ASTRSC draws on the insights of generations of scholars, writers, and activists. Below is a short reading list on media representations of Africa that inspired the development of the project.
- Binyavanga Wainaina (2005) “How to write about Africa“, Granta.
- Binyavanga Wainaina (2012) “How not to write about Africa in 2012 – A beginner’s guide“, The Guardian.
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2009) “The danger of a single story“, TED.
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (2012) “The language of scholarship in Africa“, Leeds African Studies Bulletin.
- Chinua Achebe (1977) “An image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness‘”, Massachusetts Review.
- Teju Cole (2012) “The white-savior industrial complex“, The Atlantic.
- Nanjala Nyabola (2014) “Why do western media get Africa wrong?“, Al-Jazeera.
- Howard French (2015) “How does Africa get reported? A letter of concern to 60 Minutes“.
- Mukoma Wa Ngugi (2012) “The western journalist in Africa“, Africa is a Country.
- Mohamed El Dahshan (2016) “The US elections and their aftermath covered as we do African elections”.
- Ranga Mberi (2016) “If it had happened over there”.
- Jina Moore (2012) “The white’s correspondent burden“, Boston Review.
- Stuart Hall (1996) “The West and the Rest: Discourse and Power”
- Beverly G. Hawk (1992) Africa’s Media Image, Praeger.
- Mel Bunce, Suzanne Franks and Chris Paterson (2016) Africa’s Media Image in the 21st century, Routledge.
- Toussaint Nothias (2020) “Postcolonial Reflexivity in the News industry“, Journal of Communication