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Sefi Atta Panel at African Literature Association Conference; April 2012; Dallas, TX
| Location: | Texas, United States |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2012-04-11 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2011-10-03 |
| Announcement ID: |
188538 |
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Sefi Atta Panel
African Literature Association, April 2012
Dallas, TX USA
Nigerian author Sefi Atta currently enjoys a great reception of her fictional work. Named the winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa in 2006 and the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 2009 among others, Atta has published two novels and a collection of short stories with more pieces appearing soon. She has also written several plays that have been performed both on stage and on the radio. For the 2012 African Literature Association, I am proposing a panel of four papers on the literary work of Sefi Atta. Presentations should focus solely on her body of writing including the screenplays, but may briefly address any of her interlocutors or situate her work within the larger body of African literature, especially the latest wave of contemporary African writing. Topics/approaches might include, but are not limited to, the following:
Globalization
Post-colonial theory
Women and motherhood
Female friendship
Conflict between women and any of the following:
men
culture/tradition
their communities/families
Convergence of personal and political spheres
Class barriers
Depiction and role of Lagos as a city in the literature
Impact of death
Neo-colonialism
Please send a 250-word paper proposal to Dr. Walter Collins at collinsw@sc.edu by November 30, 2011. Questions can be addressed to the same. Please see www.sefiatta.com for more details regarding Atta’s career and work.
A potential print publication venue has been identified so there is the possibility for accepted essays to be published in a peer-reviewed collection after the April 2012 conference.
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Walter Collins
University of South Carolina Lancaster
Hubbard 118-B
(803) 313-7191
(803) 313-7106
Email: collinsw@sc.edu
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