Reviews and discussions of new books, films, and other forms of artistic expression that offer a creative perspective on African politics and society.
The latest University of California – Irvine Spring 2017 Magazine features our friend and colleague, Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s beautiful fictional story about why humans walk upright.
In the story, the human limbs […]
“Brothers and sisters, you can take care of your natural ethnic hair
And be who you want to be …” -Edgar Munguambe
Poet Edgar Munguambe. Source:
Sembene Community Film Screening
SEMBENE! has been seen throughout the world, in more than 100 countries, winning multiple awards and being included on several best-of-the-year lists. But it has yet […]
Our friend and colleague, Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the National […]
Sub-Saharan Publishers
In an environment where academic publishing typically privileges older European and North American presses, sub-Saharan Africa has carved a space. Universities in Africa frequently preach the importance of […]
In 2010, Professor Cherif Keita, two of his colleagues and his students from Carleton College (Minnesota) visited the Southern Malian town of Sikasso, where they called on his old friend […]