Organization

Prof. Dr. Eva Spies

Professor for the Study of Religion with special focus on Africa
Office: GW II  Room 1.11
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-4150
E-Mail: eva.spies@uni-bayreuth.de

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Prof. Dr. Susan Arndt  

Professor of English Studies and Anglophone Literatures
Spokesperson of the Research Section “Knowledges”
Office: GW I  Room: 1.11
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3551
E-Mail: susan.arndt@uni-bayreuth.de

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Prof. Dr. Clarissa Vierke  

Professor of Literatures in African Languages
Office: GW I  Room: 1.10
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3641
E-Mail: clarissa.vierke@uni-bayreuth.de

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Prof. Dr. Martin Doevenspeck  

Professor of Political Geography
Vice Dean Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS) 
Office: GEO II  Room 004
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2273
E-Mail: doevenspeck@uni-bayreuth.de

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Prof. Dr. David Stadelmann  

Professor of Development Economics
Office: RW I  Room: 1.0 02 124
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-6077
E-Mail: david.stadelmann@uni-bayreuth.de

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Prof. Dr. Iris Clemens  

Chair of Educational Science
Office: GW II  Room: 0.27
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-4128
E-Mail: iris.clemens@uni-bayreuth.de

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The Lagos African Cluster Center (ACC Lagos) is an autonomous centre within the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos. It is led by Prof. Dr. Muyiwa Falaiye, a Professor of African Philosophy/Studies. The Academic Coordinator is Dr. Ayo Yusuff, an Associate Professor of Linguistics and Language Engineering. Some of the principal investigators are Prof. Dr. Ademola Omojola, Professor of Geography and Remote Sensing; Prof. Dr. Peju Layiwola, a Professor of Visual Arts and Art History; Dr. Taibat Lawanson, an Associate Professor whose specialization is African Urbanization; Dr. Franca Attoh, an Associate Professor of African Culture and Social Change; and Dr. Kayode Eesuola, a Senior Research fellow whose areas of expertise are African Politics and Political Behavior.

Representative of the University of Lagos
Prof. Dr. Olumuyiwa Falaiye
Professor for Socio-Political Philosophy and African Diaspora
Director of Lagos ACC and the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies
Institute of African and Diaspora Studies
University of Lagos, Nigeria
E-Mail: ofalaiye@unilag.edu.ng

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The Moi University African Cluster Centre (ACC Moi) is housed in the Moi University School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) whose overriding objectives are to offer interdisciplinary teaching and research in the broad field of African studies and to act as the center where all other Africa-focused scholarship in Moi University coalesce. Within the context of these objectives, and building on the very strong tradition of exploring and interrogating diverse ways of knowing Africa that has developed in SASS in the three and a half decades of its existence, the ACC Moi is envisioned as a hub of outstanding inter-, multi- and transdiciplinary research and conversations that will contribute to the greater understanding of Africa in ways that enable the addressing of significant issues affecting the continent.

Representative of the University of Moi
Prof. Dr. Peter Simatei
Spokesperson of the ACC Directors
Dean, School of Arts & Social Sciences
Professor of Comparative Literature
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
Member of the Research Section “Arts & Aesthetics”
E-Mail: tpsimatei@gmail.com

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The African Cluster Center of the University Joseph KI-ZERBO of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (ACC Ouagadougou) was created in the framework of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence initiated by the University of Bayreuth in 2019. The ACC aims at coordinating research projects of its members from different African research institutions and facilitating the movement of researchers from West African countries within the scope of their missions in the Center. Developing a solid and reliable database is also part of its objectives. Hence, it will be linked to the Knowledge Lab of African Multiple and as such, will be interconnected to the database network of other centers and thus promote the co-construction of a digital research environment.

Representative of the Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
Prof. Dr. Yacouba Banhoro
Associate Professor of Contemporary History
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo Ouagadougou
E-Mail: yacouba.banhoro@gmx.de

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Rhodes University’s African Cluster Centre (ACC Rhodes) is located in the Faculty of Humanities, Rhodes University. It works with a network of scholars to promote research and teaching on African studies within an interdisciplinary framework. The Centre is established and recognised institutionally according to the Rhodes University Scholarly Entities Framework and is externally funded by the Germany Research Foundation via the University of Bayreuth’s African Cluster Centres of Excellence Strategy. The Rhodes ACC will develop into a fully-fledged African Studies Centre. For this reason, we seek to maintain enduring partnerships with other Cluster Centres and entities of similar intent in our vision of reimagining, repositioning and revitalising African Studies.

Representative of the Rhodes University, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Enocent Msindo
Associate Professor of African History
Deputy Dean (Research) of Humanities
Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa
E-Mail: e.msindo@ru.ac.za

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Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Seesemann

Chair of Islamic Studies with Focus on Africa
Director Institute of African Studies
Dean & Spokesperson of the Cluster Proposal “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Learning”
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.04
Phone: +49  921 55-4593
E-Mail: ruediger.seesemann@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler

Chair of Romance and Comparative Literature
Deputy Spokesperson of the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Vice Dean of Internationalisation and Public Engagement
Member of the Research Section “Arts & Aesthetics“
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.07
Phone:+49 (0)921/55-3567
E-Mail: ute.fendler@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Cyrus Samimi  

Professor of Climatology 
Vice Dean of Digital Solutions in the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Mobilities”  
Office: GEO II  Room 0.17
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-2237
E-Mail: cyrus.samimi@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Mirco Schönfeld
Junior Professor for Data Modeling and Interdisciplinary Knowledge Generation chair
Office: Building Zapf 3, Room: 3.23
Phone: +49 921 - 55 4597
E-Mail: mirco.schoenfeld@uni-bayreuth.de

Beatrice Kanyi Wangeci
Doctoral Student

Dr. Jae Sook Cheong
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Raum 3.3.25, 95448 Bayreuth, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4586
E-Mail:  jae-sook.cheong@uni-bayreuth.de

Neeraj Thandayan-Viswajith
Data Curator, Digital Solutions
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.24
Phone:+49  921 55-4598

Marisol Vázquez Llamas
Data Curator, Digital Research Environment
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.25
Phone:+49 921 55-45-99
Email: Marisol.Vazquez-Llamas@uni-bayreuth.de

Sebastian Petter
Digital Solution Developer
Office: Universitätsstraße 30, Building AI, Room 0.28
Phone: +49 (0) 921 55 76 29
E-Mail: sebastian.petter@uni-bayreuth.de

Oliver Baumann
Doctoral Student, Digital Solutions
E-Mail: oliver.baumann@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Susanne Mühleisen

Chair of English Linguistics
Member of the Research Section “Learning”  
Office: GW I   Room: 1.14
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3564/63
E-Mail: susanne.muehleisen@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Christine Scherer

Academic Coordinator Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies
Office: Geschwister-Scholl Platz 3
Phone: +49 (0)921/ 55-5100
E-Mail: christine.scherer@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler  

Chair of Romance and Comparative Literature
Deputy Spokesperson of the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Vice Dean of Internationalisation and Public Engagement
Member of the Research Section “Arts & Aesthetics“
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.07
Phone:+49 (0)921/55-4594
E-Mail: ute.fendler@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Doris Löhr

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.10
Phone: +49  921 55-4794
E-Mail: doris.loehr@uni-bayreuth.de

Sabine Greiner

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.3.15
Phone: +49  921 55-4795
E-Mail: sabine.greiner@uni-bayreuth.de

Renate Crowe

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.14
Phone: +49  921 55-4792
E-Mail: africamultiple-international@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South with Emphasis on Africa
Office: Zapf Haus 2, Room: 2.1.05 Nürnberger Straße 38
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4781
E-mail: epistemologie@uni-bayreuth.de

Robert Debusmann

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.09
Phone: +49  921 55-4796
E-Mail: robert.debusmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Diana Margerie

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.14
Phone: +49  921 55-4793
E-Mail: diana.margerie@uni-bayreuth.de

Daniela Löwinger

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.21
Phone: +49  921 55-4592
E-Mail: africamultiple-management@uni-bayreuth.de

Stephanie Stöcker

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.26
Phone: +49  921 55-4589
E-Mail: africamultiple-digital@uni-bayreuth.de

Diana Margerie

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.14
Phone: +49  921 55-4793
E-Mail: diana.margerie@uni-bayreuth.de

Renate Crowe

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.14
Phone: +49  921 55-4792
E-Mail: africamultiple-international@uni-bayreuth.de

Anette Volk

Office: Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 3 (GSP), Room: 06.01.367
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-5101
E-Mail: bigsas@uni-bayreuth.de

Sabine Wagner

Office: Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 3 (GSP), Room: 06.01.367
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-5101
E-Mail: bigsas@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Franz Kogelmann

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.19
Phone: + 49 (0)921/55-4590
E-Mail: franz.kogelmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Natalie Röthlingshöfer 

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.20
Phone: +49  921 55-4591
E-Mail: natalie.roethlingshoefer@uni-bayreuth.de

Stefanie Jost

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.17
Phone: +49  921 55-4798
E-Mail: stefanie.jost@uni-bayreuth.de

Nahrin Lahdo

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.08
Phone: + 49 921 55-4519
E-Mail: nahrin.lahdo@uni-bayreuth.de

Gregor Gawor

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3
Phone: +49 921 55-4594
E-Mail: gregor.gawor@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Christine Vogt-William

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.12
Phone: +49  921 55-4791
E-mail: christine.vogt-william@uni-bayreuth.de

Sitara Nath

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.11
Phone: +49  921 55-4799
E-Mail: sitara.nath@uni-bayreuth.de

Olutosin Akinwumi

E-mail: olutosin.akinwumi@uni-bayreuth.de

Sabine Greiner

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.3.15
Phone: +49  921 55-4795
E-Mail: sabine.greiner@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Susanne Mühleisen

Chair of English Linguistics
Member of the Research Section “Learning”  
Office: GW I   Room: 1.14
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3564/63
E-Mail: susanne.muehleisen@uni-bayreuth.de

Michelle Heese

BIGSAS Coordinator

Office: GSP, room 0.6 01 355
Phone: +49 (0) 921/55-5110
Email: michelle.heese@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South with Emphasis on Africa
Office: Zapf Haus 2, Room: 2.1.05 Nürnberger Straße 38
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4781
E-mail: epistemologie@uni-bayreuth.de

Robert Debusmann

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.09
Phone: +49  921 55-4796
E-Mail: robert.debusmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Seesemann

Chair of Islamic Studies with Focus on Africa
Director Institute of African Studies
Dean & Spokesperson of the Cluster Proposal “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Learning”
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.04
Phone: +49  921 55-4593
E-Mail: ruediger.seesemann@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South with Emphasis on Africa
Office: Zapf Haus 2, Room: 2.1.05 Nürnberger Straße 38
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4781
E-mail: epistemologie@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Susanne Mühleisen

Chair of English Linguistics
Vice Dean Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS)
Vice Dean of Early Career & Equal Opportunity in the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Learning”  
Office: GW I   Room: 1.14
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3564/63
E-Mail: susanne.muehleisen@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler  

Chair of Romance and Comparative Literature
Deputy Spokesperson of the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Vice Dean of Internationalisation and Public Engagement
Vice-Director  Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies
Member of the Research Section “Arts & Aesthetics“
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.07
Phone:+49 (0)921/55-4594
E-Mail: ute.fendler@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Cyrus Samimi  

Professor of Climatology
Deputy Director Institute of African Studies  
Vice Dean of Digital Solutions in the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Mobilities”  
Office: GEO II  Room 0.17
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-2237
E-Mail: cyrus.samimi@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Christine Vogt-William

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.12
Phone: +49  921 55-4791
E-mail: christine.vogt-william@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Franz Kogelmann

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.19
Phone: + 49 (0)921/55-4590
E-Mail: franz.kogelmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Stefanie Jost

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.17
Phone: +49  921 55-4798
E-Mail: stefanie.jost@uni-bayreuth.de

Maria Hennig

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.08
Phone: + 49 921 55-4519
E-Mail: maria.hennig@uni-bayreuth.de

Robert Debusmann

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.09
Phone: +49  921 55-4796
E-Mail: robert.debusmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Doris Löhr

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.10
Phone: +49  921 55-4794
E-Mail: doris.loehr@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Christine Scherer

Academic Coordinator Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies
Office: Geschwister-Scholl Platz 3
Phone: +49 (0)921/ 55-5100
E-Mail: christine.scherer@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Seesemann

Chair of Islamic Studies with Focus on Africa
Director Institute of African Studies
Dean & Spokesperson of the Cluster Proposal “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Learning”
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.04
Phone: +49  921 55-4593
E-Mail: ruediger.seesemann@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South with Emphasis on Africa
Office: Zapf Haus 2, Room: 2.1.05 Nürnberger Straße 38
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4781
E-mail: epistemologie@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Susanne Mühleisen

Chair of English Linguistics
Vice Dean Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS)
Vice Dean of Early Career & Equal Opportunity in the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Learning”  
Office: GW I   Room: 1.14
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3564/63
E-Mail: susanne.muehleisen@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler  

Chair of Romance and Comparative Literature
Deputy Spokesperson of the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Vice Dean of Internationalisation and Public Engagement
Vice-Director  Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies
Member of the Research Section “Arts & Aesthetics“
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.07
Phone:+49 (0)921/55-4594
E-Mail: ute.fendler@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Cyrus Samimi  

Professor of Climatology
Deputy Director Institute of African Studies  
Vice Dean of Digital Solutions in the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Mobilities”  
Office: GEO II  Room 0.17
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-2237
E-Mail: cyrus.samimi@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Christine Vogt-William

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.12
Phone: +49  921 55-4791
E-mail: christine.vogt-william@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Franz Kogelmann

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.19
Phone: + 49 (0)921/55-4590
E-Mail: franz.kogelmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Iris Clemens  

Chair of Educational Science
Office: GW II  Room: 0.27
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-4128
E-Mail: iris.clemens@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Martin Doevenspeck  

Professor of Political Geography
Vice Dean Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS) 
Office: GEO II  Room 004
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2273
E-Mail: doevenspeck@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Susan Arndt 

Professor of English Studies and Anglophone Literatures
Spokesperson of the Research Section “Knowledges”
Office: GW I  Room: 1.11
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3551
E-Mail: susan.arndt@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Eva Spies

Professor for the Study of Religion with special focus on Africa
Office: GW II  Room 1.11
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-4150
E-Mail: eva.spies@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. David Stadelmann  

Professor of Development Economics
Office: RW I  Room: 1.0 02 124
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-6077
E-Mail: david.stadelmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Prof. Dr. Clarissa Vierke  

Professor of Literatures in African Languages
Office: GW I  Room: 1.10
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3641
E-Mail: clarissa.vierke@uni-bayreuth.de

Robert Debusmann

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.09
Phone: +49  921 55-4796
E-Mail: robert.debusmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Doris Löhr

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.10
Phone: +49  921 55-4794
E-Mail: doris.loehr@uni-bayreuth.de

Dr. Christine Scherer

Academic Coordinator Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies
Office: Geschwister-Scholl Platz 3
Phone: +49 (0)921/ 55-5100
E-Mail: christine.scherer@uni-bayreuth.de 

Dr. Ifeoluwa Aboluwade

Postdoc English Studies and Anglophone Literature
Member Postdoc Working Group
Member Research Section „Knowledges“
Office: Zapf Haus 2
Phone: +49 (0)921 55-4774
Email: Ifeoluwa.aboluwade@uni-bayreuth.de

Kai Koddenbrock (Parental leave substitute of Ifeoluwa Aboluwade, further substitute: Dr. Britta Frede)

Dr. habil. Kai Koddenbrock
Leader of the Junior Research Group in International Relations "The political economy of monetary and economic sovereignty in West Africa compared"
Office: Room 310, Hugo-Rüdel-Straße 10, D-95545 Bayreuth
E-Mail: kai.koddenbrock@uni-bayreuth.de

Carla Coburger

BIGSAS Junior Fellow, Research Associate Project
International Financial Networks, Financial Subordinate Integration, Complexity Economics, International Political Economy
E-mail: Carla.coburger@uni-bayreuth.de

Substitute:

Thierry Boudjekeu
BIGSAS Junior Fellow, Francophone Studies
Research Associate, Project “Black Atlantic Revisited”
Member of the Research Section “Arts & Aesthetics”
E-mail: thierry.boudjekeu@uni-bayreuth.de

Gregor Gawor

Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3
Phone: +49 921 55-4594
E-Mail: gregor.gawor@uni-bayreuth.de

• Prof. Yacouba Banhoro (ACC Ouagadougou)
• Prof. Muyiwa Falaiye (ACC Lagos)
• Prof. Peter Simatei (ACC Moi)
• Prof. Enocent Msindo (ACC Rhodes)

Five colleagues have accepted to become members of the Clusters Advisory Board:

Akosua Adomako Ampofo, Professor of African and Gender Studies, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Accra (Ghana)

Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Professor and Chair, Department of French & Romance Philology, Columbia University, New York (USA)

Alcinda Honwana, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes (UK)

Birgit Meyer, Professor Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University (Netherlands)

Grace Musila, Associate Professor, Department of African Literature, University of Witwatersrand (South Africa)