This course examines histories, theories, and politics of architecture in, of, and from the Africa continent and its global diasporas. It uses a multidisciplinary approach with a range of conventional and unconventional sources to re-examine hegemonic (hi)stories of architecture towards extending or countering them. We will study various examples ranging from relatively well-documented, celebrated, and monumental examples of architecture to the more mundane, easily-overlooked, and often-forgotten. Although focused on Africa, the aspects of the built environment and peoples’ experiences with it that we explore through this course extend geographically and thematically around the world.