7th – 15th October 2024
LOCATION : Centre français d’études éthiopiennes, Arada sub city, Kebele 11 /12, house n° 1907, Addis Ababa
Teaching sessions, 7th – 10th October
7/10. Pierre Guidi & Bosha Bombe, Oral and social history
8/10. Karin Pallaver & Elena Vezzadini, Economic and labor history
9/10. Anne Hugon & Tirsit Sahledengle, Gender in history and social sciences
10/10. Domenico Cristofaro, Surviving the PhD
11/10. Lloyd Melusi Maphosa, Quantitative methodology in history
Daily schedule teaching sessions, 7th – 10th October
9:30 – 11:15 Lectures/group work
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Lectures/group work
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:45 Lectures/group work
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30 Lectures/group work
Case study presentations, 14th October
9:30 – 9:45 Introduction
Morning chairs: Mariam Sharif, Abibat Ibrahim
9:45 – 11:00 Fidelis Kioko, A History of Female Singers in the Cultural-Tourism Industry in Kenya, 1950-1970
Discussants: Wambua Muindi, Lydia Amoah
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:30 Katleho Shoro, Basotho Women’s Work in the Weaving Industry: an Exploration Through a Glimpse into the Leribe Craft Centre
Discussants: Eugenia B. Anderson, Mahlet Teferawork
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
Afternoon chairs: Fidelis Kioko, Wambua Muindi
14:00 – 15:15 Mariam Sharif, Biographies as approach to study histography of midwifery professional practices in Sudan from 1920-1970s
Discussants: Fidelis Kioko, Katleho Shoro
15:15 – 15:30 Coffe break
15:30 – 16:45 Ebrahim Aliyou, Aspect of the History of ‘Invisible Bridges’ of Communities: Spinners, Basket Makers, Embroiders and Weeding Singers in Selected Towns of the Former Gondar Province, Ethiopia 1930s – 1990s
Discussant: Mahlet Teferawork, Eugenia B. Anderson
16:45 – 18:00 Abibat Ibrahim, A History of Hairdressers and Henna Designers in Nigeria, 1920 – 1990
Discussants: Lydia Amoah, Wambua Muindi
Case study presentations, 15th October
9:30 – 9:45 Introduction
Morning chairs: Ebrahim Aliyou, Mahlet Teferawork
9:45 – 11:00 Eugenia B. Anderson, Mothers of the Coast: Highlighting the Unique Roles Played by Coastal Fish Mothers
Discussants: Katleho Shoro, Wambua Muindi
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:30 Lydia Amoah, Urban Women Professionals and their Contributions to Labour in Ghana. A Historical Study of Kumasi Market Women (1920–1970)
Discussants: Abibat Ibrahim, Mariam Sharif
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
Afternoon chairs: Katleho Shoro, Fidelis Kioko
14:00 – 15:15 Wambua Muindi, Orality and Social History: A Study of Kenya’s South Asian Diaspora Female Urban Popular Professions, 1920–1970
Discussants: Fidelis Kioko, Mariam Sharif
15:15 – 15:30 Coffe break
15:30 – 16:45 Mahlet Teferawork, Exploring the Intersection of Women Economic Empowerment and Cultural Tradition through the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony in the case of Addis Ababa
Discussants: Ebrahim Aliyou, Abibat Ibrahim
16:45 – 18:00 General conclusion and feedback