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Advanced Seminar
SoSe 22: S-Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures: Afropolitan Women
Cordula Lemke
Comments
In her seminal essay "Bye-bye Babar", Taiye Selasi describes afropolitanism in a celebratory manner: "You'll know us when you see us by our funny blend of London fashion, New York jargon, professional drive and parent-pleasing manners. We are Afropolitans: not citizens but Africans of the world." Her aim of presenting a new image of 'Africa' has had a huge impact on identity constructions and has brought forth a whole array of writers that were labelled 'afropolitan'. In this seminar we will take a look at texts of female writers from Selasi’s novel on.
Texts:
Taiye Selasi, Ghana Must Go
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, The Dragonfly Sea
Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King
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Regular appointments
Thu, 2022-04-21 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-04-28 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-05-05 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-05-12 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-05-19 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-06-02 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-06-09 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-06-16 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-06-23 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-06-30 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-07-07 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-07-14 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2022-07-21 12:00 - 14:00