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• “An excoriating critique”: Review of Leye Adenle’s ‘When Trouble Sleeps’

  By Africa in Words Guest on 20 December , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Guest: Sam Naidu.  Leye Adenle’s noir thriller, When Trouble Sleeps, is an excoriating critique of contemporary Nigerian society. From the prologue, with its melodramatic plane crash to the surprisingly satisfying conclusion, this novel is relentless in its examination of… Read More ›

• Call for papers: Black Panther Conference, Ohio (New Deadline: 01 February 2019)

  By Africa in Words on 19 December , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Black Panther Conference ‘Taking Stock of the First African Super Hero at 50’ Shawnee State University, Ohio, USA April 2019 The Department of English and Humanities at Shawnee State University and the Asian and African Studies at El Colegio de… Read More ›

• Gaël Faye in Conversation: A Review

  By Africa in Words Guest on 17 December , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Guest: Akua Banful.  I walked into the large room on the second floor of Albertine, the French consulate affiliated bookstore in New York, and immediately felt the energy and anticipation of the crowd. The old, the young, the francophone… Read More ›

• Event: Irenosen Okojie, South Bank, London (21 January 2019)

  By Africa in Words on 15 December , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Irenosen Okojie’s Short Story Tool Box South Bank Centre, London 21st January 2019 Save the date! Book tickets now! Incisive, mysterious, surprising: the short story is addictive to writers. Discover your own approach in this six-week course with Nigerian-British author… Read More ›

• RadioBook Rwanda: Bringing Together Text, Sound & Audiences

  By Africa in Words Guest on 13 December , 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  AiW Guest Lucky Grace Isingizwe To me, RadioBook Rwanda reads and sounds like a documentation of the Rwandan way of living. When I engage with each of the stories, I can see them expanding from the author’s eyes and making… Read More ›

• Event: The First Swahili Literary Festival (Kenya, 01-03 March 2019)

  By Africa in Words on 12 December , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    The First Swahili Literary Festival Theme: ‘Celebrating Achievement’ Swahilipot Hub, Mombasa County, Kenya March 1st – 3rd 2019 Save the date! For a long time, Swahili Cultural Heritage has been preserved and promoted through collaborative efforts between different art… Read More ›

• Review: Angifi Dladla’s Lament for Kofifi Macu

  By Tom Penfold on 10 December , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  “It won’t work, it won’t work. This resurrection thing” After fifteen years since the release of his debut collection The Girl Who Then Feared to Sleep & Other Poems, Angifi Dladla is back. The forty poems that comprise Lament for… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: The 8th Annual International Igbo Conference, SOAS, London (Deadline for abstracts: 31 December)

  By Africa in Words on 8 December , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The 8th Annual International Igbo Conference SOAS, University of London April 12-13, 2019 Theme: The Igbo Arts and Its Intersections: Politics, Spirituality and Justice The Annual Igbo Conference has carved out a unique space, serving as a bridge between the… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: The Lagos Studies Association Conference, June 2019, Nigeria (Deadline for abstracts: 15 December)

  By Africa in Words on 5 December , 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  We are delighted to share this call for papers for the 4th edition of The Lagos Studies Association (LSA) annual Conference in June 27-29, 2019 ‘Lagos in the World and the World in Lagos’ LSA June 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: EALCS Conference 2019, Ethiopia (Deadline: 28 February 2019)

  By Africa in Words on 1 December , 2018 • ( 0 )

  The 4th Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies (EALCS) Conference 16 – 18 August 2019 Woldia University, Ethiopia Theme: East Africa’s Elsewheres Historically, Africa has a rich tradition of inter-regional trade and cultural exchange. East Africa is no exception. However,… Read More ›

• Review: New Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Tano)

  By Africa in Words Guest on 30 November , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Guest: Rashi Rohatgi. AiW note: This is the introduction to a series of poetry reviews on the New-Generation African Poets Chapbook Box Set from AiW Guest Rashi Rohatgi. Look for the follow-up reviews of the volumes in this box… Read More ›

• Call for Abstracts: 44th Annual Conference of the African(a) Studies Association, New York (Deadline: 21 December 2018)

  By Africa in Words on 28 November , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    The 44th Annual Conference of the NEW YORK AFRICAN(A) STUDIES ASSOCIATION York College, City University of New York April 12-13, 2019 THEME: 50 Year Ripple ~ BLACK STUDIES—SANKOFA PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Black Studies grew into an academic discipline in… Read More ›

• Event: ‘The Intellectual legacy of Professor Ali Mazrui’, IUA International Conference (Khartoum, 26-27 December)

  By Africa in Words on 24 November , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  International University of Africa (IUA) Center for Research and African Studies International Conference ‘The Intellectual legacy of Prof. Ali Mazrui and the Future of Reform and Renovation in Africa and Muslim World’ December 26-27, 2018  International University of Africa-Khartoum Throughout… Read More ›

• “Corridors of storytelling” in contemporary African culture: Small Magazines at Africa Writes – Sunday July 1st, 2018

  By Africa in Words Guest on 23 November , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Guest: Sumayya Lee. AiW note: This is the fifth in a series of posts for Africa in Words exploring the networked series of research, events, and discussions, ‘Small Magazines, Literary Networks and Self-Fashioning in Africa and its Diasporas’. Here… Read More ›

• Event: “Hands Off Africa!!” – 1958 All African People’s Conference (London, 06 December)

  By Africa in Words on 21 November , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  “Hands Off Africa!!” The 1958 All African People’s Conference: Its Impact Then and Now 06 December Senate House, London  This conference, organised by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London, and the United Nations Association Westminster will mark… Read More ›

• An African Literary Calendar: 15 Books on Our Radar Right Now

  By Africa in Words Guest on 19 November , 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  AiW Guest: Sana Goyal. Earlier this year saw the publication of first novels by Leila Slimani (Lullaby) and Novuyo Rosa Tshuma (House of Stone), Michael Donkor (Hold) and Peter Kimani (Dance of the Jakaranda). These books sat on bookshelves alongside… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: Campus Forms, Lagos Studies Association (Deadline: 30 November)

  By Africa in Words on 17 November , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  We are delighted to share this call for abstracts, Campus Forms, for the 4th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference,  June 27-29, 2019 This is a call for abstract submissions on Nigerian campus forms. The panel wishes to bring together an… Read More ›

• Event: Hassan Musa: THE CHICKEN CONSPIRACY Exhibition (London: Closes 24 November)

  By Africa in Words on 14 November , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Hassan Musa THE CHICKEN CONSPIRACY: Paintings and Calligraphy Open until 24th November 2018 The Gallery of African Art (GAFRA) is pleased to present THE CHICKEN CONSPIRACY: Paintings and Calligraphy, a unique and diverse collection of paintings on fabric and calligraphy… Read More ›

• Q&A: Temitayo Olofinlua on Book Distribution and Literary Activism

  By Africa in Words Guest on 11 November , 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  AiW Guest: Serah Kasembeli I had never crossed the border to the neighbouring Uganda, even though our home is very close to the Kenya-Uganda Busia border. The idea of crossing into what has always been there yet unexplored, resonated in many… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: ‘Contemporary Africas, Creative Africas’, LUCAS Conference 2019 (Deadline: 30 November 2018)

  By Africa in Words on 10 November , 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  University of Leeds, Center for African Studies (LUCAS) Conference 2019 April 4-5, 2019  The call for papers for the conference next year at Leeds is entitled: Contemporary Africas, Creative Africas: Conceptual and Methodological Advances in African Studies How does one… Read More ›

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