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The Africanist PodcastHospitality and Power in the Teranga RepublicIn this episode of The Africanist Podcast, host Bamba Ndiaye sits down with Dr. Emily Jinan Riley of El Colegio de México to explore her groundbreaking book, Teraanga Republic (Indiana University Press 2025)—a sharp, intimate, and deeply layered examination of Senegalese hospitality, politics, and everyday life. Dr. Riley unpacks how “teraanga,” often celebrated as a national ethos of generosity and welcome, becomes a powerful political language that shapes belonging, citizenship, and the performance of national identity.
Together, they trace the book’s ethnographic roots, its challenge to romanticized narratives of Senegalese exceptionalism, and its insights into how ordin...
2026-03-0951 minThe Africanist PodcastMapping Defiance: Dr. Mark Deets on the Casamance ConflictThis episode of The Africanist Podcast features a rich and thought‑provoking conversation with Dr. Mark Deets of the American University in Cairo, whose award‑winning monograph A Country of Defiance (Ohio University Press 2023) has reshaped scholarly understanding of the Casamance conflict in Senegal. In this episode, Dr. Deets walks listeners through the spatial and historical dynamics that have shaped the region’s long‑running struggle, offering a perspective that moves beyond conventional political narratives. His approach highlights how geography, memory, and local identity intersect to produce a conflict that is both deeply rooted and continually evolving. The discussion brings c...
2026-02-231h 08The Africanist PodcastTanzania’s Political Crisis: State, Protest, and ConsequencesIn this installment of our series Podcasting African Democracy, we sit down with Dr. Aikande Kwayu to unpack the turbulent aftermath of Tanzania’s recent presidential election. Marked by allegations of irregularities and contested legitimacy, the election sparked a wave of protests that revealed both the resilience and fragility of democratic practice in the country. Dr. Kwayu guides us through the complex interplay of state authority, citizen mobilization, and international scrutiny, highlighting how the protest movement has reshaped political discourse and exposed deep tensions between governance and grassroots demands. Together, we explore the consequences of this moment: the risks fa...
2025-12-081h 07The Africanist PodcastTextual Life: Shaykh Musa Kamara and the Politics of KnowledgeIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Wendell H. Marsh (Mohammad VI Polytechnic University) to explore his groundbreaking book Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025). Marsh takes us deep into the intellectual world of Shaykh Musa Kamara, a towering figure of West African Islamic scholarship, whose bilingual manuscript History of the Blacks becomes a lens for examining colonial disruption, epistemic resistance, and the literary life of African thought.
We unpack how Marsh reimagines African Islamic texts not as anthropological artifacts but as living documents of literary and philosophical engagement...
2025-11-1458 minThe Africanist PodcastInsistent Presence: Reimagining the Human Figure, Histories & IdentitiesIn this episode, Ph.D candidate, (in Art History) Margaret Nagawa discusses "Insistent Presence", her curated exhibition at Emory University's Michael Carlos Museum. "Drawn from the collections of the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and curated by Emory PhD candidate Margaret Nagawa, Insistent Presence features works of sculpture, painting, ceramics, and printmaking by 24 artists who have lived and work on the African continent and in the diaspora. The exhibition examines how artists have reimagined the human figure to pose questions about social and political histories, contested identities, and a possible future for how we...
2025-10-2547 minThe Africanist PodcastTaxed to the Limit: Kenya’s Youth Uprising and the Fight for Economic JusticeThis episode is the first installment of a new series entitled Podcasting African Democracy. It was recorded on August 5th, 2025.
In this episode, we speak with Wairimu Gathimba — writer, researcher, and longtime organizer within Kenya’s social justice movement — about the mass protests that erupted in June 2025 following the commemoration of the 2024 controversial Finance Bill protest. From Nairobi to Kisumu, thousands of young Kenyans took to the streets, demanding transparency, accountability, and relief from crushing economic burdens.
Wairimu breaks down the political stakes of the tax bill, the decentralized nature of the movement, and the role o...
2025-09-1747 min
Librairie MajalisUNESCO 2025 : Pr Galaye Ndiaye : « La Culture de la Paix dans la Doctrine de Cheikh A. Bamba »UNESCO 2025 : Pr Galaye Ndiaye : « La Culture de la Paix dans la Doctrine de Cheikh A. Bamba »
2025-07-2328 minThe Africanist PodcastSonic Scholarship: Teaching, Research and the Academic PodcastIn this special episode recorded live at the 2024 African Studies Association's Conference in Chicago, we delve into the vibrant world of academic podcasting with scholar-creators: Peter Alegi (Michigan State University), Bamba Ndiaye (Emory University), Reginold Royston (University of Wisconsin), Dean Rehberger (Michigan State University) and Michael Green. Drawing on their deep experience as researchers and podcasters, they share how podcasting can serve as a dynamic tool to disseminate scholarly work, foster critical pedagogy, and build public intellectual communities across borders.
From practical insights on integrating audio storytelling into classrooms and research agendas to strategies for monetizing content...
2025-07-0957 min
LE MAQUISConférence - Quêtes d’ailleurs : raconter l’exil et le retour entre fiction et histoireDeux voix, deux univers littéraires pour explorer les chemins de l’exil et du retour :📖 Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Ndiaye, auteur du roman Soleils Invincibles📖 Florian Bobin, auteur de la biographie Cette si longue quête. Vie et mort d’Omar Blondin DiopÀ la croisée de la fiction et de l’histoire, cette rencontre interroge les quêtes d’ailleurs, les récits de ruptures et de résiliences. Quels récits pour dire l’exil, le corps, les idées, les aspirations ? Quelle place pour les jeunesses africaines dans ces histoires de fractures et d’espoir ?
2025-06-302h 36The Africanist PodcastAfricanfuturism vs. AfrofuturismStep into the imaginative realms of Africanfuturism in this insightful episode featuring Prof. Kimberly Cleveland of Georgia State University in conversation with Bukunmi Bifarin (Emory University). Centered around Prof. Cleveland’s groundbreaking monograph, Africanfuturism: African Imaginings of Other Times, Spaces, and Worlds (Ohio University Press 2024), the discussion traverses speculative aesthetics, historical memory, and the creative force of African cultural expression.
Together, they delve into how African artists, writers, and thinkers envision futures rooted in Indigenous knowledges, spiritual continuities, and alternative temporalities—disrupting colonial frameworks and offering new ways of seeing and being. This episode is an invitation to d...
2025-06-2354 min
Parcours: trajectoires d'entrepreneures inspirantesEP 01 - Tout est possible avec Mada Ndiaye (Artmada)🎧 Du théâtre à la réalisation. Du rêve à la réalité.Dans cette épisode Mada raconte comment elle a lancé Artmada Sénégal et porté sa vision… malgré les doutes, le Covid, les finances.Un témoignage puissant sur la résilience, la création, la force des femmes.PARCOURS est une invitation à découvrir et célébrer les femmes qui entreprennent et innovent au Sénégal. Qu'elles soient couturières, commerçantes, cheffes d'entreprise ou pionnières dans leur domaine, ces femmes ont osé malgré les obstacles, inspirant par leur...
2025-06-231h 08
En quête de voies#1 - Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Ndiaye | Parcours, engagement, plume, vision, ...En quête de voies est un podcast centré sur la littérature, la culture, les questions sociales et politiques, que nous tenterons d'explorer avec nos différents invités.Découvrez l'échange avec Amadou Demba Baldé et Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Ndiaye.Réseaux sociaux▸ Instagram : ubuntu_factory_
2025-06-201h 12
Librairie Majalis« Le cœur, joyau spirituel de l’intelligence sociale dans l’œuvre de Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba » - par le Pr. Mouhameth Galaye NdiayeLe théologien de Bruxelles a poussé loin son analyse sociologique des milieux mourides, mettant en lumière une problématique d'une grande acuité : la carence manifeste de spiritualité chez certains taalibés. Cette insuffisance, selon lui, se traduit par la prolifération de comportements déviants tels que la jalousie, la haine, la rancœur et un esprit d’hostilité, perceptibles tant chez certains conférenciers prétendument moralisateurs que chez des kourelmans et chanteurs de khassaïdes. Ces attitudes trouvent souvent leur origine dans des rivalités malsaines, alimentées par des quêtes de notoriété ou de légitimité....
2025-06-0331 minThe Africanist PodcastProjections of Dakar: A Conversation with Devin Bryson and Molly Krueger EnzIn this episode, Profs Devin Bryson (Illinois College) and Molly Krueger Enz (South Dakota State University) discuss their co-authored monograph, Projections of Dakar: (Re) Imagining Urban Senegal Through Cinema (Ohio University Press 2024). “Projections of Dakar studies the audiovisual creations and practices of twenty-first-century Senegalese filmmakers living, working, and distributing their films in urban Senegal. Although some observers have described contemporary Senegalese cinema as a dying industry, this book shows that it retains great potential. Senegalese cinematic practitioners are forging unique, dynamic responses to social challenges and producing content in innovative forms.”
Music: Africa by Ismaïla Lo
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2025-04-291h 18The Africanist PodcastShadows of Conflicts: Eastern DRC's War and Regional TensionsNB: This episode was recorded on February 8, 2025. Since then, the conflict in Eastern DRC has dramatically evolved with more than 7000 fatalities, thousands of displaced and sanctions against Rwanda.
In this episode we delve into the intricate and ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with our esteemed guest, Dr. Patrick Litanga (Eastern Kentucky University). Dr. Litanga, a native of the DRC and an expert in African politics and post-conflict reconstruction, brings his profound insights to the table as we explore the multifaceted dimensions of this protracted war. He traces the origins of the conflict...
2025-02-2847 minThe Africanist PodcastMozambique: Political Protest & Electoral ViolenceIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Natàlia Bueno, researcher at the Center for Social Studies (Coimbra University), to explore the recent political turmoil in Mozambique. The country has been gripped by violent protests and electoral violence following the contested election results that saw the ruling Frelimo party retain power.
Natàlia Bueno provides an in-depth analysis of the disputed election results, highlighting the allegations of vote rigging and the subsequent unrest that has led to widespread violence and instability. We delve into the tragic assassinations of two prominent opposition leaders, Elvino Dias and Paulo Gu...
2024-12-2754 minThe Africanist PodcastPerfect Marriage: A Conversation with Ba Mulenga KapwepweThis episode is a conversation with distinguished Zambian writer and activist Ba Mulenga Kapwepwe, who was recently invited to Emory University's Institute of African Studies to discuss her latest novel, Perfect Marriage. In this conversation facilitated by Dr. Bamba Ndiaye, Kapwepwe dissects the complexities of Bemba society, ritual practices, and social relationships in a gripping narrative that does not shy away from the scientificity of African cultures and rites often construed as pure folklore.
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"Dr Bwalya Katanshi and Dr Musonda Katongo are Zambian academics working...
2024-12-011h 31
Isrec Bergamo - podcastC'era una volta...Don Agostino Vismara_side BLe bambine e i bambini della scuola primaria “Fratelli Calvi" di Bergamo ci raccontano la storia di Don Agostino Vismara, un sacerdote le cui radice sono nella bassa bergamasca, ma il cui orizzonte è il mondo in cui si muove ed agisce per renderlo più accogliente per tutti e tutte.La storia di don Agostino Vismara è stata rielaborata e raccontata da Ahmed Talha, Bapary Dia, Baperi Suraya, Beg Ariyan, Bilous Matvii, Chiraz Tawwab, Demura Daria, Dhali Mohammad Salman, Dieng Moukhamede Bamba, El Baz Eyad Loay Ahmed Ufe, Habiba Sheikh Umme, Kaillay Harleen Kaur, Kazi Sanzid, Mohammad Jubayed, Mollik Adrit...
2024-09-0612 min
Isrec Bergamo - podcastC'era una volta...Don Agostino Vismara_side ALe bambine e i bambini della scuola primaria “Fratelli Calvi" di Bergamo ci raccontano la storia di Don Agostino Vismara, un sacerdote le cui radice sono nella bassa bergamasca, ma il cui orizzonte è il mondo in cui si muove ed agisce per renderlo più accogliente per tutti e tutte.La storia di don Agostino Vismara è stata rielaborata e raccontata da Ahmed Talha, Bapary Dia, Baperi Suraya, Beg Ariyan, Bilous Matvii, Chiraz Tawwab, Demura Daria, Dhali Mohammad Salman, Dieng Moukhamede Bamba, El Baz Eyad Loay Ahmed Ufe, Habiba Sheikh Umme, Kaillay Harleen Kaur, Kazi Sanzid, Mohammad Jubayed, Mollik Adrit...
2024-08-0217 minThe Africanist PodcastCoup Attempt in The Democratic Republic of the CongoOn May 19, 2024, an attempted coup occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The assailants targeted President Félix Tshesekedi and the Economy Minister, Vital Kamerhe. They attacked both the Palais de la Nation and the Kamerhe's residence before they were swiftly pushed back by security forces. The commando's leader, Christian Malanga, was killed as a result of the security forces' response. His son Marcel Malanga and dozens of plotters were arrested. In this episode, Dr. Patrick Litanga (Eastern Kentucky University) discusses the details of this recent coup attempt, the history of military takeovers and takeover attempts in t...
2024-06-1547 min
New Books in Political ScienceDemocratic Crisis in SenegalSenegalese President Macky Sall has postponed the country’s presidential elections originally scheduled for February 25. It's part of a series of concerning moves by Sall to extend his stay in power. The Ufahamu Africa podcast talks with experts on the topic: Bamba Ndiaye and Michelle D. Gavin.Bamba Ndiaye is an assistant professor of African studies at Emory University's Oxford College. He is also host of The Africanist podcast and a former Ufahamu Africa non-resident fellow.Michelle D. Gavin is the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Sh...
2024-05-2957 min
New Books in African StudiesDemocratic Crisis in SenegalSenegalese President Macky Sall has postponed the country’s presidential elections originally scheduled for February 25. It's part of a series of concerning moves by Sall to extend his stay in power. The Ufahamu Africa podcast talks with experts on the topic: Bamba Ndiaye and Michelle D. Gavin.Bamba Ndiaye is an assistant professor of African studies at Emory University's Oxford College. He is also host of The Africanist podcast and a former Ufahamu Africa non-resident fellow.Michelle D. Gavin is the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Sh...
2024-05-2957 min
Adulthood UnleashedLes Secrets de l'Événementiel au Sénégal avec Bamba NdiayePlongez au cœur de l’événementiel sénégalais dans cet épisode où nous discutons avec Bamba Ndiaye, le créateur innovant du service de barman mobile Cocktail Cruise. Découvrez les astuces et stratégies pour réussir et vous démarquer dans le monde palpitant de l'événementiel. Que vous soyez un professionnel aguerri ou un novice curieux, cet échange est une mine d'or d'informations pratiques et d'inspirations pour s'implanter avec succès dans le secteur. Ne manquez pas nos conseils exclusifs pour faire pétiller vos événements !
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2024-04-2118 minThe Africanist PodcastInsignificant Things: A Conversation with Matthew RareyIn this episode, Nyaradzai Mahachi (Emory University) discusses with Dr. Matthew Rarey (Oberlin College) about the latter's first monograph, Insignificant Things: Amulets and the Art of Survival in the Early Black Atlantic (Duke University Press, 2023) The book "traces the history of the African-associated amulets that enslaved and other marginalized people carried as tools of survival in the Black Atlantic world from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Often considered visually benign by white Europeans, these amulet pouches, commonly known as “mandingas,” were used across Africa, Brazil, and Portugal and contained myriad objects, from herbs and Islamic prayers to shells and...
2024-04-1742 min
MadrasaS. Bilâl Ibn Rabâh (3/3) - par Kadiali
Ndiaye & S. Bamba SyllaDans le 3ème podcast consacré à la vie de Bilal Ibn Rabâh, (à la 15eme minute) une légère erreur s'est glissée.
Nous tenons à clarifier que c'est Ibn Umar, et non Umar (comme mentionné par Kadiali Ndiaye), qui a rectifié le poète.
Nous nous excusons pour cette confusion et nous vous remercions de votre compréhension.
2024-03-1637 min
MadrasaS. Bilâl Ibn Rabâh (2/3) - par Kadiali Ndiaye & S. Bamba SyllaLa biographie du premier muezzin de l'Islam
2024-03-1416 min
MadrasaS. Bilâl Ibn Rabâh (1/3) - par Kadiali Ndiaye & S. Bamba SyllaLa biographie du premier muezzin de l’Islam
2024-03-1343 minThe Africanist PodcastThe Demise of Senegalese Democracy?In this conversation, Michelle Gavin (CFR), Rachel Beatty Riedl (Cornell University) and Bamba Ndiaye (Emory University) discuss the ongoing political crisis in Senegal. "On Saturday, February 3, Senegalese president Macky Sall informed the nation that he was postponing the presidential election scheduled for February 25. The move was necessary, he claimed, to prevent “a new crisis” from erupting over an ongoing conflict between the judiciary and parliament. It was a stunning and unexpected decree, roundly denounced by trade unions, religious institutions, the press, and citizens alike. It is also the culmination of the acute democratic backsliding that has characterized Senegal since the...
2024-02-1055 min
Ufahamu AfricaEp. 191: Bamba Ndiaye and Michelle Gavin on Democratic Crisis in SenegalSenegalese President Macky Sall has postponed the presidential elections originally scheduled for February 25. It's part of a series of concerning moves by Sall to extend his stay in power. We talk with experts on the topic: Bamba Ndiaye and Michelle D. Gavin. Bamba Ndiaye is an assistant professor of African studies at Emory University's Oxford College. He is also host of The Africanist podcast and a former Ufahamu Africa non-resident fellow.Michelle D. Gavin is the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. She has over twenty years o...
2024-02-1053 minThe Africanist PodcastIslam & Anarchism: A Conversation with Mohamed AbdouCo-Host: Eman Ghanayem
In this episode, we discuss Mohamed Abdou's (Columbia University) Islam and Anarchism. "Islam and Anarchism is a highly original and interdisciplinary work, which simultaneously disrupts two commonly held beliefs - that Islam is necessarily authoritarian and capitalist; and that anarchism is necessarily anti-religious and anti-spiritual. Deeply rooted in key Islamic concepts and textual sources, and drawing on radical Indigenous, Islamic anarchistic and social movement discourses, Abdou proposes 'Anarcha-Islam'. Constructing a decolonial, non-authoritarian and non-capitalist Islamic anarchism."
Source: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745341927/islam-and-anarchism/
2023-11-191h 07The Africanist PodcastSeeing the Unseen: A Conversation with Susan Elizabeth GagliardiIn this episode, Chelsy Monie and Dr. Susan Gagliardi (Emory University) discuss, the latter's recent monograph entitled Seeing the Unseen: Arts of Power Association on the Senufo-Mande Cultural "Frontier" (Indiana University Press, 2023)
In this book, "art historian Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi examines tensions between the seen and unseen that makers, patrons, and audiences of arts in western West Africa negotiate through objects, assemblages, and performances. Gagliardi examines how ambiguity anchors design of the arts, and she shows that attempts to determine exact meanings miss the point. Specialists across western West Africa construct assemblages, installations, and buildings that hint...
2023-09-161h 10The Africanist PodcastDecolonizing the Mind: In Conversation with Ngūgī wa Thiong’oIn this episode, renowned Kenyan writer and thinker Ngūgī wa Thiong’o discusses crucial issues in African literature including the 1962 African Writers Conference in Kampala, language use and the specter of (neo)colonialism in literary productions and African development. He also talks about sociopolitical issues in contemporary Africa as well as personal challenges he’s faced in the past few years.
Co-Host: Dr. Baba Badji (Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of French and the Department of English, Rutgers University)
Music by Xuman and Keyti.
We thank Xuman and Keyti of the Journal...
2023-07-221h 09The Africanist PodcastPART-TWO: The Sentencing of Ousmane Sonko & Another Uprising in SenegalOn June 1, 2023, a criminal court in Dakar found opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko guilty of corrupting the youth while dropping the rape and death threats charges in a historic case opposing him to Adji Sarr. The verdict plunged the country into another popular uprising resulting in more than two dozen fatalities, hundreds of injured protesters, and detentions. In this conversation, journalist, Borso Tall and the host discuss the outcome of the Sonko v. Sarr verdict and their experiences with the June 2023 uprising in Dakar, Senegal.
2023-07-031h 06The Africanist PodcastPART-ONE: The Sentencing of Ousmane Sonko & Another Uprising in SenegalOn June 1, 2023, a criminal court in Dakar found opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko guilty of corrupting the youth while dropping the rape and death threats charges in a historic case opposing him to Adji Sarr. The verdict plunged the country into another popular uprising resulting in more than two dozen fatalities, hundreds of injured protesters, and detentions. In this conversation, journalist, Borso Tall and the host discuss the outcome of the Sonko v. Sarr verdict and their experiences with the June 2023 uprising in Dakar, Senegal.
2023-07-0358 min
Ufahamu AfricaEp. 177: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and journalist Borso Tall on uprisings in Senegal (part 2)Our conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and journalist Borso Tall continues this week, picking up where we left off on the sexual assault allegations against Ousmane Sonko and the uprising happening in their wake. In case you missed it, listen to episode 176 and part 1 of the conversation. Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.
2023-06-241h 01
Ufahamu AfricaEp. 176: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and journalist Borso Tall on uprisings in Senegal (part 1)In our latest episode from fellow Bamba Ndiaye, Bamba speaks with journalist Borso Tall who has been covering the current socio-political and judicial unrest in Senegal. Today's episode is part 1 of a conversation on what's been happening in the country.Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.
2023-06-1754 minThe Africanist PodcastPART-TWO: Why The Current Politico-Legal Unrest in Senegal?PART-TWO: What happened in Ngor last week, a small fishing village on the coast of Dakar, Senegal? What do we know about the death of Adji Diallo, a 15-year-old inhabitant of the village? Is the Senegalese justice system being weaponized against Ousmane Sonko and the opposition to invalidate his presidential bid? How can the legal saga against Sonko impact the 2024 presidential election in Senegal? Will President Macky Sall, run for a third candidacy? In this conversation, Chevening Scholar and freelance journalist, Borso Tall takes us into weeks of covering protest movements in Senegal and talking with protesters and victims...
2023-05-261h 06The Africanist PodcastPART-ONE: Why The Current Politico-Legal Unrest in Senegal?PART-ONE: What happened in Ngor last week, a small fishing village on the coast of Dakar, Senegal? What do we know about the death of Adji Diallo, a 15-year-old inhabitant of the village? Is the Senegalese justice system being weaponized against Ousmane Sonko and the opposition to invalidate his presidential bid? How can the legal saga against Sonko impact the 2024 presidential election in Senegal? Will President Macky Sall, run for a third candidacy? In this conversation, Chevening Scholar and freelance journalist, Borso Tall takes us into weeks of covering protest movements in Senegal and talking with protesters and victims...
2023-05-151h 16The Africanist PodcastDispossession, Slavery and Inequality in West-Central AfricaIn this episode, historian, Mariana Candido (Emory University), discusses her recent book entitled Wealth, Land, and Property in Angola: A History of Dispossession, Slavery, and Inequality (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
In this conversation, Prof. Candido elaborates on the issues of women's land ownership, theories of "unoccupied lands and land surplus" as well as the power of written documentation under colonial rule in West-Central Africa.
2023-05-0349 minThe Africanist PodcastWritten Out of History: A Conversation with Joel CabritaIn this episode, historian, Joel Cabrita (Standford University), discusses her recent monograph Written Out: The Silencing of Regina Gelana Twala (Ohio University Press 2023) She explains how a Black South African woman (Regina Twala) was systematically erased from history and from the scholarly works she helped produced. Dr. Cabrita also discusses the issues of positionality, historical erasure, and academic misappropriation as obstacles that continue to impede knowledge production and dissemination.
2023-04-2350 min
MadrasaFathu Makkah : La Libération de la Ville Sacrée
Nous sommes ravis de vous annoncer la sortie de notre dernière vidéo réalisée en collaboration avec la Boutique Xidma . Dans cette vidéo, nous avons S. Kadiali Ndiaye , S. Mor Leye Gueye et S. Bamba Sylla qui relatent l’histoire captivante de la Conquête de la Mecque. De même que les contributions pleines d’enseignements de S. Aliou Niang et de S. Abdoul Ahad Gueye.
2023-04-111h 44
Ufahamu AfricaEp. 169: A conversation with Oumar Ba, Marame Gueye, and Bamba Ndiaye on Senegalese democracyToday's episode is a roundtable discussion with Rachel and guests Oumar Ba, Marame Gueye, and Bamba Ndiaye who shed light on the state of Senegalese politics and democracy. We discuss Senegalese president Macky Sall and his unwillingness to say whether or not he will run again, leading opposition politician Ousmane Sonko's rape and defamation cases, and the role of civic mobilizations in the country. Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.
2023-04-081h 07
MadrasaLa Bataille de Badr (par S. Bamba Sylla, S. Kadiali Ndiaye et S. Mor Leye Gueye)Dans cette vidéo, S. Bamba Sylla, S. Mor Leye Gueye et S. Kadiali Ndiaye racontent l'histoire de la Grande Bataille de Badr, l'un des événements les plus décisifs de l'histoire de l'Islam. iIls nous transportent à l'époque où le Prophète Muhammad (saws) et ses compagnons ont affronté les polythéistes de la Mecque dans une bataille qui a changé le cours de l'histoire.
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Librairie MajalisPeacelam - Sens de l'humanisme et de l'universalisme de Cheikh A. Bamba (Pr Galaye Ndiaye) -Peacelam - Sens de l'humanisme et de l'universalisme de Cheikh A. Bamba (Pr Galaye Ndiaye)
2023-04-0353 minThe Africanist PodcastPolicing Social Activism in AfricaIn this episode, Ugandan social activist and scholar, Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire (Institute of African Studies, Emory University), discusses the policing of social activism in contemporary Africa. He also shares his personal experience in an environment where violent attacks against activists are recurrent.
This conversation is part of a series on "Social Activism in Contemporary Africa" produced in the framework of the Ufahamu Africa Non-Resident Fellowship. It was first released on the Ufahamu Africa Podcast.
You can listen to the first episode of the series here.
"What is the role of the radical intellectual in...
2023-03-2555 min
Ufahamu AfricaEp. 166: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and Ugandan activist Bwesigye Bwa MwesigireFellow Bamba Ndiaye explores the policing of protest in Africa and the mechanisms used by African governments to repress social movements and activists, alongside guest and Ugandan activist Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire. Mwesigire teaches at Emory University's Institute of African Studies and is completing a PhD in English at Cornell University. He is also a member of the Ubuntu Reading Group Publishing Collective.In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel discuss the latest on the continent. In particular, we discuss the recent dangerous rhetoric from Tunisia's President Kais Saied who has been scapegoating Black Africans in h...
2023-03-111h 08The Africanist PodcastOpposing Apartheid on Stage: A Conversation With Historian Tyler FlemingIn this episode, Associate Professor of History, Tyler Fleming (University of Louisville) discusses his book Opposing Apartheid on Stage: King Kong the Musical (University of Rochester Press 2020).
"In 1959, King Kong, an interracial jazz opera, swept across South Africa and became a countrywide phenomenon. Its performances sold out, its LP record was widely heard, and its cast became recognized celebrities. Featuring an African composer, cast, and orchestra but predominantly white directors and producers, this interracial production seemed completely distinct from any other theatrical production in the country's history. Despite being staged over a decade after the enacting of ap...
2023-02-011h 06
Ufahamu AfricaEp. 160: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and guests Sophia Denise Sow and Zachariah Mampilly about African activismFellow Bamba Ndiaye talks to two very exciting guests this week about political uprisings and social activism on the continent, from both activist and scholar perspectives. Sophia Denise Sow is a founding member of Senegal's Y'en a Marre movement and Zachariah Mampilly, cofounder of the Program on African Social Research (PASIRI) and the Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, CUNY. In the news wrap, Rachel takes us through important updates about Senegal, including recent bans on protests in the country, a potential third-term run by Senegalese pr...
2023-01-1444 minThe Africanist PodcastDiscussing Scripts of Blackness with Dr. Noémie NdiayeIn this episode, Dr. Noémie Ndiaye (University of Chicago) discusses her recent monograph, Scripts of Blackness: Early Modern Performance Culture and the Making of Race (University of Pennsylvania Press 2022). The book chronicles the representation of Blackness in early modern Europe (with a focus on England, France, and Spain) through theater and performance culture. In addition to unpacking the concepts of racial matrix and race paradigm, Dr. Ndiaye fleshes out how certain controversial techniques such as "black-up", "kinetic blackness", and "blackspeak (acoustic blackness)" permeated early modern European theater thus contributing to the rise a new racial paradigm.
2022-12-2657 minUfahamu AfricaBonus: Senegal's Voters in the Driver's Seat"Despite a tense campaign period, low voter turnout (46%), and the opposition’s calls to secure the votes in certain localities, election day remained peaceful and highly competitive," write Oumar Ba, Rachel Beatty Riedl, and Bamba Ndiaye. Hear the full article from The Conversation: Africa on today's bonus episode, read by Ami Tamakloe. Books, Links, & Articles"Senegal’s Presidential Poll Is Shaping Up as a Real Contest, With Voters in the Driver’s Seat" by Oumar Ba, Rachel Beatty Riedl, and Bamba NdiayeFind the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this e...
2022-10-0810 minThe Africanist PodcastMilitary Coup and Political Impasse in Burkina FasoThe recent coup in Burkina Faso continues to raise many questions about the political future of the country as well as the relationships between Burkina Faso and its external partners in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region. In this episode, Dr. Lassane Ouédraogo (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo de Ouagadougou) discusses the recent military coup in Burkina Faso and the removal of President Sandaogo Damiba who came to power in January 2022 after overthrowing the civilian regime led by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Dr. Ouédraogo talks about the general situation in the streets of the capital city, Ouag...
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iRADIO SENEGALLE SENEGAL DANS L'HISTOIRE du 06/09/2022 avec Migui Marame Ndiaye Le Sénégal dans l’histoire en route pour le Magal revient dans ce numéro sur les relations entre Mame Cheikh IBRAHIMA Fall et son guide Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba.
2022-09-0605 minThe Africanist PodcastChallenging the Executive: Legislative Election in SenegalOn July 31, 2022, Senegal held its legislative election which resulted in a historical "split" parliament between the presidential coalition Benno Bokk Yakkaar (BBY) and the political opposition led by the inter-coalition Yewwi Askan Wi (YAW) and Wàllu. Out of the 165 members of parliament (MPs) that will constitute the National Assembly, BBY won 82 MPs, YAW-Wàllu won 80 MPs while the political formations Bokk Gis Gis, Les serviteurs and Aar Sénégal got one MP each. In this episode, Prof. Ousmane Sène of the West African Research Centre (WARC) discusses the results of the election as well as the contro...
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Wolof TechS8E5 - Ownbook : Plus qu'un cahier, une nouvelle manière d'apprendreOwnbook est un concept visant à promouvoir la recherche et l’acquisition de connaissances dans les STEM (science, technologie, ingénierie et mathématiques) au près des élèves en créant et diffusant du contenu éducatif et interactif sur des supports physiques indispensables à l’apprentissage.
Avec Ownbook, vous pouvez, selon le thème que vous avez choisi, inclure du contenu (texte, image) sur un support physique et rajouter un module de réalité augmentée permettant à votre cible de visualiser le sujet grâce à son smartphone. Ces thèmes seront reliés à la science et aux technologies seront déc...
2022-06-291h 03The Africanist PodcastPopular Uprising in Senegal: A Year LaterIn this episode, the Drs. Oumar Ba (Cornell University) and Marame Gueye (East Carolina University) discuss the recent developments following the 2021 popular uprising in Senegal including the preliminary hearings in the Sonko vs. Adji Sarr case. We also talk about the recent municipal and departmental elections in Senegal and their potential implications in the upcoming legislative (July 2021) and presidential elections (2024). Ba and Gueye were previously invited to The Africanists to discuss the popular uprising in Senegal. Listen to that episode with the link below for more context.
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-67e6w-fd0871
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Ufahamu AfricaEp. 141: A conversation with fellow Chido Nyaruwata and Zethu Matebeni about African queer theoryIn this episode, fellow Chido Nyaruwata speaks to professor Zethu Matebeni , a sociologist, activist, and writer researching African queer theory, sexuality, and gender. Matebeni is a co-editor of Queer in Africa: LGBTQI Identities, Citizenship, and Activism. Surya Monro and Vasu Reddy worked with Matebeni to edit this highly interdisciplinary and rich volume on different aspects of queer life in Africa.In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about fighting COVID-19 through music, dangerous migration policies in the UK, and more. Books, Links, & ArticlesQueer in Africa: LGBTQI Identities, Citizenship, and Activism e...
2022-04-2356 minThe Africanist PodcastThe Lemba People of South Africa and Jewish Genetic Ancestry StudiesIn this episode, Dr. Noah Tamarkin (Anthropology, Cornell University) talks about his recent book, Genetics Afterlives: Black Jewish Indigeneity in South Africa (Duke University Press 2020).
The book chronicles the politics of race, religion and recognition among the Lemba people of South Africa who were the subject of Jewish genetic ancestry studies in the 1980s and 1990s. He delves into the notion of indigeneity as well as the intersection of oral history, genetics and ethnography.
https://www.dukeupress.edu/genetic-afterlives
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YOU BE YOUS1- Ep 3.2- Immigration en France- Bamba Niang- Partie 2«It’s not the destination, it’s the journey. And if you guys can’t understand that, then what you’ll see happen is that you won’t accomplish your dreams. Your dreams won’t come true, something greater will»- K. BryantDans cette partie 2 (tant attendue), nous parlons de la nouvelle vie de Bamba depuis qu’il a quitté l’Armée, de ses nombreuses péripéties en France, et de sa fameuse vidéo qui aura fait couler beaucoup d’encre…Une rétrospective profonde sur la notion de réussite, le fait d’être immigré, le fa...
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YOU BE YOUS1- Ep #3.1- Immigration en France avec Bamba Niang- Partie 1Ce restera surement l’un de mes épisodes «coup de coeur» de loin. Vivre à l’étranger peut avoir l’air facile et même être un coup de chance pour beaucoup qui sont de l’autre côté de l’Occident et qui rêvent de vivre cette expérience unique sur tous les plans. Et pour autant, et aussi nombreux que nous sommes, nous n’avons pas tous les mêmes rêves, les mêmes aspirations, les mêmes projets de vie, et surtout le même destin. Le parcours de Bamba mérite d’être couché sur...
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Ufahamu AfricaEp. 132: A conversation with Bamba Ndiaye of the Africanist podcastBamba Ndiaye is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Society for the Humanities and the Music Department at Cornell, and also our guest this week! He's at work on a book project called "Black Social Movement and Digital Technology," and we talk to him about democracy in Senegal, his work on "neo pan-Africanism," and more!Books, Links, & ArticlesThe Africanist Podcast with Bamba Ndiaye"One in 10 Black People Living in the U.S. Are Immigrants, New Study Shows" by Emmanuel FeltonWGAPE @ Cornell Call for Papers and Research DesignsAfrican History through the Lens of Economics...
2022-01-2949 minThe Africanist PodcastThe Muridiyya on the Move: Islam, Migration and Place MakingIn this episode, Prof. Cheikh Anta Babou (University of Pennsylvania) discusses his latest book, Muridiyya on the Move: Islam, Migration and Place-Making (Ohio University Press 2021). He talks about how mobility and memorialization constitute integral parts of the Murid identity. He also delves into the feminization of Senegalese migration to the United States and the impact of gentrification on African communities in New York City.
2022-01-0253 minThe Africanist Podcast”Decolonizing Diasporas”: A Conversation with Dr. Figueroa-VásquezIn this episode, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez (Associate Prof. at Michigan State University) discusses her recent book entitled Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature (Northwestern University Press 2020). She breaks down the notions of intimacy, dispossession, and the "peripheralizing" of Hispanophone Afro-Atlantic aesthetics in the context of coloniality and dictatorship. She also discusses her experiences traveling to Equatorial Guinea, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico to conduct research for her book.
2021-11-1752 minThe Africanist PodcastMilitary Coup in Guinea and the Arrest of President Alpha CondéIn this episode, Professor Mohamed Saliou Camara, Chair of the African Studies Department at Howard University discusses the recent military coup in Guinea Conakry that ousted President Alpha Condé. He analyses the circumstances under which the event happened as well as provides an overview of the different military coups and takeover attempts in Guinea since its independence in 1958.
2021-09-2456 minThe Africanist PodcastIdriss Déby's Death and the Political Transition in Chad"If you were to look closely at his time in power, it is punctuated by rebellions, it is punctuated by coup attempts, it is punctuated by civil unrest, human rights abuses; there is no way to look at the domestic political situation in Chad, under Déby and walk away thinking this is a stable, prosperous regime." Daniel Eizenga
In this conversation, Dr. Daniel Eizenga, Research Fellow at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies examines the current political situation in Chad following the unexpected death of President Idriss Déby Itno who ruled the country for 30 years.
2021-05-0259 minThe Africanist PodcastThe Current Popular Uprising in SenegalSenegal, one of the model democracies on the African continent has been experiencing an unprecedented popular uprising following the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on disorderly conduct and call for insurrection charges. Prior to that, Ousmane Sonko has been accused of rape followed by death threats by a young masseuse named Adji Sarr. While Sonko continues to claim that the accusations are part of a conspiracy to eliminate him from the upcoming presidential race, the presidential camp maintains that the allegations brought against him has nothing to do with politics. So far, a dozen of protesters lost their...
2021-03-081h 15The Africanist PodcastThe Evolution of Hip Hop in Urban Senegal_A Conversation with Dr. Catherine Appert"One thing I push back against a little in the book is the sort of emphasis on resistance in scholarship on hip hop. Not because resistance isn't, or hasn't often been an important facet of hip hop cultures in various places throughout the world but because sometimes a sort of understanding of resistance as so integral to hip hop can elide the other ways in which hip hop is important to people." Dr. Catherine Appert
In this episode, Associate Professor at Cornell University, Dr. Catherine Appert, talks about her book In Hip Hop Time: Music, Memory and...
2021-02-101h 01The Africanist PodcastGraduate/Doctoral Research Amidst a Global Pandemic
"The Pandemic started when I was finishing my dissertation. I have done a lot during this pandemic, it kind of forced me to finish."
"I was supposed to start my fieldwork over the summer, I was supposed to be gone by the end of May, I had already made my travel arrangements and then the pandemic hit."
COVID-19 has affected every aspect of life including the possibility to conduct dissertation fieldwork. In this episode, doctoral students (Astou Guèye - University of Wisconsin, Bright Gyamfi - Northwestern University, Margaret Rowley - Boston University) an...
2021-01-161h 35The Africanist Podcast#EndSARS: Protest Against Police Brutality in NigeriaIn this episode, Ph.D candidate and #EndSARS protest facilitator, Shamsudeen Abubakar, talks about the origin and manifestations of the #ENDSARS protest that has been taking place in many Nigerian cities/States and abroad. He also delves into his personal involvement with the organization of a peaceful protest against Nigerian police brutality in Louisville, Kentucky back in October 2020.
2020-12-061h 01The Africanist PodcastAfrican Philosophy and the "Existential" QuestIn this episode, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Dismas Masolo (University of Louisville) revisits historical attempts to deny the existence of African Philosophy as well as African scholars' response to these attempts. He also discusses Ubuntu philosophy and the concepts of personhood and community as understood by scholars such as Menkiti.
2020-10-121h 12The Africanist PodcastPan-Africanism Today: Linking Africa & the Diaspora for Cultural, Economic and Social EmpowermentThis episode is the outcome of a Zoom panel that The Africanist co-organized in the framework of the annual African Heritage Festival of Louisville, Kentucky. In this panel, Stacy Bailey-Ndiaye, Amos Azerimana, Dr. Babacar Mbaye, Dr. Nicholas McLeod, and Aukram Burton discuss the origin and the relevance of Pan-Africanism in the 21st century. They walk us through some of the cultural, political, and economic challenges that the Black Atlantic has been facing and how responses can/should be coordinated to solve these issues.
Music by Ismael Lo:
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2020-09-011h 31The Africanist PodcastOn Black Liberation Movement, Capitalism and SpiritualityIn this episode, Dr. Tony Van Der Meer from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, talks about his activism and his involvement with the black liberation movement. He also invokes some of the obstacles that have historically impeded the struggle of Black folks in Africa, the United States and other parts of the Black Atlantic.
2020-08-221h 01The Africanist PodcastAjamization, Islam in West Africa and Racism in the Arab World: A Conversation With Prof. Fallou NgomProfessor Fallou Ngom (Boston University) discusses his award-winning work on Ajami and the diffusion of Islam in West Africa. He also talks about racism in the Arab world and the use of Islamic texts to justify racist and discriminatory actions towards people of Africa descent.
2020-07-291h 17The Africanist PodcastTragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 2Aukram Burton, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, discusses Black activism in the 1960s and 1970s in relation to the recent protest movements following the death of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd. He also talks about his own experience as a freedom fighter in the 60s and his encounter with prominent civil rights activists including Robert F. Williams his mentor.
Contact: theafricanist2020@gmail.com
2020-07-0950 minThe Africanist PodcastTragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 1Aukram Burton, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, discusses Black activism in the 1960s and 1970s in relation to the recent protest movements following the death of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd. He also talks about his own experience as a freedom fighter in the 60s and his encounter with prominent civil rights activists including Robert F. Williams his mentor.
Contact: theafricanist2020@gmail.com
2020-06-3043 minThe Africanist PodcastPostcolonialism in Theory and PracticeDr. Mawuena Kossi Logan discusses Postcolonial Theory in relation to literary productions and the African experience. He also examines how a postcolonial thought process can help in the COVID-19 pandemic management on the African continent.
2020-06-0351 minThe Africanist PodcastDiscussing an Africa and African Diaspora-centered non-profit organization: Bridge Kids International.In this episode, we talk with Stacy Bailey Ndiaye, founder, and director of Bridge Kids International, a global non-profit organization that serves Africans and people of African descent. We also talk about the meaning and importance of reconnecting with African cultural heritage as well as the economic opportunities Africa can offer to people of African descent. www.bridge-kids.org
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