AiW Guest Zahra Banday Zahra Banday attended a recent recording of BBC Radio 4’s Bookclub discussing Aminatta Forna’s novel The Memory of Love (2011). The BBC Bookclub programme aired on 1st September 2019; you can listen again here, or catch… Read More ›
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CfP: “Boundaries”, UNISA, South Africa (Abstract deadline: 15th April)
We are delighted to announce the 4th International Interdisciplinary Biennial Conference at the University of South Africa (UNISA), Department of English Studies. The conference will take place in September, 2nd-6th, at Valley Lodge (South Africa). This is a call for… Read More ›
Saah Millimono’s ‘Boy, Interrupted’: The Love Story from Liberia
AiW Guest Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire Today, I want to tell you a story. It is not my story. It is Saah Millimono’s story. Maybe it is actually not his story, it is the novel’s protagonist Tarnue’s story. And not just… Read More ›
Great War in Africa Conference 2015, Stellenbosch
Great War in Africa Conference Stellenbosch, South Africa 29 – 30 June 2015 The First World War has shaped the world in which we live. The emphasis has fallen heavily upon the Western Front. Increasing light has also been… Read More ›