🎙️Hot Off the Mic: Don't Miss Our Latest Episode of Cluster Conversations! In this edition, host Dr. Christine Vogt-William discusses knowledge-making with the Cluster's artist fellows Dr. Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann. www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_4-Publi...

Curious about this exhibit in my hometown... maybe I can make it.

Exhibition: Curation, concept, research, and texts: Dr. Ibrahima Sene / Chair of African History. The exhibition is presented in German and is open to the public until mid-January 2026. It is free of charge and no registration required. @unibayreuth.bsky.social

📱We are proud to announce the launch of the Ayudha App, a new digital tool supporting those affected by sexual harassment or discrimination at work. Developed by Dr. Vogt-William & Dr. Schürer-Ries. 🔗: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_1-About-Us/Code-of-Conduct-and-statutes/Ayudah/index.html

Don't miss this event happening today! @unibayreuth.bsky.social

🌍 Africa Talks Environment takes place on 19 Nov 2025 in Munich. A one-day conference on ecological & social dimensions of environmental crises in Africa. 💬 With a special evening lecture by Dr. Auma Obama on sustainable agriculture. 🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...

🎬 Cinema Africa is back tomorrow with a double feature and post-screening discussion with Angolan filmmaker Ery Claver on 10 November 2025 🎟 Tickets are available on the Cineplex app/website as well as on site. Visit our website for more information:www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html

We are honored to once again welcome the renowned filmmaker, activist, and recipient of the German Order of Merit (2019), Mo Asumang, for a double event: 11 Nov (see poster) - open to students, teachers and the broader public 12 Nov, 9 am: Film screening & discussion for pupils (Cineplex)

Join us now! Global African Feminisms @africamultiple.bsky.social www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...

Happening today!

Join us for the ICDL lecture under the theme, “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans" with Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi (Brandeis University, USA) 🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important... @unibayreuth.bsky.social

Join us for the ICDL lecture under the theme, “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans" with Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi (Brandeis University, USA) 🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important... @unibayreuth.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow! www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...

The Bavarian government honoured and recognized the historic success of the 12 Bavarian Clusters of Excellence. A delegation of @unibayreuth.bsky.social was present to celebrate their part in the historic year for Bavaria as research hub. www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...

A workshop & colloquium at UBT (10–13 Nov) bringing together scholars from Bayreuth, Leipzig & FAU to explore postcolonial, decolonial & diaspora studies in dialogue. More details: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important-Dates/2025-11-10_popal/ @unibayreuth.bsky.social

This week, we organised another event in the series "AfriKaleidoskop meets @artefr.bsky.social. "Sudan - ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges'' is a chilling portrait of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in #Sudan. Thanks to filmmakers Laura Salm and Carl Gierstorfer for the discussion!

🎬 Cinema Africa is back! For the 17th time, Cinema Africa, curated by Prof. Ute Fendler (Chair of Romance & Comparative Literature) returns with an exciting line-up! The new season opens with a double feature and post-screening discussion with Angolan filmmaker Ery Claver on 10 November 2025 🎞

We are excited to invitesyou to a day dedicated to Global African Feminisms. The day will feature a Transnational Roundtable & Book Launches with highly esteemed scholars, writers, and activists. 🔗 More information on the speakers and events: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...

🎬 Just 2 days to go! Don’t miss the next AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE film screening this Wednesday, featuring the ARTE documentary “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges.” After the screening, join filmmakers Laura Salm Reifferscheidt and Carl Gierstorfer for a discussion.

We’re excited to announce the release of a publication edited by Ute Fendler and Clarissa Vierke. An essential read for anyone interested in Indian Ocean studies, cultural and literary studies, performance, and transdisciplinary art research. Available now. 👉 www.routledge.com/Transoceanic...

This week, a delegation from Uni Bayreuth visited the Institute Of African and Diaspora Studies at UNILAG to discuss the Cluster of Excellence's vision and goals for the collaboration in the next funding phase. The delegation also went to Université Joseph KI-ZERBO for the same reason.

Join us for the next ICDL Lecture presented by the Gender and Diversity Office of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence. 🎓 Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi will lead a thought-provoking lecture titled: “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans.”

📚 NAB XXIII (2024 Edition) is out now! 🖥️ Read it online: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/pool/dokumen... #NAB2024 #NABXXIII #AfricanStudies #AfricaMultiple #BayreuthUniversity #ResearchInFocus

We are proud to announce the third edition of our film and discussion series AfriKaleidoskop in November, once again featuring the acclaimed filmmaker, activist, and recipient of the German Order of Merit Mo Asumang.

🎬 AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE! Screening of “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges”, following surgeon Joseph Yacoub as he delivers care under extreme wartime conditions in the Nuba Mountains. Discussion with filmmakers Laura Salm & Carl Gierstorfer.

The IAS is pleased to announce the publication of the new NAB. 🎉 This edition offers a comprehensive look back at the IAS’s initiatives, projects, & events throughout 2024. 👉 You can access the digital version directly here: www.ias.uni-bayreuth.de/de/IAS-Publi... @africamultiple.bsky.social

📚 New Publication The Education Alibi in Africa explores how education, while celebrated as progress, can also mask and reproduce inequality. Featuring research from across the continent in a new volume by Cooper, Alber & Njoya. 🔗 press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-...

Work with us in the Research Sections "Accumulation", "Re:membering", In/securities", "Ecologies", "Translations", or "Digitalities". Apply for 2026-2027 INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP @africamultiple.bsky.social. Time is counting! Deadline Oct 5th! More: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/pool/dokumen...

🎧 Catch up on Cluster Conversations! This year we explored: 1. Digital tech & Islamic learning (Fahm & Frede) 2. Indigenous Xhosa music (Mfinyongo & Greven) 3. India-Africa relations (Modi & Vierke) 4. Nigerian proverbs (Ademola-Adeoye & Anchimbe) Listen on Spotify / website.

We’re excited to share the special issue AFROTOPIAS in Utopian Studies, guest edited by Antje Daniel (University of Vienna), Magnus Echtler & Melina Kalfenis (both University of Bayreuth). scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/utopian...

Does Ghana's finance&fiscal regime regime help the development of productive sectors? No, says @abotebuno.bsky.social @africamultiple.bsky.social. A must read for those who want to understand why Ghana has deindustrialised&failed boosting its agricultural sector.  www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Today is the deadline for submissions. Please visit the link below for more information!

Our Call for Artistic Contributions Africa: Ecologies closes this Sunday. We’re seeking photographs & artworks exploring the richness of African ecologies 🌍. 👉 Know someone who might be interested? 🔗 More info & application: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...

African Shakespeare: Subversions, Appropriations, Negotiations Edited By Ifeoluwa Aboluwade, Serena Talento, Pepetual Mforbe Chiangong, Oliver Nyambi Link to publication: www.routledge.com/African-Shak...

KEYWORD "HUMAN". Excellent work by our @africamultiple.bsky.social colleague @jiahuilee.bsky.social @ African Studies Review. @asanewsonline.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #OPENACCESS

The AfricaMultiple Cluster invites artists, photographers & creatives to submit visual works for the 2026 calendar! Explore Africa’s diverse ecologies, from spiritual & social to environmental & speculative futures. More info & submission form: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...

The AfricaMultiple Cluster invites artists, photographers & creatives to submit visual works for the 2026 calendar! Explore Africa’s diverse ecologies, from spiritual & social to environmental & speculative futures. More info & submission form: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...

🎙Tune in to the latest Episode of Cluster Conversations where Associate Professor Dr. Eric Anchimbe sits down with Dr. Feyi Ademola-Adeoye to discuss Nigerian Proverbs! www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_4-Public-engagement_-engagement1/Podcasts/ClusterConversations/Episode-32

The AfricaMultiple Cluster invites artists, photographers & creatives to submit visual works for the 2026 calendar! Explore Africa’s diverse ecologies, from spiritual & social to environmental & speculative futures. More info & submission form: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...

🎙Hot Off the Mic: Don't Miss Our Latest Episode of Cluster Conversations! In this edition, fellow Dr. Renu Modi talks with her host Prof. Dr. Clarissa Vierke about her recent fellowship with the Cluster of Excellence in Bayreuth. www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_4-Publi...

The three-lingual play “I Speak of Me as I Am. A Necessary Intervention ” was performed at Bayreuth’s Reichshof-Theater in June. It brought Shakespeare’s Black characters: Othello, Caliban, Cleopatra, and Lucy into powerful conversation with African stories and postcolonial critique.

Don’t miss your last chance to experience “From Oblivion to Memory: Transatlantic Memorial Echoes” before it closes this Thursday! 🌐 Virtual exhibition: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_2-Resea... #FromOblivionToMemory #AfricaMultiple #TransatlanticEchoes #Iwalewahaus #ArtExhibition

The exhibition tittled "Who Is Lucy?" will be closing today. Be sure to check it out at Uni Bayreuth @unibayreuth.bsky.social

Join us this Wednesday for the opening of the exhibition “Who is Lucy!?!” by Dr Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann van Rhyn, currently artists in residence at the Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies.

Happening tomorrow!

You’re warmly invited to an unforgettable musical evening this Saturday, 19 July 2025 at 9 PM at Stadtparkett Bayreuth! In celebration of the 20th Afro-Caribbean Festival, the Cluster proudly presents MangrOOve a cross-continental ensemble featuring exceptional musicians @unibayreuth.bsky.social

Join us this coming Monday for an artistic work about forgiveness and ritual. This performance will bring the three-month residency of Migline Paroumanou to a close, and you are invited to attend it.

Join us on Monday for this incredible concert!

🎶 On Saturday, 19.07.2025 at 9 PM, don’t miss MangrOOve live at Stadtparkett, Bayreuth! 🌍 A powerful fusion of sound by top musicians from Mozambique, Madagascar & South Korea. @unibayreuth.bsky.social #MangrOOveLive #GlobalGroove #BayreuthEvents #AfricaMultiple

🥁 Experience the world premiere of Maum Percussion 마음퍼커션 with Korean artist Chang Jae Hyo, a rhythmic journey into heart, mind & soul. Presented by Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence. @unibayreuth.bsky.social #MaumPercussion #ChangJaeHyo #AfricaMultiple #KoreanCulture #BayreuthEvents