KUASS (Kyoto University African Studies Seminar) is an open seminar to the public organized by the Center for African Area Studies at Kyoto University. International researchers and politicians talk about various topics. The lectures are basically given in English, and the latest topics and research outcomes related to African studies are presented, and lively discussions are held at the seminar. The seminar is open to all, no advance registration required, and is free of charge.
Environmental History in Southern Africa 1. The environmental history of gold mining in South Africa: Focusing on environmental racism Gold mining industry partly triggered the ind…
Cooperative foraging and breeding have been key to human adaptation in diverse environments as well as demographic success of our species. My research examines women’s cooperative …
In the 1980s, mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) was considered an ideal anti-desertification tree due to its high capacity to stabilize sand dunes, survive inhospitable environments, a…
This lecture aims to rekindle the recognition of wildlife as a vital resource, integral to ecological balance and human well-being, with a particular focus on Africa and the sustai…
This seminar will examine the role of the “politics of gender” in transitional justice through an interrogation of past and present processes in Africa. The concept of transitional…
124th KUASS will be held for two days, on October 28th and 29th. This Seminar is co-hosted by CAAS and L-INSIGHT, Kyoto University and Research Institute of Humanity and Nature. Re…
Urban residents in Ethiopia have been struggling with the various state of food insecurity for decades. Government employees in general, and low-income urban residents in particula…
The Nyungwe forest, South West of Rwanda, was erected into a national park, protected in 2005 under the law n° 22/2005 on November 21, 2005. Up until then the 1209 square km was re…
This paper explores the intertwined biographies of a Tanzanian toxicologist and pesticide expert, Dr Vera Ngowi (*1955), and the Tanzanian Pesticide Research Institute, TPRI, a for…
Analyses of the labor market in Africa reveal a number of paradoxes. First, despite sustained GDP growth rates (around 5% and above, and over more than a decade, in many countries)…