Mapping Defiance: Dr. Mark Deets on the Casamance Conflict
This episode of The Africanist Podcast features a rich and thought‑provoking conversation with Dr. Mark Deets of the American University in Cairo, whose award‑winning monograph A Country of Defiance (...
23 Feb 1h 8min
Tanzania’s Political Crisis: State, Protest, and Consequences
In this installment of our series Podcasting African Democracy, we sit down with Dr. Aikande Kwayu to unpack the turbulent aftermath of Tanzania’s recent presidential election. Marked by allegations o...
8 Des 20251h 7min
Textual Life: Shaykh Musa Kamara and the Politics of Knowledge
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Wendell H. Marsh (Mohammad VI Polytechnic University) to explore his groundbreaking book Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia Uni...
14 Nov 202558min
Insistent Presence: Reimagining the Human Figure, Histories & Identities
In this episode, Ph.D candidate, (in Art History) Margaret Nagawa discusses "Insistent Presence", her curated exhibition at Emory University's Michael Carlos Museum. "Drawn from the collections of the...
25 Okt 202547min
Taxed to the Limit: Kenya’s Youth Uprising and the Fight for Economic Justice
This episode is the first installment of a new series entitled Podcasting African Democracy. It was recorded on August 5th, 2025. In this episode, we speak with Wairimu Gathimba — writer, researcher, ...
17 Sep 202547min
Sonic Scholarship: Teaching, Research and the Academic Podcast
In this special episode recorded live at the 2024 African Studies Association's Conference in Chicago, we delve into the vibrant world of academic podcasting with scholar-creators: Peter Alegi (Michig...
9 Jul 202557min
Africanfuturism vs. Afrofuturism
Step into the imaginative realms of Africanfuturism in this insightful episode featuring Prof. Kimberly Cleveland of Georgia State University in conversation with Bukunmi Bifarin (Emory University). C...
23 Jun 202554min
