Africa-Asia, A New Axis of Knowledge
'Africa-Asia, A New Axis of Knowledge' is an inclusive transnational platform or collective that convenes scholars, artists, intellectuals, and educators from Africa, Asia, Europe, and beyond to study, discuss, and share knowledge on the intricate connections and entanglements between the African and Asian world regions.Aim Continue to the platform's website: www.africasia.org HistoryThe 'Africa-Asia platform' was first envisioned during a roundtable on Asian Studies in Africa in 2012, in Lusaka, Zambia. This roundtable led to the establishment of the pan-African Association for Asian Studies in Africa (A-ASIA), which is the key-partner in the platform's network. 2012: Asian Studies in Africa Roundtable, Lusaka Zambia The 'Africa-Asia platform' was first envisioned in 2012, in Lusaka, Zambia, when concerned scholars from five continents and 17 countries gathered to discuss the state of Asian studies in Africa as well as to identify a way forward. This roundtable meeting led to the establishment of the pan-African ‘Association for Asian Studies in Africa’ (A-ASIA). 2013: ICAS 8 in Macau 2015: Africa-Asia, a New Axis of Knowledge, Accra, Ghana Organised with the support of the ICAS and IIAS, it was the first-ever conference held in Africa to bring together a multidisciplinary ensemble of scholars and institutions from the continent and the rest of the world with a shared focus on Asia and Asia-Africa intellectual interactions. |