In this episode, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez (Associate Prof. at Michigan State University) discusses her recent book entitled Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature (Northwestern University Press 2020). She breaks down the notions of intimacy, dispossession, and the "peripheralizing" of Hispanophone Afro-Atlantic aesthetics in the context of coloniality and dictatorship. She also discusses her experiences traveling to Equatorial Guinea, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico to conduct research for her book.
Military Coup in Guinea and the Arrest of President Alpha Condé
Idriss Déby's Death and the Political Transition in Chad
The Current Popular Uprising in Senegal
The Evolution of Hip Hop in Urban Senegal_A Conversation with Dr. Catherine Appert
Graduate/Doctoral Research Amidst a Global Pandemic
#EndSARS: Protest Against Police Brutality in Nigeria
African Philosophy and the "Existential" Quest
Pan-Africanism Today: Linking Africa & the Diaspora for Cultural, Economic and Social Empowerment
On Black Liberation Movement, Capitalism and Spirituality
Ajamization, Islam in West Africa and Racism in the Arab World: A Conversation With Prof. Fallou Ngom
Tragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 2
Tragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 1
Postcolonialism in Theory and Practice
Discussing an Africa and African Diaspora-centered non-profit organization: Bridge Kids International.
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