When Fatou Diome kicked European Union butt
Writer Fatou Diome: It's the representation that Europe does to the Other that feeds xenophobia.
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How Nollywood can save African Literature
African writers produce in literary prose — a language and cultural ethos in which they do not live.
The romanticism of history
The resistance legacy of Brazilian slaves suffers from both romanticism and a spotty historical record. But it also persists as a potent social and cultural symbol.
The beautification of Stellenbosch University
The arrogance of apartheid-denialism at Stellenbosch University.
Why Are Colombian Teachers Protesting Their Government?
Colombian teachers resist neoliberalism's global project in education.
To Africa’s Health
Will the new African Centers for Disease Control really be an African CDC?
Apartheid’s Revenge
The ethno-nationalism that marked apartheid’s dying days has now morphed into a malignant “nativism” that threatens post-apartheid democracy.
The first genocide of the 20th century
The language, methods, and scale of the Herero genocide remain shocking even in the aftermath of the horrors of the Holocaust.
The Kenyan version of the war on terror
Why the wall Kenya is building on its border with Somalia is a terrible idea.
