“Disciplinary boundaries” are often rigorously policed in the United States. Historians talk to historians. Political scientists to political scientists. And so on. Academics generally write in the jargons of their disciplines or, worse, their “sub-disciplines.” With a plethora of academic journals catering to the increasing specialization, academics now write more and more to smaller groups [...]
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blogs I like, no. 2
Posted in blogs, tagged Blogs and Blogging, blogs I like, Easily Distracted, history, intellectual culture, Timothy Burke on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
liberian girl
Posted in blogs, photography, tagged Blogging, Blogs worth checking out, Glenna Gordon, Liberia, Uganda on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not the showbusiness vision of Michael Jackson, but the photography of Glenna Gordon who also doubles as blogger Scarlett Lion, an American writer, photojournalist and reporter, formerly based in Uganda, and now in Liberia. One of the blogs I visit regularly.
nothing for mahala
Posted in blogs, tagged Blogs and Blogging, culture, websites on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
new website Mahala: “… Mahala is a free South African mouthpiece that strives to report and represent what’s really happening along the fault line and in the trenches of South African culture. We’re available online, on your mobile and in print. We’ll always be free, gratis and Mahala. Because you deserve quality information, opinion and [...]
Brooklyn Blogfest
Posted in blogs, tagged Blogging, blogs, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Blogfest on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 4th annual Brooklyn Blogfest happening at PowerHouse Books in DUMBO, Brooklyn. I’ll be leading one of the “Blogs-of-a-Feather” sessions. Lots of stuff for the borough’s bloggers and potential bloggers. Come out.
The 10 Worst Countries in the World to be a Blogger
Posted in blogs, tagged Blogging, blogs, Egypt, The 10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger, Tunisia on April 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Committee to Protect Journalists in New York City has announced the 10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger. In short they are in order: Burma Iran Syria Cuba Saudi Arabia Vietnam Tunisia China Turkmenistan Egypt More context and the methodology here.
Vote for Me
Posted in blogs, Africa is a Country, tagged Blogs and Blogging, Africa is a Country, 2009 South African Blog Awards, Best Overseas Blog, Best Personal Blog on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
No Barack Obama is not stumping for another three years (but I need to associate myself with a winner) and, no, this is not a solicitation for Jacob Zuma and the ANC or the rival Congress of the People in South Africa’s general elections scheduled for April 22 this year. No it’s the more important [...]
The best 100 educational blogs about Africa
Posted in blogs, tagged blogs, bogging, The best 100 educational blogs on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Africa is a Country makes it onto the list at number 89. We love praise. Read the full list here HT: Rustum.
“The African mind at work”
Posted in blogs, tagged Charles Mudede, gays, Gays and Lesbians, gays and lesbians in Africa, Mfonobong Nsehe on January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In light of my earlier celebratory mood on the appointment of the openly gay Judge Edwin Cameron to South Africa’s Constitutional Court, see this defense of gay rights by one Mfonobong Nsehe (posted by Charles Mudede on Seattle newspaper, The Stranger’s arts blog, The Slog): “Don´t get too excited. Let me start by stating categorically [...]
Nigerian government does not like bloggers
Posted in blogs, tagged bloggers, Blogging, blogs, Committee to Protect Journalists, ElenduReports, Emmanuel Emeka Asiwe, Huhuonline, Jonathan Elendu, Musa Yar'Adua, Nigeria, SaharaReporters on November 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From The Committee to Protect Journalists: New York, October 31, 2008—Nigeria’s national security agency today confirmed it is holding a U.S.-based Nigerian blogger in the capital, Abuja. This is the second online journalist held for questioning in the past two weeks. Local journalists told CPJ that the detentions are part of a government crackdown on [...]
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