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New The Conversation article by @UCLan reader in Journalism George Ogola published. William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake theconversation.com/william-ruto-v… via The Conversation Africa

AFRICA @Africa_IAI Studying Africa Cambridge University Press - History will now review article submissions in Yoruba and Swahili as well as English, French and Portuguese. Please spread the word & help us translate this announcement! Insa Nolte JACS_Africa Emma Hunter cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Human intellect and AI - the African connection Catherine Gicheru Ayaan Khalif #15YearsOfMagamba George Ogola Charlie Beckett The Chanzo Admire Mare Radio Ergo Media Monitors Alphonce Shiundu Ndlovu Faith IMS . mediasupport.org/blogpost/how-a… #AI #Frontpage via @https://twitter.com/forfreemedia

Australian universities to return to ‘pen and paper’ exams after students caught using AI to write essays theguardian.com/australia-news…

The ASAUK is delighted to announce the venue and dates for the ASAUK2024 conference. 29-31 August 2024, oxfordbrookesuni Oxford UK. The conference theme is Generation and Regeneration, it is our 60th anniversary year.

From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya's journalists are under attack – but they must also regain public trust theconversation.com/from-advertisi… via The Conversation Africa

What We Are Reading this week in #TheTorch newsletter: From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya’s journalists are under attack – but they must also regain public trust — George George Ogola, The Conversation U.S. Subscribe to the Torch: cpj.org/thetorch

Happy to announce the publication of my new book The Future of Television in the Global South - with contributions from Mike Owuor, Peter Burdin, Naomi Sakr, Nancy Kacungira, @bobwekesa, Adolf Mbaine, Vinicio Sinta, Alexia Smit, Akin Akingbulu, Elizabeth Stein and Karine Belarmino.

Duncan Omanga, PhD Taah Abongnelaa Divine Fuh George Ogola Center for African Cultural Excellence (Cha-Che) Mirembe Denise EALCS_Mashariki Evan Mwangi Ikhide R. Ikheloa Lerato Mogoatlhe Gautam Bhatia 2023 Writivism Prizes Isaac Kiiza Tibasiima 🇺🇬 Jacky Kosgei 🏝 Dr. Jama Musse Jama @Mwine_Kyarimpa 🏞️ 🌊 🍉 Yusuf Serunkuma🌹 Vera-Simone Schulz 🇺🇦 Pwani Tribune🌴 Radha Upadhyaya @AdriaanvKlinken

AI minus the hype - sound and accessible analysis of African media’s use of AI, pros and cons. George Ogola⁩ ⁦Clare Cook⁩ ⁦Zoé Titus⁩ ⁦Guy Berger LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/p0RUy⁩ ⁦IPPR Namibia⁩ ⁦Tangeni Amupadhi⁩ ⁦Rashweat Mukundu⁩ ⁦⁦⁦François Nel⁩ mediasupport.org/news/new-repor…

Calling for proposals: AFRICAN REALISMS & RELATED FORMS, the second Arts and Humanities Research Council Textual Worlds of South-Eastern Africa Network symposium, late October 2033. It will be hybrid. All are invited. Please spread the word. #academicevent #AfricanRealisms 🌻

Flora Veit-Wild Daria Tunca Dr Anna Adima Lily Saint JALA Nedine Moonsamy @BenedicteLedent STIAS @EleanorKJones1 George Ogola African Studies Association of Africa Centre of African Studies Akin Adeṣọkan @3rdBombadil Godwin Siundu Bhakti Shringarpure @radicalbooks.bsky.social Nanjala Nyabola Eastern Africa Literary and Cultural Studies Hayley G. Toth Susanne Gehrmann Monsieur Meursault 🐞

The AfricanStudiesUK is advertising for a conference administration support position. Are you a meticulous administrator, calm and collected, and interested in part-time work? This may be for you. Oxford-based is an advantage. Must be very available June-August 2024.

The Boydell Africa #AfricanArticulations series is back, probing received ideas about African literatures and cultures. Would you like to join this beautiful line-up? The link to our website & proposal form is in this thread, below. Informal expressions of interest are welcome.

ASAUK24 Conference Streams now online! Abstract submission portal opening soon. Final (really final) deadline for abstract submissions is 20 April 2024. Final decisions 15 May 2024, to give us time to compile the programme. Those needing visa letters have a VIP fast lane.

The Next Gen Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship award supports doctoral students carrying out fieldwork, collecting and analyzing data, and working on their literature review and dissertation writing. Fellowship awards are up to $15,000. ssrc.org/programs/next-…

The Guardian view on the AI conundrum: what it means to be human is elusive | Editorial theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Kenyans use humour to counter unpopular state policies – memes are the latest tool theconversation.com/kenyans-use-hu… via The Conversation Africa

Shortlisted book for the @ASAUKNews Book Prize #6: Morgan J Robinson @MorganJeanR @OhioUnivPress for the book A Language for the World: The Standardization of Swahili. Download for free here: ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/oupress/15/

Shortlisted book for the @ASAUKNews Book Prize #8: Rhiannon Stephens Columbia University for the book Poverty and Wealth in East Africa Duke University Press. dukeupress.edu/poverty-and-we…