AiW Guest: Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike. In another of the in-depth conversations offered to us from AiW guest and friend Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, Chielozona Eze discusses his work in ethics and literary study — particularly in relation to the uses to… Read More ›
decolonial theory
Call for Papers: ‘Decolonial discourse in/and South African literary systems’, Journal of Decolonising Disciplines (Deadline: 6th September)
We are delighted to share this call for papers from The Journal of Decolonising Discipline on the theme Literary (Un/Re)Settling: Decolonial discourse in/and South African literary systems. The Journal of Decolonising Disciplines (JDD) invites contributions to a special issue on the… Read More ›
Call for Papers: ‘Racialisation and Publicness in Africa and the African Diaspora’, Oxford University (Deadline for Paper Proposals: 30 November)
We are pleased to share the Call for Papers and Panels for a two-day Conference on ‘Racialisation and Publicness in Africa and the African Diaspora’ which will be held at the University of Oxford, from 27-28 June, 2019. From the… Read More ›
Event: Digital Blackness Conference, 30 June 2017, University of Sussex
Digital Blackness Culture, Theory and Technology in the Network Ecology 30 June 2017 The Digital Blackness Conference June 30th 2017 is open for registration. Themes on the day include black content creation, black feminist and queer discourses online, emerging… Read More ›
CfP: Dynamics of Global Inequality: New Thinking in Global Affairs, 21 April 2017, Newark, deadline 27 January 2017
Dynamics of Global Inequality: New Thinking in Global Affairs 2017 Annual Global Affairs Conference Rutgers Division of Global Affairs, Newark, NJ, April 21, 2017 Current events across the globe have demonstrated the urgent need for new ways of thinking about… Read More ›
CfP: Literature and Postcolonial Capitalism, ARIEL, Deadline: 1 October 2016
Call for Papers Literature and Postcolonial Capitalism ARIEL Special Issue Deadline 1 October 2016 This special issue explores the relationship between literary representation and contemporary, postcolonial capitalism. We suspect that many of today’s “new” capitalist formations emerge from… Read More ›
CfP: Trespassing the Borders: Redefining Postcolonialism from Peripheral Experiences, 11 March 2017, Warwick, Deadline 30 Sept 2016
Trespassing the Borders: Redefining Postcolonialism from Peripheral Experiences University of Warwick – 11 March 2017 Keynote speakers: Professor Gurminder Bhambra (Warwick/Linnaeus) Professor Lucy Riall (EUI/Birkbeck College) Postcolonialism, conceived of as a critique of colonial empires in their political, social, and… Read More ›