United States – Page 2 – The Johannesburg Review of Books

Remember the African Renaissance? Adekeye Adebajo reviews Building Blocks Towards an African Century: Essays in Honour of Thabo Mbeki, which shines a partial light on presidential ambition and influence

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019Adekeye AdebajoLeave a Comment

Celebrating Africa’s Philosopher-King—Adekeye Adebajo reviews Building Blocks Towards an African Century: Essays in Honour of Thabo Mbeki. Building Blocks Towards an…

Awards

[The JRB Daily] ‘Remarkably diverse’ 2018 Man Booker Prize shortlist announced

September 20, 2018June 30, 2020Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The six authors shortlisted for the £50,000 Man Booker Prize have been announced—with 27-year-old debut novelist Daisy Johnson becoming the youngest…

Academic

Decolonisation is generating your own knowledge and understandings: Tawana Kupe discusses the new Wits-based African Centre for the Study of the United States

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS), a new research centre based at Wits University, Johannesburg,…

Academic

Africanism and Afrofuturism: Imraan Coovadia considers Blackness, Black Panther and Achille Mbembe’s Critique of Black Reason

April 4, 2018June 8, 2018Imraan Coovadia1 Comment

Achille Mbembe’s vision is a guide to the revolution that stands on the other side of revolution, writes Imraan Coovadia. Critique…

Fiction

‘I wanted my family to read my book and enjoy it’: Nathan Hill talks to Jennifer Malec about his bestselling debut novel The Nix

November 6, 2017April 27, 2020Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

Jennifer Malec sat down with Nathan Hill in Cape Town during the Open Book Festival recently to talk about his…