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This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that you’re suddenly recruited by a band of some incredibly talented African musicians who want to create a new fusion of two different styles of African music. What two styles of African music do you suggest fusing together and why?”

This month’s question is: “From your academic background, do you see any overlap (or potential overlap) between research and activism? If so, where is it? If not, why?”

This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that you’re an executive producer tasked with making a film adaptation of an African literary work. What literary work do you choose to adapt to the silver screen and why? What would the movie be like?”

This month’s question is: “If you could go back in time and change the way the field of African linguistics developed - either broadly or within a specific context you’re familiar with - what would you change? And what difference would that make for us today?”