The African Humanities Series

The African Humanities Series covers topics in African histories, languages, literatures, philosophies, politics and cultures and is intended to speak to scholars in Africa as well as in other world areas. Its core goal is to foreground the best research on the continent. The rigorous review process of submitted manuscripts, editorial vetting and, where warranted, involvement of a manuscript mentor to work with the author on their writing, assure that the best quality material is published.

The establishment of the African Humanities Association in Abuja in 2020 has allowed the Series to expand in scope and authorship beyond the original five participating countries of the African Humanities Program (Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda), to include the entire continent. In addition, the African Humanities Series has broadened its coverage of topics and authorship to capture the work of scholars engaged in African Humanities research globally.

The expanded scope encompasses two categories, each under its own imprint:
Reflections: A forum for African scholars as well as those in the diaspora to publish work on the state of the humanities on the continent. It will encourage especially senior scholars to reflect on their own experiences of past and current Humanities scholarship.
Cutting Edge: An outlet for innovative Humanities work that unsettles the boundaries of knowledge in ways which make us think anew about the abiding social problems across the continent.

The African Humanities Series is produced in collaboration with NISC (Pty) Ltd, established publishers of academic work on the continent. An international edition of the series will now also be co-published with Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group). Titles are widely accessible in print and digital formats from local and international sales outlets and aggregators of book content.

Series editors: Adigun Agbaje, Fred Hendricks & Grace A. Musila