It's a great honour to congratulate Prof. Achille Mbembe on receiving the esteemed Holberg Prize
This accolade celebrates not just his intellectual rigour but also the profound influence he has across the global academic community
Congratulations on this deserved recognition!
Read Holberg Prize article here.
Em entrevista a VEJA, Achille Mbembe falou sobre filosofia africana, fragilidades da democracia contemporânea e construção de uma sociedade mais sustentável
[Translation] In an interview with VEJA, Achille Mbembe talked about African philosophy, the fragilities of contemporary democracy, and the construction of a more sustainable society.
More on @Veja - By Luiz Paulo Souza
Prof. Mbembe's first time in São Paulo. This event formed part of the São Paulo International Theater Show.
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Images by: Silvia Machado
The nationalist art of Mobutu Sese Seko and the art nouveau style of King Leopold II both live on in Kinshasa in fascinating ways.
Full article on The Conversation - Ruth Sacks
Achille Mbembe asks whether academic institutions can be spaces of radical hospitality or whether they are simply sites of power?
Full article here. @jcafjournal
ASSAF Gold Medal Awards Oct 2022
Professor Achille Mbembe awarded alongside Professor Karen Hoffman for "the ‘ASSAf Science-for-Society Gold Medal’ for outstanding achievement in scientific thinking to the benefit of society."
Read more here.
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Under the pressure of the continent’s demography and a powerful alliance of donors, technology firms, local banks and governments, many African states have begun to adopt new technologies of identification linked to mobile finance systems. These projects are not all alike, but they are typically organised around the use of biometric identification tools aimed at adult populations.
Achille Mbembe featured in Curios.ty 14 (#Wits100): A century of doing good. The issue looks at Achille as being one of the many important researchers.
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