African Humanities Project

First Conference: December 16-17, 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco 

The African Humanities Project (AHP) is an innovative collaboration between Columbia University, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, and Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University. The project is centered around the reinterpretation and recontextualization of the humanities through an African lens, challenging the traditional confines of humanism and promoting a more inclusive, globally-oriented perspective. Through a series of workshops and educational initiatives, the AHP aims to develop a robust African humanities curriculum that engages with the historical, philosophical, and cultural dimensions of African intellectual traditions. 

The project underscores the importance of African perspectives in addressing fundamental questions of humanism and humanity, leveraging historical, linguistic, and cultural insights to enrich and expand the humanities. By integrating African viewpoints into humanities education and research, the AHP seeks to contribute significantly to global scholarship and foster a deeper understanding of Africa's intellectual heritage and its relevance to contemporary global issues. By reimagining humanities education through an African prism, the AHP aspires to cultivate a more nuanced, inclusive, and interconnected understanding of humanistic studies, thereby enriching the academic landscape and fostering a deeper appreciation of the diversity and complexity of human knowledge and experience.