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The Faculty Seminar Series at The Africa Institute (GSU) hosts Joseph Tonda, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabon who will share his research titled, “Sovereignty Out of Self in Afro-dystopia”. The seminar takes place on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 (12:00 noon – 2:00 pm GST) in The Africa Institute – Auditorium (location map). The seminar is open to all; register to attend.
*Due to local weather conditions, the seminar will be held virtually via Zoom.
In this lecture, Joseph Tonda will develop the idea that Afro dystopia is the concept of “Black continent”, which is more than Africa or the “African continent”. It is a psychic reality, invisible on world maps, but whose reality is unquestioned by anyone. Its sovereignty is, from this perspective, “out of self” because it is the sovereignty of all those who do not doubt its reality and who have created it. To carry out his reflections, he will rely on several empirical examples, which come from his field research, but also from theoretical work.
Joseph Tonda is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabon. He is the author of several articles and books, including Afrodystipie: la vie dans le rêve d’autrui [Karthala, 2021], The Modern Sovereign: The Body of Power in Central Africa (Congo, Gabon) [Karthala 2005/ Seagull Books 2020], La Guérison divine en Afrique Centrale (Congo, Gabon) [Karthala 2003].
Emery Kalema, Assistant Professor of History at The Africa Institute (GSU) holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of the Witwatersrand. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at both the Institut de Sociologie at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (2021-2022) and the South African Research Chair in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University (2017-2020). Read more.
The seminar will be in French. English translation will be available.
The Faculty Seminar Series at The Africa Institute (GSU) hosts Joseph Tonda, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabon who will share his research titled, “Sovereignty Out of Self in Afro-dystopia”. The seminar takes place on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 (12:00 noon – 2:00 pm GST) in The Africa Institute – Auditorium (location map). The seminar is open to all; register to attend.
The Faculty Seminar Series at The Africa Institute (GSU) hosts Joseph Tonda, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabon who will share his research titled, “Sovereignty Out of Self in Afro-dystopia”. The seminar takes place on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 (12:00 noon – 2:00 pm GST) in The Africa Institute – Auditorium (location map). The seminar is open to all; register to attend.
*Due to local weather conditions, the seminar will be held virtually via Zoom.
In this lecture, Joseph Tonda will develop the idea that Afro dystopia is the concept of “Black continent”, which is more than Africa or the “African continent”. It is a psychic reality, invisible on world maps, but whose reality is unquestioned by anyone. Its sovereignty is, from this perspective, “out of self” because it is the sovereignty of all those who do not doubt its reality and who have created it. To carry out his reflections, he will rely on several empirical examples, which come from his field research, but also from theoretical work.
Joseph Tonda is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabon. He is the author of several articles and books, including Afrodystipie: la vie dans le rêve d’autrui [Karthala, 2021], The Modern Sovereign: The Body of Power in Central Africa (Congo, Gabon) [Karthala 2005/ Seagull Books 2020], La Guérison divine en Afrique Centrale (Congo, Gabon) [Karthala 2003].
Emery Kalema, Assistant Professor of History at The Africa Institute (GSU) holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of the Witwatersrand. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at both the Institut de Sociologie at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (2021-2022) and the South African Research Chair in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University (2017-2020). Read more.
The seminar will be in French. English translation will be available.
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