https://www.frederickmadore.com Recent activities, presentations, publications, and academic updates from Frédérick Madore, Historian | Digital Humanities & AI | Data Curator, University of Bayreuth en-us Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:54:07 GMT Copyright 2026 Frédérick Madore. All rights reserved. frederick.madore@uni-bayreuth.de (Frédérick Madore) frederick.madore@uni-bayreuth.de (Frédérick Madore) 60 https://www.frederickmadore.com/images/Profile-picture.webp https://www.frederickmadore.com https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2026-conversation-coauthorship-dh-ai On 18–20 February 2026, twenty-six researchers from sixteen countries gathered at the Xplanatorium Herrenhausen in Hanover for "Charting New Territory: Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies," a scoping workshop funded by the VolkswagenStiftung and organised by Frédérick Madore and Vincent... Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2026-conversation-coauthorship-dh-ai Frédérick Madore Workshop Report Digital Humanities Artificial Intelligence African Studies https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2026-decentering-knowledge The cross-regional workshop, organised by the Religion and Intellectual Culture unit, convened scholars from Indonesia, the United States, South Africa, the Netherlands, Senegal and Germany. The participants examined how concepts acquire normative force as reference points for communities, tools of... Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2026-decentering-knowledge Frédérick Madore Workshop Report Global South Translation Epistemology Religion https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/repenser-categorisation-religieuse-benin-2026 Ce chapitre repense la catégorisation religieuse à partir du cas du Bénin, questionnant l’écart entre les données officielles et les pratiques réelles. Alors que les recensements suggèrent une forte progression des religions monothéistes, l’observation de terrain révèle la persistance des religions... Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/repenser-categorisation-religieuse-benin-2026 Frédérick Madore, Codjo Fiacre Anato Religion Benin Vodun Christianity Religious Categorization West Africa Islam https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/charting-new-territory-digital-humanities-ki-african-studies-2026 Im Februar 2026 versammelten sich 26 Forschende aus 16 Ländern im Schloss Herrenhausen in Hannover zu einem von der VolkswagenStiftung geförderten Scoping Workshop über Digital Humanities und Künstliche Intelligenz in den Afrikastudien. In vier thematischen Arbeitsgruppen – Sprachtechnologien,... Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/charting-new-territory-digital-humanities-ki-african-studies-2026 Frédérick Madore, Vincent Hiribarren Digital Humanities Artificial Intelligence African Studies Natural Language Processing Archives Digital Preservation Data Sovereignty Decoloniality Infrastructure Multilingualism Open Access Workshop VolkswagenStiftung West Africa South Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2026-iwac-private-database-public-resource This article traces the evolution of the Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC) from a private Zotero database into an open-access digital resource hosted at ZMO, and its emerging role as a testing ground for digital humanities and AI methods. IWAC now contains over 14,000 items — archival documents,... Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2026-iwac-private-database-public-resource Frédérick Madore Digital Humanities IWAC Artificial Intelligence Islam West Africa Archives Open Access https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/ambition-federatrice-faitieres-islamiques-2026 chapter — Africae — 2026 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/ambition-federatrice-faitieres-islamiques-2026 Frédérick Madore Islam West Africa Religious Organizations Umbrella Organizations Burkina Faso Togo Benin Côte d'Ivoire https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2025-perspectives-in-motion The workshop organised by the Religion and Intellectual Culture unit at ZMO explored how non-Western epistemologies hallenge and enrich dominant paradigms in decolonial knowledge production. Opening remarks by Arpan Roy, Kai Kresse, and Abdoulaye Sounaye framed discussions of processes of... Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2025-perspectives-in-motion Frédérick Madore Workshop Report Global South Conceptual Fields Epistemology Decolonial Approach https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religious-activism-campuses Although religious organisations have coexisted with student unions at the Université de Lomé and the Université d'Abomey-Calavi since the 1970s, much of the literature has tended to focus on the role of student protests in triggering national conferences in Benin and Togo in the early 1990s,... Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religious-activism-campuses Frédérick Madore Religion Education Politics Togo Benin Student Activism University Campuses Higher Education Islam Christianity Authoritarianism Secularism West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2024-launch-iwac On 9 November 2023, the Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC) was officially launched at the offices of Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) in Berlin. Directed by Frédérick Madore (ZMO), the IWAC is a collaborative, open-access digital database that currently contains over 5,000 archival... Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2024-launch-iwac Frédérick Madore Event Report Digital Humanities Islam IWAC West Africa Archives https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religion-internet-burkina-faso-2024 chapter — Amalion — 2024 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religion-internet-burkina-faso-2024 Frédérick Madore, Louis Audet Gosselin Burkina Faso Religion Internet Digital Media ICT Communication Technologies Christianity Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religiosity-university-campuses This volume examines religiosity on university campuses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on both individuals and organized groups, the contributions open a window onto how religion becomes a factor, affects social interactions, is experienced and mobilized by various actors. It brings together case... Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religiosity-university-campuses Abdoulaye Sounaye, Frédérick Madore Religion Education Africa Universities Student Activism https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/exister-contexte-autoritaire-lome-2023 Ce chapitre examine l’histoire des mouvements étudiants à caractère religieux sur le campus de l’Université de Lomé au Togo de la création de l’établissement en 1970 jusqu’au décès du président Gnassingbé Eyadéma en 2005. Dans un premier temps, il analyse comment des associations étudiantes... Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/exister-contexte-autoritaire-lome-2023 Frédérick Madore Togo Lomé Authoritarianism Student Associations Christianity Islam Higher Education West Africa Universities https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/introduction-religiosity-university-campuses-2023 chapter — LIT Verlag — 2023 Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/introduction-religiosity-university-campuses-2023 Abdoulaye Sounaye, Frédérick Madore Africa University Campuses Religiosity Higher Education Religious Movements Student Activism Religion https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/islam-university-campuses-cote-divoire-2023 Drawing on the case of the Association des Élèves et Étudiants Musulmans de Côte d’Ivoire (AEEMCI), the main Muslim student association in Côte d’Ivoire, we examine how Islamic activism on campus has changed since the 1970s. We pay particular attention to its modernizing agenda, leadership... Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/islam-university-campuses-cote-divoire-2023 Frédérick Madore, Issouf Binaté Côte d'Ivoire Islam University Campuses Salafism Muslim Intellectuals Student Activism Religious Authority Higher Education West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/lutte-terrorisme-salafisme-benin-togo-2022 La détérioration de la situation sécuritaire au Burkina Faso, qui a suivi la chute du président Blaise Compaoré en octobre 2014, laissait craindre une diffusion du djihadisme à la Côte d'Ivoire, au Ghana, au Bénin et au Togo. Ces pays côtiers du golfe de Guinée, qui furent longtemps épargnés par... Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/lutte-terrorisme-salafisme-benin-togo-2022 Frédérick Madore Benin Togo Terrorism Securitization Salafism Authoritarianism Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/beninese-imam-election-2022 In Benin, the general furor surrounding the 2019 legislative elections held without opposition parties caused many to overlook the fact that Ibrahim Ousmane, a well-known imam from Cotonou, was ultimately elected to the National Assembly. His decision to run in the elections had sparked intense... Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/beninese-imam-election-2022 Frédérick Madore Benin Cotonou Imams Muslim Leadership Elections Political Engagement Secularism Muslim Minorities Religious Authority Intergenerational Relations Youth Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/three-questions-madore-2022 In this interview, Dr Frédérick Madore explains his involvement with the REMOBOKO project at ZMO and how it fits with his research on Islam and Muslim societies in francophone West Africa. He outlines his current project on Salafism and Pentecostalism on university campuses in Benin and Togo,... Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/three-questions-madore-2022 Rand El Zein, Frédérick Madore Interview Islam West Africa Benin Togo Universities https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/muslim-minorities-africa-2 special-issue — Islamic Africa — 2022 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/muslim-minorities-africa-2 Frédérick Madore, Dorothea Schulz Islam Africa Religious Minorities Muslim Communities Interfaith Relations Special Issue Religious Coexistence https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/islam-burkina-faso-collection-2021 Cet article propose une réflexion sur les possibilités inédites qu'offre le numérique pour développer de nouvelles méthodes de recherche et de diffusion de données sur l'histoire de l'islam en Afrique de l'Ouest, ainsi que quelques considérations méthodologiques, technologiques et éthiques... Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/islam-burkina-faso-collection-2021 Frédérick Madore Burkina Faso Digital Humanities Islam Archives Open Access Research Methodology West Africa IWAC https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/muslim-minorities-africa-1 special-issue — Islamic Africa — 2021 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/muslim-minorities-africa-1 Frédérick Madore, Dorothea Schulz Islam Africa Religious Minorities Muslim Communities Interfaith Relations Special Issue Religious Coexistence https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/good-muslim-bad-muslim-togo-2021 In Togo, the opposition movement behind the anti-government protests that broke out in 2017-2018 appears to reflect a greater role for Islam in politics. Tikpi Atchadam, leader of the Parti National Panafricain, was the preeminent figure in the movement, having built a solid grassroots base among... Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/good-muslim-bad-muslim-togo-2021 Frédérick Madore Togo Muslim Identity Religious Minorities Sociopolitical Crisis Identity Construction Authoritarianism Securitization Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/plan-brouillon-structurer-idees-2021 Ce chapitre fournit quelques conseils afin de vous préparer adéquatement à la rédaction du brouillon à travers trois étapes : la planification avec l’élaboration d’un plan structuré et détaillé contenant les idées principales de l’argumentation et les références soutenant les affirmations; la... Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/plan-brouillon-structurer-idees-2021 Frédérick Madore, Andrée-Ann Brassard Research Methodology Academic Writing Writer's Block Research Planning Decolonial Approach https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/francophone-muslim-intellectuals-burkina-faso-2020 The attention paid to the security threats hanging over Burkina Faso, while legitimate, has overshadowed the underlying transformations in Islamic associational life since the fall of President Blaise Compaoré in October 2014. This major political upheaval had a significant impact on the... Thu, 21 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/francophone-muslim-intellectuals-burkina-faso-2020 Frédérick Madore Burkina Faso Muslim Intellectuals Religious Authority Islamic Associations Francophone Intergenerational Relations Public Sphere Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/muslim-feminist-media-cote-divoire-2020 This article analyzes the career path of Aminata Kane Koné, a highly educated Ivorian Muslim woman, who has emerged as a female figure of success. A prominent activist of the Association des Élèves et Étudiants Musulmans de Côte d'Ivoire in the 2000s, she has become a self-made religious... Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/muslim-feminist-media-cote-divoire-2020 Frédérick Madore Côte d'Ivoire Muslim Feminist Religious Entrepreneurship Media Women Leaders Islam West Africa Gender https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/imams-islamic-preachers-ouagadougou-2020 chapter — Carolina Academic Press — 2020 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/imams-islamic-preachers-ouagadougou-2020 Frédérick Madore Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Imams Islamic Preachers Public Sphere Muslim Public Sphere Intergenerational Relations Religious Authority Media Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religieux-internet-ntic-burkina-faso-2019 chapter — Amalion — 2019 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religieux-internet-ntic-burkina-faso-2019 Frédérick Madore, Louis Audet Gosselin Burkina Faso Religion Internet ICT Digital Media Communication Technologies Christianity Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religions-numeriques-afrique-2018 Questions à Pamela Millet-Mouity, doctorante en Socio-anthropologie politique et religieuse à l'EHESS-Paris, et à Frédérick Madore, chercheur postdoctoral Banting à l'University of Florida. Ils viennent de coordonner un numéro de la revue Émulations consacré aux acteurs religieux africains à l'ère... Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religions-numeriques-afrique-2018 Vincent Hiribarren, Pamela Millet-Mouity, Frédérick Madore Africa Digital Religion Social Media Islam Religion https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/hadj-cote-divoire-2018 L'importance du hadj et les sommes d'argent considérables qui y sont consacrées sont sources de convoitises. Il n'est dès lors pas surprenant que les États ouest-africains aient souvent été au centre de cette entreprise. À cet égard, le cas du pèlerinage en Côte d'Ivoire est très intéressant. De la... Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/hadj-cote-divoire-2018 Frédérick Madore, Yssoufou Traoré Côte d'Ivoire Hajj Muslim Communities Religious Organization Pilgrimage State-Religion Relations Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/rivalites-collaborations-islamiques-cote-ivoire-burkina-faso-2018 À première vue, les récentes actions terroristes en Côte d'Ivoire et au Burkina Faso ont laissé croire à une radicalisation de l'islam dans ces deux pays. Cependant, la grande attention médiatique portée sur ces craintes et les nombreuses analyses qui ont été publiées sur les risques d'une montée... Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/rivalites-collaborations-islamiques-cote-ivoire-burkina-faso-2018 Frédérick Madore Côte d'Ivoire Burkina Faso Islam Islamic Associations Intergenerational Relations Public Sphere Gender West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/hackett-interview-digital-media-2017 On October 21st, 2017, the editors of this special issue conducted an interview with Rosalind I. J. Hackett, one of the pioneering scholars in the field of media and religion in Africa. The interview took place via Skype and consisted of five questions on the study of religion and digital media in... Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/hackett-interview-digital-media-2017 Rosalind I. J. Hackett, Frédérick Madore, Pamela Millet-Mouity Africa Digital Media Christianity Islam Religion Interview Research Methodology https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religious-actors-digital-era-2017 Depuis l'étude pionnière d'O'Leary (1996) et surtout à partir des années 2000, tout un champ de recherche s'est développé sur la façon dont la religion s'inscrit dans les médias numériques – sites web, forums, blogues, médias de diffusion en ligne, réseaux sociaux, etc. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/religious-actors-digital-era-2017 Pamela Millet-Mouity, Frédérick Madore Africa Religious Actors Digital Media Christianity Islam Research Methodology https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/salafism-cote-ivoire-mande-2017 En dépit d'un nombre croissant d'études sur l'islam en Côte d'Ivoire, relativement peu de recherches ont porté sur les derniers développements de la mouvance salafiste ou « wahhabite » dans ce pays. Cette communication se propose d’interroger l’évolution récente de cette tendance de l’islam en Côte... Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/salafism-cote-ivoire-mande-2017 Frédérick Madore Salafism Côte d'Ivoire Radicalization Civic Engagement Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/acteurs-religieux-numerique Ce dossier d’Émulations entend porter un regard pluridisciplinaire sur les nouvelles réalités induites par l’irruption des médias numériques dans la sphère religieuse en Afrique subsaharienne. À partir de terrains inédits, les auteur·e·s ont cherché à réfléchir à l’utilisation des médias numériques... Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/acteurs-religieux-numerique Pamela Millet-Mouity, Frédérick Madore Religion Digital Media Social Media Religious Authority Technology Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/muslim-women-burkina-faso-2016 This paper examines how visibility and legitimacy have been defined and achieved by Muslim women who have contributed to the development of Islam in Burkina Faso since the 1970s. We undertake a transversal study of the trajectories of women belonging to different cohorts of Arabic- and... Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/muslim-women-burkina-faso-2016 Frédérick Madore, Muriel Gomez-Perez Burkina Faso Muslim Women Religious Authority Gender Media Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/salafism-cote-divoire-2016 This article examines recent developments of Salafism in Côte d'Ivoire by exploring how the movement has evolved over the last 25 years through its main national associations and leaders. Although the situation with regard to terrorism has changed in this country since the attack in Grand-Bassam on... Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/salafism-cote-divoire-2016 Frédérick Madore Côte d'Ivoire Salafism Radicalization Civic Engagement Islam Religious Movements West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/islam-medias-senat-burkina-faso-2016 Dans le contexte de libéralisation sociopolitique amorcée depuis 1991 conjugué à la compétition entre les différentes religions dans l'espace public burkinabè, la visibilité de l'islam a accru considérablement avec la création de médias islamiques et l'utilisation croissante de l'internet. Il... Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/islam-medias-senat-burkina-faso-2016 Frédérick Madore Burkina Faso Islam Media Public Sphere Religious Authority Youth West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/sphere-publique-musulmane L'islam a connu une progression fulgurante au Burkina Faso depuis les dernières décennies. Ce pays, autrefois qualifié de "fille aimée de l'Église", compte aujourd'hui plus de 60 % de musulmans. Outre leur importance numérique, ceux-ci se sont montrés dynamiques depuis le tournant des années 1990,... Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/sphere-publique-musulmane Frédérick Madore Islam Burkina Faso Politics Public Sphere Islamic Associations State-Religion Relations Intergenerational Relations Religious Authority Media West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/islam-ivoirien-burkinabe-numerique-2016 Á partir des cas ivoirien et burkinabé, cet article propose d'explorer les contenus de l'islam à l'ère du web et des réseaux sociaux, d'en présenter les conséquences sur l'identité, l'appartenance à la communauté, l'autorité spirituelle et la diffusion du message religieux ainsi que sur les... Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/islam-ivoirien-burkinabe-numerique-2016 Frédérick Madore Côte d'Ivoire Burkina Faso Islam Digital Media Technology Religious Practices West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/leaders-muslim-ngos-burkina-faso-2016 The chapter begins with an examination of how NGO leaders build their personal networks and put them to use. Not only have these individuals been able to attract significant financial support from certain Arab countries since the 1980s, they are also often seen as official representatives of... Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/leaders-muslim-ngos-burkina-faso-2016 Kathéry Couillard, Frédérick Madore, Muriel Gomez-Perez Burkina Faso Muslim NGOs Civic Engagement Humanitarian Assistance Islamic Leadership Religious Entrepreneurship Transnational Organizations Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/communaute-musulmane-burkina-faso-2014 encyclopedia — Brill — 2014 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/communaute-musulmane-burkina-faso-2014 Frédérick Madore, Muriel Gomez-Perez Burkina Faso Islam Islamic Associations West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/precheurs-musulmans-burkina-faso-2013 Depuis le tournant des années 1990, la visibilité accrue de l'islam dans l'espace public au Burkina Faso s'est manifestée entre autres par l'émergence de prêcheurs et prêcheuses de plus en plus médiatisés. La participation active tant des hommes que des femmes invite l'ensemble des membres de la... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/precheurs-musulmans-burkina-faso-2013 Muriel Gomez-Perez, Frédérick Madore Burkina Faso Muslim Preachers Communication Strategies Gender Media Religious Authority Religious Conversion Islam West Africa https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-islam-politique-ouagadougou-2013 L'étude de la participation de trois cohortes d'imams et de prêcheurs de Ouagadougou dans les débats sociopolitiques entre 1960 et 2012 souligne l'importance de l'analyse des interactions intergénérationnelles pour saisir les profondes mutations qu'a subies l'islam burkinabé depuis l'indépendance :... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-islam-politique-ouagadougou-2013 Frédérick Madore Islam Politics Public Sphere Ouagadougou Imams Islamic Preachers Intergenerational Relations Burkina Faso West Africa