Author: Roberto Castillo
Cultural Research
The lives and times of Africans in Guangzhou
By Lina Benabdallah for Africa is a country The film ‘Guangzhou Dream Factory’ is a rich account of the complexitiesContinue Reading
The social production of container space
By Heidi Østbø Haugen for Environment and Planning D: Society and Space A sizable body of popular and academic literature exploresContinue Reading
International Symposium: Deconstructing Inequality and Well-being between China and Africa
Recent scholarly works and media coverage point to the potential benefits to ordinary people of growing China-Africa relations. However, concernsContinue Reading
China: a complex mix of opportunity and pain for African immigrants
By BY BRIDGET BOAKYE Like many of you who follow African development projects in the media, I have seen the growingContinue Reading
The dangers of a single story: greatest TED Talk ever!
In the context of Chimamanda’s success in China, see this video below. She’s utterly amazing. Very relevant for Africa-China narrativesContinue Reading
African ‘soft power’ in China: Chimamanda Adichie and the role of literature
By Abdi Latif Dahir for Quartz Africa Dear Ijeawele is a forthright and frank book, a 15-step letter about how to raise aContinue Reading
Policing Blacks in Guangzhou: How Public Security Constructs Africans as Sanfei
By Guangzhi Huang for Modern China This article looks at the role of Guangzhou’s Public Security Bureau in constructing Africans in the cityContinue Reading
