It’s Black History Month. We invite you to check out our Black History Month series and stay tuned for a special episode later this month.

Our episode starts with what we’re reading and learning from the continent, including the premiere of a new feature film shot in Malawi, political developments in Uganda and Nigeria, and the U.S. imposing visa restrictions on Ghana.

 

In this week’s episode, we speak with Ashley Currier, Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Cincinnati. We asked her about her new book, Politicizing Sex in Contemporary Africa: Homophobia in Malawi. Her first book, Out in Africa: LGBT Organizing in Namibia and South Africa, was a finalist for a 2013 Lambda Literary Book Award. 

 

Books, Links, & Articles

• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor 
• “Sundance 2019 Review: ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.” by Jonita Davis 
• “Information Dissemination, Competitive Pressure, and Politician Performance between Elections: A Field Experiment in Uganda.” by Guy Grossman and Kristin Michelitch    
• An Uncertain Age:The Politics of Manhood in Kenya by Paul Ocobock

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

• Ep. 5: A conversation with Dr. T.J. Tallie to kick off Black History Month
• Ep. 6: A conversation with Dr. Melissa Graboyes on colonial medical experiments in East Africa
• Ep. 7: A conversation with Dr. Michelle Moyd on colonial East African soldiers
• Ep. 8: A conversation with Dr. Daniel Magaziner on an Apartheid-era art school