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Photography and the archive. Sides, Kirk Conference notes Sep 22, 2011 1715
Theoretical trends. Anderson, Samuel M. Conference notes Sep 22, 2011 1616
Picha: the second Biennale of photography Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo October 2010. Mudekereza, Patrick Essay Sep 22, 2011 3301
The refusal to belong: limits of the discourse on Anglophone nationalism in Cameroon. Anyefru, Emmanuel Report Sep 22, 2011 11936
Saving the African Centre: Kaye Whiteman, vice-chairman of the Africa Centre council of management, offers a personal view on the fate of the Centre - which after nearly fifty years of being "the face of Africa in London" has had to deal with the threat of closure. Whiteman, Kaye Viewpoint essay Jul 1, 2011 1329
Idiom. Williams, Crystal Poem Apr 1, 2011 279
Removable hair caps of Karamoja (Uganda). Verswijver, Gustaaf Essay Dec 22, 2010 4041
The book of "The Awakened Ones" of Cyakanyi. Faik-Nzuji, Clementine M. Essay Dec 22, 2010 7285
The circle and the cross: womanhood, manhood, and cultural destruction in prophetic African literature. de Vita, Alexis Brooks Essay Sep 22, 2010 9926
Ubuntugogy for the 21st century. van der Walt, Johannes L. Essay Sep 22, 2010 7274
A diegetic analysis of the scholarly works of six ATWS/ASRF women: Peyi Soyinka-Airewele, Theodora Ayot, Doyin Coker-Kolo, Rita Kiki Edozie, Mueni Wa Muiu, and Mojubaolu Olufunke Okome. Bangura, Abdul Karim Essay Sep 22, 2010 13581
Wolves of the Atlantic. Diome, Fatou Short story Sep 1, 2010 1701
Community and human well-being in an African culture. Agulanna, Christopher Report Sep 1, 2010 8196
Keeping it in the family: incest, repression and the fear of the hybrid in Reza de Wet's English plays/Binne die familie: repressie, bloedskande en die vrees vir hibriditeit in Reza de Wet se Engelse dramas. Krueger, A. Critical essay Aug 1, 2010 6385
Out of Egypt: histories of speculative fiction and Carole Mcdonnell's Wind Follower. Kelso, Sylvia Report Mar 22, 2010 7227
The expanding universe of African children's literature: the why, the how, and the what of publishing in Africa about African children's literature. Osa, Osayimwense Jan 1, 2010 5691
Intangible Cultural Property, Semiotic Ideology, and the Vagaries of Ethnoculinary Recognition. Palmie, Stephan Essay Dec 22, 2009 5563
The power of ephemera: permanence and decay in protective power objects. Bessire, Aimee Report Sep 22, 2009 6111
The Writer and His Critics: A Critical Review of Studies on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fiction. Bodunde, Charles Agboola Critical essay Jun 22, 2009 2822
Vlles Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie. Cohen, Joshua Jun 22, 2009 1825
A Philadelphia company goes to Guinea: bringing African tradition back to the U.S. Croft, Clare Apr 1, 2009 623
The Molestation of Skinny Boys. Bliss, Jackson Short story Mar 22, 2009 4316
Bubanza, Burundi. Shook, David Mar 1, 2009 568
A joyful return: Mali's Star of Stars. Sangare, Oumou Mar 1, 2009 740
Tropical treasures from the archives: Congolese rumba to the roots of zouk. Feb 1, 2009 707
Dismissing Africa. Jan 1, 2009 1259
Africa is not a proverb: by provocatively suggesting that Africa is not a proverb or a drum, Mukoma Wa Ngugi calls for a celebration of an Africa that has complex cultures, aesthetics, histories of struggle, and philosophies. The battle is for nothing less than how we see the African mind. Ngugi, Mukoma Wa Viewpoint essay Jan 1, 2009 2642
Moko Jumbies: dancing spirits from Africa. Bennett, S.A.; Phillips, Claire; Moore, Natalie Jan 1, 2009 1013
Masquerade politics in contemporary Southeastern Nigeria. Bentor, Eli Dec 22, 2008 7121
Kente cloth-inspired weavings. Jones, E. Jeanine B. Dec 1, 2008 1040
The sense behind our nonsense; Libation is one of the most misrepresented African traditional practices. But it is extremely important because it is poured mainly to remind everyone that man is on the earth but the earth does not belong to him. "Listen and do the same!", therefore, is the basic message of libation. Duodu, Cameron Personal account Aug 1, 2008 2965
At the tereshold of a renaissance: Ethiopia celebrates its third millennium against a backdrop of a rejuvenated economy, with an average growth rate of 11.9% in the last five successive years. All indicators show that the country, with a proud history going back 3,000 years, is on the cusp of a profound economic and social transformation. Jun 1, 2008 1694
Racial politics of writing African history: "As a historian of African descent, I regard the decolonisation of knowledge as a crucial step in ensuring that Africans worldwide retake control of their own destinies and histories.". Ray, Carina May 1, 2008 1387
Temne twins (ta-bari) should share everything: do you mean everything? Lamp, Frederick John Critical essay Mar 22, 2008 11418
Benin Kings and Rituals: Court Arts from Nigeria. Borgatti, Jean M. Critical essay Mar 22, 2008 2329
The idea of an 'educated person' in contemporary African thought. Balogun, Oladele Abiodun Report Mar 15, 2008 4981
Marcus Garvey: a controversial figure in the history of Pan-Africanism. Dagnini, Jeremie Kroubo Report Mar 15, 2008 4946
Evangelizing gone awry: the church in Kenya has fostered the tribalism it now deplores. Faulkner, Mark Feb 22, 2008 1381
His masters' voice. Ankomah, Baffour Jan 1, 2008 1679
Course watch. Brief article Dec 27, 2007 111
Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible and the essentializing of Africa: a critical double standard? Purcell, William F. Critical essay Nov 1, 2007 1034
Edward Brathwaite's The Arrivants and the trope of cultural searching. Kehinde, Ayo Critical essay Aug 1, 2007 4506
Who determines culture? Khumalo, Nonhlanhla P. Viewpoint essay Jun 1, 2007 819
Africa: cradle of civilisation. Fofack, Hippolyte May 1, 2007 1954
Southern exposure: highlighting the work of photographers from the Majority World. Opebiyi, Bukkie Brief article Jan 1, 2007 214
Sculpting a Pan-African culture in the art of Negritude: a model for African artist. Campbell, Crystal Z. Viewpoint essay Dec 1, 2006 4676
The meaning of gender equality in Ghana: women's perceptions of the issues of gender equality: implications for social work education and practice in Ghana. Sossou, Marie-Antoinette Nov 1, 2006 10395
Popular Cultural Materials and Public Spheres: Perspectives from Africa, India and Europe. Hofmeyr, Isabel; Kaarsholm, Preben Jul 1, 2006 5035
African art and culture in Maine. Ottenberg, Simon Mar 22, 2006 4576
African indigenous knowledge: claiming, writing, storing, and sharing the discourse. Wane, Njoki Nathani Jun 22, 2005 7831
Bamako: city of culture, people of hospitality; Stephen Williams, on a recent visit to Mali, was bowled over by the delights of the capital city, Bamako, one of Africa's great artistic epicentres which, as expected, acts as a magnet for many of the country's artists. Williams, Stephen May 1, 2005 1428
Echoes of Africa in To Sleep With Anger and Eve's Bayou. Ellison, Mary Mar 22, 2005 10908
Exploring cultures through maps. Grady, Bev Feb 1, 2005 634
Catholic saints, African Gods, black masks and white heads: tracing the history of some religious festivals in Bahia. Roca, Roger Sansi Jan 1, 2005 8877
The craft industry in South Africa: a review of ten years of democracy. Gaylard, Joseph Dec 22, 2004 2245
Immersed in West African ritual: a Brooklyn club samples the cuisine of Senegal to enrich its reading of a Senegalese novelist. Houser, Pat Nov 1, 2004 824
Updating the black struggle; Recently The Economist--which these days could simply change its name to The Businessman--wrote: "Portugal was the first African colony in Europe." Blacks in the Diaspora are tired of the Brazilian-style "marginalisation" which they have suffered from for much longer than the term has internationally been applied to Africa. de Figueiredo, Antonio Oct 1, 2004 1593
Drawing tradition: Dogon children's art in the age of tourism. Schildkrout, Enid Mar 22, 2004 5400
Kenyan women reject 'sex cleanser'. Brief Article Nov 1, 2003 327
Casting a leasing spell. Pekala, Nancy Brief Article Sep 1, 2003 164
The magic of Kilwa Island. (Feature: Tanzania). Hordern, Nick Jan 1, 2003 2186
Pauline Hopkins's Of One Blood, Africa, and the "Darwinist trap". Japtok, Martin Critical Essay Sep 22, 2002 7834
Leopold Senghor: the strength of contradictions. (first word). Jules-Rosette, Bennetta Jun 22, 2002 649
Art of the Lega: Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa. (exhibition preview). Cameron, Elisabeth L. Jun 22, 2002 5109
Dogon funerals. (photo essay). Davis, Shawn R. Jun 22, 2002 1250
Orality and the body in the poetry of Lillian Allen and Dionne Brand: towards an embodied social semiotics. Casas, Maria Caridad Apr 1, 2002 8432

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