Le "traditionnel" et le "moderne" dans l'histoire africaine globale
Mercredi 5 juin 2024
Wednesday, 5 June
Lieu: 2 Rue Jean Daniel Colladon - Genève
09h15
Words of welcome to the participants /
Accueil des participant-e-s
09h30
Introduction et discussion de réflexion :
Alexander Keese (Université de Genève)
What is a traditional chief: shifting roles and claims after independence
10h15
Nancy Rushohora (University of Dar es Salaam)
Rethinking African History from “Underdevelopment” to “post-development”
11h30
Benoît Henriet (Vrije Universiteit Brussels)
More-than-Human entanglements in Central African History: Human/Acridian temporalities in colonial Burundi
Aidan Russell (Graduate Institute, Genève)
The Time of Poetry: Priests, Philosophers, and the Moral Imagination of History
12h30 Pause
14h00
First reflexion round /
Premier tour de réflexion
14h30
Julien Bonhomme (EHESS Paris)
“New Wine into Old Wineskins": Prophetic movements in colonial Africa
15h00
Anton Tarradellas (Université de Genève)
“It’s a question of blending tradition and modernity”: African student mobility in the United States during the Cold War: between modernization narratives and adaptation strategies
15h30 Pause
16h00
Second reflexion round /
Deuxième tour de réflexion
16h30
Enid Guene (Universiteit Gent)
At the Intersection of “Tradition” and “Modernity”: Trajectories of East African Hunter-Gatherer Societies in Post-Foraging Contexts (circa 1900 to present)
17h00
Jules Garine Wichatitsky (Université de Genève)
“Traditions” commerçantes à l’épreuve du commerce légitime, la Malouine sur les côtes africaines
17h30 Pause
17h45
Final thoughts and exchange /
Réflexions et échanges finaux