African Poetics Digital Portal · Northwestern

This rare collection of manuscripts dates back to the 19th and 20th centuries and come from mainly northern Nigeria (Kano in particular) but also includes items from Ghana, Senegal and Mali. Mostly handwritten in Arabic and Ajami scripts, these manuscripts cover a wide range of subjects from Arabic grammar, history, theology, law and astronomy to name a few, with particular strength in Tijâniyya Sufi order and Hausa poetry. Comprised of 5,000 items, the manuscripts are split across four separate collections and serve as an excellent example of West African literacy in Arabic: The 'Umar Falke Collection, The John Paden Collection, The John Hunwick Collection, The University of Ghana Collection

غرغطن واوا "Gargadin Wawa" [Admonishing the Foolhardy]

This rare collection of manuscripts dates back to the 19th and 20th centuries and come from mainly northern Nigeria (Kano in particular) but also includes items from Ghana, Senegal and Mali. Mostly handwritten in Arabic and Ajami scripts, these manuscripts cover a wide range of subjects from Arabic grammar, history, theology, law and astronomy to name a few, with particular strength in Tijâniyya Sufi order and Hausa poetry. Comprised of 5,000 items, the manuscripts are split across four separate collections and serve as an excellent example of West African literacy in Arabic: The 'Umar Falke Collection, The John Paden Collection, The John Hunwick Collection, The University of Ghana Collection

Zanzibar

The collection depicts the breadth of African experience; documents African life; European life in Africa in all its manifestations; and the African landscape, in particular as it changed over time. Included are photographs showing the building of East Africa’s railways, the growth of its urban centers and the development of European colonial administration. There are outstanding examples of portraiture. The collection provides an unsurpassed resource for the study of the history of photography in East Africa. Cultural Context: Content on this site is drawn from a broad range of historical sources including materials that may contain offensive images or language reflecting the nature of European colonialism in Africa. Such materials should be viewed in the context of the time and place in which they were created. The images and text in this site are presented as specific, original artifacts recording the attitudes, perspectives and beliefs of a different era. Northwestern University does not endorse the views expressed in this collection which may contain images and text offensive to some researchers.

Barack Hussein Obama, the global mirror

This collection documents the extraordinary cultural outpouring of celebratory materials from across the continent of Africa. They represent Africa’s pride in, ownership of and hopefulness for the candidacy and presidency of Barack Obama.

Apartheid is enough to turn any civilized human being into a political prisoner.

These posters represent a sampling (approximately 2300) of our growing collection of over 5000 Africana posters housed at the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies. The subjects covered here include politics, health, religion, liberation struggles, art exhibitions, and social issues.

Forge simple words.....

These posters represent a sampling (approximately 2300) of our growing collection of over 5000 Africana posters housed at the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies. The subjects covered here include politics, health, religion, liberation struggles, art exhibitions, and social issues.

The formal name of a work, such as a monograph, serial, or painting

Short description about the contents of the collections. Collections highilghts and unique items and perspectives, gaps in records, research importance, biographical/historical note.

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