Thanks to Evelyn Owen and her blog African Art in London for the heads-up for Willem Boshoff at the Tate Modern last week – a highly charismatic, interesting artist’s talk, laced with Boshoff’s characteristic humour – from one of South… Read More ›
Announcements, News, & Upcoming
Tiwani – A new African art gallery in London
The recently-opened Tiwani Contemporary gallery brings London its first permanent exhibition space exclusively for contemporary African art. The artists exhibited to date have been predominantly Nigerian, but the curators plan to expand the scope of the collection to incorporate visual… Read More ›
Shakespeare in IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, Swahili, Juba Arabic, Shona and Yoruba
Really excited by this – opens next weekend. Productions from South Africa, Kenya, South Sudan, Zimbabwe and Nigeria come to the UK to perform as part of the ‘Globe to Globe’ festival at the Shakespeare’s Globe in London, each presenting… Read More ›
Seminar: The African Writers Series @ 50
A seminar on African writing, on the 50th anniversary of the AWS: part of the Oxford Postcolonial Writing and Theory Seminar Series (see below for the aim of the Series as a whole). Postcolonial Writing and Theory Seminar, University of… Read More ›
Inaugural African Popular Cultures Workshop, Sussex, April 16 (2012)
As if you are not already aware from a veritable bombardment of email publicity, or as if I don’t already know you are not able to attend (sniff) some details of a workshop on the 16th April, PLUS NOTICE OF… Read More ›
Art Exhibition – UNITY by One-Room Shack
Nigerian artist, and friend, Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi, has an exhibition at the Watermans Art Centre in London. Smooth and Emeka Ogboh are conceptual artists from Nigeria who work collaboratively as One-Room Shack. Watermans is holding a Festival of groundbreaking installations exploring… Read More ›
Looking Both Ways – 4 week course in modern and contemporary art from Africa at Tate Modern
Intrigued by Tate Modern’s 4 week course, ‘Looking Both Ways: An Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa’, being offered in March: “This course aims to introduce the field through four sessions that consider the careers of African artists… Read More ›
New titles available from African Books Collective
hi folks, no, I am not getting any extra for this (maybe we should ask!), but I thought you would be interested in some of the new titles. XxN Please find attached new titles available from African Books Collective for the… Read More ›
African City Seminars Series – CAS/SOAS
Hi folks, I know that urbanization it is not exactly our thing, but since I have been reading a lot about this for my last chapter, I though I should share with you. And the first seminar will focus exactly… Read More ›
Africa Centre Rising: Meeting Thurs January 26th
An open meeting to continue debate on the fate of the Africa Centre and discuss ways forward for the Save the Africa Centre campaign in 2012: Thursday January 26th 2012 Vernon Square Campus, Room V111, School of Oriental and African… Read More ›
SCOLMA 50th anniversary conference: African Studies in the Digital Age
“Registration for this conference is now open, and you are warmly invited to attend” June 25-26 2012 Rothermere American Institute, Oxford Provisional Programme (NB This programme is subject to change) Monday 25 June 9.00-10.00 Coffee and registration 10.00-11.00 Keynote:… Read More ›
Africa Book Centre’s Sales! =)
The Africa Book Centre will be moving to new, smaller premises in February and to this end, we are offering over 1000 excess stock items at bargain basement prices (up to 70% off list price). See the catalogues (arranged by region) here But… 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 ›
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