African Women in Digital Spaces: Redefining Social Movements on the Continent and in the Diaspora (CAS Online Book Launch)

Organised by the Centre of African Studies and co-badged by GENDER.ED, University of Edinburgh

Speakers: Dr Msia Kibona Clark (Howard University) & Dr Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed (Grady College)

With: Dr Mary Roaf, Nora Eguienta and Patience Labane

Chair: Dr Radhika Govinda,  Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Director of GENDER.ED and School Director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Edinburgh

With a welcome note from Dr Rama Salla Dieng, Lecturer in African studies and International Development, 2023-24 Centre of African Studies Seminar Convenor

From Tamale to Paris, Hong Kong to Texas and back to Ouagadougou, this collection of scholarly chapters, poetry and personal essays theorizes the lives of African women and people of marginalized genders on the continent and the diaspora. The book is an important intervention in conversations on social movements and their convergence with digital media and other praxis tools. The contributors bring a refreshing perspective to discourses on African feminists’ agency and how this manifests in their organizing in the physical world and in the digital public sphere. The volume demonstrates the relationships between the struggles of African feminists on the continent and the diaspora charting pathways for African scholars to build coalitions and work toward collective liberation. 

To attend this event: This event will be hybrid (In-person and online). For attendance:

• In-person: Please join us at 40 George Square, Lecture Theatre C
• Online: Please register in advance on Eventbrite, and a link to join the seminar will be sent to all registered guests on the day of the event.