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• African superheroes in the 1970s and 1980s: a historical perspective

  By Africa in Words Guest on 11 June , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Guest Tessa Pijnaker This is the second of a series of posts on African superheroes, guest edited by Tessa Pijnaker, PhD student in African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham. In this post Tessa takes a historical… Read More ›

• Event: Caine Prize Shortlist Conversation (28th June, London)

  By Africa in Words on 9 June , 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The Library at Willesden Green invites you to a conversation with the Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 shortlist On Thursday 28th June 2018 From 6.30pm The Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African… Read More ›

• CFP: Special Issue: New Approaches to Literary Activism in 21st Century Africa, Deadline 10 July 2018

  By Africa in Words on 8 June , 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  New Approaches to Literary Activism in 21st Century Africa Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies Guest Editors: Ruth Bush, Madhu Krishnan, Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire & Kate Wallis Deadline: 10 July 2018 (abstracts submitted by 10 June 2018 will also be… Read More ›

• Call for Applications: Research Fellow, University of Warwick (Deadline: 11th June)

  By Africa in Words on 6 June , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The University of Warwick – English and Comparative Literary Studies – invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on a Leverhulme-funded research project: “World Literature and Commodity Frontiers: The Ecology of the ‘long’ 20th Century.”  This Postdoctoral Research Fellow position… Read More ›

• Archiving Small Magazines: AWA Digitisation and Exhibition in Montpelier

  By Africa in Words Guest on 4 June , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Guest Aurélie Journo AiW note: This Guest post is part of a series of articles publishing on Africa in Words that come out of conversations between a new interdisciplinary network of researchers and literary producers examining the circulation and production… Read More ›

• Call for Applications: Annual AMLA Fellowship (Deadline: 5th June)

  By Africa in Words on 2 June , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Annual AMLA Fellowship 15 August – 30 November 2018 Have you recently set up or are you thinking of setting up a new platform that promotes African literature? Are you employed in a recently established literary and cultural initiative? Would… Read More ›

• Event: Angélique Kidjo (8th June, Royal Festival Hall, London)

  By Africa in Words on 30 May , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Southbank Centre, London presents Angélique Kidjo singing Talking Heads At Royal Festival Hall 8th June From 7.30pm Angélique Kidjo’s latest project, her reinterpretation of the Talking Heads classic album Remain in Light, showcases thrilling new arrangements of the iconic songs. The… Read More ›

• Krotoa-Eva’s suite – a cape jazz poem in three movements, by Toni Stuart

  By Africa in Words Guest on 28 May , 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  AiW Guest Toni Stuart Africa in Words is thrilled to be able to share with you this audio-visual poem by Toni Stuart, an excerpt from her collection-in-progress Krotoa-Eva’s suite – a cape jazz poem in three movements.  Toni Stuart is a… Read More ›

• Call for Submissions: Ons Klyntji International Magazine (Deadline for submissions: 31st May)

  By Africa in Words on 26 May , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    Ons Klyntji, an independent magazine of literature, art, music, culture and design, published and launched every year in South Africa at the Oppikoppi music festival is looking for submissions “written or visual”. There is no set theme, but there… Read More ›

• “Chance, eloko pamba”: A review of In Koli Jean Bofane’s Congo Inc.: Bismarck’s Testament

  By Africa in Words Guest on 24 May , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Guest: Connor Pruss Arjun Appadurai notably explained that globalization is marked by a new role for the imagination in social life in which the world may consist of regions (seen processually), but regions also imagine their own worlds. The… Read More ›

• Event: An Evening with Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Naomi Kruger (29th May, London)

  By Africa in Words on 23 May , 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  North West Literary Arts and Lancaster University present an evening of words with Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Naomi Kruger on the 29th May from 7pm – 9pm. Jennifer Makumbi will be reading from Kintu as well as a story from her forthcoming… Read More ›

• African Superheroes Blog Series: Introduction – What is an African superhero?

  By Africa in Words Guest on 21 May , 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  By AiW Guest Tessa Pijnaker This is the first of a series of posts on African superheroes, guest edited by Tessa Pijnaker, PhD student in African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham. In this first post she introduces… Read More ›

• Event: ‘Kalushi’ (23rd May, South London Gallery)

  By Africa in Words on 19 May , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  You are invited to the South by South screening of Kalushi (2017) directed by Mandla Dube at the South London Gallery on Wednesday 23rd May at 7pm South by South presents contemporary film from across Africa to audiences in the UK… Read More ›

• CfP: ‘Africa Bibliography’ (Open Call)

  By Africa in Words on 16 May , 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  We are delighted to announce this open call for papers on topics relating to research, libraries, archives and publishing in and on Africa, and in African studies. Usually one article is published annually with the print and online version of Africa Bibliography,… Read More ›

• Call for Creative Submissions: The Future of Universities (Deadline for Submission: 16th July)

  By Africa in Words on 12 May , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Stellenbosch University Museum invites submissions of artworks for the Forward? Forward! Forward… exhibition that aims to reimagine higher education in South Africa. The exhibition aims to bring together a collection of 100 artworks which re-imagines the future of Stellenbosch University and higher… Read More ›

• Event: Focus Africa Music Festival 2018 (2nd June, London)

  By Africa in Words on 9 May , 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Focus Africa Music Festival 2018 Rich Mix, Main Space Bethnal Green, London Saturday 2nd June 7pm-1am After selling out last year, Focus Africa Music Festival is back to offer something totally different. Focus Africa Music Festival is one of the newest… Read More ›

• Event: ‘Bamako-Paris’ (18 May, Institut français, London)

  By Africa in Words on 5 May , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Beyond Words French Literature Festival (May 14-21) invites you to the staged reading of Ian Soliane’s play Bamako-Paris (translated by Felicity Davidson), as part of the Institut français’ Cross-Channel Theatre programme, directed by Kimberley Sykes, and with Clifford Samuel as Ibou 2 pm Friday 18 May… Read More ›

• Event: ‘Her Broken Shadow’ A film by Dilman Dila (3rd May, London)

  By Africa in Words on 2 May , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  We are delighted to announce as part of the annual Asixoxe – Let’s Talk! Conference on African Philosophy there will be a screening of the Sci-fi film ‘Her Broken Shadow’ by Ugandan filmmaker Dilman Dila tomorrow at 7pm in SOAS… Read More ›

• Call for Applications: CHCI First Africa Humanities Workshop, Addis Ababa University (Application Deadline: 1st June)

  By Africa in Words on 28 April , 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  You are invited to participate in the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes’ First Africa Humanities Workshop January 3rd – 18th, 2019 Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia CHCI is proud to announce Addis 2019, a two-week workshop held at Addis Ababa University… Read More ›

• Call for Poetry and Fiction: Special Issue: Postcolonial Text (Submission Deadline: 29th June)

  By Africa in Words on 25 April , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    “Literary Networks and Digital Media in Contemporary African Literatures” Postcolonial Text, Double Guest Issue 13:3 & 13:4, 2018 We are delighted to announce a call for fiction and poetry to be included in a Double Guest Issue of Postcolonial… Read More ›

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