East African Notes & Records

a place to post miscellaneous notes about East African history, cultures, languages, and more; blog now open to contributors

[Ida Hadjivayanis @IdaHadjivayanis]

Programme for #baraza Swahili conference @SOAS - we are launching Peponi #Swahili translation of Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah Paradise published by Mkuki na Nyota. We also have a packed programme on Swahili studies. Join online or face to face https://t.co/k3fwVz9C5n

[Martin Walsh @MartinTWalsh]

Some punk wordplay in this week's Times Literary Supplement (apposite title thanks to David Horspool @TheTLS) #NobelPrize #Gurnah #literature #Swahili #Kiswahili #Zanzibar #Tanzania #SexPistols

[Martin Walsh @MartinTWalsh]

Imperialism & Development, @NickWestcottRAS's study of the original #development disaster, reviewed by Jonathan M. Jackson in the latest issue of Tanzanian Affairs #tanzania #colonialism https://t.co/ZIWBlPOgrj

[Martin Walsh @MartinTWalsh]

Per Brandström's study of rural #vigilantes in #Tanzania is reviewed by Ray Abrahams in the latest issue of Tanzanian Affairs https://t.co/nMpSZh8ymK #africa #politics #development

[Martin Walsh @MartinTWalsh]

The latest Tanzania Affairs, including news and analysis of a momentous transition #africa #politics #tanzania #zanzibar https://t.co/ZIWBlPOgrj

[East African Notes & Records @EAfricanNotes]

Helle Goldman describes a civet hunt on Pemba island (with photos and video) #Zanzibar #Tanzania #hunting #wildlife #masculinity https://t.co/yTO1bNxgmJ

[East African Notes & Records @EAfricanNotes]

Worrying about caves: ecotourism and biosecurity in East Africa #zoonoses #spillover #biosecurity #tourism #Zanzibar #Tanzania
https://t.co/KttfUsXlhE

[East African Notes & Records @EAfricanNotes]

Be wary of simple narratives! The impacts of Covid-19 on Zanzibar's Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park #Zanzibar #Tanzania #Covid-19 #conservation #biodiversity
https://t.co/5UDWME3i1l

[Martin Walsh @MartinTWalsh]

Under-Education in Africa: read Ahmad Kipacha's review of Karim Hirji's latest book in Tanzanian Affairs 128 #Africa #education #postcolonialism #Tanzania https://t.co/xHlDpJv48d

[Martin Walsh @MartinTWalsh]

Development as Rebellion: read a double review of the Nyerere trilogy in Tanzanian Affairs 128 #tanzania #zanzibar #africa #politics https://t.co/dBUPevsnXN

[Martin Walsh @MartinTWalsh]

The latest issue of Tanzanian Affairs, including the 2020 election results, coronavirus update, and reviews of the Nyerere trilogy (see the downloadable pdf) #tanzania #zanzibar #coronavirus #covid19 https://t.co/BnKnXyYsMJ

[East African Notes & Records @EAfricanNotes]

What happened when an old fig tree fell in Stone Town, #Zanzibar #Tanzania #sacredsites #heritage https://t.co/KYkhd8tWSs

[Martin Walsh @MartinTWalsh]

Latest issue of Tanzanian Affairs, including election campaign and Covid-19 updates #Tanzania #Zanzibar #covid19 #coronavirus https://t.co/kg6FE8aEPi

[George Roberts @g_m_roberts]

BBC World Service Witness History podcast on the #Zanzibar Revolution, ft. @ahmedrajab

https://t.co/AllnCKw4HE

[East African Notes & Records @EAfricanNotes]

Travelling there may be difficult, but you can download and read all the issues of Swahili Coast right here: https://t.co/LQLVWKXXyu #Zanzibar #Tanzania #EastAfrica #IndianOcean #travel #tourism

[East African Notes & Records @EAfricanNotes]

This excellent collection of essays on the Zanzibar Revolution, edited by William Cunningham Bissell & Marie-Aude Fouéré, is also free to download #Zanzibar #Tanzania #africanhistory #politics https://t.co/rHY9NhQCKt?

[East African Notes & Records @EAfricanNotes]

Remembering Nyerere, edited by Marie-Aude Fouéré, is now free to download #Tanzana #Zanzibar #Nyerere #africanhistory #politics https://t.co/zNeTtiUMar?

[East African Notes & Records @EAfricanNotes]

Nurse & Spear 1985 on The Swahili, a classic intro to language + history, free to download #EastAfrica #Swahili #Kiswahili #Kenya #Tanzania #Zanzibar #africanhistory https://t.co/Lv6oKk4zoH

[East African Notes & Records @EAfricanNotes]

Transition from Slavery in Zanzibar and Mauritius, by Abdul Sheriff et al., free to download #slavery #Tanzania #Zanzibar #Mauritius #africanhistory https://t.co/C8Are7xuC9

[George Roberts @g_m_roberts]

I reviewed this recent edited volume on 'African Islands' for Tanzanian Affairs - https://t.co/G7mGFBdxP0