Why is it that multi-national and other companies operating in Africa do not fund archaeological research by Africans in Africa but do so via researchers and centres in places such as London, New York or Paris?

How might African and diasporic archaeologists build strong relationships with private funders or African governments to grow an archaeology that is locally responsive but globally oriented?

This globinar will explore the state of African archaeology on the continent and in the diaspora focussing on the pertinent issue of funding and the role of professional associations, higher education institutions, NGOs and museums in growing the discipline.

Join us for this virtual conversation at 4pm UK time. The conversation will be livestreamed on YouTube. Access the YouTube link here: https://youtu.be/mjOhY5X_Vq8

Speakers:

Shadreck Chirikure, University of Oxford

Professor Paul J Lane, University of Cambridge

Professor Ayanna Flewellen, Society of Black Anthropologists

Dr Catherine Namono, University of the Witwatersrand

Professor Lisa Hildebrand, Stony Brook University

Dr Freda Nkirote, British Institute in Eastern Africa