Appel à contribution Écrire depuis l’exil, dire la blessure : l’œuvre transnationale au miroir des violences congolaises Dr. Joséphine Mulumba Tumba, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich (Allemagne) Argumentaire Le professeur Pius Ngandu Nkashama (1946-2023) incarne la figure de l’intellectuel nomade. Sa trajectoire académique Read More …
Author: Farah Bakaari
CfP: African Literatures: Materialities, Institutions, Translations
African Literatures: Materialities, Institutions, Translations A two-day conference to celebrate the launch the African Language Literatures in Translation book series Thursday 4 to Friday 5 March, 2027 University of Georgia, Athens GA Scholars of African literature have long interrogated the Read More …
Assistant, Associate, or Professor of French and African Francophone Studies — Furman University
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Furman University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Professor of African Francophone Studies to begin August 1, 2027. The successful candidate will join a thriving French program marked by rapid growth in majors, rich opportunities for Read More …
CfP: Queer Translation(s) in/of African Literature & Culture
Call for Papers African Literature Association Conference University of Delaware June 2-4, 2027 Queer Translation(s) in/of African Literature & Culture Sponsored by the ALA Queer African Studies and Translation Caucuses The Queer African Studies Caucus (QASALA) and the Translation Caucus Read More …
CfP: Remembering Queer African Lives: Living Archives, Contested Pasts, and Possible Futures
Call For Papers African Literatures Association Annual Meeting University of Delaware June 2-4, 2027 Remembering Queer African Lives: Living Archives, Contested Pasts, and Possible Futures Sponsored by the Queer African Studies Caucus of the African Literature Association (QASALA) Amadou Hampâté Read More …
CfP: 17th Annual African, African American, and Diaspora Studies (AAAD) Interdisciplinary Conference – James Madison University
CFP: 17th Annual African, African American, and Diaspora Studies (AAAD) Interdisciplinary ConferenceHosted by James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Conference Theme: Beyond Repair: Reconciliations, Restorations, Resurgences Conference Dates: February 10-12, 2027Submission Deadline: October 23, 2026 The African, African American, and Diaspora Read More …
Assistant Professor of English in Anglophone African Literature – St. Olaf College
The Department of English at St. Olaf College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Anglophone African Literature at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2027. The successful candidate will be able to teach widely in Read More …
CfP: Ken Bugul’s Madness: Affect and the Politics of Resistance
Special Issue of the Journal of the African Literature Association (JALA) Guest Editors: Emilie Diouf (Brandeis University) and Marame Gueye (East Carolina University) During the first edition of the Salon du livre féminin de Dakar (2022), a young woman asked Read More …
CfP: Moving the Body: Affective Imaginations of Illness and Disability
Moving the Body: Affective Imaginations of Illness and Disability Femi Eromosele (Utrecht University) Andries Hiskes (University of Humanistic Studies) Illness and disability configure the body as a site of affective movement: of intensities that circulate between bodies, texts, discourses, and Read More …
Tribute: Conceição Deus Lima (1961-2026)
Conceição Deus Lima (1961-2026), who has been called one of the most original voices in Portuguese-language African poetry, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of May 15. She was born in in 1961 in the small island nation of São Read More …