What it Means to Care
Introduction to Kathryn Mathers’ article, “Mr. Kristof, I Presume? Saving Africa in the footsteps of Nicholas Kristof”
by Laura Mitchell
Anthropologist Kathryn Mathers’ comments (in her post below and
Problematic Representations
An exploration of how Africans are represented in international media and by international and transnational organizations.
What’s Wrong with the Kony 2012 Campaign
Editor’s Note: We at The CIHA Blog thank you for your interest in our post critiquing the Kony 2012 campaign, which has received thousands of hits and was also picked […]
In the News: The “Emergency Imaginary,” Somalia, and Representations of Africa
Dear Readers,
We at The CIHA Blog have been paying close attention to the discourse surrounding the causes, consequences, and images of the current famine in the Horn of Africa. Once […]
Looking Beyond Spring: An African Perspective on the Arab Revolt in World Order
By Siba Grovogui, Johns Hopkins University
There is a great deal of misunderstanding today about the African Union’s decision not to endorse the military intervention in Libya undertaken by France, Great […]
Dignity in Development
By Duncan McNicholl
Last year, I began the Perspectives of Poverty photography project to demonstrate how carefully constructed images can lead us to very different conclusions about someone living […]
“When the Night Comes” film critique and discussion
By Cecelia Lynch
I sent the following email to the Directors of the UN Foundation (Timothy Wirth and Elizabeth Gore) after viewing a screening of the film, “When the Night Comes.” […]
Book Review: Virgin of Flames
Maximum City: Chris Abani’s Virgin of Flames
By David Platzer
African narratives in the west, they proliferate. I really don’t care anymore. I’m more interested in the stories we tell about ourselves…The […]
Reflections on Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill
By David John Frank
Last year, MP David Bahati introduced a bill before the Ugandan Parliament that would elevate and establish penalties for a wide array of homosexual offences. The […]