Great War in Africa Conference Stellenbosch, South Africa 29 – 30 June 2015 The First World War has shaped the world in which we live. The emphasis has fallen heavily upon the Western Front. Increasing light has also been… Read More ›
African history
Call For Papers: Landscapes, Sources and Intellectual Projects in African History
Landscapes, Sources and Intellectual Projects in African History: Rethinking Historical Evidence and its Interpretation University of Birmingham, UK 12 – 14 November 2015 What types of evidence, data, and sources can we use to expand knowledge of the African past?… Read More ›
‘My First Coup’: autobiographies of childhood
My auntie and the headmistress tried as best they could, with smiles and toffee, to shield me from their rising anxiety, but I could feel it bouncing off the quick sideways glances they shot each other and taking flight like… Read More ›
African Study Classics – Walter Rodney
AiW Guest Amber Murrey An influential Pan-Africanist and historian, Walter Rodney’s work provides guidance, invigoration and sustenance to PanAfricanists, scholars of Africa and the African Diaspora, and those interested in the socio-historical roots of social inequality. As a university professor in… Read More ›
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