Adelaida de Juan
Amatoritsero Ede
Ambrose Musiyiwa
Andie Miller
Anton Krueger
Bridget McNulty
Chiedu Ezeanah
Chris Mlalazi
Chuma Nwokolo
Clara Ndyani
David Chislett
Elleke Boehmer
Emma Dawson
Esiaba Irobi
Helon Habila
Ike Okonta
James Currey
Janis Mayes
Jimmy Rage
Jumoke Verissimo
Kobus Moolman
Mary G. Berg
Molara Wood
Monica de Nyeko
Nana Hammond
Nourdin Bejjit
Olamide Awonubi
Ramonu Sanusi
Rich. Ugbede. Ali
Sefi Attah
Uzo Maxim Uzoatu
Vahni Capildeo
Veronique Tadjo
Credits:
Ntone Edjabe
Rudolf
Okonkwo
Tolu
Ogunlesi
Yomi
Ola
Molara Wood
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Several seminars and conferences are holding around the world to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Things Fall Apart in 1958. Chinua Achebe himself is expected to attend the London event listed below. A brief timetable of UK conferences for your diaries: Things Fall Apart & the Next Half-Century of African
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A Celebration of Dambudzo Marechera will be held in Oxford on May 14-17, 2009. It is scheduled to be a multi-media festival to celebrate the avant-garde work of Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987), one of 20th century's keynote African writers and former Oxford student. Its additional aims are to promote African literatures in English, foster interest in the issues of postcoloniality, and encourage an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of literature. Projects are now being accepted from actors, musicians, film-makers, fine artists, cartoon animationists, and others who would like to pay a tribute to Marechera through their art. Please direct all enquiries and proposals to Dobrota Pucherova |
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Beyond the Linguistic
and Postcolonial Analysis of World Englishes Literature
(A two-day Symposium to be held at the University of Nottingham,
UK The study of World Englishes within a literary context has been predominantly conducted with reference to either a linguistics or a postcolonial theoretical framework. The aim of this symposium is to progress beyond these traditional foci. This symposium will offer papers on World Englishes literature which complement these approaches with readings more firmly grounded in literary studies. Selected conference proceedings may be included in a volume to be published by Critical, Cultural and Communications Press in 2009. Symposium fee: £35 (includes symposium materials, refreshments and lunch on both days), abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted by post or email by 30th May 2008. For further information, including submission of abstracts and symposium registration, please visit |
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| The Cape Town Book Fair; 14 to 17th June 2008. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Angaza Afrika Exhibition 15 May – 30 June 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12.30 – 5.30pm The exhibition brings together major works by 12 artists representing innovative artistic practices across the African continent and Diaspora, and launches the book, Angaza Afrika – African Art Now - a visual survey of contemporary African art compiled by Christopher Spring and published by Laurence King. Angaza Afrika is Swahili for ‘Look around Africa’. The exhibition includes Rachid Korachï’s Sufi-inspired black-and-white appliqué work ‘Mystics of the 18th Century,’ and the work of South African artist Karel Nel, who sets vast leaves from the Coco de Mer palms in atmospheric, elemental architectural spaces. Other featured artists include the innovative print and collage maker Mohamed Omer Bushara, Romuald Hazoumé, whose immense installation Dream (2007), consisting of a boat made from petrol canisters, placed in front of a panoramic photograph won the documenta 12 prize; El Anatsui, who with his magnificent cloths made from thousands of glimmering bottle tops was one of the highlights of the 52nd Venice Biennale and who will transform Channel 4’s 50ft logo, situated in front of their London Headquarters, with an installation in June 2008; Owusu-Ankomah, and Abdoulaye Konaté who has been shortlisted for the Artes Mundi 2008 Prize. Email: press@octobergallery.co.uk Nearest tubes: Holborn/Russell Square Buses:19, 25, 38, 55, 168 & 18 |
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Print magazines to audiences are planned throughout 2008. 