1st World Festival of Negro Arts: Past and Present(1966-2016), 8-10 November 2016, Dakar FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1ST WORLD FESTIVAL OF NEGRO ARTS I – ARGUMENTS At the invitation of Poet President Leopold Sedar Senghor, from 1 to 24 April 1966,… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Katarzyna Kubin With only days left before the winner of the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing is announced on 4th July, the five short-listed writers have been on a whirlwind circuit of public events throughout London, from a… Read More ›
Jeremy Corbyn and Ben Okri In Conversation Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, London 15 July 2o16 Poetry and politics meet in a conversation between Ben Okri and Jeremy Corbyn. On 12 September 2015 Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of… Read More ›
Three Photographers/Six Cities April 30, 2016 – September 25, 2016 Philadelphia Museum of Art Experience six African cities through the work of three extraordinary photographers. This exhibition offers an in-depth look at three photographers who create powerful pictures of… Read More ›
Remember Soweto Thursday, 16 June 2016 at 17:00, London, United Kingdom By: Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Institute of Education, University of London, Southern Africa Seminar Studies On 16th June 1976, peaceful student protest at Afrikaans language education in the Soweto… Read More ›
Writing the South African City LSE, London 16th-17th June Registration is now open for this year’s Writing South Africa Now: a Colloquium, hosted in London by LSE Cities, in association with the Faculty of English, University of Cambridge. The colloquium is open… Read More ›
Africa Together 2016 3rd Annual Africa Together Conference Theme: Engendering an Inclusive Africa 10th June 2016 Cambridge University Union, Cambridge The African Society of Cambridge University (ASCU) is proud to announce the third annual ‘Africa Together’ conference to be held… Read More ›
Africa Writes is the Royal African Society’s annual literature festival. Celebrating its 5th year, Africa Writes 2016 will bring together over 50 authors, poets, publishers and experts for a stimulating and exciting three days! Every year the festival showcases established… Read More ›
Exploring the Boundaries of Black Intellectual History, 24-25 March 2017, Nashville, Tennessee Deadline 15 November 2016 The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) invites proposals for its second annual conference scheduled to take place at Vanderbilt University on March 24-25, 2017…. Read More ›
Call me by my name: Stories from Calais and beyond Londonewcastle Project Space, 28 Redchurch Street, E2 7DP 2 June – 22 June 2016 | 12pm–8pm (open every day) Free admission ‘Call me by my name’ is the latest exhibition… Read More ›
Event: Cassava Republic Press Salon with Hawa Jande Golakai and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, hosted by Margie Orford in Waterstones Piccadilly, London
An eye for the “other”: Representations of alterity in contemporary postcolonial “texts” Date: 18 May 2016 Time: 5:00 PM Finishes: 18 May 2016 Time: 7:00 PM Venue: Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: L67 Type of Event: Forum Series: CCLPS Critical Forum The condition… Read More ›
New art initiative Future Assembly announces Session One Exhibition and Public Programme It’s also a Solo Journey, News of the world gallery, 50 Resolution Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4NT, 29 April to 22 May 2016 Artists’ Platforms, Diaspora and Transnational… Read More ›
Manchester Literature Festival Presents: Marlon James 27 May 2016, 7pm, Manchester One of the most exciting voices to emerge from the Caribbean, Marlon James won the 2015 Man Booker Prize with A Brief History of Seven Killings. A fictional account… Read More ›
13th Festival de Cine Africano 26 May – 3 June 2016 – Tangiers 27 May – 4 June 2016 – Tarifa After having celebrated the last four editions in Cordoba, the African Film Festival-FCAT will hold its 13th edition in… Read More ›
Book Discussion on ‘City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp’ Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 7:15pm to 8:45pm Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG Speakers: Ben Rawlence (author of City of Thorns) &… Read More ›
Fashion Cities Africa Start: 30 April 2016 at 10:00 am End: 8 January 2017 at 5:00 pm Brighton Museum The first major UK exhibition dedicated to contemporary African fashion will open at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery on 30 April… Read More ›
An Evening of New African Fiction: With Doreen Baingana, Elnathan John, Billy Kahora & Irenosen Okojie 5pm, Wednesday 20 April 2016 University of Bristol, 43 Woodland Road, LT1 Free (no booking required) & refreshments will be provided Nikesh Shukla hosts a… Read More ›
The School of English and the Sussex Africa Centre Postgraduate Committee invite you to the 5th African Popular Cultures Workshop at the University of Sussex (Re)Viewing the Visual Tuesday 19th April 2016, 12.45pm – 5.45pm English Social Space (B274), Arts… Read More ›
Past Reflections: The African Impression on the World 19 April 2016, 6.30 – 9pm Black Cultural Archives 1 Windrush Square, Brixton, London SW2 1EF Narrative Eye, in collaboration with Black Cultural Archives, uncovers the early migrations of African people across the globe… Read More ›
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