British Institute in Eastern Africa

17/11/2025

🔔Explore the rich tapestry of Zimbabwe's precolonial marriage practices through an Africana Womanism lens on 26th Nov. 4pm-EAT at the British Institute in Eastern Africa Critical and Decolonial Approaches Seminar (Online )
💡Register here https://biea.ac.uk/events/critical-and-decolonial-approaches-online-seminar/
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(Re)-Telling Precolonial Marriage Practices of Zimbabwe: An Africana Womanism Approach Abstract In line with the BIEA theme ‘(Re)telling the past’, this paper examines precolonial marriage practices of Zimbabwe from an

11/11/2025

Join the 7th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 24 November.

Weather and climate information from the frontlines, insights from Wajir

Register in-person in Nairobi or online: lnkd.in/eEjhu88A

11/11/2025

Nov. 12 from 4:15pm-GMT
💡 ‘How Koitalel Lost His Head: A Kenyan History of Heroic Resistance, 1905-2025’ with Professor David Anderson (University of Warwick)
🔔Join the British Institute in Eastern Africa UK Annual Lecture TODAY exploring why Africa’s history is being misrepresented by exaggerated tropes of colonial atrocity at The University of Edinburgh
✨In partnership with the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA)
✅Register for an in-person/online attendance via https://biea.ac.uk/events/biea-uk-annual-lecture/

11/11/2025

🔜 11th Nov. 4pm in-person at the British Institute in Eastern Africa
📚Join us for an insightful Book Talk on "Peasants to Paupers" exploring the intricate ties of land, class, and kinship in Central Kenya.
✨Come along and Discover the stories that shape communities!
🖋️https://biea.ac.uk/events/peasants-to-paupers-book-talk/
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10/11/2025

📚Join us Tomorrow 11th Nov. 4pm at the British Institute in Eastern Africa for an insightful Book Talk on "Peasants to Paupers" exploring the intricate ties of land, class, and kinship in Central Kenya.
✨Come along and Discover the stories that shape communities!
🖋️https://biea.ac.uk/events/peasants-to-paupers-book-talk/
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05/11/2025

💡Join us on Tuesday 11th 4pm-Nairobi at the British Institute in Eastern Africa
for a thought-provoking Book Talk on "Peasants to Paupers," exploring the intricate ties of land, class, and kinship in Central Kenya!
✨In-person only event registration https://biea.ac.uk/events/peasants-to-paupers-book-talk/
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04/11/2025

💡Join us on Tuesday 11th 4pm-Nairobi at the British Institute in Eastern Africa for a thought-provoking Book Talk "Peasants to Paupers," exploring the intricate ties of land, class, and kinship in Central Kenya!
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31/10/2025

💡We are delighted to invite you to the BIEA UK Annual Lecture on Nov. 12 from 4:15pm to 6:30pm GMT with Professor David Anderson (University of Warwick). The lecture will explain how Koitalel “lost his head” and discuss why Africa’s history is being misrepresented by exaggerated tropes of colonial atrocity.
✅Register for an in-person/online attendance via https://biea.ac.uk/events/biea-uk-annual-lecture/
The University of Edinburgh

The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) in partnership with the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA), and the Centre of African Studies (CAS), are delighted to invite you

30/10/2025

✅We are looking forward to welcome you TODAY at the British Institute in Eastern Africa from 4pm-EAT for the BIEA Graduate Forum with Godfrey K. Sang, Ph.D
💡Are you ready to "Reckon with the Past" on how historical injustices shape today's scholarship, cultural restitution, and reparatory justice in Kenya?
✨Join the forum in-person/online here https://biea.ac.uk/events/graduate_forum/

We invite you to join the discussion on: Reckoning with the Past – The Place of Historical Injustices in Contemporary Scholarship, Cultural Restitution, and Reparatory Justice in Kenya with Godfrey

29/10/2025

✅Tomorrow 30th Oct. 4pm East Africa Time at the British Institute in Eastern Africa
💡How do historical injustices shape today's scholarship, cultural restitution, and reparatory justice in Kenya?
✨Join the Graduate Forum with Godfrey K. Sang, Ph.D and "Reckon with the Past" : https://biea.ac.uk/events/graduate_forum/

24/10/2025

💡How do historical injustices shape today's scholarship, cultural restitution, and reparatory justice in Kenya?
✨Join the Graduate Forum at the British Institute in Eastern Africa on 30th Oct. 4pm-EAT with Godfrey K. Sang, Ph.D and "Reckon with the Past" : https://biea.ac.uk/events/graduate_forum/

23/10/2025

23rd October at the British Institute in Eastern Africa
✨How well do you know the culture and history of Beads in Africa?
📿Dive into the rich tapestry of beads with Rhodia Mann from 4pm-Nairobi. Don't miss out!
✅ https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-story-of-beads-in-africa-tickets-1746276944349?
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