Tag: africa

  • my afrikanness is embodied and alive

    my afrikanness is embodied and alive

    When did you realise you were Afrikan? What does it mean to you? If you’re like me and grew up in an Afrikan country, you may not have realised your Afrikanness early on – you may not have had a reason to. Growing up in my small town outside of…

  • on searching to find the africa in african studies

    on searching to find the africa in african studies

    When we wrote our open letter to the department of African Studies, hoping to document our collective grievances and open a conversation about how to change and improve the course for future students, we titled it “Searching for the ‘Africa’ in African Studies”. Getting through that course and being able…

  • “sub-saharan africa” doesn’t exist – drop the scissors

    “sub-saharan africa” doesn’t exist – drop the scissors

    So last year we talked about how there is no such thing as the “Arab spring” – yes? yes. And you cut that out of your vocabulary. Good. I thought we wouldn’t need to have a conversation about how there is no such place as “Sub-Saharan Africa”…. but well, it…

Translate »