Critical Arts is a peer-reviewed journal publishing 6 issues a year. Three of the six numbers are reserved for general issues and single submissions. Three are allocated to theme issues. In collaboration with the National Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS), Critical Artscalls for submissions from post-doctoral researchers. Qualifying articles will be published in a double …
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Invitation for submissions for a Special Issue Special Issue Title: AJS at 40. Towards an agenda for African journalism and media research in changing communication ecologies African Journalism Studies(AJS)—formerly Equid Novi— was launched in 1980 as an intervention to provide space for research on the then fairly nascent field of journalism and media studies within …
The death of Chadwick Boseman evoked emotions across the global African community as evidenced on social media and new channels. Most Africans imagined him as T’Challa, an African royalty. T’Challa, a young man, succeeds his father, but must deal with his father’s mistake. T’Chaka’s spirit asserts: ‘That is the truth I chose to omit.’ But …
by Sara Hanaburgh The History of Sub-Saharan African Literatures on Film Cinematic adaptations of sub-Saharan African literatures draw from a wide range of genres from West African folktales to Zulu legends, from Hausa popular literature to graphic novels, war narratives or Afro Bubblegum art. Departing from the notion that, like literature and cinema, cinematic adaptations are …
Members of the ASPERA Research sub-committee invite submissions of full length (6000 word) research articles and short (2000 word) teaching focused articles for a special issue of Alphaville that poses the question: what further measures can give rise to increased diversity both on screen and behind the camera? In recent years, individuals and groups from inside and …
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INDIGENOUS AFRICAN POPULAR MUSIC: THE ART AND ITS APPLICATIONS Abiodun Salawu andIsrael Fadipe Indigenous popular music is an essential feature of any African society, which is being used for every endeavour an African engages in: celebration of life and death, daily activities, economics, politics, religions. Thus, music is a way of life. All over Africa, there …
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There are two main reasons why numerous movie releases are still adaptations of literary works. The use of novels or plays as resources for films was initially a method by which the film industry sought to increase the status of the new medium by drawing the attention of fans of “high culture”. Another important reason …
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Temporary free access and Call Critical Arts is placing on temporary free access on a rolling basis all the Under Fire articles that have been published to date. These are short essays that uncompromisingly address pressing issues facing academia, our students and our societies, but which are rarely discussed in the formal academic literature. This …
CALL FOR PAPERS Perspectives on Africa Media and Communication Durban, South Africa June 10-12, 2020 Hosted by the Durban University of Technology and supported by the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Mangosuthu University of Technology, and University of Zululand, the Global Communication Association invites you to submit your abstracts for the 16th annual convention to be held in Durban, South Africa …
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The 2020 CILECT Congress at Westerdals Institute for Film and Media, Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway (4-9 October 2020) will incorporate a conference under the title AUDIOVISUAL EDUCATION: IMPACT AND RELEVANCE The global streaming platforms are disrupting traditional film and television linear storytelling and distribution models. The competition to make an impact is stronger than …