Samuel England was recently interviewed for University of the Air, a radio program/podcast hosted by Wisconsin Public Radio. Enjoy this wide-ranging discussion of Arabic literature, oud music, and a little about opera in Egypt, too! …
Faculty
Jacqueline Mougoué Recognized for Shaping Understanding of Africa’s History
Jacqueline Mougoué has been listed as one of “15 African Female Historians Shaping Our Understanding of Africa’s Past” by Amaka-Zine, an online platform that highlights nuanced stories of women from Africa and the diaspora and …
Jacqueline Mougoué Co-Authors New Works
Jacqueline Mougoué has co-authored two newly published articles. The first, titled “Intimate Archives: Rethinking Gender Studies in Africa – Srila Roy and Caio Simões De Araújo speak with Simidele Dosekun, Oluwakemi Balogun, and Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta …
The Ubuntu Approach
Undergraduate Sheriff Issaka’s experience as an Undergraduate Research Scholar partnered with Reginold Royston was first featured back in October of 2021. However, a recent edition of the Letters & Science magazine reprinted the article. Enjoy …
Max Bobholz Presents Senior Thesis Research
Graduating senior and African Cultural Studies major Max Bobholz presented his thesis research titled, “Against the Classification of Sheng: Why Sheng does not fit Segregationist Linguistics” on Tuesday, May 10. Bobholz worked with Professor Katrina …
Podcast Features Matthew Brown
The New Books Network podcast examines new books in African studies and features Matthew Brown discussing his book, Indirect Subjects: Nollywood’s Local Address (Duke University Press, 2021). Please enjoy here!
Matthew Brown Featured Speaker for ALA
The African Literature Association is hosting Matthew Brown who will discuss his book, Indirect Subjects: Nollywood’s Local Address (Duke 2021). Time: Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM EST; London, 4:00 PM; Lagos, 5:00PM; Johannesburg, …
Jacqueline Mougoué Guest-Edits “Feminist Africa”
Jacqueline Mougoué recently guest-edited a Feminist Africa issue on “Gender and Sexuality in African Futurism.” The journal issue was inspired by Mougoué’s weekly conversations with five graduate students in a course she taught titled, “Gender …
ACS Major Olivia Ligman’s Review of “Transcendent Kingdom” Featured in Brittle Paper
African Cultural Studies major Olivia Ligman’s review of Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom is featured in Brittle Paper, the award-winning online literary magazine for readers of African Literature. African Cultural Studies faculty member Ainehi Edoro is …
Ainehi Edoro’s BBC Interview re: Abdulrazak Gurnah Named Nobel Prize Winner
Ainehi Edoro was interviewed by BBC World News for her reaction to the news that Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature. View the full interview.