The Politics of Language in African Literature (1986) and Edward Said’s Orientalism (1978) offer profound frameworks for ...

On June 11, 2025, the Daily Maverick, a South African newspaper published an article that may have been about white rhinos—but what it actually revealed was something far more toxic: the persistence ...

THERE is a damnable cast of crooks that the Yoruba call “eni awosunkun to n wo ‘ra re rerin”, meaning a person that people ...

As he became a writer and playwright, Ngugi also became a militant, one devoted to using language to reconnect the complex ...

The death of Ngugi wa Thiong’o which happened on Wednesday last week has been widely reported in the media – that is, ...

Paul Tenngart's book explores the Nobel Prize in Literature's influence on global literary canon, highlighting biases and the ...

In 1967, when A Grain of Wheat was published by then James Ngugi, I was in Form Four at Friends School Kamusinga. Richard Pettit, our English teacher, praised the work. “Now,” he said, “James Ngugi ...

The story of how South Africa won one out of their first five Tests and then remained unbeaten in their next seven ...

Deceptively titled “The Arguments Ngugi sparked on his way to fame”, Indangasi began by paying Ngugi a back-handed complement ...

Ngugi wa Thiong’o has ultimately joined the pantheon of African literary ancestors, nestling alongside Chris Okigbo, Chinua Achebe, Abiola Irele, Ali Mazrui, and other greats, who gave Africa its ...

Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to [email protected] or [email protected]. You ...