Dr. Mersha Alehegne Mengistie

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsAfrican Studies,General and Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies
KeywordsGeez, Ethiopia, Editorial Method, Editorial Attitude, Printed Editions
Honours and awards

2017: Resident Scholar, Collegeville Institute, Collegeville, MN

2016: «Asset Based Approach for the Development of Modern Education in Ethiopia: the abənnät in Focus» [A book project funded by Addis Ababa University]

2016: The Abay (Nile) Quest in Ethiopian Popular Imagination and Scholarship» [Thematic Project funded by Addis Ababa University]

2012: “Preserving the Lay Bet andәmta: a Rich Culture in Jeopardy”, funded by the British Library Endangered Archives Program

2011: “Preserving the Written Heritage of East Gojjam: A Rich Culture in Jeopardy”, funded by Hill Monastic Manuscripts Library, Collegeville

2010: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

2010: Heckmanstipend, Hill Monastic Manuscripts Library, Collegeville

Current contact address

CountryEthiopia
CityAddis Ababa
InstitutionAddis Ababa University (AAU)
InstituteDepartment of Linguistics and Philology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Alessandro BausiAbteilung für Afrikanistik und Äthiopistik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Alessandro BausiHiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian Studies, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Alessandro BausiAsien-Afrika-Institut, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/2018

Programme(s)

2018Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers