The Fellows
Our fellows cover a broad scope of disciplines in the Humanities, ranging from Archaeology, History, Social and Cultural Anthropology to Linguistics, Cultural and Religious Studies. Find information on the individual research projects, the fellows' CV and contact data below.
The Humanities Fellows 2020-2023
VW Foundation, after a group-internal call for bids, granted funds for five extension phase projects (2 years duration), and two senior fellowships (3 years duration). For the years 2020-2023, the Humanities fellows' group thus consists of seven scholars. Find some details about the projects and the fellows below.
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Dr Pastory Bushozi
Funding: Extension of Senior Fellowship
Title of Research Project: “Conservation and adaptive management of globally significant archaeological sites"
Contact: Dr. Pastory Magayane Bushozi, University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Archaeology and Heritage, College of Humanities, Tanzania
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Prof. Dr. Meron Eresso
Funding: Extension of Senior Fellowship
Title of Research Project: “Re- routed from Djibouti to the Sudan Changing Migration Dynamics of Ethiopian Female Transit Migrants in Djibouti”
Contact: Prof. Dr. Meron Zeleke Eresso, Addis Ababa University, Center for Human Rights, Ethiopia
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Dr Elinaza Mjema
Funding: Senior Fellowship
Title of research project: “Natural Catastrophes and Human Coping Strategies along the Eastern African Coast during the First and Second Millennia AD.”
Elinaza Mjema, Ph.D
Lecturer (East African Coast Archaeology)
Department of Archaeology and Heritage
University of Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
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Dr Joseph Mujere
Funding: Senior Fellowship
Title of Research Project: “Claim-holders, tributors, and co-operatives: The political economy of artisanal and small-scale chromite mining along Zimbabwe's Great Dyke, 1985-2018”
Contact: Dr. Joseph Mujere, University of Zimbabwe, History Department, Harare/Zimbabwe
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Dr Saudah Namyalo
Funding:Extension of Senior Fellowship
Title of Research Project: “The dynamics of language Variation: A study of linguistic repertoires of Ruruuli-Lunyara Speakers"
Contact: Dr. Saudah Namyalo, Makerere University, Department of African Languages, School of Languages, Literature and Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kampala/Uganda
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Dr Plan Nyabezi
Funding: Extension of Senior Fellowship
Titel of Research Project: “The Past in the Present: The Zimbabwe Culture and other Archaeological Heritage in north western Zimbabwe”
Contact: Dr. Plan Shenjere-Nyabezi, University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Arts, History Department, Archaeology Unit, Harare/Zimbabwe
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Dr Halkano Wario
Funding: Extension of Senior Fellowship
Title of Research Project: “Influencing Public Policies on Countering Violent Extremism in Africa: Building Synergy with Researchers in North and West Africa"
Contact: Dr. Halkano Abdi Wario, Egerton University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy, History and Religion, Kenia
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