Rethinking History Through Sonic Afro-Modernity
Vincent Ogoti This essay explores Alexander Weheliye’s concept of sonic Afro-modernity as a challenge to linear histories of modernity. Through close engagement with W.…
Read MoreBeyond Public Bitterness: Rethinking Intellectual Engagement
Is there such a thing as public bitterness? What do we call resentment aimed at public authorities or leaders? In recent months,…
Read MorePresence in the Abyss
I I linger in the hush of water’s echo, my voice still a ripple in the air. You exit, swift, as if…
Read MoreTo see life
I There was a time when the day’s first light revealed my life in full flush, contours clear and certain, as if…
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