Narrative, phantasm and historical writings – Emery Kalema
Emery Kalema is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. On 15 November 2013 I reached Idiofa, a […]
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Researching underground – James Musonda
James Musonda is a PhD candidate and member of “WORKINMINING” research project, a team of six researchers directed by Professor Benjamin Rubbers from University of […]
Wages, race and paternalism at the Union Minière du Haut-Katanga (1910-1960) – Donatien Dibwe dia Mwembu
By Donatien Dibwe dia Mwembu, History Professor, University of Lubumbashi, President of the Mémoires de Lubumbashi project, member of the” Comparing the Copperbelt” advisory board. […]
Engaging with research communities in Zambia and the DR Congo – Miles Larmer
Miles Larmer is PI, ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ project in Oxford. The ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ project has been designed to enable the greatest possible interaction with […]
Researching the mining industry archives of the Copperbelt – Miyanda Simabwachi
Miyanda Simabwachi is a PhD Candidate at the International Studies Group, University of the Free State, South Africa. Her research deals with the politics of […]
Hubris and colonial capitalism in a “model” company town. The case of Leverville, 1911-1940 – Benoît Henriet
Post by Benoît Henriet, Research Associate in the History of Haut Katanga, DRC As many Africanists have already argued (Mbembe, 2000; Ferguson, 2006; Benton, 2009), empires […]
Disenclaving the Planners’ Enclave: The housing project Kabitaka in Solwezi, Northwestern Zambia – Rita Kesselring
Rita Kesselring is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Social Anthropology at the University of Basel in Switzerland. She is the author of the book Bodies […]
Territoriality, borders and spatial practices in the Copperbelt and beyond – Miles Larmer
Post by Miles Larmer, PI, ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ project One of the great myths of African history is that the 1884-85 Berlin conference divided the […]
Making the environment visible – Iva Peša
Post by Iva Peša, Research Associate in Environmental History Large-scale copper mining has undoubtedly resulted in pervasive and enduring environmental impacts. Timothy LeCain has even […]
Somewhere Under the Rainbow: Doing Research on the Zambian Copperbelt – Duncan Money
Duncan Money is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the International Studies Group, University of the Free State. He is primarily interested in connections between the […]