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African Studies Association of the United Kingdom

Not to be confused with the African Studies Association (ASA) which is active in North America..

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.

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

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Distinguished Africanist award

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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:

See also

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Publication

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  • African research and documentation : the journal of the African Studies Association of the UK and the Standing Commission [Conference] on Library Materials on Africa, Birmingham: African Studies Association of the United Kingdom, 1973, ISSN 0305-862X From 1973 to 2021. From volume 66 (1994), it was published by SCOLMA (Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa, UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa), London. Accordingly, since then the title is African research and documentation. Journal of the Standing Commission on Library Materials on Africa. In 2022, African Research and Documentation merged with Africa Bibliography into Africa Bibliography, Research and Documentation.[8]

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. 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
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