West Africa
University of Cambridge
WEST AFRICAN
INDIGENOUS METHODOLOGIES
Presented by affiliates of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Weekly Schedule
Easter Term 2023
Day and Time:
Wednesdays
5 p.m.- 6 p.m. GMT
Location:
Virtual
Week 1
Notions of
Cultural Heritage
Indigenous notions and practice of cultural heritage among the Igbo of Nigeria
Guest: Stanley Jachike Onyemechalu, Department of Archaeology
May 10th
Week 2
Ivorian Storytelling Methodologies
The history, value, and innovations of traditional oral citations of knowledge
Guest: Marie Ange Camara, Associate Lecturer in Creativity & Culture at the University of London
May 17th
Week 3
Indigenous Knowledge & Clean Energy
What indigenous groups can teach the rest of the world about adopting clean energy
Guest: Dr. Chika Ezeanya Esiobu, author of Education and Indigenous Knowledge in Africa
June 7th
Week 4
Culturally-Adaptive Technology
Recentering indigenous communities in pyschological analysis and technology
Guest: Kwabena Kusi-Mensa, Department of Psychiatry
June 14th
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