The 7th edition of Arts and (re)Creation from Africas to the world is here! Join us as we explore the captivating world of

This reading group seeks to answer the question “what is African arts” beyond the geographic boundaries imposed on it. From Africas to the Worlds, this reading group will attempt to survey the representations of African arts by Africans from Africa and its diasporas, by Western scholars and artists from slavery to postcolonialism in a bid to find answers to possible delimitations of what African arts is. If it is arts from Africa, then what is Africa? If it is, Arts of African inspiration, what influence does African worldviews have on its arts? What is that worldview all about from the artist to the work of arts as well as from the work of arts to the public? What role does the African diaspora play in shaping what African arts is? Can we think of African arts as a practice? A theory?A specific/shared/global/cosmopolitan cultural heritage? What role does the sociocultural context of the artist play in thinking about his style? What can oral memory/literature/history, audiovisual media and literature tell us about what African arts is?

Guest speakers:

Somto Ajuluchukwu – Presenting on “SPIRIT FICTION – An Original African Storytelling Genre.”
isabelle arvers – Analyzing “Innovation and games in Africa: towards an emerging market.”
Garry Yankson – Scrutinizing “African arts and the creative industries: impact and legacies.”

My talk is based on the article on Games in Africa we cowrote with Sithe N’Cube as well as the report on the African game industry published by Maliyo and the interviews I conducted for my PhD on Art & Games Décolonisation

This event will be moderated by Cecelela L. Tomi, MSW

Mark your calendars: April 26th, 10 am, on Zoom.

Meeting ID: 973 7595 3921

Zoom link : https://lnkd.in/empTvyFN

Thank you so much @tiakodjomatchoua for this invitation!