Welcome to ASG
We are a group of passionate Research Students and Academics at the University of Melbourne, Australia, dedicated to the study of African and African diaspora thinking. Join us in exploring the rich and diverse cultures of the African continent.
Africa Researchers in Australia
Enhancing the engagement on African issues
The African Studies Group (ASG) is an association of research students and researchers with interests in African studies, Afrocentric Thinking and African Academic excellence hosted and based at the University of Melbourne. The ASG provides an enabling platform for informative and supportive collegial discussions. It meets once a month(mostly), and it is open to scholars of African and African diaspora descent, other scholars and the general public.
As part of our commitment, ASG engages in a range of activities, which include, among other things, seminars, community engagement, and conferences. We cover contemporary thematic areas such as Gender and African feminism, Africa Diaporic Thinkin, Demographic dynamics in Africa and their implications, social media, conflics, Artificial Inteligence and more etc.
We crown our activities each year with an international conference that draws on academic and practitioner experiences to explore a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities in a cosmopolitan Australia.
Historical Achievements
The African Studies Groups have been working to create new possibilities for African Researchers and African Research students in Australia
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ASG held its first international conference, titled Borders, Identities and Belonging in a Cosmopolitan Society: Perspectives from African Migrants in the Diaspora, to be held from 12-14 March 2020. This conference kickstarts a series of annual international conferences convened by the ASG, with a view to strengthen and broaden engagement in African studies in Australia and beyond.
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We had another panel discussion titled The Dilemma of the Resigning Presidents in Africa. This panellist constituted PhD
researchers in law and the social sciences. In addition to the panel discussions, members of ASG have presented their various researches in seminars on a monthly basis.
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We organised another panel discussion titled Building Bridges between Communities of Colour in Australia: A Panel Discussion on Anti-Racist Coalitions. This event also drew panellists from practitioners, academics, and across different persons of colour in Australia. It was also well attended.
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ASG held its first-panel discussion titled Is separatism a viable solution for African problems given the failed example of South Sudan? This panel discussion was well attended and drew in panellists from the academic community, practitioners and students.
