KA’SSA: COMMITTED TO URBANIZATION IN AFRICA

Ka’ssa is formed of a group of urban professionals in London committed to bringing the African voice to ongoing global discussions. Their interest lies in promoting a gaze on African urbanism through a variety of channels and projects. Ka’ssa is interested in the urban issues that confront most cultures today, and aims to provoke new […]

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Theaster Gates and Urban Rebirth in Africa

As a researcher interested in African and Afro Diasporic culture and its intersections with development, I am intrigued by the work of urban planner and artist Theaster Gates; by the possibilities for change in his artistic and social practice, and specifically the implications for cultural place-making and urban rebirth in the African context. For Gates, […]

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