Further Reflections on the ASAA
We have continued to reflect on the important work recently presented at the second bi-annual conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) hosted by the Institute of African […]
October 2017
L’ASAA Une Scene Intellectuelle Pour La Decolonisation Des Etudes Africaines
Par: Ndeye Ami Diop*
L’ASAA (African Studies Association of Africa) a été créée en 2013 au cours des célébrations du 50eme anniversaire de l’IEA (Institut d’Etudes Africaines) de l’Université du Ghana, […]
Fanon: Freedom for the Wretched or Servitude to Marxist Orthodoxy?
By Cilas Kemedjio
Frantz Fanon attended the All-Africa Conference convened by Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah in 1958. He met with anticolonial leaders, including Congolese Patrice Lumumba and Cameroonian Felix Moumié. During […]
ASAA featured on Ghanaian talk show, “Talking Point”
The African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) recently held its second bi-annual conference at the Institute of African Studies (University of Ghana, Legon) from October 12-14, 2017. The conference […]
Afro-Futurisms: Speculative Visions Across the Black Diaspora
The University of California, Irvine, held a panel discussion on “Afro-futurism: Speculative Visions Across the Black Diaspora” on October 13th, raising a number of questions and issues that should be […]
Upcoming Relevant Events: October 2017
There are several exciting upcoming events that we’d like to bring to your attention. For the full listings, please check out the calendar section here. If you have relevant events that […]
More problematic reporting on Africa by the New York Times
In this post, Titilope F. Ajayi from the University of Ghana builds on a recent CIHA Blog series (with posts by Uduak Amimo, Washington Post and Professor Cecelia […]
Highlights from the Opening of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) Conference 2017
By: Angela Okune
The opening ceremony of the 2nd biannual African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) conference set the tone for a rare opportunity to not only celebrate and discuss how […]
Preview of the Upcoming ASAA 2017
As our regular readers of the Blog are aware, CIHA Blog is proud to support the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) and its second biennial conference on African Studies and […]