Slum: The People of Kibera (Book)
I recently finished reading Slum: The People of Kibera, written by Genesis Njeru Ngari and his wife Faith Kisolo Njeru. Genesis and his wife live in Laini Saba village (map)… Continue Reading
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CFP: Globalization and Popular Culture (Midwest Popular Culture Association)
Globalization and Popular Culture Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference Oct. 1-3, 2010 Minneapolis, MN Submission Deadline: April 30, 2010 The Globalization area of the Midwest PCA/ACA invites papers/panels… Continue Reading
Megaslumming Book Launch/Panel Discussion
A few days ago I attended the launch party for Megaslumming: A Journey Through Sub-Saharan Africa’s Largest Shantytown by Adam W. Parsons (you can download a free PDF of the… Continue Reading
Recommended Readings
Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve added any updates. This has been a semester full of reading and preparing for my preliminary exams. Now that I’ve passed (yay!) and… Continue Reading
Nairobi Links
It’s my last week in Nairobi, and it’s been a great two months. I really look forward to coming back in December and settling into Nairobi life for 6-7 months… Continue Reading
Article in Africa Today
An article I co-authored with Jo Ellen Fair, Melissa Tully and Rabiu Asante was just published in Africa Today, an interdisciplinary journal of African Studies. The article, titled “Crafting lifestyles… Continue Reading
Summer in Kenya
I’ll be spending all of June and July 2009 in Kenya doing predissertation research through the UW-Madison Global Studies Scott Kloeck-Jenson travel grant. I’ll be working with Hot Sun Foundation,… Continue Reading
Paper accepted at AEJMC
My paper “Balancing the Mediasphere: Bias and Legitimacy in Alternative Labor Radio” was just accepted by the Cultural and Critical Studies Division at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass… Continue Reading
In the beginning…
I’ve decided to test out using WordPress rather than coding out a webpage. I was never really happy with designs I made and found I wanted to redo my website… Continue Reading