Essays, Research & Reflections
Original scholarship and personal narratives from African and Afro-descendant women academics.
Language as Resistance: Code-switching in Academic Spaces
A linguistic analysis of how African scholars navigate between indigenous languages and English in formal academic settings.
Navigating Motherhood and the Tenure Track
Personal reflections on the impossible standards faced by women academics who choose to have children during their career climb.
In Conversation: Decolonizing the Curriculum
A dialogue with three scholars leading curriculum reform movements at universities across Africa and Europe.
The Politics of Citation: Who Gets Credit in African Studies
Examining how citational practices perpetuate hierarchies and erase African scholars from their own fields.
Episode 12: Finding Joy in the Academy
Our panel discusses strategies for maintaining passion and wellbeing while navigating hostile institutional environments.
Ubuntu in the Classroom: Collective Pedagogies
How African philosophical concepts can transform teaching practices and student-teacher relationships.
Imposter Syndrome or Systemic Exclusion?
Reframing the narrative around self-doubt experienced by Black women in predominantly white institutions.
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