Guests of 2025
Dr. Sarah Marjie - Colonial Letters and the Contact of Knowledges
September - October 2025
Dr. Sarah Marjie chose the University of Bayreuth for its internationally recognized position in African Studies and its interdisciplinary research culture. As a member of the Cluster Project Colonial Letters and the Contact of Knowledges, she was particularly interested in the opportunity to deepen her engagement with the project through direct collaboration with colleagues at the Institute of African Studies (IAS). ...more
Machume Zango
July 2025
Machume Zango, during his stay, met several academics participating in the Cluster Programs. He also had the opportunity to collaborate with three musicians from South Korea, Madagascar, and Mozambique for the Afro-Karibik African Festival, which was a great success. This was followed by workshops in schools, where he worked with pupils from Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and Bosnia. ...more
Christine Dixie
July 2025
Christine Dixie is a Senior Lecturer in the Fine Art Department at Rhodes University in Makhanda, South Africa. Dixie has a proclivity for printmaking, but her practice often includes incorporating her print works into film or elaborate installations. Recent exhibitions include, The Binding Project, The Abyssal Zone, Blueprint for the DisOrder of Things and Trade-Off. ...more
Dr. Vendelin Tarmo Simon - The culture of meat
June 2025
Dr. Vendelin Tarmo Simon is the head of Anthropology Unit at University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). His academic exchange visit was highly productive and impactful, resulting in strengthened institutional ties, expanded mobility opportunities, and collaborative research development. His visit laid the groundwork for several important initiatives, including the renewal of the MoU, joint publications, and new project proposals. ...more
Barbara Bompani
February 2025
Barbara Bompani is a Professor of African Studies at the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Enterprises, at the University of Parma in Italy. ...more
Karen Lauterbach
February 2025
Karen Lauterbach is an Associate Professor at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark ...more
Adriaan van Klinken
February 2025
Adriaan van Klinken is a Professor of Religion and African Studies at the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, at th University of Leeds in England. ...more