Cultivating Their Own
November 26, 2020
Sometimes you just get lucky. That was certainly the case for me when I chanced upon a microfilm container clearly labeled “Agricultural Development in Kenya” at the Friends Collection and… READ MORE
Category: African Studies
West African Masking Traditions and Diaspora Masquerade Carnivals: History, Memory, and Transnationalism
November 26, 2020
My conceptual journey to the book began in the 1970s. My family in Nigeria was a dynamic preparatory source of storytelling, masquerade narratology, dances, and dramatic performances. In her routine… READ MORE
Nuts: Why the Groundnut Scheme Still Matters
October 6, 2020
The Groundnut Scheme is nearly forgotten now. But in its time, it was a notorious scandal that dominated British politics as well as the economy of colonial Tanganyika, and which… READ MORE
Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
June 3, 2020
Now celebrating its 25th anniversary the Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora series remains at the forefront of the field by bringing Africa-based voices to the mainstream academy…. READ MORE
The Mission of Apolo Kivebulaya
May 22, 2020
We thank Emma Wild-Wood for contributing this blog piece. Dr Wild-Wood explores the first time she was introduced to Apolo Kivebulaya and how her new publication examines wider social processes… READ MORE
Creed and Grievance
April 20, 2020
David Ehrhardt shares what he hopes readers will take away from his book Creed and Grievance. This publication is part of a trilogy on religious conflict in northern Nigeria, alongside… READ MORE
Reel Resistance
March 20, 2020
“When I began to make my own films, I could not help but make a cinema that was political in its form and content, … I wanted to use cinema,… READ MORE
Hawks and Doves in Sudan’s Armed Conflict
February 19, 2020
Suad M. E. Musa shares the story behind writing the 2019 Aidoo-Snyder Award winning book, Hawks and Doves in Sudan’s Armed Conflict, Al-Hakkamat Baggara Women of Darfur, published by James… READ MORE
Who Shall Overcome?: Islamic Extremism in Northern Nigeria
January 17, 2020
The rise of violent Islamic extremism in West Africa over the past decade took everyone by surprise. The eruption of Islamic terrorism in north-eastern Nigeria in 2009, and in northern… READ MORE
Nairobi in the Making
December 5, 2019
How does one manage the remains of the past? Constance Smith echoes #rhodesmustfall and decolonial deliberations in her new book: Nairobi in the Making. In 2015, a new shout went… READ MORE
The Arms and Armour of Death