My new chapter ‘Alternative Explanations’: Literary Representations of Disability in Sub-Saharan Africa, co-authored with Ken Junior Lipenga is out #alternativeexplanations #disabilityinclusion #Disability @DeLCLancaster routledge.com/The-Routledge-…

I’ll be talking about Umubyeyi Mairesse on Monday at 4pm with Alice Urusaro Kareke and John D McInally Trinity Long Room Hub eventbrite.ie/e/stolen-child…

The program for our SFPS 2024 Annual conference, The End(s) of Empire, is available, and it looks to be a fantastic two days. You can peruse it here: sfps.org.uk/forthcoming-ev…. So looking forward to these exchanges this November 15 and 16!

Excited to be presenting Veronique Tadjo for an honorary doctorate on Monday University of St Andrews Modern Languages at St Andrews graduation.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2024/veronique…

Enjoying the sunshine while it lasts.

Delighted to have received a Royal Society of Edinburgh small research grant to support the new project on mothers of the Belgian colonial métis with Alice Urusaro Kareke and John D McInally Modern Languages at St Andrews University of St Andrews Research & Impact rse.org.uk/rse-awards-ove…

Lovely day today for my PhD graduation University of Liverpool. Eternal gratitude to my fantastic supervisors Claire Taylor & Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social for their unwavering support & guidance. Thanks also to Lyn Marven & @drhannahgrayson for their fair & rigorous examination of my thesis.

Excited to see our book on Ecotexts in the Postcolonial Francosphere, co-edited with Nsah Mala (Kenneth Nsah, PhD), heading towards May 2025 publication with Liverpool University Press Modern Languages at St Andrews SFPS liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.38…

Looking forward to welcoming François d’Adesky to Byre Theatre for our Byre World event John D McInally Alice Urusaro Kareke Modern Languages at St Andrews University of St Andrews byretheatre.com/shows/the-moth…

Happy to announce the publication in African Identities of our latest article. It is free to read or download. With thanks to Royal Society of Edinburgh for their funding of the proect. Nicki Hitchcott Alice Urusaro Kareke Modern Languages at St Andrews @OpenResearchStA tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Find out more about #Belgium’s conduct in colonial Africa at our Byre World event with François d’Adesky on 12 Feb. Book your free tickets here byretheatre.com/shows/the-moth… Modern Languages at St Andrews John D McInally ⁦Alice Urusaro Kareke⁩ theguardian.com/world/2025/jan…

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What a wonderful evening ⁦John D McInally⁩ and I had with François d’Adesky. Thanks to the ⁦Byre Theatre⁩ team ⁦Modern Languages at St Andrews⁩ ⁦Byre World⁩

We had a wonderful evening, hearing the tragic, thought-provoking, and inspirational story of Baron François d'Adesky. Nicki Hitchcott Modern Languages at St Andrews Byre World

This will be heartbreaking to watch. But I'm looking forward to seeing it when it becomes available in the UK. Hopefully soon. mubi.com/en/films/after…

Lovely walk with the dogs this morning. We were met with the stunning annual cherry blossom display just 2 minutes from my front door.

🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺 Let’s send a message to the government! 18/Oct/2025 Join the majority who hate Brexit! #RejoinEU #MarchForEurope

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Come and join François d’Adesky, John D McInally and me at Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Curious festival in Edinburgh on 9 September. Tickets are free. ‘Lost mothers of the Belgian empire’s mixed-race children’: rse.org.uk/event/lost-mot…