Ruth Bush

Another day, another sparkling new mural of Cheikh Anta Diop @UCAD_Senegal (photo taken last month). Our special issue of @AfricaJacs on campus cultures in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Benin is now free to access until end of August. Read here: tandfonline.com/toc/cjac20/36/2

Tout neuf, tout chaud, le programme de l'École d'été décoloniale SIRA 2 qui aura lieu à Dakar du 20 au 23 mai 🔥 Ce sera un parcours décolonial qui fera la part belle aux pratiques de décolonialité ✨

Tierno Monenembo speaking out against the regime in Guinea: 'je ne quitterai pas le pays, je suis prêt à mourir ...qu'est-ce que la littérature sinon, ce bataillon armé de mots qui depuis la nuit des temps occupe les avant-postes du combat pour la liberté' seneplus.com/opinions/rien-…

A new era begins for the journal, which will from this issue be led by cohorts of editorial collectives, appointed for cycles of three–five years, as is increasingly the pattern for humanities journals. Read long-time editor Carli Coetzee's editorial: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We are glad to inform you that the deadline for the call for papers for ASAA 2025 has been extended. Find out more here. ASAA2025 Deadline Extension Announcement – African Studies Association of Africa – ASAA @kafmurhula @divinefuh @Africaishome @qwesidjan

Looking for an end of year poetry read, @BakwaBooks got you. Nineteen Ways of Looking at Awono is a poetic contemplation of heterogeneity and translation, which pushes the boundaries of discourse on literary translation. africanbookscollective.com/books/nineteen…

The latest issue of @africajacs is out, themed "Animation Theory: Prayer as Popular African Performance" and edited by Prof Abibola Adelakun. tandfonline.com/toc/cjac20/cur…

RT @JAH_editors: The editors support @awenengo, whose work is being unfairly instrumentalized for political ends: tinyurl.com/26dyp6sv…

RT @VincentFoucher: Toujours à propos de l'ouvrage de @sawenengo, de l'écriture de l'histoire et de la #Casamance... Il y a plusieurs bonne…

RT @BakwaBooks: This collection highlights the diversity of Englishes in existence worldwide, with each translator rendering Awono’s poem i…

We are so proud to convene the 119th Autumn Art Lecture series! See below for tickets and further details. ⬇️

The edited volume "Identification & citizenship in Africa" is finally out! The outcome of a wonderful journey led by @awenengo & Richard Banégas @CERI_SciencesPo. Thread 👇 routledge.com/Identification…

New collective volume and the first dedicated to the work of Senegalese author #MohamedMbougarSarr : "Le Labyrinthe littéraire de Mohamed Mbougar Sarr" edited by Sarah Burnautzki, Abdoulaye Imorou, and @CorneliaRuhe @degruyter_brill @Brill_Lit_Cult brill.com/display/title/…

Thinking of doing a PhD in the Arts and Humanities? Doctoral funding just announced in Bristol / Bourses doctorales à Bristol. Deadline: 20 Jan 2025 -- please get in touch with potential proposals.

My fabulous department and I are all excited to host the 2025 SFS conference at Bristol! Abstracts due 21 September. @FrenchUoB1 @BristolCompLit @BristolSML @AuFrenchStudies @UoBArtsMatter @BristolUni

RT @FemAfrica: Our latest journal explores the evolving challenges faced by African women in the "new normal," highlighting the persistence…

@MBedecarre Great news, Madeline!

@sulinlewis Brilliant - congratulations Su Lin!

It's official 😃

Inspired by Eliot Weinberger’s classic “19 ways of looking at Wang Wei”. Find out more here: bakwabooks.com/product/ninete… Looking forward to a UK launch at some point!

This is a brilliantly readable & poetic glimpse of many Englishes. 19 different translations of the same poem, by Jean Claude Awono. Bravo to Georgina Collins and all translators involved - 👏👏👏 With afterword by @kadijattu. Part of project by @ProfMadhuK & @BakwaBooks 🥳📚