Transition Magazine
Editor | Alejandro de la Fuente |
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Categories | Political and literary magazine |
Frequency | Triannual |
Publisher | Indiana University Press for the Hutchins Center, Harvard University |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Website |
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ISSN | 1527-8042 |
OCLC number | 890394318 |
Transition Magazine established in 1961 by Rajat Neogy was published from 1961 to 1976 on the African continent and since 1991 in the United States. It is published three times annually by Indiana University Press.
History
In 1961, Rajat Neogy established Transition Magazine: An International Review in Kampala, Uganda.[1] It was designed to be the literary organ of East African writers and intellectuals. In 1962, Christopher Okigbo was appointed as editor of a West African edition.[2]
In 1968, the Ugandan government jailed Neogy for sedition; the magazine had criticized President Milton Obote's proposed constitutional reforms.[1] After Neogy's release, the magazine was revived in Ghana in 1971. Wole Soyinka took over as editor in 1973 until the magazine folded in 1976 for financial reasons.
Former editors
The following persons have been editors-in-chief of the magazine:
- Rajat Neogy
- Wole Soyinka
- Henry Finder
- Michael C. Vazquez
- F. Abiola Irele
- Laurie Calhoun
- Tommie Shelby
- Glenda Carpio
- Vincent Brown
References
- 1 2 Julius Sigei and Ciugu Mwagiru, "Humble magazine that nurtured Africa’s thinkers", Daily Nation, 1 December 2012.
- ↑ Paul Theroux, "Obituary: Rajat Neogy", The Independent, 15 January 1996,
External links
- Official website
- Journal issues on JSTOR
- History of the magazine
- Hutchins Center for African and African American Research