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The Magicians: A Review

Review of Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed’s Media, Culture, and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana (Rutgers University Press, 2025) Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed’s Media, Culture, and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana is an exploration of the media landscape of Northern Ghana, specifically among the Dagbamba people. Mohammed presents to us a . . .

Interview with Michael Fischer

Editor’s note: Going forward, our author interviews will be moving away from the 10 Questions series and instead will take different forms depending on the author’s wishes. We’re hoping this provides a more diverse and specific reading experience, and also makes room for author-led creative projects and discussions down the line! “My . . .

“Tatreez, Taught” التطريز , مُدرَّس

Reproduced with permission of Kenar Embroidery.      During the genocide of Gaza beginning in 2023, the destruction extended beyond lives, land, and buildings into art, culture, heritage and memory. One day, I saw a picture of a Tatreez piece lying above the rubble, it was a stitched map of Palestine. The red threads . . .

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