Originally presented in a lecture series and later compiled in The Philosophy of History (Germany, 1837), Hegel adds: “T…
Tag: Afropolitans
Come ride with Malitia Malimob
Africa is a Country ran a profile on Somalia-via-Seattle rap duo Malitia Malimob two years ago. On the heals of the rele…
“An African City,” the web series about five single women in Accra, Ghana
For the last few weeks social media has been abuzz with comments about a new web series set in Accra called An African C…
An Afropean Journey
A few years ago, on a snowy January evening, a stranger mistook me for someone he had seen the previous week, aboard an …
Why I’m Not An Afropolitan
Last summer, I was invited to take part in a discussion, ‘Fantasy or Reality? Afropolitan Narratives of the 21st Century…
The Afropolitan Must Go
My first thought when reading Taiye Selasi’s 2005 essay ‘Bye-Bye Barbar’ (or ‘What is an Afropolitan?’) was that t…
'Afropolitans'
If in London next Friday. Press Statement from the Victoria and Albert Museum: On 24 June the V&A presents Friday La…