As part of the lecture series "In Our Own Words" the writer and political analyst, Nanjala Nyabola, shares her views on African Studies, Political Science, and the interconnection of these fields. She thus, in line with the lecture series, presents a diversity of knowledge that comes from Africa and the African perspective on science. "In Our Own Worlds" gives African scholars an opportunity to talk about how African studies is helping to both make science better and to better understand the world.
The lecture series
In our own words titles a lecture series developed as a cooperation of Prof Dr Elisio Macamo, Prof Dr Mamadou Diawara and L.I.S.A.Science Portal of the Gerda Henkel Foundation. It aims to point out that knowledge production on the African continent not only exists as a solution to problems other scholars and scientists have defined but is rather relevant in its own right. In this context, the lecture series can be placed in the context of the Pilot African Postgraduate Academy, which is funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation and believes that knowledge production must be based on a solid foundation, which can be found in basic research.