Activities in 2024
Author Meets Critic: Religious Activism on Campuses in Togo and Benin
Panel discussion at the 67th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA).
Repenser la catégorisation religieuse à partir du Bénin, terre du vodun
Presented a paper with Fiacre Anato at the workshop L'Afrique des religions à l'épreuve des chiffres et des catégorisations at the Université Paris Cité. Examined religious categorisation dynamics in Benin, highlighting the tension between Vodun's statistical decline and its cultural vitality.
Tracing Islamic Knowledge Production in Francophone West African Newspapers (1990-Present)
Presented findings on Islamic knowledge production in Francophone West Africa at the ZMO workshop "Perspectives in Motion: Conceptual Fields from the Global South". Examined how Muslim intellectuals navigate multiple epistemologies using a corpus of 1,500 Islamic periodicals.
“Religiosity on University Campuses in Africa: Trends and Experiences” now in open-access
The edited volume 'Religiosity on University Campuses in Africa: Trends and Experiences', co-edited with Abdoulaye Sounaye, is now available in open access.
Digital Humanities (DH) and AI in African Studies: Opportunities, Challenges, and Decolonial Perspectives
Announcing the acceptance of the panel proposal 'Digital Humanities (DH) and AI in African Studies: Opportunities, Challenges, and Decolonial Perspectives' for ECAS 2025 in Prague.