African Heritage in Dialogue: Morocco
Posted April 29, 2021
Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies and Block Museum of Art are proud to partner on “African Heritage in Dialogue,” an ongoing platform intended...Blog
Culture Diaries revisited: Wura Natasha Ogunji
Posted April 23, 2021
Wura Natasha Ogunji works across a variety of mediums, but is best known for her public performance and video pieces. Her themes of interest...
African Heritage in Dialogue: Mali
Posted April 22, 2021
In 2019, the Block Museum partnered with institutions across three continents to create Caravans of Gold, the first major exhibition addressing the scope of...
Reflections on the book “Jihadists of North Africa and the Sahel”
Posted April 15, 2021
by Alexander Thurston (political science, University of Cincinnati) When I began my Ph.D. work at Northwestern in 2009, I was – and I remain...
African Heritage in Dialogue series: Nigeria
Posted April 13, 2021
In 2019, the Block Museum partnered with institutions across three continents to create Caravans of Gold, the first major exhibition addressing the scope...
Culture Diaries revisited: Uche Okpa-Iroha
Posted April 9, 2021
This episode of Culture Diaries features photographer Uche Okpa-Iroha. He is a founding member of the Blackbox Collective and Invisible Borders Trans-African Organisation and...
The Khoja: a story of economic and and social resilience in the face of war, revolution, and expulsion
Posted April 7, 2021
by Iqbal Akhtar (Florida International University) The idea of African as a conciousness emerges through colonization in much the same way the idea of...
Culture Diaries revisited: Tope Oshin
Posted April 2, 2021
Wana meets with Tope Oshin, award winning director of film and television. Her body of work contains titles like Shuga, Up North, New Money,...
Culture Diaries revisited: Ayobola Kekere-Ekun
Posted March 19, 2021
Image: She and I. The Secret Keepers by Ayobola Kekere-Ekun, (Mixed Media: paper, fabric and acrylic on canvas) 2020 Wana Udobang interviews artist Abyobola...
Swahili Corner: Brandon Joseph
Posted March 18, 2021
by Brandon Joseph, sophomore, Northwestern University I initially joined the Swahili program because one of my football team-mates recommended it. I did not know...