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| Mars 2026 | March 2026 Actualités de l’UMIFRE | Latest news Nos publications | Our publications Angola e as Incertezas da Nação. Uma incursão às raízes sociais da UNITA, Didier Péclard, 2025  Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la publication en ligne et en accès ouvert de la traduction en portugais du livre de Didier Péclard (Université de Genève), Angola e as Incertezas da Nação. Uma incursão às raízes sociais da UNITA, dans notre collection AfricaE. Retrouvez le résumé du livre et le livre lui-même ici. We are pleased to announce the online and open access publication of the Portuguese translation of Dider Péclard’s book, Angola e as Incertezas da Nação. Uma incursão às raízes sociais da UNITA, in our AfricaE collection. Find the book’s summary and read the book here. Retours sur nos derniers événements | Look back on our last events Streaming Platforms from the Global South – Trajectories and Transnational Expansions, 27-29 October 2025, Wits Club  IRN South-Stream Mid Term meeting, Wits Club, Johannesburg © IRN South-Stream Le réseau de recherche international (IRN) South Stream organisait ses rencontres de mi-programme du 27 au 29 octobre 2025 au Wits Club, avec le soutien de l’IFAS-Recherche. Dans la continuité de la journée d’étude du 24 octobre 2025, ces rencontres visaient à rassembler les membres du réseau afin de discuter de leurs recherches autour de trois principaux thèmes : 1) La trajectoire de plateformes musicales et audiovisuelles d’Asie, d’Afrique et d’Amérique du Sud et leur expansion internationale ; 2) Les flux culturels et technologiques dans et entre les régions des Suds et les reconfigurations locales ; 3) Les politiques numériques, l’IA et les plateformes culturelles. Des panels ont aussi permis des conversations entre chercheur·ses, activistes et professionnels du secteur. L’événement donnera lieu à un podcast. The International Research Network (IRN) South-Stream organised its mid-term meeting on October 27-29, 2025, at the Wits Club, with the support of IFAS-Research. Following the workshop organised on October 24, 2025, this meeting aimed to bring together the network’s members to present and discuss their research around three main themes: 1) the trajectory of music and audiovisual platforms from Asia, Africa, and South America and their international expansion; 2) cultural and technological flows within and between regions of the Global South and their local reconfigurations; and 3) digital policies, AI, and cultural platforms. Panels also allowed for dialogue between researchers, activists and industry professionals. The event should give birth to a podcast. Autour de nous | Around us Appels à projets & candidatures | Calls for Projects & Applications Appel à candidatures – Formation « Guiding visitors at rock art sites » de l’IRN RAHMSA | Call for applications – IRN RAHMSA training workshop « Guiding visitors at rock art sites » Our partner the IRN RAHMSA, an international collaboration network specialised in spreading of up-to-date techniques and methodologies in rock art studies, invites applications for a one-week training workshop in guiding visitors at rock art sites. The workshop will take place on September 14-21, 2026, in the Masunga area (Botswana), and will include site visits, lectures and group work. Applications are open to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, heritage practitioners working with rock art, and people involved in local sustainable cultural tourism linked with rock art. Applications from residents of SADC countries are strongly encouraged. Read the full call for applications here and apply before March 24, 2026. Bourse doctorale Musée du Quai Branly et Fondation pour la Mémoire de l’Esclavage | Quai Branly Museum and Foundation for the Slave Memory PhD fellowship Destinée à soutenir un·e doctorant·e inscrit·e au moins en troisième année en 2026-2027, dans une université française ou étrangère, sans aucune condition de nationalité, cette bourse doctorale, proposée par le musée du quai Branly et la Fondation pour la Mémoire de l’Esclavage, vise à soutenir une thèse dans les disciplines suivantes : histoire, anthropologie sociale, ethnomusicologie, histoire de l’art, archéologie, sociologie, arts du spectacle. Retrouvez l’appel ici et candidatez d’ici le 15 mars 2026. To support a PhD student, from any nationality, registered at least in his or her third year in 2026-2027, in a French or foreign university, this PhD fellowship proposed by the Quai Branly Museum and the Foundation for Slave Memory, aims to support a PhD research in history, social anthropology, ethnomusicology, history of art, archaeology, sociology or performing arts. Find the details of the call here and apply before March 15, 2026. Although the call is written in French, no nationality requirement applies. Bourses doctorales et contrats postdoctoraux du Quai Branly | Quai Branly PhD fellowships and postdoctoral contracts Le musée du Quai Branly propose quatre bourses doctorales et deux contrats postdoctoraux pour des recherches en anthropologie, archéologie, ethnomusicologie, histoire, histoire des arts et sociologie. Retrouvez les détails de l’appel ici et candidatez avant le 12 avril 2026. L’appel est rédigé en français, mais aucune condition de nationalité ne s’applique. The Musée du Quai Branly offers four doctoral scholarships and two postdoctoral contracts for research in anthropology, archaeology, ethnomusicology, history, history of art, and sociology. Find the details of the call here and apply before April 12, 2026. Although the call is written in French, no nationality requirement applies. ERC EcoArch fundings for research projects on paleoecology in archaeology The ERC-EcoArch, coordinated by David Wright, is calling for proposals from Africa/Arabia-based scholars to undertake paleoecological research on and adjacent to archaeological sites. Read the full call here and apply here no later than March 15, 2026. Bourse doctorale Louise Beyrant & Olivier Toussaint en ethnologie et anthropologie sociale (in French) La bourse de recherche Louise Beyrant et Olivier Toussaint est attribuée chaque année à un·e doctorant·e en première année de thèse, inscrit·e dans un établissement d’enseignement supérieur français, effectuant des recherches sur un terrain lointain dans les domaines de l’ethnologie et de l’anthropologie sociale. Les conditions d’attribution et le règlement de la bourse sont à retrouver ici, jusqu’au 31 mars 2026. Programme « Arts – Mondes en action, mondes en réflexion » de la FMSH | FMSH « Arts – Worlds in Action, Worlds in Reflection » programme Le programme de la FMSH « Arts – Mondes en action, mondes en réflexion », en partenariat avec la Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian – Délégation en France, souhaite créer des opportunités de rencontre et de coopération entre la recherche scientifique en sciences humaines et sociales et la création artistique. Cet appel à projets vise à soutenir des équipes partenariales portant des projets réflexifs sur les enjeux sociétaux dans toutes leurs formes d’expressions. Retrouvez l’appel ici et candidatez avant le 15 avril 2026. The FMSH programme « Arts – Worlds in Action, Worlds in Reflection », in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – French Delegation, aims to create opportunities for encounters and cooperation between scientific research in the humanities and social sciences and artistic creation. This call for projects aims to support partner teams carrying out reflective projects on societal issues in all their forms of expression. Read the full call here and apply before April 15, 2026. Programme « Océans, Mondes sociaux, mondes vivants » de la FMSH | FMSH « Oceans, Social Worlds, Living Worlds » programme Dans le cadre de son programme « Océans », la Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) lance un appel à projets visant à soutenir des équipes et réseaux internationaux en sciences humaines et sociales travaillant sur les espaces maritimes. Retrouvez l’appel ici, et candidatez avant le 15 avril 2026. As part of its « Oceans » Programme, the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) is launching its first call for projects to support international teams and networks in the human and social sciences working on maritime spaces. Read the call here and apply before April 15, 2026. Aide à la mobilité du Programme Thémis pour les recherches entravées | Themis mobility program for impeded research Le programme de mobilité Thémis de la FMSH propose des aides à la mobilité, pour des séjours en France de 2 à 3 mois, aux chercheur·ses de toutes nationalités, travaillant dans un pays ou la liberté académique est empêchée et/ou sur un sujet de recherche qui est entravé. Retrouvez toutes les informations sur le site de la FMSH et candidatez avant le 17 avril 2026. The FMSH Themis mobility program offers mobility grants for stays in France of 2 to 3 months destined to researchers of all nationalities who face obstacles to academic freedom (in a country where academic freedom is hindered and/or on a research topic that is impeded) in their countries. Find all the information on the event’s website and apply before April 17th, 2026. Prix de thèse (in French) Prix Pierre Bouvier pour la socioanthropologie. Date limite : 30 mars 2026. Prix de thèse Denis Menjot en histoire urbaine. Date limite : 19 avril 2026. Prix de thèse 2026 de la MMSHS, sur les études méditerranéennes et africaines en sciences humaines. Date limite : 17 mai 2026. Appels à communications & publications | Calls for papers Call for papers PANAF Congress “Discovering African Archaeology and Heritage Without Borders”, 26-31 July 2026, Maputo The 17th Congress of the Pan African Archaeological Association for Prehistory and Related Studies will take place in Maputo, Mozambique, on 26-31 July 2026, around the theme “Discovering African Archaeology and Heritage Without Borders”. The list of sessions and workshops is available here, and the call for papers is open here until March 30, 2026. Événements & parutions | Events & Publications 6th Virtual Conference for Women Archaeologists and Paleontologists, March 4-6, 2026, Online The 6th Virtual Conference for Women Archaeologists and Paleontologists will take place on March 6-8, online. Read the programme here and register here to participate. « The Kingdom of Fossil Big Cats and Monkeys: A long-term interdisciplinary South-African-French cooperation », April 20, 2026, University of Pretoria On Monday, 20 Aril 2026, at the University of Pretoria, Lazarus Kgasi (Ditsong National Museum of Natural History), Nonhlanhla Vilakazi (University of Johannesburg) and Dominique Gommery (CNRS) will participate in the first seminar in the new Science Sharing Series, a collaborative initiative between Future Africa, IRD, CNRS and CIRAD. To participate, RSVP here.  Gaping Holes: Towards Multispecies Histories and Ethnographies of Mining in Southern Africa, eds. Jan-Bart Gewald, Sabine Luning & Harry Wels, 2026 The book Gaping Holes: Towards Multispecies Histories and Ethnographies of Mining in Southern Africa, edited by Jan-Bart Gewald, Sabine Luning and Harry Wels has recently been published at Brill. In this volume, contributors acknowledge that, in Southern Africa, mineral extraction is central to the Climate Crisis in the Anthropocene, and attempt to write histories and ethnographies of mining in southern Africa in which the human is decentred. As such, the various chapters focus on animals and plants in relation to mining and thus show a way forward for further research in southern Africa and beyond. Find more about the book here. Video – Digital Platforms and the Global South: Reconfiguring Power Relations in the Digital Industries – IRN SouthStream & IFRA-Nigeria The French Institute for Research Abroad in Nairobi (IFRA-Nairobi) published an episode of its series ‘Quick Fire Questions’ about Christine Ithurbide and her latest publication Digital Platforms and the Global South: Reconfiguring Power Relations in the Cultural Industries as well as her work in the IRN SouthStream. The video is available on YouTube.  |