******************* UPDATE: POSTPONEMENT OF AFRICAN LITERATURE CONFERENCE AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY The organizers of the African Literature Conference that was slated for 12-14 July 2012 have made the difficult decision to postpone the Conference to January 2013 due to circumstances that… Read More ›
Month: November 2011
Call for book and film reviews
The Journal of African Media Studies Call for book and film reviews The Journal of African Media Studies (JAMS) invites book and film reviews from junior and senior researchers, scholars and professionals from around the world, and particularly from the African… Read More ›
John Hope Franklin Research Center, Duke University
The John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture, part of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University, announces the availability of travel grants for research travel to our collections. The John Hope… Read More ›
Public forum, online debate: South Africa’s new ‘Secrecy Bill’ and protection of state information
As I post this, online debates rage about the decision made in Friday’s Mail & Guardian (one of South Africa’s leading national papers) to run a censored article – with content blacked out – that criticised Zuma’s spokesperson, Mac Maharaj,… Read More ›
Film Africa – Four Shorts
Last Monday I went to the Ritzy in Brixton for a Film Africa screening of four short films – Pumzi, Garagouz, Lezare and Zebu and the Photo Fish. All four are up for the Silver Boabab Award for best short… Read More ›
Film Africa 2011
3rd – 13th November 2011, London “10 days of more than fifty of the best African fiction and documentary films from across the continent. With lively Q&As and panel discussions featuring leading African filmmakers, and a dynamic programme of cultural events…. Read More ›
Heal the Nation: Documentary Launch, 23 October 2011
Last month I was in Nairobi for the launch of the documentary ‘Heal the Nation’. This 30 minute film was created by Picha Mtaani (Swahili for ‘street exhibition’) a UN-funded initiative that focuses on reconciliation through ‘photographic exhibitions and debate’… Read More ›
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