Journey through the ancient kingdoms and philosophies that defined Africa’s past and inspired its future. Learn how Afrofuturism reimagines Africa’s role in global innovation and culture.

African Politics

Languages

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African History, Civilization & Afrofuturism

West & Central Africa

  • Precolonial African Political Systems and Philosophical Thought
  • Sahelian Empires: Ghana, Mali, Songhai and Knowledge Economies
  • Timbuktu Manuscripts and African Intellectual Traditions
  • Kongo Cosmology, Kingship, and Colonial Encounter

North & East Africa

  • Ancient Kemet and Nubia Reconsidered
  • Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa: Continuity and Sovereignty
  • Islam in Africa: Education, Architecture, and Governance

Southern Africa

  • Great Zimbabwe and Indigenous Urbanism

Colonial & Post-Colonial Africa

  • Colonial Disruption and African Resistance
  • Pan-Africanism and Decolonial Thought
  • Nationhood, Culture, and Post-Colonial Identity

Afrofuturism

  • Afrofuturism: Philosophy and African Futures
  • Afrofuturism in African Literature
  • Afrofuturism in Music, Film, and Visual Culture
  • Digital Africa and Innovation

Instructors / Researchers

  • Cheikh Anta Diop
  • Ama Mazama
  • Souleymane Bachir Diagne
  • Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni