Founded in 1974, the African Literature Association (ALA) works to promote literary and cultural studies related to, and about, Africa and its diasporic populations. The ALA’s goals are to facilitate an appreciation and an understanding of the works of Read More …
Category: CFPs
CFP: Neoliberalism and Alternative Narrative Temporalities in Contemporary African Fiction
CFP: Neoliberalism and Alternative Narrative Temporalities in Contemporary African Fiction short description: This panel analyzes the various representational strategies diverse African and African diasporic authors have brought to bear in using fiction as a cultural medium for imagining alternatives Read More …
CFP – Afrophone Social Media Literatures
Social Media as New Canvas, Space and Channel for Afrophone Literatures Organized by Uta Reuster-Jahn (Hamburg University), Umma Aliyu Musa (Hamburg University), Abdalla Uba Adamu (Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria), Stephanie Bosch Santana (UCLA, USA) The increasing growth and Read More …
CFP: Taking the Mic – Black British Spoken Word Poetry Since 1965
Taking the MicBlack British Spoken Word Poetry Since 1965Aesthetics, Activisms, Auralities Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK Friday 18th November 2022 Keynote Speakers: Carolyn Cooper, Professor Emerita, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica and Jay Read More …
CFP: AFRICAN LITERATURE TODAY (ALT) 41: African Literature in African Languages
CALL FOR PAPERS (CFP) AFRICAN LITERATURE TODAY (ALT) 41: African Literature in African Languages Guest Editors: Nduka Otiono (Carleton University) and Chiji Akoma (Villanova University) A year after the much-celebrated Conference of African Writers of English Expression which took place Read More …
CFP: Celebrating the Work and Thought of Bhekizizwe Peterson
Narrative Enquiry for Social Transformation6th NEST International Conference, 29th Sept – 1 Oct 2022, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg The Life of the Arts & the Art of Life Celebrating the Work and Thought of Bhekizizwe Peterson In Read More …
CFP: Literary Self-Translation in the 21st Century: A Global View (Journal of Literary Multilingualism )
Journal of Literary Multilingualism ISSN: 2667-324X Call for Papers Special Issue 3/2023: Literary Self-Translation in the 21st Century: A Global View Literary self-translation is defined as the phenomenon of authors translating their own writing and producing more than one linguistic Read More …
CFP: MLA 2022 Panel on Tejumola Olaniyan
MLA 2022 (San Francisco) LLC African to 1990: Calls for Papers Tejumola Olaniyan (1959-2019): Critical Legacies in Black and African Cultural Studies We seek papers that engage with the work of Tejumola Olaniyan in black and African cultural studies, including Read More …
CFP: Aquatic Cartographies: Oceanic Imaginaries, Histories and Identities
Aquatic Cartographies: Oceanic Imaginaries, Histories and IdentitiesRatnakara. Indian Ocean Literatures and CulturesUniversitat de Lleida, Catalonia (Spain) 21-22 July 2022 Confirmed Plenary Speakers:Tina Steiner, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaKumari Issur, University of Mauritius, MauritiusImraan Coovadia, University of Cape Town, South Africa Despite Read More …
CFP: MLA 2023 – Literary Prizes, Prestige, and Contemporary African Literatures
“MLA 2023: Literary Prizes, Prestige, and Contemporary African Literatures” An unprecedented wave of literary prizes were awarded to African writers in the past year. These include awards for Abdulrazakh Gurnah (Nobel), Boubacar Boris Diop (Neustadt), David Diop (Man-Booker), Mohamed Mbougar Read More …