Student Projects

21st Century (2020/21)Africa in the Hague+15

April 26, 2021

Daniel Okiror

Strategy towards my thesis: Forging cultural identity of Iteso through the lenses of their traditional music and dance

Forging Cultural Identity from “the margins”: An Investigation into the Iteso Traditional Music and Performances Problem statement Oral traditions are ...

21st Century (2019/20)Course reflections+4

May 26, 2020

Sandra Bleeker

What’s your story?

The final assignment of our course 'Researching Africa in the 21st Century' was to create a story with (some of) ...

21st Century (2019/20)MA Series+1

March 30, 2020

Sandra Bleeker

Have you met… Christine?

This blog will be the last in this series, simply because I am back home and I don’t have any ...

21st Century (2019/20)Student Projects

March 8, 2020

Andrea Rodriguez Hernandez

#FreeSheena: When feminist solidarity meets online activism

8th of March 2020. Has someone said Happy Women’s Day? Everything looks rosy and dedicated to women in Kampala today. ...

21st Century (2019/20)Student Projects

March 4, 2020

Mira Demirdirek

What do SIM cards have to do with citizenship?

Biometric SIM card registration reveals the imminent statelessness problem in Tanzania Most people cannot imagine a life without a cell ...

21st Century (2019/20)Student Projects

February 26, 2020

Andrea Rodriguez Hernandez

Relax, sit back and enjoy

Who would have said that researching could be so messy? Hmm…Probably, 99,5% of researchers, but I don’t know them anyway. ...

21st Century (2019/20)Student Projects

February 26, 2020

Alma Ionescu

On being a first-time researcher

Just like that, half of my time in Kampala has gone by quicker than I could have ever imagined. I ...

21st Century (2019/20)Researching Africa in the 21st century+1

February 22, 2020

Sandra Bleeker

Have you met… Tigris, Doris and Ennie?

Here at the place that I am staying, Tikondane, the staff is quite numerous. Without exception, everyone is friendly, approachable ...

21st Century (2019/20)Student Projects

February 13, 2020

Sandra Bleeker

Katete: account of my first three weeks in the field

Together with an employee, Kingsley, who is my local supervisor at FSD, and a driver, Monday January 20 we set ...

21st Century (2019/20)Researching Africa in the 21st century+1

February 3, 2020

Melat Pusch

Addis Ababa: Megenagna and Timket ጥምቀት

My third week at the university was relaxed because I slowly got used to my assignments. More importantly, I was ...

21st Century (2019/20)Student Projects

January 27, 2020

Andrea Rodriguez Hernandez

A mzungu in Parliament: A lesson of courage from the women street vendors of Kampala

As human beings, there’s a respect that we deserve because all of us have our rights. Even when we are ...

21st Century (2019/20)Student Projects

January 26, 2020

Sandra Bleeker

Have you met… Andy?

19-01-2020 I wake up at 6.30h, time to get up. Today I accompany my host-mom and brother to their Charismatic ...