Flock and hard place Mokoto Masotsa watches over his sheep above a gorge near Semonkong, in Lesotho. About a third of the country’s school-age boys work as shepherds, often spending months away in isolated mountain pastures. Photo: Tommy Trenchard/Panos Pictures

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Seasoned ASA presenter Bernard Moore shares tips from one emerging scholar to another on giving a polished and professional conference presentation (pg. 23). Share with your students preparing for ASA in just six weeks! https://africanstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ASA-News-Spring-2026.pdf

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Excited to officially launch the Countering Solidarity colloquium series with Dan Feather’s paper on Britain, Bophuthatswana, and the Sun City Eight. Join us today (10/21) online at 11am EDT (more info on the flyer). Happy to share the paper, so feel free to reach out!

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James Barker, a brilliant photographer, shared some of his work in this book. He recently passed away and will be loved for generations to come for his amazing body of work. His photos are a beautiful window into the world I grew up in.

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They should form some sort of group with Tim Tebow and Tommy Tuberville.

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