IRCALC Journals of African Literature

The Journal of African Literature [JAL] and Journal of New Poetry [NP] are annual volumes of critical expressions and research essays on the literatures of Africa and her Diaspora. You can order from an online bookstore or contact the publisher for bulk order quotation.

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JOURNAL OF AFRICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE # 7

 Across Borders is an attempt to commit the process of African integration in postcoloniality and postmodernity to the exploration of perspectives on black identities in contemporary writings and the interaction of cultural expressions beyond the borders of Africa and across the Atlantic.

THE JOURNAL OF NEW POETRY NO. 6

This volume, in memory of Africa's Lady of Songs, Miriam Makeba, takes historical, sociological, literary, aesthetic perspectives on the evolution, practice and emergence of African poetry and music as mutually reliant and dependent creative media of art in society. It proposes that music should weave naturally, and most perceptibly, with religious function of art, in a social communion that holds greater purpose for individual and communal well being.
 

THE JOURNAL OF AFRICAN LITERATURE NO. 6

 Here is an important contribution which integrates the oral traditions of African writing within new and contemporary expressions through exploring the literary permutations of oral performance arts in the works of African writers.

 

CRITICAL SUPPLEMENT CS (A) 2: ONUORA OSSIE ENEKWE

The Second IRCALC Critical Supplement (A)2 series on African writing assembles a total of 17 Critical Essays, Chats, and Reviews on the Poetry and Prose Fictions of Nigerian professor of dramatic literature Onuora Ossie Enekwe. This is the first collective and comprehensive criticism and theorizing of Enekwe, whose writings have bolstered African aesthetic contributions to world literature and theatre.
 

THE JOURNAL OF NEW POETRY NO. 5

“Rhythms of Conflict” the Fifth edition of the 2008 Journal of New Poetry holds greater relevance in poetry of the twenty-first century. Dedicated to the distinguished Malawian poet and scholar, Jack Mapanje, NP No. 5 will challenge readers with the truth of the aliveness of African art to the political and social concerns of the century.
 

THE JOURNAL OF AFRICAN LITERATURE [JAL] NO. 5

JAL No. 5 contains 15 scholarly essays on the theme of War and Conflict in African Literature. Written by scholars from the United Kingdom, Africa, Asia, and America, this 2008 volume is divided in two broad categories of National/Political and Gender Conflicts to which have been added The Writer's and Chat Forums featuring writers and critics from Nigeria.

 

THE JOURNAL OF NEW POETRY NP 4

NP No. 4 Theme, "Griots of our Times," examines African contemporary poetry in a way that will delight and challenge scholars. The reader will also find the review of some recent poetry publications from Canada, Namibia and Nigeria a revealing outline of present trends in the poetry of Francophone and Anglophone Africa.

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