We are seeking critical essays for a new edited volume on major works of African literature by new writers emerging after 2000 or by established writers but published after 2000AD. We are interested precisely in new critical essays focusing on themes and thematics in the new works of these two writers and/or their African contemporaries across the continent or living in Diaspora.

 The first decade of the 21^st Century has just ended affording us critics with the window for retrospection needed in order to ensure objectivity in our critical enterprise as set out in the intention of this project. The aim of this celebratory collection of new essays is to offer emergent critical perspectives on the concerns highlighted in the exciting new literary output of African writers after the fin de si�cle. The works under study should be in English or in other Afrophone or Europhone languages with English translations. 

 The contributions should be original and couched in relevant and current theories and frameworks of literary interpretation. Essays on new African literature that are related to the broad focus of the collection (i.e. theory of literature) and move beyond specific cases in an attempt to expand the discussion within a theoretical perspective are highly encouraged; the role of African literature or writers can be two good points of such a broad focus. Contributions are invited on essays that explore any of the following topics/themes/ideas in prose, poetry or play genres. Moreover, we explicitly invite contributions on topics or thematics not mentioned below but still fitting under this book project title above:  

1.  Representing the Diaspora

2.  Gender

3.  Memory and Hybridity

4.  Cultural translation

5.  Borderland subjectivities

6.  Translocation and multilocality

7.  Migration and nomadology

8.  Multicultural and/or multilingual writing (narratives)

9.  Traveling Selves

10. Maps and Mapping

11. Postmodernism and Postcolonialism

12. Genre Criticism 

13. Politics of Writing/ Cultural Politics

14. Democracy and Governance

15. African Renaissance and new Pan-Africanism

16. Urbanization and Cosmopolitanism

 

NB: Send us a short abstract of 300 words via the email adds below by February 14, 2011

 

JKS Makokha - [email protected]  copy to [email protected] and 

Leonard Acquah � [email protected]

 

The book will be published in 2012. Kindly note the important dates below:  

1.  February 14 � February 28, 2011 � Assessment and Selection of Abstracts.

2.  March 1, 2011 � Notification of Acceptance.

3.  March 5, 2011 - July, 5 2011 � Writing and Submission of Article.

4.  July 5, 2011 � August, 5 2011 � Blind Peer Review Process.

5.  August 5, 2011 � October 5, 2012 � Revision  of Articles in line with Peer Review

Reports.

6.  October 6, 2011 � Deadline of Submission of revised articles.

7.  December 5, 2011 � Submission of Complete Book Manuscript to Publishers.

 The formatting guidelines will be sent on March 1, 2011 to the authors of the selected abstracts.

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