Africa in Global Media Imaginaries: Representations, Contestations, Agency
On November 10th we invate you to public lecture Africa in Global Media Imaginaries: Representations, Contestations, Agency by Ignatius G.D. Suglo.
This lecture discusses representations of postcolonial Africa in media across the Global North and Global South. It draws on the historical and changing depictions of Africa in North America and the nascent engagements with the image of Africa in Asia. Tracing continuities, fractures, and most importantly contestations of these competing imaginations of Africa in the world.
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Tibet is today routinely portrayed as a part of China and the language used suggests a fait accompli in this regard. This is detrimental to the prospects of resolving the decades old international conflict that has caused and continues to cause tremendous human suffering. It is also legally incorrect.
2022 m. lapkričio 3–9 d.
2022 m. spalio 20 d. 18:00 val.
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How can social scientists enter disaster research as affected parties? The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the challenges and prospects of anthropological studies on disasters as a scientist who has experienced them in his home land. There are two contents of my talk. First I will explain the commissioned project on the intangible cultural heritage after the disaster in which I was coincidentally involved by the offer from the local government. It provides a way to reevaluate the salvage concept positively in the context of disaster recovery.

Daugiau nei aštuonerius metus antropologinius tyrimus vykdanti antropologė dr. Kristina Jonutytė šiuo metu atlieka podoktorantūros stažuotę Vilniaus universiteto Filosofijos fakulteto Azijos ir transkultūrinių studijų institute ir tęsia doktorantūros metu pradėtus tyrimus apie buriatų budistus. Apie šią bendruomenę žino labai nedaug žmonių. Tačiau Buriatija, esanti Pietryčių Sibire, yra svarbus daugiaetninis regionas, ženkliai veikiamas centro-periferijos įtampų, išteklių gavybos ir besikeičiančios geopolitikos, o taip pat ir sparčios urbanizacijos bei religijos atgimimo.
2022 m. rugsėjo 23–25 d.