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What is political independence? As a political act, what was it sanctioned to accomplish? Is formal colonialism over, or a condition in the present, albeit mutated and evolved?

In Critique of Political Decolonization (Oxford UP, 2023), Bernard Forjw... more

Travel to virtually any African country and you are likely to find a Coca-Cola, often a cold one at that. Bottled asks how this carbonated drink became ubiquitous across the continent, and what this reveals about the realities of globalisation, devel... more

In the early 1960s, British colonial administrations in East Africa organized the systematic destruction and removal of secret documents from colonies approaching independence. The Colonial Office in London arranged the deposit of these documents in ... more

The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide (Liveright, 2025), the second work in a trilogy from best-selling author Howard W. French about Africa's pivotal role in shaping world history, underscores Adam Hochs... more

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Bernard Forjwuor
Author and academic specializing in political decolonization
University of Notre Dame
Episode: Bernard Forjwuor, "Critique of Political Decolonization" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Howard French
Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and author
Columbia University
Episode: Kwame Nkrumah and Pan-Africanism’s High Tide: A Conversation with Howard W. French
Dr. Rachel Jean-Baptiste
Historian of intimacy and scholar of the French-speaking Atlantic world
Cambridge University Press
Episode: Rachel Jean-Baptiste, "Multiracial Identities in Colonial French Africa: Race, Childhood, and Citizenship" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
Peace Medie
Associate Professor in Politics at University of Bristol, author of Global Norms and Local Actions.
University of Bristol
Episode: Peace A. Medie, "Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa" (Oxford UP, 2020)
Dr. Marc Sommers
Researcher, writer, diplomat, teacher, and photographer
University of Georgia Press
Episode: Marc Sommers, "We the Young Fighters: Pop Culture, Terror, and War in Sierra Leone" (U Georgia Press, 2023)
Yolanda Aixelà-Cabré
Senior researcher at the IMF CSIC
IMF CSIC in Barcelona
Episode: Yolanda Aixelà-Cabré, "African Women’s Histories in European Narratives: The Afropolitan Krio Fernandino Diaspora (1850-1996)" (Leuven UP, 2025)
Minna Salami
Writer, social critic, and thought leader on feminism
Episode: Can Feminism be African?: A Conversation with Minna Salami
Dr. Jessica Reuther
Associate Professor of History and Teaching Affiliate in the African American Studies program
Ball State University
Episode: Jessica Catherine Reuther, "The Bonds of Kinship in Dahomey: Portraits of West African Girlhood, 1720–1940" (Indiana UP, 2025)
Eric H. Cline
Professor of classics and anthropology at George Washington University, author of several books on ancient history
George Washington University
Episode: Eric H. Cline, "Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed" (Princeton UP, 2025)

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Kwame Nkrumah and Pan-Africanism’s High Tide: A Conversation with Howard W. French
Q: What are some of the most interesting things you learned about Nkrumah from writing this book?
Nkrumah's unique beginnings shaped his political path, and the various extremes he went to in pursuit of Pan-Africanism reveal much about his ambition and vision.
Kwame Nkrumah and Pan-Africanism’s High Tide: A Conversation with Howard W. French
Q: How did you come to write this book, The Second Emancipation?
It involves complexities and relates to my background being from an African American family with a history tied to slavery, and my experiences as a correspondent worldwide.
Ali Anooshahr, "Slavery in the Early Mughal World: The Life and Thoughts of Jawhar Aftabachi (1520s–1580s)" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: How does placing Jawhar alongside figures like Bayezid Bayat help us understand the importance of marginalized voices in the rise of the Mughal state?
It reflects a broader evolution from kinship-based polities to merit-based systems in the Mughal Empire, showcasing that marginalized narratives are critical for understanding individual experiences within this historical transition.
Ali Anooshahr, "Slavery in the Early Mughal World: The Life and Thoughts of Jawhar Aftabachi (1520s–1580s)" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: What is your perspective on the concept of Persian hospitality that Jawhar writes about?
It represents a personal bond of obligation between individuals rather than between nations, highlighting a cultural character characterized by mutual dependence and family-like connections.
Ali Anooshahr, "Slavery in the Early Mughal World: The Life and Thoughts of Jawhar Aftabachi (1520s–1580s)" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: Can you tell us what, how, from this approach, what does it tell us about the history of slavery in a way that, you know, macro-history misses?
When you focus on a single enslaved court servant, Johar Aftabachi, you uncover connections and insights that macro-history overlooks, revealing a transitional phase in the Mughal Empire regarding the importance of slaves.

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