Voicing African Voices

Author

Kiyoshi Umeya

Tamara Enomoto

Tamara Enomoto is Professor at the Organization for the Strategic Coordination of Research and Intellectual Properties, Meiji University.

African Studies Anthropology Social Sciences

Bouncing Back

by Tamara Enomoto, Marlon Swai, Kiyoshi Umeya and Francis B. Nyamnjoh

Critical reflections on the Resilience Concept in Japan and South AfricaIn 2018 South Africa’s so-called “mother city”, Cape Town came into the global spotlight…

Anthropology Social Sciences

The Gospel Sounds Like the Witch’s Spell

by Kiyoshi Umeya

Dealing with Misfortune among the Jopadhola of Eastern UgandaThe Gospel Sounds Like the Witch’s Spell is a highly detailed ethnography about how the Jopadhola…

African Studies Anthropology Political Activism & Participation Politics Social Sciences

Citizenship in Motion

by Itsuhiro Hazama, Kiyoshi Umeya and Francis B. Nyamnjoh

South African and Japanese scholars in conversation Anthropological reflections on citizenship focus on themes such as politics, ethnicity and state management. Present day scholarship…

The mission of Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group (Langaa RPCIG) is to contribute to the cultural development and renaissance of Africa. This is achieved by conducting research, providing training in research and writing, and publishing and promoting African scholarship and creative writing. Langaa, not set up for monetary profit-making, is supported by founding members and other contributors, financial grants and efforts of volunteers. Langaa is physically located in Bamenda and Buea (Cameroon), although its members and volunteers operate from different parts of the world. So far, Langaa has published over 500 titles, mainly on Cameroon, but also on other African countries like Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Outstanding scholars and ordinary people familiar with the Cameroonian and African context provide editorial guidance. Each manuscript is systematically reviewed before a publication decision. Peer reviews, reader reports, and editorial changes are stored as evidence of the rigour of Langaa ’s processes.

Billan Omar, Doctoral Research Fellow at HUMA, University of Cape Town on Ringtone Stories: Voices from Bamenda’s Mobile Generation
Vito Laterza is Associate Professor in Global Development at the University of Agder, Norway, and a 2024-2025 Visiting Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study. on Uitlanders in Stellenbosch: Identities, English, and Learning to Live Together
Professor Tinyiko Maluleke, Theologian, leading academic, Vice Chancellor and Principal, Tshwane University of Technology. on Uitlanders in Stellenbosch: Identities, English, and Learning to Live Together
Achirri Ismael, (PhD) Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, USA. on Centres and Peripheries in Literatures: Interrogating Hegemonic Canonism
Viviane Koua, (PhD) Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, Auburn University, Auburn AL. USA on Centres and Peripheries in Literatures: Interrogating Hegemonic Canonism