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 …
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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.
Katrina Daly Thompson Featured for LGBTQ+ History Month
During LGBTQ+ History Month, The Writing Center is spotlighting LGBTQ+ faculty and administrators each Friday in October. The second profile features Katrina Daly Thompson.
Tejumola Olaniyan Memorial Resolution Read
During the Faculty Senate meeting on October 4, a Memorial Resolution recognizing the passing of Professor Tejumola Olaniyan was read aloud by Emeritus Professor Aliko Songolo. Pictured on the left are members of the African …
“Gender, Separatist Politics, and Embodied Nationalism in Cameroon” Awarded Book Prize
Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué‘s book titled Gender, Separatist Politics, and Embodied Nationalism in Cameroon has been awarded the African Studies Association Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize. See full article.
Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué Consults on Graphic Novel
Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué served as a consultant for a project depicting Cameroonian women’s political history commissioned by Initiative Perspektivwechsel, an organization based in Germany and Cameroon that seeks to disseminate knowledge about politics in Africa. The …
Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué Participates in Podcast
Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué recently interviewed with the South African podcast, Third Culture Africans. In it, Mougoué connects her research experiences to her professional and personal lives. More specifically, the discussion between Mougoué and the host centers …
Kathryn Mara Reviews Seminega’s “No Greater Love”
Kathryn Mara, Ph.D. ’20, reviews Tharcisse Seminega’s No Greater Love: How My Family Survived the Genocide in Rwanda in the latest issue of African Studies Review. Mara was awarded an Albert Markham Postdoctoral Fellowship for her …
Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell Directs Documentary
Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell has directed Breakfast in Kisumu (2019), a documentary about her father which is being made available online beginning Friday, June 18. Ajulu-Bushell recently completed her first year as a Masters student in African …
Unifier Dyer Earns Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship
PhD student Unifier Dyer is the recipient of a Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship. Dyer’s nine-month residency involves partnering with The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (FFBWW) as a Communications Fellow. FFBWW is committed to mobilizing …