Institutions of the University of Bayreuth
African Studies

Madore, Frédérick ; Hiribarren, Vincent ; Błoch, Agata ; Hofheinz, Albrecht ; Harris, Ashleigh ; Ndione, Augustin ; Frede, Britta ; Mark-Thiesen, Cassandra ; Money, Duncan ; Ngue Um, Emmanuel ; Delgado, Érika Melek ; Ngom, Fallou ; Lawal, Fu’ad ; Mwendwa, Irene ; Yékú, James ; David Nzenga, Janeth ; Sibeko, Johannes ; Byera Ijumba, Karen ; Túbọ̀sún, Kólá ; Junck, Leah ; van Zaanen, Menno ; Aman, Nuraddin ; Sidibé, Oumou ; Gagliardi, Susan Elizabeth ; Kwarkye, Thompson Gyedu:
For Whom and For What Purpose? A Position Paper on Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies.
Berlin : Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, 2026 . - 24 p. - (ZMO Programmatic Texts ; 16 )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58144/20260827-000

Madore, Frédérick:
Reconfiguring the Archive: Relationality and Discovery in the Africa Multiple Interactive Research Atlas (AMIRA).
2026
Event: Reimagining the Archive in the Post-Truth Era: An International Interdisciplinary Conference , 29 June - 2 July 2026 , Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.
(Conference item: Conference , Speech )

Madore, Frédérick:
Beyond Keywords: AI-Mediated Access to the Islam West Africa Collection through an MCP Server and Agent Skill.
2026
Event: Eighth Conference on Digital Humanities and Digital History , 15-16 June 2026 , Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg, Belval Campus.
(Conference item: Conference , Speech with paper )

Madore, Frédérick:
Dormant Digital Collections, AI Triage: Lessons from the Islam West Africa Collection and Beyond.
2026
Event: Roundtable 2: Digital Humanities und Künstliche Intelligenz in den Regionalwissenschaften , 6.5.2026 , Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO).
(Conference item: Lecture series , Lecture )

Madore, Frédérick:
From Digital Hoarding to Open Archives : Using AI Agents to Unlock West African Newspaper Collections.
2026
Event: Non-European Approaches in European Academia: Strategies for De-Europeanizing Research , 16 April 2026 , Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences.
(Conference item: Conference , Lecture )

Madore, Frédérick ; Hiribarren, Vincent:
Charting New Territory : Digital Humanities und Künstliche Intelligenz in den African Studies.
In: Digital History Bielefeld.
31 March 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58079/15z9p

Madore, Frédérick ; Anato, Codjo Fiacre:
Repenser la catégorisation religieuse à partir du Bénin, terre du Vodun.
In: Pérouse de Montclos, Marc-Antoine ; Bernard-Maugiron, Nathalie ; Dasré, Aurélien (ed.): L'Afrique des religions à l'épreuve des chiffres et des catégorisations. - Paris : Maisonneuve & Larose-Hémisphères éditions, 2026 . - pp. 25-48

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Invoking Kinship in Offers and Refusals : A Postcolonial Pragmatics Perspective.
In: Schubert, Christoph ; Volkmann, Laurenz (ed.): Pragmatic Perspectives on Postcolonial Discourse : Linguistics and Literature. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016 . - pp. 1-23

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Code-switching : Between identity and exclusion.
In: Stell, Gerald ; Yakpo, Kofi (ed.): Code-switching Between Structural and Sociolinguistic Perspectives. - Berlin : De Gruyter, 2015 . - pp. 139-162
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110346879.139

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Attitudes Towards Cameroon English : A Sociolinguistic Survey.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. (ed.): Structural and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Indigenisation : On Multilingualism and Language Evolution. - Dordrecht : Springer, 2014 . - pp. 121-143
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7881-8_7

Dashaco, Veronica A. ; Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Gender and the use of Tags in Cameroon English Discourse.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. (ed.): Structural and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Indigenisation : On Multilingualism and Language Evolution. - Dordrecht : Springer, 2014 . - pp. 145-166
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7881-8_8

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Global identities or local stigma markers: How equal is the "E" in Englishes in Cameroon?
In: Mahboob, Ahmar ; Barrat, Leslie (ed.): Englishes in Multilingual Contexts : Language Variation and Education. - Dordrecht : Springer, 2014 . - pp. 47-62 . - (Multilingual Education ; 10 )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8869-4_4

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Introduction: Indigenisation and Multilingualism : Extending the Debate on Language Evolution in Cameroon.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. (ed.): Structural and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Indigenisation : On Multilingualism and Language Evolution. - Dordrecht : Springer, 2014 . - pp. 1-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7881-8_1

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
"Motions of support" and the communicative act of thanking in political discourse.
In: Fetzer, Anita (ed.): The Pragmatics of Political Discourse : Explorations across Cultures. - Amsterdam : Benjamins, 2013 . - pp. 219-242 . - (Pragmatics & Beyond : New Series ; 228 )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.228.12anc

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Varieties of English in Cameroon.
In: Chapelle, Carol A. (ed.): The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. - Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 . - pp. 6068-6071
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal1256

Mühleisen, Susanne ; Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Gud Nyus fo Pidgin? Bible translation as language elaboration in Cameroon Pidgin English.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. (ed.): Language Contact in a Postcolonial Setting : The Linguistic and Social Context of English and Pidgin in Cameroon. - Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012 . - pp. 245-268
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511199.245

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
The filtration processes in Cameroon English.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. (ed.): Language Contact in a Postcolonial Setting : The Linguistic and Social Context of English and Pidgin in Cameroon. - Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012 . - pp. 117-139
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511199.117

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Language contact in a postcolonial setting : Research approaches to Cameroon English and Cameroon Pidgin English.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. (ed.): Language Contact in a Postcolonial Setting : The Linguistic and Social Context of English and Pidgin in Cameroon. - Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012 . - pp. 3-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511199.3

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Private dialogue in public space : "Motions of support" letters as response 
to political action.
In: Berlin, Lawrence N. ; Fetzer, Anita (ed.): Dialogue in Politics. - Amsterdam : Benjamins, 2012 . - pp. 127-148
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/ds.18.10anc

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Cameroon English speakers' attitudes and prestige.
In: Tsofack, Jean-Benoît ; Feussi, Valentin (ed.): Langues et Discours en Contextes Urbains au Cameroun : (Dé)Constructions - Complexités. - Paris : Harmattan, 2011 . - pp. 101-119

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
The English language and the construction of a Cameroon anglophone identity.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. ; Mforteh, Stephen A. (ed.): Postcolonial Linguistic Voices : Identity Choices and Representations. - Berlin : De Gruyter, 2011 . - pp. 77-96
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110260694.77

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Postcolonial linguistic voices : Stitching together identity choices and their representations.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. ; Mforteh, Stephen A. (ed.): Postcolonial Linguistic Voices : Identity Choices and Representations. - Berlin : De Gruyter, 2011 . - pp. 3-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110260694.3

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
"Take a beer" – "Thanks. Sorry, I prefer another day" : A postcolonial pragmatic perspective on offers and offer refusals.
In: Frenk, Joachim ; Steveker, Lena (ed.): Anglistentag 2010 Saarbrücken : Proceedings. - Trier : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2011 . - pp. 421-431

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Constructing a Diaspora Anglophone Cameroonian Identity Online.
In: Taiwo, Rotimi (ed.): Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication : Language Structures and Social Interaction. - Hershey : Information Science Reference, 2010 . - pp. 130-144
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-773-2.ch008

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Demystifying the native-speaker myth in the New Englishes.
In: Ogunsiji, Ayo ; Kehinde, Ayo ; Odebunmi, Akin (ed.): Language, Literature and Discourse : A Festschrift in Honour of Professor A. L. Oyeleye. - München : LINCOM Europa, 2010 . - pp. 1-22

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
"Ein Sprache für einige Wenige" : Rassistische Untertöne bei der Verbreitung von kolonialen Sprachen.
In: Nduka-Agwu, Adibeli ; Hornscheidt, Antje Lann (ed.): Rassismus auf gut Deutsch : Ein kritisches Nachschlagewerk zu rassistischen Sprachhandlungen. - Frankfurt am Main : Brandes & Apsel, 2010 . - pp. 280-290

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Local or International Standards : Indigenized Varieties of English at the Crossroads.
In: Sharifian, Farzad (ed.): English as an International Language : Perspectives and Pedagogical Issues. - Bristol, UK : Multilingual Matters, 2009 . - pp. 271-286
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.27195453.20

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
"That’s a myth" : Linguistic avoidance as a political face-saving strategy in broadcast interviews.
In: Bargiela-Chiappini, Francesca ; Haugh, Michael (ed.): Face, Communication and Social Interaction. - London : Equinox, 2009 . - pp. 96-114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781845537258-006

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
"Bend it like a banana" : Representing the ecology in live football commentaries.
In: Lavric, Eva ; Pisek, Gerhard ; Skinner, Andrew ; Stadler, Wolfgang (ed.): The Linguistics of Football. - Tübingen : Narr, 2008 . - pp. 133-142

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
"Come greet Uncle Eric" : Politeness through kinship terms.
In: Mulo Farenkia, Bernard (ed.): De la Politesse Linguistique au Cameroun = Linguistic Politeness in Cameroon. - Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, 2008 . - pp. 109-120

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Introduction: Multilingualism, postcolonialism and linguistic identity : Towards a new vision of postcolonial spaces.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. (ed.): Linguistic Identity in Postcolonial Multilingual Spaces. - Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007 . - pp. 1-22

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Linguabridity : Redefining linguistic identities among children in urban areas.
In: Anchimbe, Eric A. (ed.): Linguistic Identity in Postcolonial Multilingual Spaces. - Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007 . - pp. 66-86

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Functional seclusion and the future of indigenous languages in Africa : The case of Cameroon.
In: Mugane, John ; Hutchison, John P. ; Worman, Dee A. (ed.): Selected Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference on African Linguistics: African Languages and Linguistics in Broad Perspectives. - Somerville, MA : Cascadilla Proceedings Project, 2006 . - pp. 94-103

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Hybrid linguistic identities in postcolonial Africa : The intricacy of identity opportunism in multilingual Cameroon.
In: Heidemann, Frank ; de Toro, Alfonso (ed.): New Hybridities : Societies and Cultures in Transition. - Hildesheim : Olms, 2006 . - pp. 237-261

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Slippery pathways in the implementation of French-English bilingualism in Cameroon.
In: Mpoche, Kizitus ; Mbuh, Tennu (ed.): Language, Literature and Identity. - Göttingen : Cuvillier, 2006 . - pp. 191-199

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Socio-pragmatic constraints to native or indigenous language education in Cameroon.
In: Arasanyin, Olaoba F. ; Pemberton, Michael A. (ed.): Selected Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference on African Linguistics: Shifting the Center of Africanism in Language Politics and Economic Globalization. - Somerville, MA : Cascadilla Proceedings Project, 2006 . - pp. 133-141

Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Lexical markers of social (youth) group communication in Cameroon.
In: Proceedings of 4th Postgraduate Research Forum on Linguistics. - Hong Kong : The University of Hong Kong, 2004 . - pp. 1-8