OxTalks is Changing
OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Department: Centre for African Studies
Talks:
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Mekelle Stories: Life in Time of War
Date: 18 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Catherine Dom (Independent)
Venue Details: Maison Française d'Oxford, 2-10 Norham Road, OX2 6SE
Organisers:
Norman Aselmeyer (University of Oxford),
Mwangi Mwaura (Oxford),
Biruk Terrefe (University of Oxford),
Jason Mosley (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Mekelle Stories: Life in Time of War. Conversation around the newly published book
Date: 18 November 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Catherine Dom (Independent)
Venue Details: Maison Française d'Oxford, 2-10 Norham Road OX2 6SE
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 20 November 2025
Selling Healing: Creative Arts and Health Communication in Ghana
Date: 20 November 2025, 15:30 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Ama de-Graft Aikins (University of Ghana/London School of Economics and Political Science)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Dahrendorf Room
Organisers:
Michael Odijie (University of Oxford),
Dr Miles Tendi (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Book launch: Historical Dictionary of South Sudan
Date: 25 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
s:
Dr Douglas Johnson,
Dr Nicki Kindersley (Cardiff University),
Dr Scopas Poggo (Ohio State)
Venue: 13 Bevington Road, 13 Bevington Road OX2 6NB
Venue Details: Seminar Room, African Studies Centre
Organisers:
Norman Aselmeyer (University of Oxford),
Mwangi Mwaura (Oxford),
Biruk Terrefe (University of Oxford),
Jason Mosley (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
The Unfinished Conversation: Reckoning with Colonial History
Date: 25 November 2025, 17:00 - 20:00
Speaker
Various Speakers
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Michael Odijie (University of Oxford),
Dr Miles Tendi (University of Oxford),
William Beinart (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 27 November 2025
The Soldier, the Activist, and the Writer: On Telling a Family Story of Colonial Afterlives
Date: 27 November 2025, 15:30 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Simukai Chigudu (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Dahrendorf Room
Organisers:
Michael Odijie (University of Oxford),
Dr Miles Tendi (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 2 December 2025
The making of an African tourist destination: Tourism development in post-independent Kenya
Date: 2 December 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Mathias Hack (Universität Leipzig/IEG Mainz)
Venue: 13 Bevington Road, 13 Bevington Road OX2 6NB
Venue Details: Seminar Room, African Studies Centre
Organisers:
Norman Aselmeyer (University of Oxford),
Mwangi Mwaura (Oxford),
Biruk Terrefe (University of Oxford),
Jason Mosley (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 4 December 2025
The Town and Gown in Ibadan: Re-exploring the Legends of Mbari
Date: 4 December 2025, 15:30 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Olutayo C. Adesina (University of Ibadan)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Dahrendorf Room
Organisers:
Michael Odijie (University of Oxford),
Dr Miles Tendi (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
