HIST 4835 - Race and Politics in South Africa: Africa-Based Blogs

All blogs and links provided by Merve Fejzula, MU Department of History.

• New Frame (South Africa) - blog announced end on 7/4/2022. See Internet Archive captures.
• Brittle Paper (US-based but features African contributors) (Links to an external site.)
• Johannesburg Review of Books (South Africa) (Links to an external site.)
• Bakwa (Cameroon) (Links to an external site.)
• Jalada (Kenya) (Links to an external site.)
• Chimurenga Chronic (South Africa) (Links to an external site.)
• Olongo Africa (continent-wide) (Links to an external site.)
• Read African Books (continent-wide) (Links to an external site.)
• Kalahari Review (contintent-wide) (Links to an external site.)
• 1949 Books (Ivory Coast, French) (Links to an external site.)
• My Trans Revolution (South Africa) (Links to an external site.)

Current Events/History

• The Republic (Nigeria) (Links to an external site.)
• Africa is a Country (US-based but features writers from the continent) (Links to an external site.)
• New African (London based but features writers from the continent) (Links to an external site.)
• The Elephant (Kenya) (Links to an external site.)
• Nation (Kenya) (Links to an external site.)
• BRIGHT (Global South authors, including African) (Links to an external site.)
• Popula (Global South authors, including African) (Links to an external site.)
• African Arguments (continent-wide) (Links to an external site.)
• Afro Barometer (public opinion surveys and social issues reports, continent-wide) (Links to an external site.)

Culture: Fashion/Music/Lifestyle

• HolaAfrica (continent-wide hub for content on gender and sexuality)Links to an external site.
• Noir (fashion, continent-wide, based in Senegal) (Links to an external site.)
• NATAAL (fashion, based in South Africa) (Links to an external site.)
• A Nasty Boy (gender non-conforming fashion, based in Nigeria) (Links to an external site.)
• Native (music, continent-wide) (Links to an external site.)
• AfriPOP! (music, continet-wide) (Links to an external site.)
• Bubblegum Club (music, South Africa) (Links to an external site.)
• Afropolitan (culture, continent-wide) (Links to an external site.)
• Africa is Now (culture, continent-wide) (Links to an external site.)
• Screen Africa (cinema, continent-wide) (Links to an external site.)
• ArtAfrica (art, continent-wide)