Doris Löhr
dorisl26.bsky.social
Doris Löhr
@dorisl26.bsky.social
linguist, West African languages, Lake Chad region, language in education, @ubt @africamultiple
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New IAS Expert Search! Bringing together the diverse expertise of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence & the Institute of African Studies at @unibayreuth.bsky.social. A hub for finding collaborators and connecting scholars across disciplines and regions. experts.ias.uni-bayreuth.de
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Come work with us! This is an exciting role, to work with five cluster locations, to transform the structures we work in, plus shaping and doing research as well.
Der Cluster of Excellence Africa Multiple an der UBT stellt ein: Leitung des Büros für Gender und Diversität (m/w/d)

Bewerbungsfrist: 30. November 2025

Weitere Informationen zur Stelle und zum Bewerbungsverfahren finden Sie hier: www.uni-bayreuth.de/stelle-kennw...:
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November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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The Cluster is in Munich today collaborating with the @badw.de on the symposium: "Africa talks environment" exploring the ecological and social dimensions of environmental crises, with a particular focus on the African continent.
#UniBayreuth #BAdW #ReconfiguringAfricanStudies
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The Cluster's visit at the @badw.de ended with a keynote lecture by Dr. Auma Obama. In her moving talk the alumna BIGSAS at @unibayreuth.bsky.social talked about agriculture in Kenya and how the involvement of international actors impact the environmental structures negatively. Photos: Kai Neuner
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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We are honored to once again welcome the renowned filmmaker, activist, and recipient of the German Order of Merit (2019), Mo Asumang, for a double event:
11 Nov (see poster) - open to students, teachers and the broader public
12 Nov, 9 am: Film screening & discussion for pupils (Cineplex)
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Join us for the next ICDL Lecture presented by the Gender and Diversity Office of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence.
🎓 Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi will lead a thought-provoking lecture titled: “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans.”
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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We’re excited to announce the release of a publication edited by Ute Fendler and Clarissa Vierke.
An essential read for anyone interested in Indian Ocean studies, cultural and literary studies, performance, and transdisciplinary art research.
Available now.
👉 www.routledge.com/Transoceanic...
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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🎙Tune in to the latest Episode of Cluster Conversations where Associate Professor Dr. Eric Anchimbe sits down with Dr. Feyi Ademola-Adeoye to discuss Nigerian Proverbs! www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_4-Public-engagement_-engagement1/Podcasts/ClusterConversations/Episode-32
August 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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African Shakespeare: Subversions, Appropriations, Negotiations
Edited By Ifeoluwa Aboluwade, Serena Talento, Pepetual Mforbe Chiangong, Oliver Nyambi
Link to publication: www.routledge.com/African-Shak...
August 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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We’re excited to share the special issue AFROTOPIAS in Utopian Studies, guest edited by Antje Daniel (University of Vienna), Magnus Echtler & Melina Kalfenis (both University of Bayreuth). scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/utopian...
September 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Work with us in the Research Sections "Accumulation", "Re:membering", In/securities", "Ecologies", "Translations", or "Digitalities". Apply for 2026-2027 INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP @africamultiple.bsky.social. Time is counting! Deadline Oct 5th!
More: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/pool/dokumen...
October 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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📚 New Publication

The Education Alibi in Africa explores how education, while celebrated as progress, can also mask and reproduce inequality. Featuring research from across the continent in a new volume by Cooper, Alber & Njoya. 🔗 press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-...
October 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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We are proud to announce the third edition of our film and discussion series AfriKaleidoskop in November, once again featuring the acclaimed filmmaker, activist, and recipient of the German Order of Merit Mo Asumang.
October 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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🎬 AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE!
Screening of “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges”, following surgeon Joseph Yacoub as he delivers care under extreme wartime conditions in the Nuba Mountains. Discussion with filmmakers Laura Salm & Carl Gierstorfer.
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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The IAS is pleased to announce the publication of the new NAB. 🎉 This edition offers a comprehensive look back at the IAS’s initiatives, projects, & events throughout 2024. 👉 You can access the digital version directly here:
www.ias.uni-bayreuth.de/de/IAS-Publi...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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🎧 Catch up on Cluster Conversations!
This year we explored:
1. Digital tech & Islamic learning (Fahm & Frede)
2. Indigenous Xhosa music (Mfinyongo & Greven)
3. India-Africa relations (Modi & Vierke)
4. Nigerian proverbs (Ademola-Adeoye & Anchimbe)
Listen on Spotify / website.
September 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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🎶 On Saturday, 19.07.2025 at 9 PM, don’t miss MangrOOve live at Stadtparkett, Bayreuth! 🌍 A powerful fusion of sound by top musicians from Mozambique, Madagascar & South Korea. @unibayreuth.bsky.social
#MangrOOveLive #GlobalGroove #BayreuthEvents #AfricaMultiple
July 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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#unibayreuth and #AfricaMultiple go #ECAS2025. Colleagues, fellows, alumni and researchers from Bayreuth are at the 10th ECAS conference in Prague, enjoying and presenting interesting papers and panels, and a book table in the 2nd floor at Faculty of Arts.
June 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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🎭 Join us this Friday and Saturday for SHAKES: WIR, a powerful performance reimagining Shakespeare through today’s voices!

#SHAKESWIR #YouthTheatre #BayreuthEvents #ShakespeareReimagined #Iwalewahaus #TheatreForChange #africamultiplecluster #africanstudies
June 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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It is with great sorrow that the University of Bayreuth, the Institute of African Studies, the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence and BIGSAS received the sad news. We deeply mourn the loss of a great soul, a great Mwalimu and a friend! Our thoughts are with his family! May he rest in peace.
May 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🥳☘REMAINING EXCELLENT! The success story of African Studies at the @unibayreuth.bsky.social continues! We are so very happy to announce that we will receive funding from the @dfg.de for an additional seven years!
More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...
May 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#AfricaMultiple #unibayreuth The Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence is grateful for being on the list again! Thanks to the #DFG and the commission for allowing us to continue our work with our African partners.
Die #Exzellenzcluster stehen fest: Heute hat die Exzellenzkommission 70 Projekte zur Förderung ausgewählt. 45 Cluster werden fortgesetzt, 25 neu eingerichtet. Die Förderung beginnt ab 1. Jan. 2026 für 7 Jahre, die Fördersumme beträgt insg. 539 Mio. €/Jahr. Die Liste: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3
May 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
please stay tuned for a zoom link. Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social and @Esther Marjinen will give some comments
At the invitation of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, Dutch journalist Olivier van Beemen is coming to Bayreuth to present his book “Im Namen der Tiere” (In the name of the animals). The reading will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke
May 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM