Conference · Format TBC
SOAS Baraza Swahili Studies Conference 2026
About the event
The annual SOAS Baraza conference invites short presentations on Swahili language, literature, translation, culture, art, philosophy and diaspora. The 2026 theme, Retrieving the past, reshaping knowledge, explores memory and modernity, heritage and transformation, identity, digital forms and new approaches to Swahili intellectual and cultural history.
Fact sheet
- Type
- Conference
- Format
- Format TBC
- Starts
- 31.10.2026
- Ends
- 31.10.2026
- Abstract deadline
- 15.09.2026
- Registration fee
- Not stated in the call for papers
- Submission requirements
- Email a 250–300 word abstract and presentation title in English or Swahili by 15 September 2026.
- Presentation format
- The official call does not specify remote presentation. Confirm the delivery format with the organiser before making travel plans.
- Venue
- SOAS University of London — delivery format to be confirmed
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Organizer
- Centre of African Studies, SOAS University of London
- Contact
- [email protected]