In the News: Not Again! Another White Savior in Africa
Late last week, The Telegraph published an article by Louise Linton, “How my dream gap year in Africa turned into a nightmare,” where she wrote about her year volunteering […]
Problematic Representations
An exploration of how Africans are represented in international media and by international and transnational organizations.
Thoughts on Angelina Jolie and WPS
This week, we post two pieces discussing the impact of Angelina Jolie’s appointment at the London School of Economics. In the first piece, Carrie Reiling considers the effects of celebrity activism […]
In the News: “Reductive Seduction” in Creating Meaning from Others’ Lives
One of the issues that The CIHA Blog contends with is the problematic argument that people are just trying to “do good,” that their motives are genuine, that any problem […]
Critical Reflections on European Migration Policy vis-à-vis North Africa
by Sokfa John
In this piece, Sokfa John argues that the November 2015 Valletta summit is problematic because it requires African leaders to help Europe in its anti-migration agenda. John also […]
In the News: A Deeper Understanding of African Migrants
by Kajsa Hallberg Adu
In the wake of the Syrian refugee crisis that is seeing thousands of families desperate to enter Europe, the issue of African migrants to Europe has also resurfaced. […]
The Demise of “Invisible Children” or the Pitfalls of Trending Humanitarianism
by Cilas Kemedjio
Jeffrey Sachs, once the golden boy of brutal and anti-social market driven reforms, became a star in the humanitarian circles with a reputation as an economist with a […]
“Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of”…. Band-Aid 2014’s “Crumbs from Your Table”*
by Cecelia Lynch
Have we learned nothing?! Thirty years ago, the Band-Aid video showed pop stars with 1980s hair raising funds for “Africa.” But it wasn’t for […]
In the News: New Research on the African Diaspora
A conference at the University of California, Irvine, titled “Liberated Africans and Digital Humanities: African Diaspora Reconsidered,” was held in early October, organized around themes of slavery, freedom, race, and […]