Associazione per gli Studi Africani in Italia

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The African Studies Association Italy (Italian: Associazione per gli Studi Africani in Italia, ASAI) is an Italian learned society of about 100 Africanists and is based both at the University of Urbino and Roma Tre University. [1] ASAI was founded in 2010 [2] and is an associated member of the AEGIS network of African studies centres in Europe. [3]

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Conferences

ASAI organises a biennial national conference on African studies: [1]

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  1. 1 2 "ASAI". asaiafrica.org/ (in Italian). Associazione per gli Studi Africani in Italia. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. "Assemblea dei soci di ASAI. Verbale" (PDF). asaiafrica.org (in Italian). Associazione per gli Studi Africani in Italia. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. "AEGIS African Studies in Europe". aegis-eu.org. AEGIS. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. "IV Conferenza ASAI Africa in fermento: conflitti, modernità, religioni 22-24 settembre 2016". dsps.unict.it (in Italian). University of Catania. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. "L'Università di Urbino si apre all' Africa: aperta la call for papers alla conferenza ASAI del 29 giugno - 1 luglio 2022". uniurb.it (in Italian). University of Urbino. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.