Comparing the Copperbelt

Comparing the Copperbelt

Political Culture and Knowledge Production in Central Africa

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      • Conference: Comparing the Copperbelt: Social history and knowledge production in Central Africa, 18-19 June 2021
      • Extractive Industries and the Environment: Production, Pollution and Protest from a Global and Historical Perspective, 6-7 December 2019 (Oxford)
      • Workshop: Comparaison de la ‘copperbelt’: société, écologie et culture dans les communautés minières d’Afrique centrale, 23-24 July 2019 (Université de Lubumbashi)
      • Seminar: ‘Cultural Production in Africa’s Extractive Communities’, 16 May 2019
      • Seminar: ‘Knowledge production in colonial and post-colonial history’, 2 Nov 2018
      • Workshop: Comparing the Copperbelt: Political culture and knowledge production in Central Africa, 23-24 July 2018 (Kitwe, Zambia)
      • Conference: ‘Congolese Studies: Past, Present, Future’, 26-27 April 2018
      • Seminar: ‘Mining and Environmental Change in African History’, 3 November 2017
      • Seminar: ‘Urban spirituality in Central and Southern Africa’, 8 June 2017
        • Report: ‘Urban Spirituality in Central and Southern Africa’, 8 June 2017
      • Seminar: ‘Comparing Africa’s Copperbelt’, 5-6 December 2016
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Articles by Claire Phillips

Comparing the Copperbelt: Final Thoughts and Future Directions – Miles Larmer

19th October 2021 Claire Phillips 0

The ending of the ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ project at the end of September 2021 provides an opportunity to reflect on the project’s achievements as well […]

Article in Oxford ASC Annual Newsletter

14th September 2021 Claire Phillips 0

The project recently featured in host department Oxford African Studies Centre’s Annual Newsletter 2020-21. As well as an overview of the project’s recent achievements, the […]

Published online (Open Access): Miles Larmer, ‘Living for the City: Social Change and Knowledge Production in the Central African Copperbelt’

2nd September 2021 Claire Phillips 0

We’re delighted to announce the publication of Comparing the Copperbelt project PI Miles Larmer’s monograph Living for the City: Social Change and Knowledge Production in […]

The Copperbelt town of Chingola. (Stephanie Lämmert)

Registration open for final project conference 18-19 June 2021

12th May 2021 Claire Phillips 0

We are delighted to be able to share the programme and abstracts for the final conference of the ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ project. The conference, held […]

The Copperbelt town of Chingola. (Stephanie Lämmert)

Now available online (Open Access): ‘Across the Copperbelt: Urban & Social Change in Central Africa’s Borderland Communities’

13th April 2021 Claire Phillips 0

We’re very pleased to be able to share the full PDF of the Comparing the Copperbelt project’s edited volume Across the Copperbelt: Urban & Social […]

The Copperbelt town of Chingola. (Stephanie Lämmert)

Coming soon: project publication ‘Across the Copperbelt: Urban & Social Change in Central Africa’s Borderland Communities’

25th November 2020 Claire Phillips 0

We’re delighted to announce the publication by James Currey in June 2021 of an edited volume arising from the project, Across the Copperbelt: Urban & […]

New publication: Iva Peša, ‘Between waste and profit: Environmental values on the Central African Copperbelt’

1st September 2020 Claire Phillips 0

See below link to a new article published by Iva Peša, former Research Associate on the ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ project: Between waste and profit: Environmental […]

Call for Papers: Comparing the Copperbelt: Social history and knowledge production in Central Africa, revised date 17-19 June 2021 (Oxford)

6th August 2020 Claire Phillips 0

** REVISED CONFERENCE DATE 17-19 JUNE 2021 ** ** CALL FOR PAPERS – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 15 OCTOBER 2020 ** ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ is an […]

Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) main chamber at the mine’s headquarters, Katilungu House, Kitwe, Copperbelt. Photo, Robby Kapesa (2020)

‘We are not just a union, we are a family’ – Robby Kapesa and Thomas McNamara

2nd June 2020 Claire Phillips 0

Thomas McNamara is a Lecturer in International Development at La Trobe University in Australia. Robby Kapesa is a research fellow at the Copperbelt University under […]

New publication: Iva Peša, ‘Mining, Waste and Environmental Thought on the Central African Copperbelt, 1950–2000’

20th May 2020 Claire Phillips 0

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new journal article by Iva Peša, Research Associate in Environmental History on the ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ project […]

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Recent blog posts

  • Comparing the Copperbelt: Final Thoughts and Future Directions – Miles Larmer

    19th October 2021 0
  • Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) main chamber at the mine’s headquarters, Katilungu House, Kitwe, Copperbelt. Photo, Robby Kapesa (2020)

    ‘We are not just a union, we are a family’ – Robby Kapesa and Thomas McNamara

    2nd June 2020 0
  • Why language matters – on ex-mineworkers’ nostalgia in Lubumbashi (DR Congo) – Daniela Waldburger

    1st April 2020 0

News

  • Article in Oxford ASC Annual Newsletter

    14th September 2021 0
  • Published online (Open Access): Miles Larmer, ‘Living for the City: Social Change and Knowledge Production in the Central African Copperbelt’

    2nd September 2021 0
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