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ASR Book Reviews

African Studies Review is looking for interested members of the scholarly community to review books for forthcoming issues of the journal. Please review the list below and fill out the form to express your interest. The editors will get back to you in the order your form was received.

Please note: A submission of your interest does not guarantee your selection.

ASR Book Reviewer Interest Form

Please use this form to express your interest in writing a book review for African Studies Review based on the available book list below. Each title is linked to the publication details for your convenience. If a book is not listed that you are interested in reviewing, please reach out to ASR’s managing editor at managingeditor@africanstudiesreview.org. Please note: A submission of your interest does not guarantee your selection.

  • If there is more than one book on the list you’re interested in reviewing please let us know. If your first choice is no longer available, we’d love to consider you for another review.

Available Titles for Review

A Prodigy’s Calling: The Early Musical Biography of Cosmas Magaya, Zimbabwean Mbira Master
Britain and the Responsibility to Protect: Legacies from Sierra Leone
Conflicts of Colonialism: The Rule of Law, French Soudan, and Faama Mademba Sèye
MAHOMMAH GARDO BAQUAQUA: An Enslaved Muslim of the Black Atlantic
Philosophy, Language, and Literature in an African Context
Political Humour and Zimbabwean Identity on Social Media Platforms
Seductive Spirits: Deliverance, Demons, and Sexual Worldmaking in Ghanaian Pentecostalism
Smugglers, Speculators, and the City in the Ethiopia-Somalia Borderlands 
Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Modern Sub-Saharan Africa
The Literature of Contemporary Sierra Leone: Trauma, Resilience, and Creativity
The Police, the State and the Congo Cop
The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA): Peacekeeping Caught in the Geopolitical Crossfire
The Western Sahara Deadlock: Understanding Algeria’s Role and the Path to Resolution
Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda: Elusive Control before the Genocide
Transformative Constitutionalism and Kenya: Law-making, Political Process, and the State (2010 – 2025)
Understanding and Transforming Intra-Ethnic Conflicts: The Case Study of the Offa-Erinle, Kwara State, Nigeria