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Event: New Voices of Nigeria, 6 April 2016, Oxford Literary Festival
New Voices of Nigeria: Elnathan John, Sarah Ladipo Manyika and Leye Adenle Chaired by Paul Blezard Wednesday 6 April 2016 Oxford Martin School: Lecture Theatre A group of authors and publishers join forces to discuss new Nigerian writing to mark the launch of Cassava Republic Press in the UK. The group will be introduced by…
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African Stories by African People
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Souffles turns 50: Remembering the “Breath” of Moroccan Francophone Literature
AiW Guest: Khalid Lyamlahy Khalid Lyamlahy recalls the role played by Moroccan review Souffles in initiating a new cultural movement in 1960s Morocco. This is part of our joint series with the LSE Africa blog: Reflections on African Literature taking place this week alongside the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2016. Why is francophone North…
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I Am Not Done with African Immigrant Literature
AiW Guest Shadreck Chikoti I get afraid, very afraid, when somebody, anybody, prescribes to me which books to read and not to read. When somebody gives me a template of what African literature ought to look like. And boy! You can imagine the shock I got when I read an article on okayafrica.com written by…
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Event: Art, Literature and Environmental Justice, 5 February 2016, London
The role of arts in the fight for environmental justice in West Africa and beyond 5 February 2016, 18:30 – 20:00, British Library London Photograph courtesy of http://www.bl.co.uk Just over twenty years ago writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni activists were executed by the Nigerian military government for their campaign against the exploitation…