Primary Sources and other resources
You may find the following resources useful for locating primary source material (Government documents, correspondence, newspapers, etc) for your essays, or just for learning more about culture, society, and politics in Africa. This list is by no means exhaustive, however, and you might find a whole host of other resources by searching online.
Internet African History Sourcebook:
The ) include: Church Missionary Periodicals, Confidential Print Africa, East African newspapers, USA Declassified documents online, Empire Online, African diaspora 1860-present
Ethnicity and Migration special collection: 鈥�/fac/soc/crer/resources/
Politics and Society in East Africa, 1800-1989 (The Modern Records Centre):/services/library/mrc/studying/docs/eastafrica/ The Modern Records CentreLink opens in a new window holds a range of materials that are relevant for our course. Examples include the papers of British trade unions and student organisations involved in the anti-apartheid struggle and papers of the History Workshop based at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
National archives:
Foreign Common Wealth Records:
Audio-visual: British Pathe:
Website:
Apartheid Through the Eyes of South African Political Parties, 1948-1994: https://britishonlinearchives.com/collections/84/apartheid-through-the-eyes-of-south-african-political-parties-1948-1994
Talks
Olufemi Taiwo: Against decolonisation. Taking African agency seriously
Chimamanda Adichie: Humboldt (German): Colonialism and Repatriation of Stolen Africa 'artefacts':
Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of A single story:https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?subtitle=en
Digital history
- hosted by Michigan State University, ongoing podcasts about and by leading African historians and African Studies scholars
- National Archives online exhibition showing photographs from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office photographic collection
- posters and other documents relating to struggles against colonialism, apartheid, and social injustice
- an Ichikowitz Family Foundation initiative aiming to document Africa's modern history
- oral history project focusing on the African diaspora in Chicago
- a collection of documentary ephemera on emerging nationalism in Portuguese Africa (Mozambique, Angola, Guinea Bissau).
- holds a large number of documents, particularly related to the civilising mission (university login required) - search by country name
- collections of photographs from private collections and archives in Uganda
- a visual record of missionary activities and experiences in Africa, China, Madagascar, India, Papua-New Guinea, and the Caribbean from the mid-C19th to mid-C20th.
- collection of eye-witness accounts (in German)
- collections of photographs and documents from private collections and archives in Nigeria
- hosted by the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Dialogue, online archive of Padraig O'Malley, relating to apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa
- educational website covering a wide variety of topics from South Africa's past
Blogs
- the best Africa-related blog on the web
- investigates the claims made by public figures and news outlets in Africa
- hosted by the Royal African Society, a multi-user blog looking at contemporary African events
- written by Minna Salami, an award-winning writer and commentator on Africa and the diaspora, African feminism, race, and identity
- online discussions of current and past social justice
- written by Rosebell Kagumire, a Ugandan journalist, and focused on peace and conflict in East Africa
- showcases positive stories and facts from across Africa
- South African run blog showcasing opinion pieces by bloggers and journalists from across Africa
News sources
- general clearing house for major newspapers from across continent (note subscription needed for archival holdings)
- continent-wide news including links to twice-daily World Service African news broadcasts
- access to every page as published in The Times, 1875-2006
Music and culture
- online collective art project
- online magazine showcasing hip hop from across the continent
- online collective look at music, film, literature, and art from across Africa and the worldwide diaspora
- online magazine focusing on music coming out of Africa
- online magazine showcasing music, fashion, film, and photography from across Africa
Films
The following films are available to borrow from the library, and are recommended: