CATTLEFRONTIERS
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ERC Starting Grant CATTLEFRONTIERS
(Post)colonial Cattle Frontiers: Capitalism, Science and Empire in Southern and Central Africa
For more info, check our website: https://cattlefrontiers.eu/
(Post)colonial Cattle Frontiers: Capitalism, Science and Empire in Southern and Central Africa
For more info, check our website: https://cattlefrontiers.eu/
We are very happy to announce our new online lecture series 'Livestock Histories: Regional and Global Perspectives'. The first lecture will be next week, where Steven Van Wolputte will be talking about cattle, microbes and veterinarians as entangled life forms in the history of Northern Namibia.
October 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We are very happy to announce our new online lecture series 'Livestock Histories: Regional and Global Perspectives'. The first lecture will be next week, where Steven Van Wolputte will be talking about cattle, microbes and veterinarians as entangled life forms in the history of Northern Namibia.
Another picture: A "Cowbell" advertisement in Poto-Poto (Brazzaville)- a testimony to the hyper competitive milk market in Africa since the 1950s. (Photo by Louise Barré.)
September 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Another picture: A "Cowbell" advertisement in Poto-Poto (Brazzaville)- a testimony to the hyper competitive milk market in Africa since the 1950s. (Photo by Louise Barré.)
Brazzaville, Summer 2025: The ruins of "Tannaf" (Société de Tannerie de l'Afrique Équatoriale française), a tannery held by M. Guelfman in 1957 with no trace of lasting success. The company gave its name to a whole area in Brazzaville close to river Djoué. (Photo by team member Louise Barré.)
September 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Brazzaville, Summer 2025: The ruins of "Tannaf" (Société de Tannerie de l'Afrique Équatoriale française), a tannery held by M. Guelfman in 1957 with no trace of lasting success. The company gave its name to a whole area in Brazzaville close to river Djoué. (Photo by team member Louise Barré.)
Team member Zarah Cleve just spent two weeks in Rwanda. One important stop on her trip was the King's Palace in Nyanza, where a small herd of Inyambo cattle, descended from the king's herd, can be found. These cows are known for their horns and played an important role in royal ceremonies.
June 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Team member Zarah Cleve just spent two weeks in Rwanda. One important stop on her trip was the King's Palace in Nyanza, where a small herd of Inyambo cattle, descended from the king's herd, can be found. These cows are known for their horns and played an important role in royal ceremonies.
Tomorrow, Samuël Coghe, PI of the CATTLEFRONTIERS project will be talking about cattle breeding in colonial and early postcolonial Madagascar at the History of Medicine, Science & Anthropocene Research Colloquium at the University of Zürich.
May 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Tomorrow, Samuël Coghe, PI of the CATTLEFRONTIERS project will be talking about cattle breeding in colonial and early postcolonial Madagascar at the History of Medicine, Science & Anthropocene Research Colloquium at the University of Zürich.
In April, one of our PhD students, Elene Vernaeve, participated in a spring school on fieldwork, organised by the Conflict & Development department of Ghent University. It was a week were PhD students with different academic backgrounds discussed and reflect on the complexities of fieldwork.
May 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In April, one of our PhD students, Elene Vernaeve, participated in a spring school on fieldwork, organised by the Conflict & Development department of Ghent University. It was a week were PhD students with different academic backgrounds discussed and reflect on the complexities of fieldwork.
And of course Paulo also spent some time in the Angola National Archives in Luanda. (3/3)
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
And of course Paulo also spent some time in the Angola National Archives in Luanda. (3/3)
While driving from Humpata to Lubango, Paulo was suddenly faced by a herd crossing the road, led by a young herder who was probably eight or nine years old. (2/3)
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
While driving from Humpata to Lubango, Paulo was suddenly faced by a herd crossing the road, led by a young herder who was probably eight or nine years old. (2/3)
Cattlefrontiers team member Paulo Matos just spent a month in Angola doing fieldwork. His project examines the Portuguese colonial policies towards pastoralist populations in Angola and Mozambique. This picture was taken in the surroundings of Humbe, in a kraal of a Nkumbi individual. (1/3)
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Cattlefrontiers team member Paulo Matos just spent a month in Angola doing fieldwork. His project examines the Portuguese colonial policies towards pastoralist populations in Angola and Mozambique. This picture was taken in the surroundings of Humbe, in a kraal of a Nkumbi individual. (1/3)