Category: 2018 Panel CFPs

Black Women Writers and the “Toxic, Ecological Other” Session type: PanelOrganized by: P. Jane Splawn Send abstracts or inquiries to: jsplawn@netzero.netHow have contemporary women writers from Africa and the diaspora represented what Sarah Jaquette Ray has called the toxic, ecological Read More …

Teaching African literature in the American classroom: Why Culture Matters Session type: PanelOrganized by: Ernest Cole Send abstracts or inquiries to: colee@hope.eduGiven the cultural difference American students encounter in African literature courses, Instructors typically require such students to critically engage, Read More …

Signes, usages et présences. La (sur)conscience écologique dans la fiction africaine postcoloniale Session type: PanelOrganized by: EL HADJI MALICK NDIAYE Send abstracts or inquiries to: ndiayee@seattleu.eduLa relation Homme/Nature est généralement admise comme une caractéristique essentielle du schéma discursif africain. Les Read More …

Perspectives on Environmental Consciousness in North African Literature, Film, and Art. Session type: PanelOrganized by: Lamia Benyoussef Send abstracts or inquiries to: lbenyous@bsc.eduOne of the most understudied topics in North African Studies is the issue of environmental deterioration and justice. Read More …

North African Literatures Beyond the Francophone Maghreb Session type: PanelOrganized by: Ziad Bentahar Send abstracts or inquiries to: zbentahar@towson.eduThe study, research, and teaching of North African Literature has been predominantly rooted in Francophone perspectives, and centered on the Maghreb, the Read More …

Modeling mobilities in the literatures of Islamicate Africa Session type: PanelOrganized by: Matthew Brauer Send abstracts or inquiries to: matthewbrauer2017@u.northwestern.eduSelected papers will be considered for publication in Revue CELAAN in 2019. From the Riḥla of Ibn Baṭūṭa (1355) to Naguib Read More …

Teaching African Literature in the American Classroom Session type: PanelOrganized by: Ernest Cole Send abstracts or inquiries to: colee@hope.eduGiven the significance of encounter with cultures in African literature, instructors typically require (American) students to critically engage, explore, and interpret the Read More …

Aminatta Forna’s Happiness Session type: PanelOrganized by: Ernest Cole Send abstracts or inquiries to: colee@hope.eduAminatta Forna’s Happiness is an epic novel. Ranging from psychiatry to wildlife biology, pop culture to trauma studies, ecological literature to psychology, the novel depicts human Read More …

Lusophone/Hispanophone Caucus (LHCALA) Panels Session type: PanelOrganized by: Joanna Boampong Send abstracts or inquiries to: jboampong@ug.edu.ghIn line with the theme proposed for the 44th annual meeting of the African Literature Association in 2018, “The Environments of African Literature”, the Lusophone/Hispanophone Read More …

Challenging the Visual, Taming the Gaze: African film in the Classroom Environment Session type: PanelOrganized by: P. Julie Papaioannou Send abstracts or inquiries to: julie.papaioannou@rochester.eduAfrican films have become an essential part of classroom experience. Viewed as carriers of cultural meaning, Read More …