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.
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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