An exploration of how Africans are represented in international media and by international and transnational organizations.
Students in a lecture at Dar es Salaam University.
A recent study from the Pew Research Center focused on educational attainment among religious groups found that within […]
Conversations and concerns about violent extremism and the potential link to religion continue to rise globally, including throughout the continent of Africa. In a recent study that took place […]
We at The CIHA Blog from time to time highlight problematic representations about Africa and Africans. We were initially heartened to see this story in New York Times, until we […]
A petition for the removal of a Gandhi statue on the University of Ghana campus had garnered an amazing 1911 signatures as of September 21, 2016, the date it […]
In our ongoing series, “Track Changes,” we link to online content that we have found to be problematic in its assumptions, framing, or language and provide a question […]
Recently we posted a petition calling for the removal of the Gandhi statue at the University of Ghana on the Blog. In this historic effort, the online petition […]
by Abena Kyere and Edwin Adjei
We review here two films – If Only I Were That Warrior and Ferguson – shown at the University of Ghana that address themes that […]
The Los Angeles Times published an article in July by Robyn Dixon – Child brides sold for cows: The price of being a girl in South Sudan – that […]
NGOs in Africa are not always welcomed with open arms, and when they mix with knowledge-starved celebrities from the Global North, the mixture can be especially toxic. These articles […]
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