Cross-Examining Epistemic Violence and Working Towards Epistemic Freedom: Racing and UnRace-ing the Academy
With Prof. em. Akosua Adomako Ampofo…
Welcome! Karibuni! Barka da zuwa! Namukelekile!
About our Department
African Studies is a field within regional studies devoted to the study of African societies, their histories, languages, and literatures. The African Studies program builds foundational knowledge about African societies and Africa’s connections to the wider world, and it promotes the application of this knowledge in professional and other social contexts.
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches are central to African Studies’ identity. Accordingly, we emphasize variety, diversity, and change, including through academic collaborations with partners worldwide.
Our team is here for you!
Our team is committed and looks forward to meeting you in person at the secretary's office as well as by phone or email!
Der Knopfdrücker, 2021
Our Series
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u:africa talks
Through our event series (formerly known as the Afrika Kolloquien) we regularly host academic lectures and discussions each semester, providing Department researchers and visiting scholars a platform to share their research areas and projects with colleagues and wider audiences.
Sandra Benecchi / Institut für Afrikawissenschaften -
u:africa-lab
Launched in 2023, our podcast series seeks to engage the broadest and most diverse possible audience with an interest in the multifaceted field of African studies.
Sandra Benecchi / Institut für Afrikawissenschaften -
Stichproben
Founded in 2001, Stichproben. Vienna Journal of African Studies is a semiannual journal focusing on applied African studies.
Tina Göschl / Institut für Afrikawissenschaften
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FILMLADEN PRÄSENTIERT: WAX & GOLD von Ruth Beckermann Österreich, Italien 2026, 97 Minuten, OmdU, OmeU
Wax & Gold, Ruth Beckermann
KINOSTART: 11. September österreichweit
„Ein faszinierender Filmessay ... Wax & Gold taucht tief in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart Äthiopiens ein.…
Textsammlung aus dem Seminar „AUS-EIN-AN-DER-SETZEN – Deutschsprachige Debatten um Erinnerungskulturen in globaler Perspektive“ jetzt online verfügbar
Research
Im vergangenen Wintersemester (2025/26) setzten sich Studierende unterschiedlicher Studienrichtungen in einem am Institut für Afrikawissenschaften…
Workshop in Dar Es Salaam
Research
Daniela Waldburger
On 14 and 16 September 2026, Paternus Niyegira, Valerius Mjuni, Julius Dabet, Kevin Shija Kuhumba and Daniela Waldburger discussed and recorded new…
2026 Nachwuchspreis in historischer Transformationsforschung für Gunnar Christian Blix
Research
RECET
Im Rahmen des RECET History and Social Sciences Festival des Research Center for the History of Transformations (RECET) erhielt Gunnar Christian Blix…
Handing Copies of Stichproben 50 to Iain Walker
Research
Tchokothe, Waldburger, Walker
Last Thursday, May 14, 2026, Daniela Waldburger and Rémi Tchokothe had lunch with Iain Walker, Senior Researcher and leader of a DFG-funded project on…
Erasmus + Stay at the University of Mauritius
Research
University of Mauritius
In the first week of April 2026, Rémi Tchokothe visited the University of Mauritius at Réduit. In the framework of the Erasmus + Staff Mobility, he…