African Studies Association of the United Kingdom explained

The African Studies Association of the United Kingdom (ASAUK) formed in 1963 "to advance African studies, particularly in the United Kingdom, by providing facilities for the interchange of information and ideas and the co-ordination of activities by and between persons and institutions concerned with the study of Africa."^[1] Antony Allott and Roland Oliver led the founding of the group.^{[2] [3]} In recent times the Royal African Society administers the association.

The group organizes conferences and supports the Standing Committee on University Studies in Africa and the Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa.^[4]

Distinguished Africanist award

The ASAUK "Distinguished Africanist" award was established in 2001 to pay tribute to those "who have made exceptional contributions to the field of African studies".^[5] Its recipients have been:

See also

• Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies - AEGIS, European association of research groups focusing on African studies.
• African Studies Association - US-based research network focusing on African studies.
• Associazione per gli Studi Africani in Italia - ASAI, Italy- based research network focusing on African studies

Publication

• From 1973 to 2021. From volume 66 (1994), it was published by SCOLMA (Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa, UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa), London. Accordingly, since then the title is African research and documentation. Journal of the Standing Commission on Library Materials on Africa. In 2022, African Research and Documentation merged with Africa Bibliography into Africa Bibliography, Research and Documentation.^[6]

External links

• Official site www.asauk.net

Notes and References

1. . African Studies Association of the United Kingdom . 1964 . 63 . 250 . 34–35 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a095160 . 719763.
2. British African Studies since the Second World War: A Personal Account . . African Affairs . 88 . 1989 . 352 . 397–413 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098190 . 722694 .
3. Web site: The Development of African History as a Discipline in the Englishspeaking World: A Study in Academic Infrastructure . Watterson . Craig . 2008 . researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz . Victoria University of Wellington . 14 February 2022 .
4. https://scolma.org/?page_id=2 Scolma website (Retrieved 13 Nov. 2023)
5. Web site: ASAUK Distinguished Africanist Award. Distinguished Africanist Award winners Professors Paulo de Moraes Farias (2017) and Karin Barber (2018) with former ASAUK President Insa Nolte (2016-18) . African Studies Association of the United Kingdom . 14 February 2022.
6. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/africa-bibliography-research-and-documentation Website ABR&D