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Citing African Podcast series - episodes 1 to 5

By Andy Nobes | Aug. 19, 2019

The Citing Africa Podcast series by the LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) is made up of nine episodes which deal with a variety of knowledge production issues in African countries as well as providing practical advice for early-career researchers seeking for publishing their work in highly-ranked international journals. Find out more about the series at http://www.lse.ac.uk/africa/citing-africa/podcasts

You can download and listen to the first podcasts below

Episode 1
Why acceptance rates are falling and what can we do about it?
In this episode we discuss the lack of representation by Africa-based scholars in international journals by speaking to scholars Dr Ryan Briggs and Dr Sarah Cummings who have conducted quantitative studies to investigate this issue. We are also joined by Elizabeth Walker, Publisher at Routledge Taylor and Francis, one of the world's leading publishers of scholarly books and journals.

Episode 2
Consumption and valuation of knowledge in the global North and South
This episode examines who gets cited as the leading authorities on reading lists in Development and African Studies in four African countries and the UK. We explore whether different ‘silos’ of knowledge are being created as well as examine the barriers to having more diverse and representative reading lists on Development Studies and African Studies courses across countries. Abidah Ferej, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Dr Simukai Chigudu and Dr Eyob Gebremariam contributed to this episode.

Episode 3
Historical background to the history and challenges
In this episode, we travel back centuries to uncover the history of higher education on the Africa continent. We also examine some of the challenges that have faced tertiary education on the continent in the post-colonial period. Our contributors are Professor Leonard Wantchekon, Professor Thandika Mkandawire and Professor Akosua Adomako-Ampofo.

Episode 4
Is African Studies different from LatAm studies?
What can African Studies learn from Latin American Studies? This episode looks at the history of decolonisation within Latin American studies and examines efforts by organisations and scholars to improve North-South knowledge exchange and collaboration.

Episode 5
Showcasing North-South knowledge exchange and collaboration
In this episode we explore the North-South divide in African Studies, and the balancing act Africa-based scholars make to remain relevant internationally and on the continent. We will also discuss the work of some organisations in boosting knowledge exchange and collaborations not only internationally but cross-continent.

Date
Aug. 19, 2019
Language
English
Types
Podcasts

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