Category: Member News
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Newsletter #7 – September 24, 2026
Access this edition of our newsletter here. It includes this message from Dr Kate Cowcher. Hello, after a summer break, from ASAHH Network! In this first newsletter of the network’s second year, you will find news from our members Dr George Agbo and Dr J. Kelechi Uguwanyi about their recently awarded RSE Collaboration Grant on…
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Report: Network Summer Meet-Up: Creativity As / In Research
On August 20th, ASAHH Network members gathered at the Royal Society of Edinburgh for a session of sharing current research, and discussing creative methodologies. The session began with a presentation from artist and writer JJ Fadaka about their sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show The Masquerade. JJ spoke of having grown up mainly in the UK, with…
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Research Update: Igbo Heritage in Scotland
‘Decolonial Heritage Otherwise: Engaging Igbo Cultural Heritage in Scotland’ Report from Dr George Agbo (University of Edinburgh) The RSE Collaboration Grant awarded to Kelechi Ugwuanyi, Tochukwu Omenma, and myself is for the project entitled ‘Decolonial Heritage Otherwise: Engaging Igbo Cultural Heritage in Scotland’. It is designed to establish collaboration between the Museum of the Institute of…
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Newsletter #6 – June 5, 2026
Access this edition of our newsletter here. It includes this message from Dr Kate Cowcher. Welcome to the sixth ASAHH Newsletter. There are lot of exciting events and calls for the next month, all flagged below – from an Mbira music workshop to an Amazigh arts event. At St Andrews, we’re hosting Prof Antawan Byrd…
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Research Report: Encounters with Sam Ntiro
Earlier this spring, Dr Kate Cowcher participated in a special event at SOAS organised by the Dr Ida Hadjivayanis. The event marked the recent discovery of four paintings by the modernist artist and first High Commissioner of independent Tanganyika, Sam Ntiro, at the Tanzanian Embassy in London. During renovations of the latter, the paintings were uncovered,…
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25/6/2026 ASAHH Network Reflections: African Collections in Scotland
16:00-18:00, Thursday 25 June 2026 Hybrid event: Hebdomadar’s Room, St Salvator’s Quad, University of St Andrews; Online via MS Teams, free tickets via website Dr John Giblin, Keeper of Global Arts, Culture and Design, National Museums Scotland Join us for a special event to hear from Dr John Giblin, who will soon depart his post…
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Newsletter #5 – April 17, 2026
Access this edition of our newsletter here. It includes this message from Dr Kate Cowcher: Welcome to the fifth issue of the ASAHH Network newsletter. Welcome, as always to our new members! This month we highlight, amongst other things, a new publication from Dr Zachary Kingdon, an upcoming event at St Andrews on Algerian-French art…
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19/6/2026 ASAHH Network Forum 02
3:30pm-5:00pm, Friday 19 June 2026 Online, free tickets via website The Africa Scotland Art History Heritage Network is pleased to announce our next ASAHH Network Forum, taking place online via MS Teams. This is a collegial event for network members to share brief overviews of current or recent projects, or to put a call out for collaborators on…
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8/6/2026 Event: “Prof Antawan Byrd: Being Seen Listening”
12:00-15:00, Monday 8 June 2026 [Lunch 12:00-13:30 / Lecture & Q&A 13:30-15:00] Hebdomadar’s Room, St Salvator’s Quad, St Andrews, Fife, tickets via MS forms The St Andrews Centre for Contemporary Arts is thrilled to be welcoming art historian and curator Prof. Antawan Byrd (Northwestern University), who is about to open Project a Black Planet: The Art and…