130th KUASS: KYOTO UNIVERSITY AFRICAN STUDIES SEMINAR
Palaces, Power, and Urban Transformation in Addis Ababa
内容
Over the past five years, Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, has undergone massive urban transformation investments, including the creation of large avenues designated as development corridors, the demolition of old neighborhoods deemed unsanitary, the establishment of new parks, and the opening of former imperial palaces to the public—now restored and integrated into a tourism and leisure economy.
While the city continues to expand and erect increasingly ambitious buildings, these now-accessible royal palaces offer key insights into the historical dynamics of Addis Ababa’s foundation and evolution as a city of power. Their recent renovation and museification also invite reflection on how the current government stages its relationship with history. My talk will examine these palaces both in their original design and through the transformations they have recently undergone.
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Dr. Eloi Ficquet[Associate Professor, School for advanced studies in social sciences (EHESS)]
日時・場所
2025年4月4日(金)
16:00-17:30(日本時間)
ハイブリッド会議[現地開催およびZoom(オンライン)]、京都大学稲盛財団記念館3階小会議室1
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英語(通訳なし)対象
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Eloi Ficquet, PhD, is associate professor at the School for advanced studies in social sciences (EHESS), Marseille and Paris, France. He is an anthropologist and historian, working on religion, ethnicity and power in modern and contemporary societies of Ethiopia. He was the director of the French center for Ethiopian Studies (CFEE) in Addis Ababa (2009-2012) and the chairman of the 18th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (Dire Dawa, 2012). He co-edited with Wolbert Smidt The Life and Times of Lïj Iyasu of Ethiopia (LIT, 2014) and with Gérard Prunier Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia (Hurst, 2015). Since 2016, he has been involved as scientific expert in the Ethio-French cooperation programme for the restoration and public opening of the National Palace (former Jubilee Palace) in Addis Ababa.
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