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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?”

15. February 2023

Creativity in Language | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 20

This month’s question is: “What is a particularly interesting or impressive use of creativity in language that you’ve encountered? If you want, you can send us a written sample of the creativity you’re talking about and we’ll turn it into a graphic to show as a visual aid while you speak.”

01. December 2022

Africa Redefining Literature | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 19

This month’s question is: “In what ways do you think African literatures can help us to redefine the term ‘literature’ as it’s been used in the past?”