Gunners and Bottlers: Arsenal and the Cultural Politics of Football Banter
A meme of social media banter may have been born when the Manchester City fan, Tal Rehman, went viral during a 0-3 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in April, but even the most viral internet memes are soon overtaken by a collusion of circumstances, reanimating the algorithmic reproductions of football and its fan culture.…
A Home Accident
…versifying an apology! There is, also, a wailing on the inside,a weight that colors the grief over us:at springtime when birds nestle amidst us, circling the backyard with dead twigsand dry grass in slender beaks softenedwith desire for the unborn, the tokens ofa bespoken future. It is a trauma to bethe killjoy to new beginnings,…
My Unpackable Library: AI Erasures and the African Archive
Text of Keynote Remarks delivered at the Africana Librarians Council’s 2026 spring meeting on April 16, 2026. About a year ago, Kodjo and I sat somewhere in Accra with Brian Rosenblum and the KU Dean of Libraries Carol Smith. I think the discussion was something about the similar challenges of library work we had observed in Ghana. As the only non-librarian in the midst, I was happy to listen, making observations that, in fact,…
The Panenka’s Paradox
A slightly different version of this article was first published by Olongo Africa. At the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium during the 2026 AFCON final, Morocco’s Brahim Díaz attempted something almost unheard of in the 68-year history of the Africa Cup of Nations: a Panenka penalty. Rather than diving early as the technique’s logic dictates, Senegal’s…
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