Transition: an International Review 98
Ghana at 50
Published on 1. August 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
277 pages
978-0-253-11683-3 (ISBN)
Description
A lively and wide-ranging celebration of African and diaspora writing and criticism, Transition 98 opens with reflections on Ghanaas fiftieth anniversary of independence. The issue also features poetry, a socio-political analysis of the French riots of 2005, a short story set in the Caribbean, an interview of Paul Gilroy, a cultural assessment of the history of mining in South Africa, and review essays covering Ngugias Wizard of the Crow, the Vanity Fair Africa Issue, the film IndigA?nes, and Anne Eisneras Images of Congo.
Reviews / Votes
"A cheeky journal of culture and politics." New York Times "The only decent forum for black intellectuals."Village Voice "Tremendously impressive ... [home to] some of the smartest cultural criticism available anywhere."The NationMore details
Series
Edition
2008 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-253-11683-3 (9780253116833)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
David Apter, "Ghana's Independence: Triumph and Paradox"; Emmanuel Akyeampong and Ama de-Graf t Aikins, "Ghana at Fifty: Reflections on Independence and After"; Jaybbeh Wesley, "For Kwame Nkrumah, Stranger Woman, City"; Maboula Soumahoro, "On the Test of the French Republic as Taken (and Failed)"; Tiphanie Yanique, "The International Shop of Coffins 'Anexus Corban'"; John Kinsella, "Canto of the Borders"; Rosalind C. Morris, "The Miner's Ear"; Paul Gilroy and Tommie Shelby, "A Conversation about Cosmopolitanism, Race, and Culture"; Hudita Nura Mustafa, "Art, Ethnography, and Anne Eisner's Images of Congo"; Ayo Coly, "Memory, History, Forget ting, a Review of Rachid Bouchareb's Indigenes"; Simon Gikandi, "The Postcolonial Wizard"; Bongani Madondo, "Vanity Farce: The Africa Issue"