We will invite Dr. Hassan Yosimbom, Research Manager, Seminar and Workshop Coordinator, the Langaa RPCIG Cameroon, as a speaker at the 86th ASC Seminar. He currently stays in Japan as a visiting Associate Professor of Graduate School for Intercultural Studies, Kobe University.

Cameroon national football team, Indomitable Lions, is renowned for their 'magical football', a term that embodies their extraordinary performances. The presentation reviews historical instances of the Lions' participation in the Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA World Cup competitions, analyzing how natural football abilities interweave with supernatural enhancement to influence game outcomes.

This seminar is based on his recent publication with Prof. Kiyoshi Umeya, Kobe University: Navigating Uncertainty: The Interplay of 'Magical Football' and 'Football Magic' in Cameroonian Football. Anthropology Today 39(5): 23-27, 2023

◆Speaker: Dr. Hassan Yosimbom (Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School for Intercultural Studies, Kobe University / Research Manager, Seminar and Workshop Coordinator, the Langaa RPCIG,Cameroon)

◆Short bio: Dr. Yosimbom is a Visiting Associate Professor at Kobe University, Japan. He has held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Ghana (2019) and the University of Cape Town (2021-2022). He is research manager, seminar and workshop coordinator at the Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group (RPCIG), Cameroon. His most recent publication is Yearning for (Dis)connections: Fictions and Frictions of Coexistence in Postcolonial Cameroon (Langaa, 2023). His ongoing research draws on Africanaphilosophies to investigate how African literature, history, cultures and politics, epistemologies of the South and how they impact upon the processes of coloniality and decoloniality.

◆Title: Navigating Uncertainty: The Interplay of 'Magical Football' and 'Football Magic' in Cameroonian Football

◆Abstract: Cameroon's Indomitable Lions (a nickname for the Cameroon national football team) are renowned for their 'magical football', a term that embodies their extraordinary performances. This presentation delves into the intertwining concepts of 'magical football' and 'football magic', seeking to understand how these elements contribute to the Lions' success. The presentation reviews historical instances of the Lions' participation in the Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA World Cup competitions, analyzing how natural football abilities interweave with supernatural enhancement to influence game outcomes. The findings suggest that talent alone does not guarantee victory, and the uncertainty of elements beyond our rational comprehension can significantly impact the outcome of a football game/match.

◆Date & Time: December 13th 2023 (Wed) 17:40～19:10(JST) / 8:40～10:10(GMT)

◆Venue:

【Onsite】 Room104 at Research and Lecture Bldg., Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Access:3-11-1, Asahi-cho,Fuchu-shi, Tokyo)

【Online】 (Zoom Meeting)

◆Language: English

◆Admission: Free

※Pre-registration is required.→https://bit.ly/40SOvP6

Please scan the QR code or visit African Studies Center's HP for registration by Dec. 12th（Tue) 2023.

The application will be closed as soon as the capacity reaches 30 for onsite and 300 for online.

We will send the Zoom Meeting information to the registered email address by Dec. 13th, 2023 in the morning.

◆Jointly organized by : African Studies Center - TUFS and Kanto branch of Japan Association for African Studies, Research Institute for Promoting Intercultural Studies (Promis), Kobe University

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