News

01. June 2023

Designing a Department | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 24

This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that a new university is being founded and you’ve been asked to design the department that would somehow include the components of African languages and literatures. How would you structure the new department and what would it look like?”

08. May 2023

Aspects of Fieldwork | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 23

This month’s question is: “What do you think is an aspect of fieldwork in your discipline that too often gets overlooked?”

05. April 2023

Digital Media | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 22

This month’s question is: “What risks and/or potentials do you see in the usage of new digital media and technologies on African languages, literatures, or studies?”

07. March 2023

Language Revitalization | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 21

This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that you’ve been offered a sizable grant to revitalize a single African language. Do you accept it? If not, why? If so, what language do you choose and what initiatives do you create?”