Textual Life

For The Love of Black Study

A conversation on Black epistemologies, philology, and why reading still matters in an algorithmic age.

Mar 11 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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Building a Digital Philology of the Sahel

A new postdoctoral fellowship on Shaykh Musa Kamara’s historical corpus and the future of African Islamic manuscript studies

Mar 6 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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January 2026

Unpacking My Library

Books, Friendship, and the Joy of Thinking Together

Jan 25 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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From Concept to Course Design

How, and why, I built "Technologies of the Word" backwards

Jan 18 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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Technologies of the Word in Africa and Beyond

Teaching Orality, Literacy, and AI in a Time of Civilizational Transition

Jan 11 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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The Veil of Ignorance and the Veil of Expertise

An Object Lesson in African Humanities

Jan 6 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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What Should I Write Next?

On research, teaching, and making intellectual process visible

Jan 3 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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December 2025

Mamadou Diouf on History, Generational Struggle, and the African University

Thinking Global Black Studies, Together

Dec 31, 2025 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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A Letter for Asad Haider

A tribute to a comrade, teacher, and friend

Dec 20, 2025 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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Making African Humanities Work

From Critique to Curriculum Design

Dec 14, 2025 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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A Home for African Humanities

Looking Back at the first African Humanities Project Workshop

Dec 7, 2025 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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November 2025

Author Meets Critics: Textual Life at ASA 2025

In which scholars respond to my book

Nov 30, 2025 • Wendell Marsh, Ph.D

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