ALA Member, Prof. Carole Boyce Davies, of Africana Studies and English at Cornell, Past-President of ALA, has been named to the Frank H.T. Rhodes Chair of Humane Letters. Rhodes was president of Cornell, 1977-95. “During his tenure as president, the Read More …
Category: Announcements
2020 Elections
Nominations are hereby invited for the following positions to be filled by the next ALA conference in spring 2020: (i) Vice President (ii) Executive Councilors (3 vacancies) The instructions for submitting nominations are contained in Appendix I (amended in June Read More …
2019 Award Nominations
The African Literature Association is currently accepting nominations for the following awards. The awards will be presented at the ALA Conference from May 27 – June 1, 2020 in Washington D.C. Fonlon-Nichols Award (Deadline: September 16, 2019) For excellence in Read More …
Annoucement: Conference on “Precarity and Insecurity in Africa,” Yaounde, July 2019
TMI – THE MUNTU INSTITUTE AFRICAN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES PRECARITY AND INSECURITY IN AFRICA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FABIEN EBOUSSI BOULAGA #1 16-20, July 2019 Yaounde, Cameroon Please click here for more information.
2018 Elections
Nominations are hereby invited for the following positions to be filled by the next ALA conference in spring 2018: (i) Vice President (ii) Treasurer (iv) Executive Councilors (2 vacancies) The instructions for submitting nominations are contained in Appendix I (amended Read More …
2017 Award Nominations
The African Literature Association is currently accepting nominations for the following awards. The awards will be presented at the ALA Conference from May 23-27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Fonlon-Nichols Award (Deadline Extended: November 15, 2017) For excellence in creative writing Read More …
2017 Elections
Nominations are hereby invited for the following positions to be filled by the next ALA conference in spring 2017: (i) Vice President (ii) Treasurer (iii) Secretary (iv) Executive Councilors (2 vacancies) The instructions for submitting nominations are contained in Appendix Read More …
2016 Award Nominations
The African Literature Association is currently accepting nominations for the following awards. Please note the deadlines and the specified individual to whom and all nominations and materials should be addressed. The awards will be presented at the ALA 43rd Annual Read More …
ALA Sponsored Panel at the ASA Conference 2016
ALA Panel title: “Moving the Center of War Narratives: Representations of Combat in African Cinema and Literature” Dear ALA Members, The theme of the African Studies Association conference taking place in Washington DC from December 1-3, 2016 is “Imagining Africa Read More …
2016 Call for Media Volunteers
Call for Volunteer Media Personnel (Photographers, Videographers) The African Literature Association (ALA) is inviting applications from members to serve as volunteer media personnel. Volunteers will participate in the conference social media platform, and film and/or photograph general events and proceedings Read More …