‘Italian Ethnological Project in Equatorial Africa’.
University of Turin, Via Verdi 8, 10124 Turin (TO), Italy.
The Italian Ethnological Project in Equatorial Africa has been active since 1979 (currently led by Prof. Alessandro Gusman) in the African region of the Great Lakes, conducting ethnological, ethnomusicological, ethno-historical, political, museum and archival research. In the last few years, the Project has focused on enhancing the local cultural heritage, analyzing conflict scenarios in the cross-border area of Rwenzori and, more recently, on issues relating to the mobility and reception of refugees.