Transition Magazine Transition was founded in 1961 in uganda as an east african literary magazine. the brainchild of a twenty two year old writer of indian descent named rajat neogy, it quickly became africa’s leading intellectual magazine during a time of radical changes across the continent. Henry louis gates jr., previously a frequent contributor to transition when published in ghana, revived the magazine in 1991. under his leadership, transition evolved into "an international magazine about race and culture, with an emphasis on the african diaspora ".
Issues Transition Magazine Transition is a historic literary magazine of the african diaspora, born in africa and bred in the us under the auspices of henry louis gates jr. and the hutchins center for african and african american research at harvard. Transition magazine, established in 1961 by rajat neogy in kampala, uganda, amid the wave of african decolonization, served as a critical forum for post colonial intellectual exchange, prioritizing debates on governance, ideology, and cultural identity over celebratory nationalism. Transition is a publication of the hutchins center at harvard university, published three times annually by indiana university press. transition aims to speak to the broader intelligentsia and the educated lay public through jargon free, readable prose that provides both insight and pleasure. Transition magazine was established in 1961 by rajat neogy as transition magazine: an international review. it was published from 1961 to 1976 in various countries on the african continent, and since 1991 in the united states.
Issue 97 Transition Magazine Transition is a publication of the hutchins center at harvard university, published three times annually by indiana university press. transition aims to speak to the broader intelligentsia and the educated lay public through jargon free, readable prose that provides both insight and pleasure. Transition magazine was established in 1961 by rajat neogy as transition magazine: an international review. it was published from 1961 to 1976 in various countries on the african continent, and since 1991 in the united states. Since its founding in uganda in 1961, the magazine has kept apace of the rapid transformation of the black world and has remained a leading forum of intellectual debate. Henry louis gates, jr, previously a frequent contributor to transition when published in ghana, revived the magazine in 1991. under his leadership, transition evolved into "an international magazine about race and culture, with an emphasis on the african diaspora ". In 1961, at the age of twenty two, neogy founded "transition magazine: an international review" in kampala, uganda. transition was designed to be the literary organ of east african writers and intellectuals. Our current issue clarifies the conflicts and crisis unfolding in sudan and offers various personal histories that humanize and memorialize profound loss.
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