Woensdag 10 September 2014

African unions have been struggling to find a clear ideological discourse, as well as well-designed strategies to tackle the challenges of current political and economic realities. Nevertheless, unions have played, multiple roles throughout Africa’s history. In order to shed light on the diverse and complex nature of organised labour in Africa the African Studies Centre’s (ASC) ‘Trade Unions and Labour Issues in Africa’ research group, in cooperation with the International Institute of Social History (IISH) is organising a Roundtable on the multiple roles of trade unions in Africa today. The Round Table will bring together academics, practitioners, as well as policy-makers interested in the diverse nature of African trade unionism; ranging from their role as political change-makers, to their activities as entrepreneurs. Please find the preliminary programme below. Please register: z.vlaminck@ascleiden.nl

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Aan de hand van aardse sedimentkernen reconstrueert Erik de Boer de natuurlijke distributie van vegetatietypes en de dynamiek van vegetatie op Mauritius sinds de laatste ijstijd (21.000 jaar geleden). Zijn vegetatie- en klimaatreconstructies geven een beter beeld van de ecosysteemdynamica van de bossen op lange termijn en van het klimaat op Mauritius.
Dhr. E.J. de Boer: Mauritius Since the Last Ice Age. Paleoecology and Climate of an Oceanic Island. Promotor is prof. dr. H. Hooghiemstra. Copromotor is dr. K.F. Rijsdijk.

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This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

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In 2014, the Dance Umbrella will celebrate the 26th year of presenting the best of new contemporary dance works. Over the years the Dance Umbrella has focused on development and nurturing young South Africans, ultimately becoming the premiere international contemporary dance festival in South Africa/Africa.

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The first exhibition to focus on the art of Ife, an ancient city in modern day Nigeria. The artists of Ife made sculptures from metal, stone and terracotta that have placed the region on the map in terms of world art history. The exhibition displays some of the world's most sophisticated historical art works – more than 100 sculptures of metal, stone and terracotta from the 12th to 16th centuries tell the story of the African civilisation of Ife, ancestors of the Yoruba, one of the largest ethnic groups of modern day Nigeria. The exhibition has previously been on view in the USA, Great Britain and Spain.

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Starting point of the exhibition is the general consensus among art historians today that in the so-called primitive societies individual masters created unique works of the highest quality. Approximately 180 masks, figures and everyday objects from Ivory Coast and neighbouring countries, created by exceptionally talented artists working in a wide range of fields, sheds new light on the role of the artist in African society. The exhibition sets out to place these outstanding works in an art historical context that is comparable to that of our great masters, from Michelangelo to Picasso.

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Moshekwa Langa’s work was shown in the late nineties – now he is present with his site-specific work The Jealous Lover. Moshekwa Langa (*1975 in Bakenberg/Southafrica) is just as familiar with European culture, and particularly literature, as he is with the visual culture of South Africa. He combines and weaves together diverse European and African themes, motifs and elements, creating installations, works on paper, photographs and videos that form a new assemblage. He often uses ordinary materials like strings, watercolors, found items, tape, thread reels and threads. It is precisely that these threads tell (hi)stories. They connect different objects, thoughts, associations; with his threads Langa weaves a visual and often also linguistic net of political experiences and personal memories – between Apartheid and exile.

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This year at AFF: Crazy in Love - A Conspiracy of Clowns, a Standard Bank Ovation Award 2013 (at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa), a winning, smash-hit show. Inspired by John Irving’s Until I Find You, Crazy in Love is devised and performed by Andrew Buckland (multiple Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Winner) and Liezl de Kock (Fleur du Cap Best Actress nominee). And Siembamba takes a look at a South African phenomenon often taken for granted –the relationship between a black domestic worker and the white children she helps to raise. Various people are affected by this “arrangement” of black women leaving their own families behind to become a second mother to upper or middle class white children - especially the women's own children. Winner of a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award 2014. Also: Nakhane Toure from Port Elizabeth.

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In celebration of South Africa’s 20 Years of Democracy, the South African Embassy in The Hague and members of the former Dutch anti-apartheid movements have put together an exhibition celebrating the role that was played by the Netherlands in bringing about a democracy in South Africa. The exhibition deals with the Dutch contribution to the struggle against apartheid and was commissioned by both the South African Embassy in The Netherlands and the Dutch Embassy in South Africa and produced with support of the International Institute of Social History (IISH).

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Vanaf september 2014 is een uniek overzicht te zien van het indrukwekkende oeuvre van Marlene Dumas. De retrospectieve tentoonstelling Marlene Dumas –  The Image as Burden is de eerste grote solotentoonstelling in 20 jaar van Dumas in Nederland en brengt bijna tweehonderd van haar belangrijkste werken bijeen vanaf de late jaren 70 tot nu. Het is de meest omvangrijke retrospectieve tentoonstelling van haar werk in Europa tot nu toe, en geeft een indringend overzicht van haar oeuvre vanaf de late jaren 70 tot nu.

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Layla Fourie, een jonge alleenstaande moeder in Zuid-Afrika, wordt aangenomen als polygrafist, een baan waarin ze verdachten aan leugentests onderwerpt. In een omgeving van voortdurende leugens, wantrouwen en angst wordt Layla al snel zelf een verdachte. Regie: Pia Marais. Cast: Rayna Campbell, August Diehl, Rapule Hendricks, Terry Norton. 108 minuten

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Tyler Dolan is a South African photographer specializing in hyper realism and editorial styled photographs often resulting in colourful and energetic imagery. His ‘Walking The Streets’ project is about documenting the various traditions and cultures that reside on the streets of Durban, South Africa. In 2012 he exhibited his photographs at the Afrovibes Festival. In 2013 he worked together with Amsterdam based artist Kitchell Samuel and made a series 'Walking the Streets of Amsterdam', The exhibition with photographs from 2012 and 2013, organized in cooperation with the Afrovibes Foundation, can be seen in the corridors on the 3rd floor and in the ASC library (ground floor). They are for sale (prices between 50 and 200 euros).

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De wereld van Manu Baeyens bevolkt door wonderlijke wezens vermengd zich met schilderijen en 3dimensionaal werk van andere kunstenaars. De expositie  leeft en groeit,  is een actieve wisselwerking tussen de exposanten die nieuwe perspectieven opent. Een open universum  waar van het nabeeld blijft hangen. Met werk van Manu Baeyens (Gent, 1972), Eva Spierenburg (Lelystad, 1987) en Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe, 1982). De laatste heeft zijn opleiding gevolgd aan de Harare Polytechnic College en de Chinhoyi University of Technology. Hij heeft verschillende exposities gehad in Gallery Delta in Harare en in de National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Vorig jaar is Gareth Nyandoro begonnen met een residency aan de Rijksacademie in Amsterdam

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