【Webinar Report】 International Workshop for Young Africanists

❖Title: International Workshop for Young Africanists II 

❖Date: June 19, 2021 (Sat.) 14:00-16:00  [Korea & Japan ST, UTC+9] 

❖Venue: Online (via Zoom) 

【Program】 

　14:00 - 14:05  Introduction (Takuo Iwata, RU)

　14:05 - 14:15  Opening address (Prof.  Kyudeug Hwang, HUFS) 

  [Young Africanist Session]

　14:15 - 15:45  (Chair: Dooyoung Choi, HUFS ) 

　Speaker 1: Eunji Choi (Kyoto University)    

　　"Livelihood and dynamics of job selection strategy of informal workers in Africa:

       A case of tera askebariat  Megenagna terminal, Addis Ababa” 

　Speaker 2: Samuel Doe Adzimah (Ritsumeikan University)   

　　“Security Implications of the African Continental Free Trade Area: Case study of Ghana” 

　Speaker 3: Jeong Eun Song (HUFS) 

　　“When Religion Meets Popular Music:

      Cultural Creolization of Pentecostalism and Highlife in Accra, Ghana” 

　15:50 - 16:00  Closing address (Prof. Yongkyu Chang) 

Co-hosted by the Institute of African Studies (Hankuk University for Foreign Studies), the Center for African Area Studies (Kyoto University) & the Institute of International Relations (Ritsumeikan University) 

　[Program & Abstract] https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/file.jsp?id=499366



This webinar received 32 participants from various countries (South Korea, Senegal, African students studying in Japan). 

Today, we had very original presentations from the young speakers based on their theoretical reviews and field researches. Then, we had many fruitful exchanges and discussions among the speakers and other participants. 

The organizer sincerely thanks for the cooperation of co-hosted institutes, the elaborate presentations, the chairperson’s fine management, and proactive comments from participants.