As we move through the changed circumstances, timelines and spaces of now, we catch up on our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar, collated from across our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Festivals, Fairs, Salons | Readings – Books, Journals &… Read More ›
Literary blog and archiving platform Brittle Paper turns 10 this year! Happy birthday BP! This month we take up their invitation to join their celebrations in their #DecadeProject with a post marking the last ten years as a significant decade… Read More ›
As we move through the changed circumstances, timelines and spaces of now, we catch up on our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar, collated from across our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Please be in touch with any other ways and… Read More ›
As we move through the changed circumstances, timelines and spaces of now, our round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar, collated from across our platforms – has moved to a monthly edition for April. Please be in touch… Read More ›
Northeast African Studies (NEAS) is a biannual interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research in the social sciences and the humanities on the Horn of Africa and its neighbours. The region covers primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, and Somalia/Somaliland…. Read More ›
El Anatsui’s ‘Material Wonder’ At October Gallery, London Opens on Thursday, 28 February October Gallery, now in its 40th year, presents an exhibition of works celebrating the force and creative vision of El Anatsui, an artist who has had a tremendous impact… Read More ›
African Gaze: Hollywood; Bollywood and Nollywood film posters from Ghana From the Collection of Karun Thakar & the late Mark Shivas At SOAS, Brunei Gallery, London Showing until 23 March 2019 The late 1980s in Ghana saw the emergence of… Read More ›
The 8th Annual International Igbo Conference SOAS, University of London April 12-13, 2019 Theme: The Igbo Arts and Its Intersections: Politics, Spirituality and Justice The Annual Igbo Conference has carved out a unique space, serving as a bridge between the… Read More ›
The 44th Annual Conference of the NEW YORK AFRICAN(A) STUDIES ASSOCIATION York College, City University of New York April 12-13, 2019 THEME: 50 Year Ripple ~ BLACK STUDIES—SANKOFA PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Black Studies grew into an academic discipline in… Read More ›
This week is an exciting week in Birmingham, UK, for those interested in African Studies scholarship! SCOLMA Annual Conference Things come together?: Literary archives from, in and for Africa Monday, 10 September 2018 University of Birmingham The day’s programme and… Read More ›
The Theme for the Writivism Literary Festival 2018 is… Legacy! The sixth edition of Uganda’s premier literary festival, Writivism, is set to take place during the third weekend of August, from 17th to 19th 2018, at The National Theatre and The Square… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
The School of English and the Sussex Africa Centre invite you to the 6th African Popular Cultures Workshop at the University of Sussex, ‘Biafra 50 years on’ Wednesday 17th May, 3.00pm – 6.30pm, Arts C, Room C333 Workshop Programme 3.00pm –… Read More ›
With a remit to explore how African art and ideas can change the world for the better: how Africa can lead the way in thinking about culture, community, technology, fashion, sustainability and ethical wealth creation, Africa Utopia was a three-day… Read More ›
Call for Applications: Editorial Assistant Africa in Words (www.africainwords.com) is a successful blog focusing on cultural production and Africa. The blog covers books, art, film, history, music, theatre, ideas and people and the ways they interact, through their publication and circulation,… Read More ›
by AiW Guest Jürg Schneider Between October 26 and November 16 of 2013 the fourth edition of the international photography festival LagosPhoto opened its doors to the public. The month long festival which includes exhibitions, workshops, artistic presentations and discussions is… Read More ›
By Africa in Words Guest Jürg Schneider. In a period of dramatically shifting geopolitics where markets as well as people have to readjust in an accelerated pace to new constellations of players and rules there is a lot of excitement… Read More ›
by AiW guest Phoenix Fry On 20 April 2013 the African Movie Awards took place at “a glittering ceremony” in Yenagoa, southern Nigeria. You can read elsewhere about the glitz and the glitches – this blog focuses on the films… Read More ›
AiW Guest Stephanie Bosch Santana. The cover of Jungle Jim issue no. 16, the magazine’s “South African Sci-fi” edition, depicts Zulu warriors casting tiny, toothpick-like spears at the Goliath of an alien bearing down on them. Styled after the pulp magazines… Read More ›
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