Creuser des passés connectés / Unearthing Connected Pasts

How can historical, archaeological, and literary approaches deepen our understanding of Africa’s past over the last millennium? This question is at the heart of a workshop hosted by the University of Zurich on 26–27 October 2026, bringing together scholars to explore the history of sub-Saharan Africa across the centuries through a range of interdisciplinary perspectives. See the program here!