Britain Zimbabwe Society 2015 Research Day – debate and share perspectives and new research on Zimbabwe with an informed audience of both academics and non-academics. All are welcome, join us and be part of the discussion.
8.30-9.15 Registration in the Nissan Theatre Foyer
9.15-9.30 Welcome and Introduction
9.30-10.45 Panel 1: Education in Zimbabwe and the Diasporas
Chair: Dr Miles Larmer, University of Oxford
Presenters include: Dr Blessing Miles Tendi, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, The Diaspora Intelligentsia in “Changing” Zimbabwe
Dan Hodgkinson, University of Oxford: The history of the student movement in Zimbabwe
Laura Singer, Makomborero, Empowering young women to access learning
10.45-11.15 Tea/Coffee break – Buttery, Besse Building
11.15-13.00 Panel 2: Religion and Ethics in Zimbabwe and the Diasporas
Chair: Professor David Maxwell, University of Cambridge
Presenters include: Professor Ezra Chitando, World Council of Churches and the University of Zimbabwe, Pentecostalism and Masculinity
Dr Stephen Moyo, University of Bolton, Wolves in sheep’s clothing: examining the role of the church and faith based organisations in combating corruption in Zimbabwe
13.00-14.00 Lunch: St Antony’s cafeteria, Besse Building, or free choice
14.00-15.15 Panel 3 : Professor Terence Ranger and the study of African history
(Keynote panel organised jointly by BZS & JSAS)
Chair: Professor Diana Jeater, Open University & JSAS Editorial Board
Presenters include: Professor Diana Jeater, The History of the BZS Research Day
Professor Gerald Mazarire, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, Terence Ranger and the Historiography of Zimbabwe: Some Reflections
Professor William Beinart, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, Terence Ranger & the Rhodes Chair of Race Relations
15.15-15.45 Tea/Coffee break – Buttery, Besse Building
15.45-17.00 Panel 4: Political Economy in Zimbabwe and the Diasporas
Chair: Dr Beacon Mbiba, Oxford Brookes University
Presenters include:
Father Brian MacGarry, Jesuit Mission in Zimbabwe, The Zimbabwean economy – What prospects for change?
Dr Mbongeni Ngulube, University of Leuven, ZimAsset or Development from Below? Operationalizing bottom-up accumulation
Dr Desné Masie, Client Manager for Southern Africa, Africa Matters Limited, Regional integration in SADC: the Geopolitical Economies of South Africa and Zimbabwe
Summing up: Professor Diana Jeater, BZS