them is enrichment and I official language of BIGSAS, A.F.: What is your impression the academic level, the way it better chances in your profes- backgrounds. Especially in our noticed that students are the this was one of the first as- of BIGSAS now that you are an is organised and structured sional life when it comes to small group of people coming same everywhere. pects that aroused my inter- active member? is good for students. BIGSAS competing for a job. from Africa and who take part They react in the same way. est. Although English is spoken schedules assessment dates It was my professor Mr. Houn- in the preparatory course of They have the same way of within BIGSAS, I knew that I A.B.: I find this programme which test your progress. tondji, a guest professor of the programme, there is equi- joking. There is exchange on will also learn German and this very interesting for African They make sure that you have BIGSAS at that time, who told librium. I don’t know if the peo- the cultural level as well as on combination is perfect for my students, because the frame- a plan for work. So you cannot me about this scholarship pro- ple from BIGSAS thought about the academic level. We help education. I learned German at work is very open. Due to the get lost and waste time. You gramme, because he knew that it, but there is a geographical, each other by exchanging ex- the secondary school and also use of the internet, it is easy also have close contact with I was looking for a programme linguistic and gender balance. periences or tools, books and by myself, but without contact for African students to apply. your supervisor to whom like this. Hence even in this small group articles that are helpful for the with native speakers, German There are a lot of bright people you also have to present your there is diversification. This is individual’s PhD project. is difficult to learn. When I in Africa, but often they can- work, but the pressure helps A.F.: BIGSAS is an internation- important, because then peo- checked the website, I saw not get a scholarship because to improve your work. (A. al graduate school. How do you ple are open-minded due to A.F.: Is there only exchange on the four Research Areas BIG- of administrative barriers. Friedrich)

14 NAB Vol. VIII - 2009 NAB Vol. VIII - 2009 15 Installati ons, Photography, Video. Exhibiti on at Iwalewa-Haus (30th April - 6th of September)

António Ole is one of the most successful arti sts of Angola. His oeuvre includes photography, graphic works, colourful pop-art painti ngs, collages, assemblages and multi -media installati ons as well as documentary fi lms which are among the most important of Angolan fi lm history. His sculptures are presented at central places in Angola’s capital Luanda and his installati ons att ract worldwide att en- ti on at the Biennials of Sao Paulo and Venice. For this exhibiti on, Iwalewa-House’ main fl oor is dedicated to the work of António Ole (*1951) and conti nues its focus on Lusophone Africa. The central work is the expansive installati on Hidden Pages Stolen Bodies dealing with Angola’s history of slavery and forced labour. In other works, Ole analyses marginal spaces and border zones of urban life by means of found objects which he gathers locally, thus also in Bayreuth. This archaeological search for traces confronts the audience with – someti mes painful – fragments of memory and makes unwritt en history visible and tangible. The exhibiti on is supplemented by works from four decades, among them black and white portraits from the 1970s, thus before independence. Colonial repression sti ll weighed heavily on the people in the suburbs of Luanda, but the cry for independence was already unmistakable. His recent wall-photos are more conceptual and focussed with their symmetrical concepti on and minimal aestheti c. The se- ries sal tells about the extracti on of sea salt and the bitt er wounds that the salt causes to the earth. A further highlight of the exhibiti on is the documentary O Ritmo do Ngola Ritmos which he produced shortly aft er independence. He tells the story of the music group of the same name, which was one of the most important thrusts in the fi ght for independence and conveyed to the fi ghters courage and hope for a bett er future. António Ole stayed at Iwalewa-House for several weeks as arti st in residence and guest professor of the IAS. In a seminar accompanying Ole’s project in Bayreuth, students documented the process of “art producti on”, including visits at local junk yards, welding and installing the exhibiti on. Fur- thermore diff erent views on the exhibiti on will be accessible on a website (www.hiddenpages.uni- bayreuth.de). This student project will be conti nued at the second venue at the Goethe-Insti tute Nairobi, where the exhibiti on will be shown from 6th October 2009. (N. Siegert and U. Vierke)

António Ole – Hidden Pages PigaPicha A Century of Studio Photography in Nairobi, Part I

(Photos: K. Greven) Star Studio, Grogan Road, Nairobi, 1951

An exhibition at Goethe-In- The exhibition and research opened the first studio; a cen- photography of famous photo sulting images capture a wide stitute, Kenya, in co-opera- project PigaPicha sets out to tury later digital photography studios like Ramogi, Maridadi, range of techniques, styles and tion with Iwalewa-House and document the history and entered the stage. At first sight, Neela and Studio One. PigaPi- aesthetics of these studios. DEVA, University of Bayreuth, unique visual culture of studio it seems to herald the doom of cha showcases a selection of In 2009, PigaPicha will contin- 21.11.2008-10.12.2008. photography in Nairobi. Studio studio portraits, but in eff ect, recent works from 15 studios ue with the second part, dedi- portraits were purchased and we can witness stunning shifts together with a documentary cated to one century of studio exchanged by almost every in the mode of operation of the about the studios at work by the photography as handed down family and thus played an im- photographers and a fantas- photographers Morris Keyonzo in almost every family in Nai- portant role in the daily life tic new style of portraiture. and Katharina Greven. The re- robi. (U. Vierke/M.Prussat) of Nairobi. In 1905 Pop Binks PigaPicha presents the portrait http://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/nai/acv/bku/2008/en3848286v.htm Guests Guests

Guests

Christoffel Rudolph Botha, Rugby for the International some light on its classification traditional titles of the Bole guistics first at Bayero Univer- Director of the School of Hu- Rugby Board. He has recently through comparison of its vo- people in Northern Nigeria in sity College in Kano, Nigeria, Christoff el manities at the University of been commissioned to trans- cabulary with Gur languages. the context of Borno as well as then in Hamburg University, Rudolph Botha Fort Hare, spent two months late a set of teaching manuals His stay is linked to the Gur Hausa social structures. Ibra- Germany, and UCLA, USA and, in Bayreuth, from May to July on behalf of UNESCO. research activities of “Afri- him Waziri’s stay was not his since 1983, at SOAS, England. 2008, at the Chair of Cultur- kanistik I”. first in Bayreuth – from 2004- al Anthropology (Prof. Kurt Kennedy Gastorn LLB, LLM 2005 he was sponsored by the Naomi Luchera Shitemi from Beck) as a guest professor of (Dar es Salaam), Dr jur. (Bay- André Motingea Mangulu, Georg-Forster-Programme to Moi University in Eldoret, Ken- the Institute of African Studies reuth), lecturer at the Faculty Professor of African Linguis- work on the pre-colonial his- ya, spent six months from June (IAS). of Law, University of Dar es Sa- tics and head of Département tory of the Chadic-speaking 2008 at the Chair Afrikanistik

Kennedy Rudolph Botha grew up in laam, and co-ordinator of the des Lettres et Civilisations Af- peoples at the western and II (Dymitr Ibriszimow) as a Gastorn (Photo: the Eastern Cape Province of recently founded Tanzanian- ricaines at the Université Péda- south-western fringe of Lake guest professor of the Institute TGCL) the Republic of South Africa. German Centre for Postgradu- gogique Nationale of Kinshasa, Chad. of African Studies (IAS). Thanks to his intimate contact ate Studies in Law (TGCL), will be staying from May to Prof. Shitemi teaches in the with the Xhosa-speaking peo- visited Bayreuth in January June 2009 at the Chair of Afri- Philip Jaggar, Professor of Department of Kiswahili & ple of the region, he was able 2009. Together with Harald can Linguistics I as a visiting West African Linguistics at the Other African Languages of the to master the Xhosa language Sippel and Ulrike Wanitzek, professor, invited by the Insti- School of Oriental and African School of Arts and Social Sci- at an early age. In 1974, he was he attended the first DAAD tute of African Studies (Man- Studies (SOAS), University of ences (SASS) of Moi Univer- appointed as a lecturer in Af- network meeting in Bonn un- fred von Roncador). He will London, and a world authority sity. A specialist in linguistics Laré Kant- rican Languages at the Univer- der the programme “African give a paper on the question of on Hausa, was the first guest and literature, she has been in- choa (Photo: von sity of Stellenbosch. In 1986 he Excellence – Fachzentren zur the Bantu expansion and the professor of the Bayreuth In- volved in gender and language- Roncador) accepted a post as Professor Eliteförderung”, of which the Congo basin at the occasion of ternational Graduate School of related researches from the and Head of the Department TGCL is a member. the 3rd European Conference African Studies (BIGSAS). He dimensions of policy and plan- of African Languages at the on African Studies (Leipzig 04 spent two months in Bayreuth ning, identities and commu- University of Fort Hare in the Laré Kantchoa, lecturer of – 07 June 2009) in the panel teaching Hausa, Chadic, Afroa- nication. She has published in Eastern Cape. From 1999 to linguistics at the University “African waters – waters in siatic and African linguistics. the areas of Swahili language 2000, he served as Dean of the of Kara, Togo, stayed from Africa” organized by Manfred Prof. Jaggar delivered a guest and literature, language plan-

André Mo- Faculty of Arts at the Universi- February to April 2008 as a von Roncador. lecture on “Hausa and the ning and policy, translation ti ngea Mangulu ty. Rudolph Botha is a member DAAD fellow at the Chair of Chadic (Afroasiatic) language and gender. (Photo: von Roncador) of various senior University African Linguistics I (invited Ibrahim Maina Waziri, Pro- family: the German/Austrian Naomi Shitemi has served in committees. He is the author by Manfred von Roncador). fessor of History at the Univer- linguistic contribution (ca. several administrative posi- of the Language Policy of the During his stay he delivered sity of Maiduguri (Nigeria), re- 1850-present)”. tions, including being Chair, University as well as of the a paper on the decline of the turned to Germany for a further After taking an MPhil in social Department of Kiswahili & University Standing Orders. noun class system in Moba, period of research, from May anthropology at SOAS, Phil Other African Languages, and During his career, he has com- a Gur language of the Gurma to July 2008, at Chair Afrikan- Jaggar turned to linguistics Dean, School of Arts and So- pleted a number of comprehen- group. Currently, he is work- istik II (Dymitr Ibriszimow), and gained an MA and PhD at cial Sciences, (SASS). On vari- sive translation projects (from ing on Miyobe, a language in sponsored by the Alexander the University of California in ous occasions, while serving English to Xhosa), including Togo whose affiliation is de- von Humboldt Foundation. 1985. For many years he has as Dean, she acted as Deputy Ibrahim Maina Waziri the translation of the Laws of bated, and he is trying to shed The focus of his work was on taught Hausa language and lin- Vice Chancellor, Research &

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Extension. In addition to mem- tre director and scholar, with Klaudia Dombrowsky-Hahn was appointed lec- berships of National Kiswahili numerous articles published turer for Bambara at the University of Bayreuth Philip Jag- Associations and the Eastern in national and international in December 2008. She studied Bambara in Co- gar (Photo: IAS) Africa Scientific Committee of journals. Titles of his work logne and Paris. Since completing her PhD in the African Academy of Lan- include “Lake God”, “The Sur- African Linguistics on contact phenomena of guages (ACALAN), she is one vivors”, “And Palmwine Will Mande and Gur languages, she has worked in Klaudia of the assessors of the Com- Flow”, “Shoes and Four Men Dombrowsky- diff erent research projects and has taught Bam- mission for Higher Education in Arms” (translated into Ger- Hahn was ap- bara, and courses in linguistics, at the Univer- pointed lecturer (CHE) in Kenya, and a member man as ‘Vier Mann in Uniform for Bambara sity of Bayreuth. of the executive committee of und ein Berg Schuhe’ and

Naomi the Association of African Uni- broadcast over Westdeutscher In November 2008, Gabriele Sommer was ap- Luchera Shitemi versities (AAU). Rundfunk, Köln), “Zintgraff pointed professor of African Languages with (Photo IAS) and the Battle of Mankon”. special focus on the Niger-Congo phylum (Le- Bole Butake has been a regu- hrstuhl Afrikanistik I). Besides working in re- lar visitor during the last fif- Wondimagegne Chekol, of search projects at the Universities of Cologne teen years to the Institute of the Ethiopian Institute for and Frankfurt upon Main, Gabriele Sommer did African Studies of the Univer- Agricultural Research in Ad- her dissertation on language shift among the

sity of Bayreuth, as a DAAD dis Ababa, is visiting the chair Gabriele Bantu-speaking Yeyi in Botswana within the scholar, a participant in confer- of social geography from May Sommer was framework of a Ph.D. programme on “Intercul- appointed ences and as a visiting scholar. until July 2009, to take part in professor of tural relations” at Bayreuth University in 1994. Bole Butake For one month in 2008 he was a joint research project on wa- African Langua- Although she also worked on language contacts (Photo: IAS) ges (Photo: Abel/ a guest professor here. ter distribution and conflicts Pressestelle) in north-eastern Africa from a diachronic per- As well as being professor of in the Afar region in Ethiopia. spective (habilitation in 2003), she is now con- Performing Arts and African centrating on the role of languages in society Literature, Head of the Depart- Elsamawal Khalil Makki, of with a regional focus on Bantu- and Khoisan- ment of Arts and Archaeology, Ahfad University in Khartoum, speaking southern Africa. and Vice Dean in charge of Sudan, is visiting the chair of Programming and Academic social geography from May 6th In January 2009, Clarissa Vierke took over re- Aff airs in the Faculty of Arts, until May 29th, 2009 for a joint sponsibilities as assistant professor at the Chair Wondi- magegne Chekol Letters and Social Sciences of German-French-Sudanese re- of African Linguistics I (Afrikanistik I). With the University of Yaounde I in search project on water dis- Clarissa her major research focus on Swahili, she is cur- Cameroon, Prof. Butake is a tribution and management in Vierke took over rently preparing her Ph.D. thesis within the pro- responsibiliti es renowned playwright, thea- Khartoum. as assistant gramme of BIGSAS on classical Swahili poetry. professor at the She is also involved in a French ANR-project “Di- Chair of African Linguisti cs I mensions de l’objet swahili: textes et terrains” and is one of the editors of the peer-reviewed online-journal “Swahili Forum”.

Elsamawal Khalil Makki

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The part-time position of IAS co-ordinator was assumed by Christina Ahr. Her professional ex- perience in West Africa as a graduate social an- thropologist comprises extended field research as well as co-ordination tasks in a bilateral de- velopment co-operation project. She can build

on the experience gained in her prior employ- Christi na Dieter Achim von ment in the co-ordination office of the Interna- Ahr, IAS co- Neubert, IAS Oppen, vice di- ordinator (Photo: director (Photo: rector of the IAS tional Ph.D. Programme “Cultural Encounters”. IAS) IAS) (Photo: IAS) In October 2008, the position of secretary in the co-ordination team was filled by Kathrin Burger, Dieter Neubert, professor of Sociology of De- who competently carries out her role. Trained as velopment, and Achim von Oppen, professor of an assistant in wholesale and foreign trade, as History of Africa, started their one year term well as being a multilingual secretary, she is re- as director and vice director of the Institute of sponsible for the day-to-day business in the IAS African Studies in January 2009 office and for responding to the needs of our vis- iting professors. Harald Sippel has taken over the post of man- ager of the Tanzanian-German Centre for Post- The IAS welcomed Kathrin Burger in October graduate Studies in Law (TGCL), a joint project

2008. As secretary, she is responsible for the Harald of the University of Bayreuth (Institute of Af- day-to-day administration and, as such, is the Kathrin Bur- Sippel, mana- rican Studies and Faculty of Law, Business Ad- ger, IAS secretary ger of the TGCL key person in the IAS office. She is trained as an (Photo: IAS) (Photo: TGCL) ministration and Economics) and the University assistant in wholesale and foreign trade as well of Dar es Salaam (Faculty of Law), under the as being a multilingual secretary with particu- “African Excellence – Fachzentren zur Elite- lar expertise in English and French. förderung” programme of the DAAD and the German Foreign Office (2008-2013). Dymitr Ibriszimow, professor in African languag- es, ended his term as director of the Institute of Stefanie Jost joined the management team of African Studies (IAS) in December 2008. During BIGSAS in January 2009. Together with Martina his time as director of the IAS (2007-2008), he Schubert-Adam, she shares the responsibility for was the driving force for the foundation of the the day-to-day administration. She is trained as Bayreuth Graduate School of African Studies an industrial business management assistant. Dymitr Ibris- Stefanie (BIGSAS). In addition, during his term the IAS zimow ended his Jost joined the After working for several years in the real estate successfully applied for the Project for the digi- term as director management division of a medium-sized enterprise in the field of the IAS (Photo: team of BIGSAS talization, electronic editing and open access of IAS) (Photo: BIGSAS) of contract management, Stefanie studied Ap- data in African studies (DEVA) and for the Tan- plied Linguistics and Cultural Studies at the Uni- zanian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies versity of Mainz, Germersheim. In July 2008 she in Law. We are grateful for his commitment. graduated as a translator in English and Portu- guese, and also works as a freelance translator.

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In: Adog- „ Neef, Andreas, Dieter Neu- 2008 “Fantastic Charities”: Change 21, 39-67 diger Köppe Verlag, 131-146 ame, Afe, Magnus Echtler & Ulf bert & Rupert Friedrichsen The Transformation of Waqf 2008 Place Names in Borno Vierke (eds.), Unpacking the 2008 Juggling Multiple Roles Practice in Colonial Zanzibar, „ Owens, Jonathan & Trent and Yobe States (Northern New. Critical Perspectives on or Falling between all Stools? In: Islamic Law and Society 15 Rockwood Nigeria). Translated by G. Sei- Cultural Syncretization in Af- Insider Action Research in a (3), 315-370 2008 Ya’ni: What it (really) densticker-Brikay. Maiduguri: rica and Beyond. Münster etc.: Collaborative Agricultural Re- Means. In: Parkinson, Dilworth University of Maiduguri LIT Verlag, 271-303 search Program in Southeast „ von Oppen, Achim (ed.), Perspectives on Arabic „ Riesz, János Asia. In: Soziologus 58, 73-97 2008 Mitte Afrikas, am Ende Linguistics. 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Mainz: Stefan Schmid (eds.), Academ- „ von Oppen, Achim & Brill, 708-717 Syncretic Concepts. In: Adog- Universität Mainz, 47-66 ic Cooperation with Africa – Beatrix Heintze (eds.) ame, Afe, Magnus Echtler & Ulf Options and Challenges. Mün- 2008 Angola on the Move / Vierke (eds.), Unpacking the

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New. Critical Perspectives on a Palaeoclimate Archive of NW „ Verne, Markus & Ulf Vierke Clarissa (ed.): Johann Ludwig „ Vierke, Ulf & Johannes Hoss- „ Whyte, Susan Reynolds, Cultural Syncretization in Af- Africa. In: Quaternary Interna- 2008 Ethnologie im Hinter- Krapf. The Life and Work of a feld (eds.) Erdmute Alber and Sjaak van rica and Beyond, Münster etc.: tional 196, 45-56, doi:10.1016/j. land. Forschen und Studieren Missionary and Scholar-Trav- 2009 António Ole – Hidden der Geest LIT Verlag, 93-124 quaint.2008.03.014 in Bayreuth. In: Ethnoscripts eller in Nineteenth-Century Pages. Wuppertal: Peter Ham- 2008 Generational Connections 10 (2), 175-183. East Africa. Proceedings of the mer Verlag and Conflicts in Africa: An In- „ Siegert, Nadine „ von Suchodoletz, H., D. Workshop on Life and Work of troduction. In: Alber, Erdmute, 2008 Kuduru. Musikmachen Faust, M. Fuchs & L. Zöller „ Vierke, Clarissa (ed.) Johann Ludwig Krapf, Mom- 2009 Luanda – Bayreuth – Nai- Sjaak van der Geest & Susan ohne Führerschein. In: Ethno- 2008 Dating Saharan Dust 2008 Johann Ludwig Krapf. basa, September 11, 2007. robi. In: Vierke, Ulf & Johannes Reynolds Whyte (eds.), Gen- scripts 10, 102-124 Deposits on Lanzarote (Ca- The Life and Work of a Mis- Nairobi: National Museums of Hossfeld (eds.), Antonio Ole – erations in Africa. Connections nary Islands) by Lumines- sionary and Scholar-Traveller Kenya, Embassy of the Federal Hidden Pages. Wuppertal: Pe- and Conflicts. Berlin, Hamburg, „ Siegert, Nadine, Manuel Di- cence Dating Techniques and in Nineteenth-Century East Republic of Germany, 142-157 ter Hammer Verlag, 8-17 Münster: LIT Verlag, 1-23 onísio & Patrício Batchicama their Implication for Palaeo- Africa. Proceedings of the 2008 Específico. Killing Struc- climate Reconstruction of Workshop on Life and Work „ Vierke, Ulf „ Vierke, Ulf & Nadine Siegert „ Wimmelbücker, Ludger & tures. Luanda: EAL – Edições NW Africa. In: Geochem. Geo- of Johann Ludwig Krapf, Mom- 2008 Betrachtungen zur Rück- 2008 Angola Pop 2005-2007. La Harald Sippel de Angola phys. Geosyst. 9 (2), pp 19, basa, September 11, 2007. kehr der Kunst in den Alltag. première Triennale de Luanda. 2008 “... aus meiner Heimat doi:10.1029/2007GC001658 Nairobi: National Museums of Das Projekt Parallelaktion der In: Africultures 73 – Mai 2008: verwiesen und hier in Deutsch- „ Sippel, Harald Kenya, Embassy of the Federal SilixenAG. In: Eichholz, Achim Festivals et biennales d’Afrique: land brotlos gemacht ...”. Leben 2008 Hamburg: Koloniale „ Tröbs, Holger, Eva Rothmaler Republic of Germany & Johann Schuierer (eds.): machine ou utopie?, 110-117 und Wirken des Swahili-Le- Rechtsforschung im Deutschen & Kerstin Winkelmann (eds.) Parallelaktion. Bayreuth: Sil- ktors Mtoro bin Mwinyi Bakari Reich. In: van der Heyden, Ul- 2008 La qualification dans les „ Vierke, Clarissa ixenAG, 12-18 „ Wanitzek, Ulrike (ca. 1869-1927). In: van der rich & Joachim Zeller (eds.), Ko- langues africaines – Qualifi- 2008 Johann L. Krapf: His Life 2008 Women’s and Children’s Heyden, Ulrich (ed.), Unbekan- lonialismus hierzulande. Eine cation in African Languages. and Work in Contex t . In: Vierke, 2008 Jenseits der Gewissheit. Rights in Africa: A Case Study nte Biographien. Afrikaner im Spurensuche in Deutschland. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag Clarissa (ed.): Johann Ludwig Narrative und Akteure der of International Human Rights deutschsprachigen Raum vom Erfurt: Sutton Verlag, 166-170 Krapf. The Life and Work of a zeitgenössischen Fotografie and Family Law in Tanzanian 18. Jahrhundert. Berlin: Kai Missionary and Scholar-Trav- Afrikas. In: Afrikapost 2, 27-29 Courts. 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undoubtedly the Bayreuth In- Franz Kogelmann and funded Sub-Saharan research projects Steady growth and new departures ternational Graduate School of by the German Academic Ex- sponsored by the “Knowledge African Studies, the “BIGSAS” change Service (DAAD), took for Tomorrow” programme of Recent developments at the In- School of Excellence, launched place in Bayreuth for the first the Volkswagen Foundation. stitute of African Studies (IAS) in October 2007. Other new time. Perfectly complement- They investigate highly topical - A report by the Managing Di- off shoots of IAS deserve at- ing the BIGSAS programme, questions on the increasing rectorate tention as well: the central ar- it involved ten African junior impact of religion on political, social and economic develop- Since starting in 1974, Bay- Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law took ment. Since 2008, the Univer- reuth University has gradually sity of Bayreuth (through IAS) off at the University of Dar es Salaam included some 40 disciplines has taken part in CREATING, related to African studies, a Euro-African programme to with a current academic staff chive and database system of scholars participating in an in- enhance the co-operation in of about 60 members. Through African Studies at the Univer- tense trans-disciplinary four- the field of research training this unique concentration and sity of Bayreuth DEVA, the In- weeks’-course. It is hoped that of junior scholars, mainly from variety of research and teach- ternational Summer Academy this Summer School will be East Africa. It is the very first ing, Bayreuth has become a “Religion and Order in Africa”, enabled to continue on a regu- EU-funded programme in the specialist site of African stud- and the Tanzanian-German lar basis in the future. Also in social sciences or humanities ies in Germany. It has also Centre for Postgraduate Stud- 2008, the Tanzanian-German related to Africa. turned into reality the remark- ies in Law. Centre for Postgraduate Stud- Meanwhile, new developments able potential for interdiscipli- DEVA, Bayreuth’s project for ies in Law took off at the Uni- have also taken place at the IAS nary cooperation in academic digitalization, electronic ed- versity of Dar es Salaam as management level, to match the work on the African continent, iting and open access to data part of a special DAAD pro- increasing demands on the ad- which is so close to Europe and IAS-staff : Ulrike Wanitzek, Dieter Neubert (executi ve director), Manfred von in African Studies, started in gramme promoting Centres ministrative capacities of IAS. Roncador, Christi na Ahr, Kathrin Burger, Achim von Oppen (deputy director), Dymitr yet still so underrated here. Ibriszimow (director of the IAS from 2007-2008). (Photo: IAS) December 2007 with the sup- of Excellence for Teaching and In November 2007, the long- Since 1990, the Institute of Af- port of the German Research Research in Sub-Saharan Af- requested establishment of a rican Studies (IAS) has been prehension needs to be based and initiatives at Bayreuth Foundation (DFG). It aims to rica, to train future leaders in staff ed IAS co-ordination office the supporting and co-ordinat- on sound regional expertise. University. provide scientists with ac- diff erent fields of society. This was granted by the university ing unit for this process. Under The renewed interest of sci- The IAS already comprises a cess to the large variety of project is conducted in close until 2010, to support the man- its umbrella organisation, a ence, politics and the general number of more specific sci- scientific data, field research co-operation with the Univer- aging directors and the execu- series of connected projects public in area studies has also entific institutions, such as the documents and collections of sity of Bayreuth, and is co- tive committee of the IAS. and perspectives have been provided fresh stimuli for Af- renowned Iwalewa House for artefacts generated by three ordinated on the German side Moreover, two other initiatives developed which contribute rican Studies at the University contemporary African culture generations of researchers of this partnership by Ulrike of the co-ordination unit need considerably to Bayreuth’s of Bayreuth. (founded in 1981), as well as and doctoral students in disci- Wanitzek and Harald Sippel. to be mentioned. Firstly, under high international reputation The IAS has advanced consid- co-operating with others, such plines such as Modern Art and Furthermore, since late 2007, the highly-committed direc- in African Studies. erably on its way from being as ZENEB (the Centre for Nat- Media, Anthropology, History, IAS and its members have suc- torship of Dymitr Ibriszimow, In recent years, the interest a co-ordinating institution for ural Risks and Development, Sociology, Law, Economics, cessfully started a number of it has produced an attractive in area studies has grown in one or two major programmes since 2001). Linguistics, Literature, Islamic research projects, partly fill- brochure, presenting the dy- Germany and beyond. This at a time (e.g. SFB 214, SFB Recently, there have been re- Studies, Religious Studies, Ge- ing up the free space emerg- namics of Bayreuth African reflects the increasing global 560), to becoming the hub of markable developments, re- ography, Biology and Ecology. ing when the DFG Humanities Studies as well as identifying connectedness of processes of the activities in a range of dif- sulting in several important In 2008, the Internat ional Sum- Collaborative Research Cen- future perspectives of the IAS. change, as well as the recogni- ferent fields, forming the head new establishments. The most mer Academy “Religion and tre (SFB/FK 560) ended in the It has been forwarded to sci- tion that their study and com- of Africa-related institutions outstanding among these is Order in Africa”, directed by same year. These include three entific partners, government

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träge zur Afrikaforschung”, for ferences and visits to assess much has been achieved, but instance, presents inter alia these activities. The extent to more needs to be done, in the results of the Humanities which this co-operation with order to further strengthen Collaborative Research Centre Africa involves students and this emerging network of Af- SFB/FK 560 “Local Action in junior scholars is attested, rica-related institutions and Africa in the Context of Global for instance, by the fact that projects in Bayreuth. Cur- rently, special eff orts are be- ing directed towards building Over 300 guests from Africa a more strictly interdiscipli- nary research network, across Influences” (latest issue: vol. among the 90 PhD students the divide between cultural 37 on “Consumption in Africa. currently doing research on and natural sciences, between Anthropological approaches”). Africa-related topics, 47 % are the regional and the so-called The continuous presence of vis- African scholars, most of them “systematic” disciplines. Joint iting scholars from Africa, in- on scholarships. work on a new, overarching vited by the IAS, forms another Of course, international co- research theme is envisaged, field of support in research, operation is also extended to such as the one recently sub- cooperation and teaching ac- partners in Europe and other mitted in a major proposal to tivities in African Studies. In continents. Recently, for in- the German Federal Ministry the last 25 years, about half of stance, IAS has considerably of Science and Technology the 640 invited visiting African stepped up its involvement (BMBF). Future eff orts will be Studies scholars came from in the AEGIS network of Af- directed towards transferring

Discussing DEVA: Ulf Vierke, Christi na Ahr and Achim von Oppen (Photo: IAS) universities in Africa. rican Studies Centres, which knowledge between academic In 2008, guests from 7 African promotes co-operation and expertise and “applied” work, institutions, development ied, done research and taught and to underpin further devel- countries were welcomed at knowledge-transfer between and hence at also developing agencies, political parties, in Bayreuth. opments in this field, the Uni- the IAS, for stays of between Europe and Africa, and now more systematic competences foundations and the media Besides these, a range of con- versity of Bayreuth has built one and six months. Interna- involves 19 partners in 12 Eu- with regard to media requests and has met with an encour- tinuing activities also required up a unique collection of some tional cooperation, notably ropean countries. and to publications on topical aging number of reactions and considerable eff ort, and pro- 155,000 Africa-related books with African institutions, is Many more current activities issues for the wider public. enquiries; as a consequence of duced steady growth in both and media, making it the sec- particularly important on the could be mentioned here - we This overview should not this, representatives of Bay- research and teaching. Since ond largest library of its kind in IAS agenda. Bayreuth Universi- just single-out the active role end, however, without warm reuth African Studies are in- ty currently has close contacts of IAS-members in public and thanks to Dymitr Ibriszimow, creasingly invited not only for A unique collecti on of some 155,000 and exchanges with as many cultural relationships with the who left the position of Execu- scientific, but also for general as 31 universities in 24 Afri- municipality of Bayreuth. This tive Director of IAS after two public events related to Africa, Africa-related books and media can states – partly on the ba- has yielded a variety of events years of indefatigable and very global and development issues. sis of partnership agreements. such as, for instance, the Afro- successful commitment to the Secondly, an international, 2001, for instance, no less than Germany. However, maintain- This academic co-operation Karibik-Festival or the “Cin- rapidly expanding aff airs of interdisciplinary network of seventeen new Bachelor and ing the standard of this library includes mutual supervision, ema Africa 2008” series (initi- IAS. He was succeeded in Janu- African Studies Alumni is cur- Master’s Courses have been and its current rate of expan- mutual invitations for teach- ated by Ute Fendler) where the ary 2009 by Dieter Neubert, rently being built up, which, it developed in various fields sion requires particular eff ort. ing, assistance in curriculum films were not only presented who moved up from his pre- is hoped, will enable closer and of African Studies, which are The IAS also continues its own development, establishment of but discussed afterwards with vious position as deputy, and more continuous co-operation now all in full swing. In order four series of publications, two joint research and training ac- their African film-makers. by Achim von Oppen, the new among those who have stud- to serve teaching and research, of them online; the series “Bei- tivities, and invitations to con- To sum up, it can be said that deputy director.

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Internati onal Conference in Bissau Internati onal Atelier Theatre

Violence and Non-State Local Conflict Management in West Africa and Beyond International Atelier Theatre Bayreuth (IATB) meet practitioners International Conference in Bissau from 1st to 5th December 2008

The conference “Violence and must be considered – e.g. & Pole Institute, Goma, DRC). presentations referred to le- Non-State Local Conflict Man- para-statehood, warlord- and Many participants believe that gal pluralism, a concept that agement in West Africa and neo-segmentary orders or is- this concept appropriately de- helps overcome the dualistic Beyond” was conceptualised lands of order (Dieter Neubert) scribes central characteristics approach – the juxtaposition as a forum for the discussion – where competing political of political order in contempo- of formal and informal legal of theoretical concepts on actors and decision-makers rary Africa. Various modes and systems – in legal and political social order, statehood, and are intertwined on the local, institutions of conflict resolu- anthropology and sociology. In forms of conflict resolution. national and regional level. We tion were discussed, ranging this sense, Birgit Embaló (INEP, It was jointly organized by assume regular modes of con- from violent to pacific, reli- Bissau) emphasized the hybrid INEP (National Institute for flict resolution to be the pre- gious modes and, from insti- mixture of world visions and Research and Study of Guinea- requisite for durable social or- tutions like the International values in the urban environ- Bissau) and Bayreuth Univer- ders confronted with violence. Court of Justice, to non-state ment of Bissau, reflected in the sity (Anthropology of Africa). For analyzing these modes, institutions and civic commu- diversification of local strate- Since 2006, both institutions theoretical concepts like le- nities (cf. the presentations gies of conflict management, have directed a collabora- gal pluralism, conflict, justice of INEP researchers) where while Raul Fernandes (INEP, tive research project on Local and law (e.g. ‘person-bounded local modes of conflict reso- Bissau) applied, in his analysis Strategies of Conflict Manage- law’, ‘individual law’, ‘law as lution prevail. Findings from of conflict resolution on the ment in Guinea-Bissau, funded process’ and ‘neo-traditional’ Guinea-Bissau (A. Idrissa Em- Bijagós islands, the concept of by the Volkswagen Founda- legal norms vs. ‘traditional baló, INEP, Bissau) and Nigeria customary pluralism. tion and involving a dozen re- customs’) must be appraised. (Franz Kogelmann, Bayreuth In the final discussion the par- searchers. Forty scholars from more than University) highlighted Islam- ticipants reflected on how to The group of Actors and Musicians (Photo: Jackowski) How do societies deal with a dozen African and Euro- ic modes of conflict resolution, cope with conflicts and vio- social and political violence pean countries responded to which are morally more bind- lence in heterarchical settings. On February 6th-8th, 2009 the In the end the demon is defeat- when they are confronted our invitation and presented ing than imposed state law. Do we need to bring the State interested public witnessed ed and the question of the na- with state fragility, formalized their own findings, case stud- Abdoulaye Diallo (PROCAS/ back in? Cecil Magbaily Fyle the second theatre production ture of love between man and and informal privatisation of ies from 14 African countries, GTZ, Ziguinchor, Senegal) and (Fourah Bay College, Sierra of the well-known Togo play woman is raised. The produc- state prerogatives and sover- against the background of Jordi Tomàs (ISCTE, Lisbon, Leone) claimed to recognise writer and director Senouvo tion combined music, dance eign rights and the absence of the above mentioned reflec- Portugal) presented research first and foremost the histori- Agbota Zinsou with students and acting that consisted of significant state structures? tions. All contributions dealt results from the Casamance cal dimension of the African of the BA programme “African short text passages in German This problem pervaded pres- – explicitly or implicitly – with region and pointed out that in state which came as an oc- Languages, Literatures and and twenty songs in French entations and discussions in ‘heterarchical settings’, rang- transnational and transbor- troi from the outside. Before Arts”. This time the young ac- and Ewe/Mina. The actors Bissau. In view of the general ing from less marked forms der conflicts, non-state politi- thinking about a global state, tors prepared and performed were supported by a small but weakness of the post-colonial as in South-Africa (Reinhart cal actors and organisations there is a need to build up an Zinsou’s three-act play Die excellent student orchestra African state, the emergence Kößler, Arnold Bergsträsser – parallel or in opposition to equitable international order Ungeheuerfrau/La Femme- composed of a guitar, a cello of heterarchical, i.e. multi- Institute Freiburg) to compet- state order and its legal con- as a ‘heterarchical’ bundle of monstre, in which a beautiful and a saxophone, which the di- hierarchical, political orders ing para-states in the DR Congo ceptions – contribute to peace sovereign states. (G. Klute, B. woman appears ultimately to rector himself joined with his (Bellagamba, Klute 2008) (Christiane Kayser, EED, Bonn agreements and stability. All Embaló, I. Embaló, M. Jao) be a demon practising voodoo. djembé. (E. Rothmaler)

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Internati onal Symposium on Risk and Africa Facilitati ng peace and democracy

ZENEB-Symposium on conceptualising risk in the context of contemporary Africa. (Photo: Tylle) Workshop about chances and limits of peacebuilding and the promoti on of democracy

From November 27th to 29th, standing processes of social fears or precarious liveli- A symposium on “Making peace tional, spoke about its support tention to the tension between 2008 a symposium on concep- change in Africa. The papers hoods (famine, joblessness, ill – but with which weapons? – A for local NGOs in Latin America, idealistic motives and ideo- tualising risk in the context showed how diff erent actors health). Methodologically the strategic discussion on peace- and Markus Grohmann, a Bay- logical polarization tendencies of contemporary Africa was perceived and represented presentations showed that building and democracy facili- reuth student who carried out and, in this way, questioned organised by the Bayreuth- risks diff erently; e.g. the hu- there is a wide gap between tation” was held at the Universi- research in Ruanda, reflected the international peace and de- based Centre for Natural Risks manitarian apparatus, scien- local and external concepts of ty of Bayreuth on 6th February, on the challenges of post-gen- mocracy facilitation. and Development (ZENEB), on tists, official bodies, media risk which leads to problems 2009. It was initiated by Dr. Ron ocide reconciliation. Other ex- During the closing panel-dis- behalf of the Bayreuth Interna- and literature. Risk concepts of interpretation, of inference Herrmann, who taught a semi- perts were Mrs. Schulz, from cussion, speakers agreed that tional Graduate School of Afri- were further shown to change and of compatibility of con- nar on the same topic in the the GTZ, who focused on the support for peace and democ- can Studies (BIGSAS). In order with the use they are put to: cepts (resilience, system, func- winter term of 2008/09 within peace architecture of the Af- racy- building is only possible to broaden the – as hypoth- e.g. instrumental definitions tion, risk). Selected papers will the department of development rican Union and, in this way, within a limited framework, esised - European centred de- of risk that build the prelude be published soon to show the sociology. His students organ- gave an alternative view on and is dependent on accept- bate on risk and “risk society”, for intervention. It became theoretical and methodologi- ised the well-attended sympo- international peace and de- ance by the people and govern- around 60 participants from clear during the discussions cal advances in risk research sium which was introduced and mocracy facilitation, and Mrs ments concerned. Existing suc- Kenya, Ethiopia, Benin, South that there are also various demonstrated during the chaired by two of them, namely Schmidt-Rossiwal, from the cessful projects are unknown Africa, Cameroon and Europe references of risk such as ex- conference. (L. Bloemertz, M. Alina Becker and Stefanie Wer- forum ziviler Friedensdienst, to the broad public because discussed diff erent notions of treme events (natural hazards, Doevenspeck, E. Macamo, D. dermann. who showed a documentary on they prevent violence in ad- risk and their role for under- technological failure), threats, Müller-Mahn) A number of experts were in- trauma-coping among Serbian vance and, in any case, when it vited: Mrs. Kammer, from the and Croatian war veterans. Fi- comes to Africa “good news is NGO peace brigades interna- nally, Ron Herrmann drew at- no news”. (N. Schiffmann)

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Celebrati ng Bwana Zahidi Mngumi Excursion and fi eldtrip to Benin

Africanists bring Swahili manuscripts to the Lamu Museum From the 9th to 28th of Feb- During the first two weeks cooperation with the GTZ and In 2006, Gudrun Miehe and tional Museums of Kenya, as Mombasa in the battle of Shela ruary, Martin Doevenspeck of the excursion, the group Dr. Nassirou Bako-Arifari from Clarissa Vierke (Afrikanistik well as scholars from univer- – an historical event which is (Department of Geography), travelled from Cotonou in the the University of Abomey-Ca- I) took a biographic exhibition sities in Nairobi, such as Prof. still much commemorated on and 16 students of the BA Af- South, via Bohicon and Para- lavi, the students carried out a on the Lamuan Poet Muhamadi Mohamed H. Abdulaziz, Prof. Lamu. The constant struggle rican Development Studies in kou, to Natitingou in the North small research project on land Kijuma to the Lamu Museum Kitula King’ei and Prof. Kith- between Lamu and its rivals Geography course and the BSc West. On this journey discus- t enu r e a nd con f l ic t s a r ou nd t he (NAB VI/I Fall 2006, Spring aka wa Mberia. In a ceremony also manifested itself in verbal Geography travelled to Benin. sions were organised with Pendjari National Park, whose 2007) on Lamu Island (Kenya). that was part of the 8th Lamu duels, in which Zahidi Mnugmi Financially supported by the Beninese scholars, local poli- management is supported by Two years later, in 2008, an- Cultural Festival, the German proved his rhetorical skill in DAAD and Bayreuth Univer- ticians, farmers and traders, the German development co- other project brought Gudrun Ambassador handed over fac- poems which were later also sity, the excursion had a two- and with traditional leaders as operation. Together with Beni- Miehe and Clarissa Vierke back similes of Mngumi’s poems to written down. At the beginning fold aim: to learn about poten- well as with representatives of nese students, they conducted to Lamu: again in cooperation the Lamu Museum. of the 20th century, European tials and constraints for social the international development interviews, and mapped and with the German Embassy and Bwana Zahidi Mngumi was a scholars took a number of these and economic development in cooperation, political founda- presented the results to the the National Museums of Ken- powerful political leader in the manuscripts to Europe. These the West African country and, tions and embassies, thereby project leaders. A presentation ya, Gudrun Miehe and Clarissa city state of Lamu at the end of are today among the only sur- together with local students, giving the students the op- of some impressions and re- Vierke organised a workshop the 18th and the beginning of viving documents of his verbal to apply in practice various portunity to actively engage sults of the excursion/fieldtrip on the life and works of Bwa- the 19th centuries and led the art. Taking up a request brought research methods and gain with development issues from will be organised by the stu- na Zahidi Mngumi, an impor- island into a time of economic by a Lamu elder, Gudrun Miehe some first experiences in em- diff erent angles and perspec- dents during the summer tant statesman and poet from prosperity. His fame grew leg- and Clarissa Vierke traced the pirical research. tives. During the last week, in term. (M. Doevenspeck) Lamu. The workshop brought endary when his army unex- manuscripts in German librar- together local scholars from pectedly defeated the seeming- ies to make them accessible on Lamu andpeople from the Na- ly-invincible alliance of Pate and Lamu again. (C. Vierke)

The Director General of the Nati onal Muse- ums of Kenya, Dr. Idle Farah during the hand- over ceremony of the Mngumi manuscrips. First row: Clarissa Vierke (Bay- reuth), Gudrun Miehe (Bay- German reuth), Walter and Beninese Lindner (German students during Ambassador the discussion of to Kenya), Isa research results Timamy (Nati o- in Tanougou, nal Museums of North West Kenya). (Photo: Benin. (Photo: Okoko) Tylle)

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WAMAKHAIR Human Rights Conference in Dar es Salaam

Current challenges of water management in Khartoum: academics meet practitioners In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Tanzanian-German Cen- tre for Postgraduate Studies in Law (TGCL), a joint project of the Universities of Dar es Salaam and Bayreuth, and the Parti cipants Tanzanian Commission for Hu- of the workshop man Rights and Good Govern- on challenges of water manage- ance (CHRAGG), co-organized ment in Khar- a conference at the University toum on the 14th of March 2009, of Dar es Salaam on 25th No- organized by the A translati on of research project vember, 2008. The Dean of the the Universal WAMAKHAIR in Faculty of Law, Prof. Sifuni Declarati on of cooperati on with Human Rights in Ahfad University Mchome, PD Harald Sippel of nearly any langu- and Khartoum the University of Bayreuth, and age can be found State Water at www.ohchr. Cooperati on. Honourable Justice Amili Ma- org/EN/UDHR/ (Photo: Kirchen) nento of CHRAGG addressed Pages/Search- the audience during the open- ByLang.aspx On the 14th of March, 2009, ated by Bayreuth University ship between water distribu- ing of the conference. members of the “Water Man- (Detlef Müller-Mahn, Martin tion and social change. The The academic papers pre- nia was the topic of a written degree its content could be ac- agement in Khartoum Inter- Doevenspeck, Anne-Sophie objective of the workshop in sented during the conference contribution by Dr Sengondo cepted in the African cultural national Research Project” Beckedorf) and the University Khartoum was to bring into by members of the Faculty of Mvungi. Dr Axel Dörken, the context. The speakers unani- (WAMAKHAIR), as well as Paris 10. The project is funded dialog the views of academ- Law dealt with important is- Director of the German Agen- mously expressed the view practitioners from Sudanese by the DFG and by the Agence ics, NGOs, and governmental sues of human rights in Tan- cy for Technical Development that the Declaration of Human institutions, came together for National de la Recherche officials on the present situ- zania. Prof. Chris Maina Peter (GTZ) in Tanzania, added a Rights is indeed universal and a workshop at Ahfad Univer- (ANR). While WAMAKHAIR ation and future evolution of provided an overview of the practical view and discussed aims to protect the fundamen- sity, Khartoum State, in order originates from French-Ger- the Khartoum water manage- current state of human rights the human rights approach in tal rights of any human being to discuss current challenges man research collaboration, ment system. The main topics in Tanzania, while Prof. Sifuni German development co-oper- anywhere in the world. They of the water distribution sys- it has subsequently included discussed were institutional Mchome drew the attention of ation with Tanzania. concluded from this that hu- tem. In addition, the workshop Sudanese institutions (Khar- perspectives on the water is- the audience to recent cases The central question during man rights are not negotiable served to officially launch toum State Water Cooperation, sues, with presentations on of mob, inter-tribal and witch- the discussion of the papers and that neither traditional the research co-operation Ahfad University) and has thus the Khartoum State Water Co- craft killings in Tanzania and was to what extent the Uni- nor religious values can im- between the various project become a French-German-Su- operation, policy issues in wa- the resulting challenges for versal Declaration of Human pinge on the rights to freedom members in Khartoum. danese project. ter management and academic society, the judiciary and the Rights is based on the cultural and equality of the individual WAMAKHAIR is a joint French- The main aim of WAMAKHAIR research questions on water. government. Corruption in the and social values of Europe and person. (K. Gastorn, H. Sippel German research project initi- is to understand the relation- (A.-S. Beckedorf) delivery of justice in Tanza- North America, and to what and U. Wanitzek)

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22nd Swahili Colloquium Gudrun Miehe...

at Iwalewa-House from 22 May to 24 May 2009 ... was appointed board member of the newly-founded RISSEA

Having been in existencece forfor creativity.creativ The thematic focus more than two decades,, the opensopen up a view on the vari- Swahili Colloquium has be-e- abilityab of Swahili beyond come a well-established all standardising norms. forum in Bayreuth. It is a variability that Swahili Every year, scholars finds its expression in and researchers from youth languages and Colloquium diff erent disciplines, dialects, but also in 23rd Swahili Colloquium at who work on various literary texts. Iwalewa-House, May 2010 aspects of the lan- The Swahili Collo- Having been in existence guage and the respec- quium has been held in for more than two decades, tive culture(s), take part memory of Sheikh Yahya the Swahili Colloquium has in this international collo-o- AliAli Omar, who passed away become a well-established quium which brings togetherether inin LLondono last year. Born forum in Bayreuth. Every researchers from all over theh iniM Mombasa in 1924, Sheikh year, scholars and research- world. thereby considered in a wide Yahya spent more than half ers from diff erent disci- This year’s Swahili Colloquium, sense, so that diff erent per- of his life in London, where he plines, who work on various which has been organised by spectives can be viewed of a taught at the School of Oriental aspects of the language and the Chair of Afrikanistik I and phenomenon which considera- and African Studies. The value the respecti ve culture(s) take Gudrun Miehe giving a speech on Swahili manuscripts during the Eighth Lamu Said Khamis (professor of Lit- bly shapes linguistic perform- of his contributions to the part in this internati onal col- Cultural Festi val. (Photo: Okoko) eratures in African Languag- ance, the culturally-socially study of classical Swahili lit- loquium, which brings to- es), had a special thematic entrenched forms of language erature can hardly be overem- gether researchers from all In November 2008, Gudrun The Rissea was officially focus on “Orality”. Orality is use and, particularly, verbal phasised. Sheikh Yahya came over the world. For further Miehe, professor emeritus in launched during the eighth to the Swahili Colloquium sev- informati on as well as the African Linguistics, was ap- Lamu Cultural Festival on eral times and also contribut- exact date, visit htt p://www. pointed board member of the Lamu (Northern Kenya) ed to the Fumo Liyongo Work- afrikanisti k.uni-bayreuth.de/ newly-founded RISSEA, the where, as well as Gudrun Mie- shops organised by Gudrun de/kolloquien/index.html or Research Institute of Swa- he, other prolific researchers Miehe in 2003 and 2004. write an email to swahili@ hili Studies in Eastern Africa. in the field of Swahili were For further information on the uni-bayreuth.de Under the auspices of the Na- also welcomed as board mem- Swahili Colloquium, visit the tional Museums of Kenya, the bers. These included Kitula website http://www.afrikan- institution was founded with King’ei, professor at the Uni- istik.uni-bayreuth.de/de/kol- the idea of not only providing versity of Nairobi, Naomi loquien/index.html or email to language courses but of also Shitemi, professor at Moi Uni- [email protected] off ering a platform, base and versity, Eldoret, Tigiti Sengo, a resource centre for national Open University, Dar es Sa- and international researchers laam, and Kithaka wa Mbe- Othmar Miraji, editor of the working on Swahili culture ria, University of Nairobi (C. „Deutsche Welle“, a regular guest at the Swahili-Colloquium. (Photo: Müller) and language in Kenya. Vierke)

44 NAB Vol. VIII - 2009 NAB Vol. VIII - 2009 45 Alumni Announcement

Adjaï Paulin Oloukpona-Yinnon European Conference of African Studies At the 3rd European Conference of African Studies, taking place in Leipzig from 4th to 7th June 2009, a number of panels are (co-)organized by scholars from Bayreuth University. These are: Adjaï Paulin Oloukpona-Yinnon Panel 48: Waterscapes in Africa. The respacing of basins, markets and networks (Olivier Graefe / Detlef was born in Benin, where he at- Mueller-Mahn): African waterscapes are characterized by a growing disequilibrium of supply and demand, of tended school and high school. power and parti cipati on, and of redundancy and scarcity. They are presently undergoing criti cal changes at His German studies were con- diff erent scales: transbasin water transfers, privati zati on and withdrawal of private companies, reshaping of ducted first in Lomé, then in water distributi on networks. This panel explores the highly contradictory transformati ons of waterscapes. Abidjan, Munich and Tours. His Panel 85: Risk awareness, discourses and the consti tuti on of new social spaces (Elisio Macamo / Lena Blo- doctoral dissertation, with the emertz): The social and politi cal organizati on of technologically more-advanced societi es draws to a certain title “La `Deutsche Kolonial- extent from percepti ons of risk. These modes of organizati on have acquired a new meaning in Africa with the gesellschaft´ et la pénétration impact of ecological and technological risks through development policy and practi ce. The panel wants to coloniale allemande en Afri- look into the implicati ons of this development to spati al organizati on in Africa. que”, was defended in 1978. Panel 98: Violent Respacing in Kenya? History, Dynamics and Future Implicati ons of the 2007-08 Post-Elec- His academic career included ti on Crisis (Dieter Neubert / Axel Harneit-Sievers): Post-electi on violence in Kenya in early 2008 was fuelled teaching at the University of by land confl icts, identi ty politi cs, social inequality and widespread complaints about regional marginaliza- Lomé (former Université du ti on. With this panel we invite scholars and civil society acti vists to analyse the post-electi on clashes against Bénin). More recently, he ful- their historical background and point to the opti ons and challenges faced by the new coaliti on government. filled teaching assignments at How should Kenya’s ethno-regional power balance and resource distributi on (especially land) be reshaped? the University of Bouaké (Côte Panel 99: Connecti ng technologies and social change: empirical fi ndings and theoreti cal analysis (Dieter d'Ivoire) and the University of Neubert / Rijk van Dijk): The success of mobile phones in Africa highlights the fact that connecti ng technolo- Abomey-Calavi (Bénin). From gies infl uence African every day life and may trigger social change. The panel focuses on the arti culati on of 1998 to 2004 he directed the connecti ng technologies (including social technologies) and social change, and presents initi al empirical re- Adjaï Paulin Oloukpona-Yinnon, Humboldt-Fellow habilitated in Bayreuth. Department of German Studies (Photo: von Roncador) sults and analyti cal approaches from social anthropology, history and sociology. at the University of Lomé. Since Panel 138: Text, subtext and context: Considering the relati on between text work and fi eld work in re- 1998 he has been director of (Romance Literature) who Bayreuth University, SFB 214 search on African literary texts (Clarissa Vierke): The aim of the panel is to rethink the relati on between ‘text the research network ArtELI first invited Paulin Oloukpona "Identity in Africa", which ran work’ and fi eld work in Africa, fi rstly by considering the research history of philological work in Africa, and (Atelier de recherches théma- to Bayreuth through a DAAD- from 1984 to 1997. secondly by trying to explore the potenti als of new approaches that seek to combine the study of texts, and, tiques Ecritures-Littératures- grant in 1986, and then through The cooperation with Bay- in parti cular, the study of their rhetoric, with the explorati on of contexts. Identités), and since 2002 he an Alexander von Humboldt reuth goes on through joint su- Panel 139: African Studies on the web – new possibiliti es and new services for academic research (Hartmut has coordinated the Humboldt- fellowship in the years from pervision of master’s and doc- Bergenthum, Ulf Vierke): DEVA Bayreuth and University Library of Frankfurt/Main are organizing a panel on Alumni-Network in Africa. He 1987 to 1996. In 1996, towards toral students (with Professor networking and digiti zati on at ECAS. The panel will discuss the complex task of making primary data (e.g. fi eld was visiting professor at the the end of this period of longer Ute Fendler) and through joint notes, survey material, photography) accessible on the web. New soluti ons to electronic publishing of special University of Ohio in 1989 and and shorter visits to Bayreuth, publications. collecti ons are proposed, designed to off er innovati ve documentati on soluti ons and, furthermore, to envi- at the University of Michigan, fell the defence of his "habilita- Paulin Oloukpona's main fields sion co-operati ve subject gateways for African Studies. The organisers warmly invite the scienti fi c community Ann Arbor, in 1994. tion" thesis entitled "Die `Mus- of research are situated at the to arti culate their academic needs and to discuss them with experts from digiti zati on projects, archives and terkolonie´ Togo im Spiegel borderline of literary stud- libraries. The close co-operation with deutscher Kolonialliteratur". ies and historical and cultural Panel 142: African waters - water in Africa, barriers, paths, and resources: their impact on language, litera- African Studies at the Universi- Paulin Oloukpona participat- studies: postcolonial issues, ture and history of people (Manfred von Roncador): This panel will focus on the structural and substanti al ty of Bayreuth started through ed actively in the former col- identity and diversity. (M. von role of water in language, literature and history in Africa. Large amounts of water may be both barriers and Professor (emer.) János Riesz laborative research project at Roncador) ways for diff usion. Water as a resource has determined the way of living. Both aspects are important for lan- guage development and conceptualizati ons.

46 NAB Vol. VIII - 2009 htt p://www.uni-leipzig.de/~ecas2009/ Editors’ note NAB Newslett er of African Studies at Bayreuth University Vol. VIII 2009 Since the last issue, the major development within IAS has been ISSN 1867-6634 (print) the acceptance of the proposal for the establishment of a Tanza- ISSN 1867-6642 (online) nian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law as described Published by the in our front page article. Insti tute of African Studies In the past year, BIGSAS, our Graduate School, has gained momen- www.ias.uni-bayreuth.de tum and has established a routine which is, however, regularly University of Bayreuth confronted by unforeseen challenges. Although it is now well- 95440 Bayreuth, Germany established, this prodigious “daughter” of the Institute of Afri- NAB online: can Studies still merits the main focus of attention in this issue htt p://www.ias.uni-bayreuth.de/ of NAB. en/publicati ons/nab As well as looking at the recent past, at the period between two All correspondence to: issues, we propose to look further back to a more remote period, [email protected] through the introduction of an “Alumni column”. We are starting with a short portrait of Paulin Oloukpona, and we encourage Bay- Editorial Board reuthian scholars and students to propose candidates for future Manfred von Roncador portraits. (editor-in-chief) manfred.vonroncador@ Lastly, we would like to call for papers, and also for volunteers to uni-bayreuth.de participate in the planning, editing and composing of NAB. Christi ne Scherer christi [email protected] For more up-to-date information we draw your attention to our web sites: Marti n Doevenspeck [email protected] http://www.ias.uni-bayreuth.de/en and http://www.bigsas.uni-bayreuth.de Magnus Echtler [email protected]

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