The Journal of African Literature Association invites essays for a special issue on literature and film in African languages. Building on the premise that the African continent and its islands and diasporas have been multilingual since antiquity and have produced Read More …
Category: JALA CFP
CFP: JALA Special Issue on Afro-Hispanism and the Arts in and beyond Africa
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 …
JALA: Egypt in Focus: Creativity in Adversarial Contexts
Deadline: August 1, 2019 Special Issue of the Journal of the African Literature Association Egypt in Focus: Creativity in Adversarial Contexts Guest Editors: Nevine El Nossery (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Shereen Abouelnnaga (Cairo University) The current socio-political situation in Egypt Read More …
JALA: North African Literatures Beyond the Francophone Maghreb
Deadline: February 1, 2019 Call for Papers The North Africa Caucus of the African Literature Association is seeking papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of the African Literature Association devoted to North Africa. North African Literatures Beyond the Read More …
JALA: Text, Paratext, and Context in African Autobiographical Narratives
Deadline: April 30, 2019 CALL FOR PAPERS For Special Issue: JALA – Journal of the African Literature Association https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rala20/current Editors for the Special Issue: Tom Odhiambo (University of Nairobi): tom.odhiambo@uonbi.ac.ke or odhiambotom@gmail.com Godwin Siundu (University of Nairobi): Godwins57@gmail.com or godwin.siundu@uonbi.ac.ke Inge Read More …