For decades, media representations of African poverty have been of disease, disaster, conflict, and poverty and have coloured how the rest of the world views Africa.
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Associate Vice President for Research and Bighley Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa
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Professor and Chair of English, University of Iowa
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Assistant Professor of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies and Anthropology, University of Iowa
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Iowa
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Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
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Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Endowed Chair of Rural Safety and Health, University of Iowa
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Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
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Associate Vice President of Research, University of Iowa
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Iowa
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Ph.D. Candidate in Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa
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Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies, University of Iowa
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Professor of History and Program Coordinator, Native American and Indigenous Studies, University of Iowa
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Associate Professor of Sport Media, University of Iowa
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Iowa
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Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa
