Swahili Corner: summer safety signage
Posted July 31, 2021
Beach signs translated from English to Swahili by Prof. Peter Mwangi’s Swahili students. Stay safe on the beach this summer! ...Blog
PAS Bookshelf: The Names of the Python: Belonging in East Africa, 900 to 1930
Posted July 6, 2021
by LaRay Denzer, PAS Editor of newsletter and working papers The Names of the Python: Belonging in East Africa, 900 to 1930 (Madison, WI:...
Swahili Corner: A personalized language experience
Posted June 14, 2021
by Nina Fridman, junior, Northwestern University When I first came to Northwestern, Weinberg’s six-class language requirement felt like a chore. I was uninterested in...
Afrisem annual graduate student conference
Posted June 7, 2021
by Austin Bryan, anthropology, graduate student, Northwestern University This article originally ran in the PAS Newsletter, Spring 2021, Volume 31, Number 3 The Africa...
Culture Diaries Revisited: Lola Shoneyin
Posted June 4, 2021
In 2017, Wana sat with Nigerian author Lola Shoneyin, whose works include works include the novel The Secret of Baba Segi’s Wives (2010) a...
Afrisem Conference 2021: Africanist Knowledge that Agitates
Posted May 29, 2021
June 10-11 join the Northwestern graduate student group Africa Seminar (Afrisem), for their 2021 conference with keynote speakers Dr. Frank Mugisha (Executive Director, Sexual...
Culture Diaries revisited: Ade Bantu
Posted May 21, 2021
In 2019, musician, producer and social activist Ade Bantu talks with Wana Udobang about the creation of his monthly concert series Festival Afropolitan Vibes...
Revisiting the book “Remaking Islam in African Portugal: Lisbon – Mecca – Bissau”
Posted May 15, 2021
by Michelle Johnson (anthropology, Bucknell University) For decades, scholars have explored the dynamic between Islam and local cultures. When I began my fieldwork in...
Culture Diaries: Ozoz Sokoh
Posted May 7, 2021
A culinary artist and anthropologist, Ozoz Sokoh‘s recipes elevate food beyond consumption. Her dishes are created with an awareness of history, politics, sustainable agriculture,...
Reflections on Whiteness, Blackness, and Race in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey
Posted May 3, 2021
by Ipek Kocaömer Yosmaoğlu, Director, Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program, Northwestern University The Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program spring speaker series “Reflections on Whiteness,...