History of Education in Africa – ISCHE Standing Working Group and online conference on December 9

Orlando Chemane (Mozambique), Pierre Guidi (France), Ellen Vea Rosnes (Norway) and Florence Wenzek (Université Paris Cité) have just established the Standing Working Group “Histories of Education in African Societies” within the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE).

In line with the conferences we organized and the books we publish ed in the last years, we aim to strengthen an international network of scholars working on the history of education from the perspective of African educational actors. We want to seek new questions, re-examine commonly used sources and explore new ones. To do so, we believe that a strong network is needed and that ISCHE offers the relevant framework. You will find the presentation here: https://www.ische.org/about-ische/standing-working-groups/

The group will stand for five years and will carry on the following activities :

1) 4 online seminars per academic year. The first will be on Monday 9 December 2024, 4-pm-6 pm (French time)

2) panels at annual ISCHE conferences. The next will be on 8-11 July 2025 in Lille, France. The Call for Applications is open: https://www.ische.org/ische-conference/upcoming-conferences/ische-46-lille/

3) a special issue of Paedagogica Historica (and perhaps other publications)

To be informed of the activities we plan and to communicate together, please register on the following mailing list : https://listes.ird.fr/sympa/info/histories-education-african-societies (1) Follow the link; 2) click on “s’abonner” on the left ; 3) enter your e-mail address and name; 4) click on “je m’abonne à histories-education-african-societies”.)

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