{"product_id":"9781350466067","title":"African Studies Now Critical Approaches to Racialization and Identity Politics in Francophone Contexts","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAfrican Studies Now\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCritical Approaches to Racialization and Identity Politics in Francophone Contexts\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEric Essono Tsimi | Andrea Behrends | Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ African Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edited volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolving landscape of African studies in the new millennium.\u003c\/b\u003e It details new trends, approaches, and theoretical frameworks that have the potential to shape the future of the discipline. Curated by the up-and-coming scholar Eric Tsimi in collaboration with the distinguished anthropologist Andrea Behrends and field-leading decolonial theorist Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, this collection explores methods and approaches being developed across the humanities and social sciences for decolonizing knowledge, facilitating knowledge transfer, and addressing perceived gaps between theory and practical emergencies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor its broad coverage of a broad interdisciplinary field, as well as for its in-depth insights into the latest developments within the field as a whole, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Studies Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have for researchers and students of African studies, global development, indigenous studies, and related fields and disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni\u003c\/b\u003e is a Zimbabwean-born historian and a leading theorist of decolonial studies. He is Professor of History and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Pluralistic Societies at the University of Calgary in Canada. Previously, he was Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South at the University of Bayreuth in Germany, and he has also served in professorial roles at UNISA in South Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEric Essono Tsimi \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Francophone African Studies at Northwestern University, USA. His research links literature, political culture, and the economies of publishing in Francophone Africa, with particular emphasis on racialization, editorial ecologies, and decolonial critique. He holds dual doctorates from the University of Virginia and from Université Grenoble-Alpes\/Lausanne. A writer across genres including scholarship, fiction, and essays, he also contributes to public debate in venues such as \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJeune Afrique\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrea Behrends \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Anthropology and Head of the Institute of Anthropology at the University of Leipzig. Her work analyzes mobility, displacement, conflict, aid, and resource governance in African contexts, with long-term fieldwork in the Chad–Sudan borderlands and West Africa. Prior to Leipzig, she held the professorship in Social and Cultural Anthropology with a focus on Africa at the University of Bayreuth, and she served as President of the African Studies Association in Germany (VAD) from 2021 to 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 October 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZed Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350466067\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223578017932,"sku":"9781350466067","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_5c088228-8ad0-47d7-b4e1-3dc88a838062.jpg?v=1783077723","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350466067","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}