Voicing African Voices

Social Sciences

African Culture Anthropology Social Sciences

In Pursuit of an African Traditional Dance

by Thomas Jing

An Afrocentric Historical Study of Buum Oku Dance Yaounde Africa is rich in (neo) traditional dances; yet, not much exists in the form of…

African Studies Anthropology Social Sciences

Nationalism, Politics & Anthropology

by Ilana van Wyk and Jimmy Pieterse

A Tale of Two South Africans In this book, Ilana van Wyk and Jimmy Pieterse interrogate the question of political subjectivity and its role…

African Studies Social Sciences

Re-imagining Indigenous Knowledge and Practices in 21st Century Africa

by Tenson M. Muyambo, Anniegrace M. Hlatywayo and Pindai M. Sithole

Debunking Myths and Misconceptions for Conviviality and SustainabilityThis book is on the re-imagination of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and practices in 21st century Africa.…

Anthropology Social Sciences

The Gospel Sounds Like the Witch’s Spell

by Kiyoshi Umeya

Dealing with Misfortune among the Jopadhola of Eastern UgandaThe Gospel Sounds Like the Witch’s Spell is a highly detailed ethnography about how the Jopadhola…

Media & Communication Studies Social Sciences

Understanding Contemporary Journalism

by Tatah Mentan

A Handbook of Principles and Practice Journalism is one of the most important professions today. Without it, large swaths of the world similarly might…

Anthropology Essays and Opinions Featured Politics Social Sciences

Incompleteness

by Francis B. Nyamnjoh

Donald Trump, Populism and CitizenshipThis is a study of how Donald J. Trump, his populist credentials notwithstanding, borrows without acknowledgment and stubbornly refuses to…

African Studies Anthropology Development Studies Social Sciences

Patrolling Epistemic Borders in a World of Borderless Pandemics

by Artwell Nhemachena, Rewai Makamani and Munyaradzi Mawere

Epistemological Policemen in COVID-19 Afflicted 21st Century AfricaThe global epistemological gendarmerie do not only police epistemologies but they also infect the world with infectious…

Development Studies Migration Social Sciences

Trauma, collective trauma and refugee trajectories in the digital era

by Selam Kidane

Development of the Trauma Recovery Understanding Self-Help Therapy (TRUST) Forced migration has become an inescapable reality of our world in the 21st century. Why?…

Anthropology Social Sciences

Community Stewardship

by Abel Ndeh Sanjou-Tadzong

Ours is a world that is constituted and reinvented through the personal and shared stories we tell. In the spirit and understanding that each…

Development Studies Environmental Conservation & Protection Nature and the Environment Social Sciences

‘African Potentials’ for Wildlife Conservation and Natural Resource Management

by Toshio Meguro, Chihiro Ito and Kariuki Kirigia

Against the Image of ‘Deficiency’ and Tyranny of ‘Fortress’ This book focuses on two specific areas: wildlife conservation policies and projects, and the interaction…

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