We are pleased to announce that the 97th ASC Seminar will be given by Dr. Charles Prempeh, a visiting associate professor invited by ASC. We also welcome Dr. Ran Muratsu, an assistant professor at ILCAA-TUFS, who will join us as a commentator. Please come and join us!
Title："Our faith, our republic": An ethnographic re-assessment of the theory of religious nationalism in Ghana's public governance
Abstract：How does religion manifest in public governance? Can devotees of transcendental religions pursue this-worldly over the other-worldly? What is it about public governance such that it incorporates religion as an alibi? These questions demand existential responses rather than technical ones. Similarly, they continue to shape conversations about secularization, modernity, public governance, human rights, and sovereignty and trans-national relations. The increasing ubiquitous expression of religion and its enduring entanglement with public governance requires daily reflections on the nexus between faith and the world of pluralities. My presentation will rely on ethnographic data and personal immersion to reflect on the tapestries of the encounter between faith and religion in the modern governance of Ghana.
◆Speaker：Dr. Charles Prempeh (Visiting Associate Professor, African Studies Centre, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies / Research Fellow, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
◆Commentator：Dr. Ran Muratsu (Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
◆Language：English
◆Date：November 29th Fri.2024 5:40p.m.～7:10p.m.（JST）/ 8:40a.m.～10:10a.m.（GMT)
◆Venue：Hybrid
Onsite： Room115 （1F Research and lecture bldg.,TUFS Fuchu Campus）
Online：ZOOM
◆Addmission fee：Free
【Please pre-register in advence from here】Or Use QR Code.
Registration deadline: November 28th, 2024 (Thu) * Registration will be closed when capacity is reached.
The Zoom link will be sent after you pre-registerd.
◆Jointly organized by African Studies Center - TUFS and Kanto Branch of Japan Association for African Studies
Report
We held the 97th seminar in a hybrid style and 12 participated on-site and 18 participated online.
Dr. Charles Prempeh gave his presentation on '"Our faith, our republic": An ethnographic re-assessment of the theory of religious nationalism in Ghana's public governance'. Dr. Ran Muratsu provided her comments based on her research in Benin, being followed by lively discussion among Japanese and African scholars and also students in TUFS.
