The African Studies Center (ASC) sponsors conferences, lectures, exhibits, film series, and cultural performances throughout the year. These events are designed to foster understanding of Africa among members of the U-M community and the public and to advance the exchange of resources and knowledge between U-M and its partners in Africa.
In addition to our yearly programming, ASC considers funding requests to cosponsor lectures, events, performances, and activities that coincide with the our mission to promote a broad and deep understanding of the region. Request to cosponsor an event»
Who Owns Our Knowledge? An African University Press Perspective
Dr. Nwachukwu Egbunike, Head, Pan-Atlantic University Press, Lagos
Who owns our knowledge in a global academic landscape shaped by powerful commercial publishers? The 2025 International Open Access Week theme raises urgent questions for regions where local publishing systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries, are often sidelined.
Nwach Egbunike brings an African university press perspective to this debate. Drawing on his extensive experience, Dr. Egbunike will discuss how African presses navigate systemic barriers to visibility and authority within the global scholarly ecosystem. While open access is frequently championed as a corrective, Dr. Egbunike asks whether it truly addresses marginalization—or might new models be required. His talk will challenge us to examine the complex realities of ownership, access, and equity in knowledge production, and how universities and publishers in Africa are charting their own paths amidst these global challenges.
The presentation will be followed by a conversation about knowledge inequality with Dr. Arsim Canolli, associate professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Prishtina in Kosova.
Sponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS), the African Studies Center, the University of Michigan Press, and the Association of University Presses.
Nwach Egbunike brings an African university press perspective to this debate. Drawing on his extensive experience, Dr. Egbunike will discuss how African presses navigate systemic barriers to visibility and authority within the global scholarly ecosystem. While open access is frequently championed as a corrective, Dr. Egbunike asks whether it truly addresses marginalization—or might new models be required. His talk will challenge us to examine the complex realities of ownership, access, and equity in knowledge production, and how universities and publishers in Africa are charting their own paths amidst these global challenges.
The presentation will be followed by a conversation about knowledge inequality with Dr. Arsim Canolli, associate professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Prishtina in Kosova.
Sponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS), the African Studies Center, the University of Michigan Press, and the Association of University Presses.
| Building: | Hatcher Graduate Library |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | africa, Open Access |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from University of Michigan Press, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, University Library, African Studies Center |
