AiW Guest: Louise Umutoni As part of Writivism 2016, University of Bristol, Stellenbosch University and the Centre for African Cultural Excellence collaborated to bring together an Arts Management and Literary Entrepreneurship Workshop. This four-day workshop held in August in Kampala… Read More ›
Announcements, News, & Upcoming
Exhibition: Eye to Eye, New Paintings by Abe Odedina, 29 Nov – 4 Dec 2016, London
Eye to Eye – New Paintings by Abe Odedina Copeland Gallery, London Private View: Thursday 1st December, 6.30 – 9.30pm Exhibition: 29th November – 4th December 11.00am – 8.00pm Copeland Gallery, Copeland Park & Bussey Building, 133 Copeland Road, London,… Read More ›
Event: Cultural Compounds : What is this ‘New’ Black in Black Popular Culture? London, 19 November 2016
Cultural Compounds – Conference 1 19 November 2016, SOAS, London ‘WHAT IS THIS [NEW] “BLACK” IN BLACK POPULAR CULTURE?’ Stuart Hall, Social Justice (1993) We take as our starting point, the title of Stuart Hall’s essay, ‘What Is This “Black”… Read More ›
Event: AFRIFF film festival, Lagos, 13-20 November 2016
AFRIFF African International Film Festival 6th edition Lagos, 13 – 20 November 2016 This season, the annual Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) returns for its sixth year of cinematic celebration with an impressive line-up of movie premieres, film screenings, industry… Read More ›
Why is Translation Important?: Publishing African Literature Across Languages
AiW Guest: Edwige-Renée DRO As part of Writivism 2016, University of Bristol, Stellenbosch University and the Centre for African Cultural Excellence collaborated to bring together an Arts Management and Literary Entrepreneurship Workshop. This four-day workshop held in August in Kampala… Read More ›
Film (p)review: ‘My Name is Adil’ – a lyrical autobiography of displacement and hope
AiW Author: Sarah Jilani Sarah Jilani previews My Name is Adil, which is showing this week in selected cinemas as part of the Royal African Society’s Film Africa festival 2016, running from Oct 28 – Nov 6 in London. Catch My Name is… Read More ›
Event: Creating African Fashion Histories conference, 2 November 2016, Brighton
Creating African Fashion Histories A one-day conference hosted by Royal Pavilion & Museums with the Sussex Africa Centre / University of Sussex and the University of Brighton Old Courthouse lecture theatre, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Wednesday 2 November 2016… Read More ›
Film Africa 2016 is now on!
Film Africa 2016 – The Time is Now for African Cinema Friday 28 October to Sunday 6 November, venues across London http://www.filmafrica.org.uk Film Africa is now on! The Royal African Society’s annual film festival, returns for its sixth edition, bringing London audiences… Read More ›
Event: Aké Arts and Book Festival, 15-19 November 2016, Abeokuta
AKE FESTIVAL IN 2016 NGUGI WA THIONG’O TO HEADLINE AKE FESTIVAL IN 2016 Abeokuta, Ogun State will stand still once again as it hosts an outstanding roster of writers, thinkers, artists, filmmakers, musicians, book lovers and art enthusiasts at the fourth… Read More ›
Event: Lagos International Poetry Festival, 26-30 October 2016, Lagos
Lagos International Poetry Festival 26-30 October 2016 Freedom Park and the Muson Center, Lagos The city of Lagos will play host to 35 poets from across the world at the sophomore edition of the Lagos Poetry Festival, scheduled to hold… Read More ›
Events: African Literature at the London Literature Festival, 5 -16 October 2016, London
London Literature Festival Living in Future Times Wednesday 5 October 2016 – Sunday 16 October 2016 The world today increasingly resembles the realm of science fiction. From satellites which map our every movement to robots in the workplace, the stuff… Read More ›
Q&A: Ifeanyi Awachie on curating Yale’s Africa Salon: bringing African conversations and African cool to Yale
Africa Salon is a contemporary African arts and culture festival founded in 2015 at Yale University. The Salon is a week-long feast of visual art, music, dance, literature, film and more from Africa and the diaspora, and it has brought… Read More ›
Event: Print Culture and Publishing in Africa Colloquium, 13 September 2016, Oxford
Print Culture and Publishing in Africa 13 Sep 2016 Oxford Brookes University Print Culture and Publishing in Africa is a one-day colloquium taking place at Oxford Brookes University on Tuesday 13th September 2016 from 9.00am-6.00pm at Headington Hill Hall, Headington… Read More ›
Event: Open Book Festival, 7-11 September 2016, Cape Town
The Book Lounge and the Fugard Theatre invite you to Open Book Festival 7 – 11 September 2016 HERE ARE SOME OF THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO WILL BE JOINING US! Some of you may have noticed names popping up… Read More ›
Event: A’friquency – The New Sound of Africa, 9 September 2016, London
A’FRIQUENCY: The New Sound of Africa – London Launch w/ Efya, Silvastone, DJ Edu, New Age Musik, DJ Neptizzle, Adam Tiran On Friday September 9th, pan-African international event series A’friquency lands in London for an all-star launch party showcasing the… Read More ›
Event: #Babishai2016 Poetry Festival, 24 to 26 August 2016, Kampala
The #Babishai2016 Poetry Festival, 24 to 26 August 2016 at Maria’s Place in Ntinda, opposite Froebel stage, near Victory City Church
Event: Imperial Exile, Lecture and Book Launch, 20 August 2016, London
Lecture and Book Launch Imperial Exile 20 August 2016, 1.30 – 5.00 pm Venue: Ethiopian Community In Britain – 2A Lithos Road, London, NW3 6EF, United Kingdom This year is the 80th anniversary of the arrival in Bath of Emperor Haile… Read More ›
Event: Lagos: Sustaining the Future of Creativity Symposium, 11 August 2016, London
Lagos: Sustaining the Future of Creativity August 2016 Symposium Sharing ideas from across the UK and Nigeria to help sustain creative practice into the future. Date: Thursday 11th August Time: 1pm – 6pm Location: The Africa Centre, 66 Great Suffolk… Read More ›
Event: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Love and War, 7 August 2016, London
Sunday 7 August 2016 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Love and War ‘Half a Yellow Sun’ Ten Years On Royal Festival Hall, London Reflect on the challenges of keeping love alive in times of war with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Adichie –… Read More ›
Event: Teju Cole presents Known and Strange Things, 9 August 2016, New York
Book Launch: Teju Cole presents Known and Strange Things In conversation with Amitava Kumar St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, NY Tuesday, August 9, 7:30 PM Tickets $20.00 (includes event admission and a book) Since the publication and critical success of both… Read More ›