MSU Press has released a podcast about Vlad Dima’s recent book, The Beautiful Skin: Football, Fantasy, and Cinematic Bodies in Africa. Listen here!
Faculty
Luís Madureira Named Director of the African Studies Program
Luís Madureira, professor in the Department of African Cultural Studies and member of the African Studies program for almost three decades, has been named the new Director of the African Studies Program. Learn more about …
Two Interviews with Jacqueline Mougoué
Dr. Jacqueline Mougoué recently conducted two interviews, each highlighted below: In the first, she discusses her experiences growing up as an African in the Metro Detroit area, the diversity of U.S. Black identities, and the …
African Podcasting Webinar Now Available
“Podcasts and the Study of Africa: A Digital Technology’s Impact on Research, Teaching, and Public Engagement” This event was originally presented as part of the African Studies Association’s Annual Conference in October of 2020. Our …
Moorman, Marissa
Dr. Marissa Moorman Joins ACS in Fall 2021
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Marissa Moorman will join the department in Fall 2021 as Full Professor with tenure. Currently Professor of History and Media Studies at Indiana University, Moorman has a national …
Sami Lamine Honors Dr. Tejumola Olaniyan
Ph.D. student Sami Lamine has created a song in tribute to his former advisor, Dr. Tejumola Olaniyan, who passed away unexpectedly last fall. The piece is titled, “The Merchant of Venus: The Ancestor”
Jacqueline Mougoué’s Book Reviewed in Washington Post
The Washington Post‘s Monkey Cage is featuring an “African Politics Reading Spectacular” which offers a review of Gender, Separatist Politics, and Embodied Nationalism in Cameroon,” by African Cultural Studies Assistant Professor Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué. Read …
Matthew Brown Publishes in Journal of African Cultural Studies
Dr. Matthew H. Brown has published his article, “Kèlání and the Question of Sovereign Cinema” in the Journal of African Cultural Studies.
Jacqueline Mougoué Interviewed by New Books Network
Dr. Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué was interviewed by New Books Network (NBN) regarding her recently published book, Gender, Separatist Politics, and Embodied Nationalism in Cameroon. Listen to full interview conducted by Madina Thiam.