On Being Gabriel Apata Instead of Achille Mbembe

This is an interesting reflection on a black man being mistaken for another black man, at a conference that was overwhelmingly white. I was at that conference. I met Gabriel Apata (and had a… Continue reading…

On the Passing of Johnny Clegg

I’m still surprisingly affected by the news that Johnny Clegg has passed away. Here’s a really nice piece by Richard Pithouse on Juluka’s first album, that gives some good detail and context to why… Continue reading…

The San and Control over Research

From March 19, 2017

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/san-people-africa-draft-code-ethics-researchers

This is entirely reasonable on the part of the San. The Navajo have a research officer in the US who deals with research groups, and does something similar to… Continue reading…