The Making of Masquerades in African Society
October 20, 2023
It started with a conversation on a train. Harrie Leyten had invited me for a guest lecture as part of his course on African Art at Nijmegen University, and we… READ MORE
Category: African Studies
Why publish Open Access? Humanities researchers share their stories
October 19, 2023
There are lots of reasons why humanities scholars may choose to publish Open Access (OA). We asked the authors and editors of our most-read OA titles to share their stories.
Uncovering Newsprint Literature in West Africa
October 15, 2023
I have been fascinated by Onitsha market literature ever since completing my PhD on West African popular literature. Written by local authors and published on presses in eastern Nigeria between… READ MORE
The Origins of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
October 4, 2023
The broad features of the political process of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) are well known. They are generally assumed to begin with Decision 115 at… READ MORE
Books to look out for in September 2023
September 1, 2023
New month, new releases! First up is Democracy and Nigeria’s Fourth Republic examining Nigeria’s challenges with consolidating democracy and the crisis of governance; The Last Laugh looks into Murnau’s classic… READ MORE
Books to look out for in August 2023
August 4, 2023
New for August we have the first in Nat Rubner’s two volume set exploring a pivotal moment in the history of the African continent; the first biography of Gérard Grisey… READ MORE
The origins of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
May 23, 2023
Volume 1 For some reason, historians have largely seen fit to avoid the subject of African human rights and not least the 1981 African Human and Peoples’ Rights Charter. The… READ MORE
The Story of the First Book Length Study of African Literature in the Age of the Internet
May 17, 2023
Ideas for my monograph, African Literature in the Digital Age: Class and Sexual Politics in New Writing from Nigeria and Kenya – which has just been republished in paperback –… READ MORE
Celebrating Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
January 5, 2023
Today we celebrate, with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, his 85th birthday, as one of Africa’s most articulate social critics and creator of a wonderful world of literature. Ngũgĩ is a Kenyan… READ MORE
Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in South Africa
July 22, 2022
I set out to research and write this book because no one else had written a comprehensive account of The National Peace Accord, and because the seed was planted in… READ MORE
Finding the Meaning of Music and Morality 