African Studies Association of the United Kingdom

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The African Studies Association of the United Kingdom (ASAUK) formed in 1963 "to advance African studies, particularly in the United Kingdom, by providing facilities for the interchange of information and ideas and the co-ordination of activities by and between persons and institutions concerned with the study of Africa." [1] Antony Allott and Roland Oliver led the founding of the group. [2] [3] In recent times the Royal African Society administers the association.

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The group organizes conferences and supports the Standing Committee on University Studies in Africa and the Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa. [4]

Presidents

Distinguished Africanist award

The ASAUK "Distinguished Africanist" award was established in 2001 to pay tribute to those "who have made exceptional contributions to the field of African studies". [5] Its recipients have been:

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Publication

References

  1. "African Studies Association of the United Kingdom". African Affairs . 63 (250): 34–35. 1964. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a095160. JSTOR   719763.
  2. John Donnelly Fage (1989). "British African Studies since the Second World War: A Personal Account". African Affairs. 88 (352): 397–413. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098190. JSTOR   722694.
  3. Watterson, Craig (2008). "The Development of African History as a Discipline in the Englishspeaking World: A Study in Academic Infrastructure" (PDF). researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz. Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. Scolma website (Retrieved 13 Nov. 2023)
  5. 1 2 "ASAUK Distinguished Africanist Award. Distinguished Africanist Award winners Professors Paulo de Moraes Farias (2017) and Karin Barber (2018) with former ASAUK President Insa Nolte (2016-18)". African Studies Association of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. "Professor Babatunde ("Tunde") Zack-Williams – ASAUK's Distinguished Africanist Prize". www.asauk.net. African Studies Association of the United Kingdom. 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. "Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Dr Jacinta Victoria Muinde Win African Studies Association UK 2020 Awards". James Murua's Literature Blog. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. Website ABR&D