The Africanist Podcast
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This podcast investigates political, socio-economic, and cultural issues in contemporary Africa and the African Diasporas. It engages Africanist scholars, artists, activists, athletes, opinion leaders, business people, and ordinary citizens in a critical conversation about the challenges facing Africans and people of African descent.
Episodes
Challenging the Executive: Legislative Election in Senegal
On July 31, 2022, Senegal held its legislative election which resulted in a historical "split" parliament between the presidential coalit...PlaySharePopular Uprising in Senegal: A Year Later
In this episode, the Drs. Oumar Ba (Cornell University) and Marame Gueye (East Carolina University) discuss the recent developments followin...PlayShareThe Lemba People of South Africa and Jewish Genetic Ancestry Studies
In this episode, Dr. Noah Tamarkin (Anthropology, Cornell University) talks about his recent book, Genetics Afterlives: Black Jewish Indi...PlayShareThe Muridiyya on the Move: Islam, Migration and Place Making
In this episode, Prof. Cheikh Anta Babou (University of Pennsylvania) discusses his latest book, Muridiyya on the Move: Islam, Migration ...PlayShare”Decolonizing Diasporas”: A Conversation with Dr. Figueroa-Vásquez
In this episode, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez (Associate Prof. at Michigan State University) discusses her recent book entitled Decoloniz...PlayShare