
Germany’s Namibian Legacy
Jim Naughtom's images of Herero wearing German colonial outfits, is a powerful and necessary form of post-colonial critique.
Jim Naughtom's images of Herero wearing German colonial outfits, is a powerful and necessary form of post-colonial critique.
Coming on June 1 is Northwestern University journalist professor Doug Foster’s new book, After Mandela: The Struggle
When it comes to engaging with French language opinions and writings in English, it’s a desert out there.
Between them Wayne Marshall and Martin Murray pointed me to these 2 panels at the recent
Kicking off this week is the 4th Marrakech Biennale. The opening days will see performances, debates,
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.
14-minute clip from a recent TV profile by Norwegian television of a visit by Somali novelist
In a recent video interview (first spotted on film blog Shadow and Act), Kenyan film director
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.
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?
The presence of black people in France spans the last three centuries.
The birth of a promising publication, WARSCAPES. Let’s support and wish them long life.
Taking up the fashionable concept of the book trailer, Edgar Sekloka, one half of French hip
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.
Fresh off its Euros prize from its €100,000 prize from the Dutch Prince Claus Fund, Chimurenga launched
At least 3 African writers are favorites for the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. They'd be the 5th African winner.
It’s been a long time coming. The case that was opened in 2007 by Bienvenu Mbutu
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.
The mainstream is waking to the prescience of the old man's ideas.
In "One Day I Will Write About This Place," Wainaina wants to create a life uniquely his own.