Germany’s Namibian Legacy
Jim Naughtom's images of Herero wearing German colonial outfits, is a powerful and necessary form of post-colonial critique.
Lit
The Jacob Zuma Era
Coming on June 1 is Northwestern University journalist professor Doug Foster’s new book, After Mandela: The Struggle
French Tropicalism
When it comes to engaging with French language opinions and writings in English, it’s a desert out there.
Africa is a Country; the academic edition
Between them Wayne Marshall and Martin Murray pointed me to these 2 panels at the recent
Marrakech Biennale looks North
Kicking off this week is the 4th Marrakech Biennale. The opening days will see performances, debates,
JM Coetzee’s Cricketing Life
The news that J.M. Coetzee had contributed to a book entitled "Australia: Story of a Cricket Country" rankled the author, a committed Coetzeephile, slightly.
"The Somali Neurosis"
14-minute clip from a recent TV profile by Norwegian television of a visit by Somali novelist
Adapting African literature for the screen
In a recent video interview (first spotted on film blog Shadow and Act), Kenyan film director
Cyberpunk Thriller
Zoo City is set in an alternate Johannesburg, where criminals or those who have serious moral failings, get landed with an animal familiar as a permanent attachment.
Translating Angola
Why are certain kinds of war stories embraced by critics and go on to find an international audience, while other finely written stories do not?
Black France
The presence of black people in France spans the last three centuries.
Of blood, tears, ink and screen
The birth of a promising publication, WARSCAPES. Let’s support and wish them long life.
Edgar Sekloka wrote a book
Taking up the fashionable concept of the book trailer, Edgar Sekloka, one half of French hip
Malawi Prison Blues
Here's a list of writings to read for those looking for a speed-read on recent events and to understand the longue duree of how Malawi got here.
The Chronic
Fresh off its Euros prize from its €100,000 prize from the Dutch Prince Claus Fund, Chimurenga launched
Another African wins the Nobel?
At least 3 African writers are favorites for the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. They'd be the 5th African winner.
Suing Tintin
It’s been a long time coming. The case that was opened in 2007 by Bienvenu Mbutu
Muslim American Slave
Islam first came to North America with slavery, yet no major studio film has centered on the life of a Muslim American slave. Ibn Said's remarkable life could be a start.
Karl Marx Was Right
The mainstream is waking to the prescience of the old man's ideas.
Typecasting Binyavanga Wainaina
In "One Day I Will Write About This Place," Wainaina wants to create a life uniquely his own.