Transition Magazine
| Editor | Alejandro de la Fuente |
|---|---|
| Categories | Political and literary magazine |
| Frequency | Triannual |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press for the Hutchins Center, Harvard University |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | hutchinscenter |
| ISSN | 1527-8042 |
| OCLC | 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
Upon his 1961 return to Kampala, Uganda from studies in London, England, 22 year old Rajat Neogy established Transition Magazine: An International Review.[1] It was designed with oversight and funding from the Congress for Cultural Freedom, an anti-communist advocacy group tied to the United States Central Intelligence Agency, to be the literary platform of East African writers and intellectuals during the Cold War.[2] In 1962, Christopher Okigbo was appointed as editor of a West African edition.[3]
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
- ^ a b Julius Sigei and Ciugu Mwagiru, "Humble magazine that nurtured Africa’s thinkers", Daily Nation, 1 December 2012.
- ^ Origins of the Congress for Cultural Freedom, 1949-50
- ^ Paul Theroux, "Obituary: Rajat Neogy", The Independent, 15 January 1996,
See also
- Congress for Cultural Freedom - CIA program to fund European magazines