“Literary Networks and Digital Media in Contemporary African Literatures” Postcolonial Text, Double Guest Issue 13:3 & 13:4, 2018 The aim of this double guest issue of Postcolonial Text is to examine the notion of network(s) in relation to literary production… Read More ›
Call for papers: ‘Social Media in Africa: Beyond the hashtag’ ‘Social Media in Africa: Beyond the hashtag’ Call for papers that address the diverse uses and affects of social media in Africa. Workshop: 27th April 2017; CAS, University of Edinburgh;… Read More ›
We’ve had a busy twelve months at AiW, one full of firsts – such as our linked ‘Series’ posts featuring Guest contributors, and the beginnings of our Q&As. The blog has now been running for two years, and we’ve gained new followers… Read More ›
An interesting piece of research analysing tweets from Africa over the past three months is commented on today in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/graphic/2012/jan/26/how-africa-tweets-portland#_ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/26/african-twitter-map-continent-connected?intcmp=239 For me it was particularly helpful to be able to see that the two countries I’m focusing… Read More ›
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