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Episode 58: African Women in Politics

c92scott — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:26:40 +0000

Aili Mari Tripp (U. of Wisconsin – Madison and ASA President ) on African women’s movements and paradoxes of power in Museveni’s Uganda. Includes discussion of democratization and highlights the need for the African Studies Association to challenge the U.S. government’s draconian cuts to international education. With guest host Prof. Kiki Edozie (International Relations, Michigan State).

Episode 48: Nigeria, Gender, Labor, and Environment

c92scott — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:19:12 +0000

Judith Byfield (History, Cornell) on the social and economic history of women and the environment in Nigeria. She elaborates on the role of the prominent Kuti family and also on the origins of her scholarly interest in Africa. The interview was recorded during Dr. Byfield’s visit to Michigan State University where she delivered the 2010 ASA Presidential Lecture.

Episode 34: African Audiences

c92scott — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:24:27 +0000

Historian Chuck Ambler (UTEP and African Studies Association president) on the work of the ASA and his ongoing research on African audiences ‘from Hollywood to Nollywood.’ He also discusses a manuscript-in-progress on mass media and popular culture in colonial and post-colonial Africa. With guest co-host Laura Fair.