Culture & Society
Against Imperialism Chinua Achebe, Joseph Conrad and the Representation of Africa
Both Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart use suggestive language to explore imperialism—only one, however, gives the victims of imperialism their humanity. Read More...
Nollywords Lionheart, Language and the Ghost of Our Colonial Past
Nollywood gives Nigerian creatives room to take a language that we may not have chosen and use it to tell our stories in the way that we choose. Read More...
If You No Get Money, Hide Your Face The Toxic Underbelly of Nigeria’s Employment System
A sizeable portion of millennials in Nigeria are currently being pushed to extremes in the name of ‘being gainfully employed’. Read More...
Soundbender The Many Lives of Beautiful Nubia
Born November 11, 1968, Segun Akinlolu didn’t start out desiring to be great. These days, however, as folk singer Beautiful Nubia, he believes he’s on Earth to touch people in different forms. Read More...
Our Post-Truth Era Media and the Globalization of Misinformation
Misinformation can be linked to the rise in nationalism and extremism, the public's increasing disbelief of credible content and expertise, and the weakening of democracy and the electoral process. Read More...
Women Like Olabisi The Understated Significance of Nigerian Market Women
Despite their history of being at the forefront of social transitions, the economic and political contributions of market women in Nigeria have long been ignored and buried. Read More...
Abortion and the Right to Privacy The Case for Legalizing Abortion
Legalizing abortion does not mean that all pregnant women should get one. Rather, it is about the right to privacy, freedom of choice and the preservation of female autonomy. Read More...
“Stop Killing Us!” South Africa's Plague of Masculine Violence
It is almost impossible to live in South Africa and be unaffected by prejudice; masculine violence in South Africa is a weaponization of this prejudice. Read More...
Lionhearts The Artistic Novelty of Nigerian Women Directors
With directors like Kemi Adetiba and Genevieve Nnaji, women telling women’s stories is the saving grace that Nollywood never knew it needed. Read More...
Looking for Solace Queerness, Colonialism, and the Power of Trust in Accra, Ghana
In Ghana, as in the rest of West Africa, queer people are subject to considerable repression, which may assume social and legal dimensions. Read More...
