The Department of Literature, Makerere University, will host a Conference in African Literature between July 12-14, 2012, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the June 1962 ‘Conference of African Writing of English Expression’ at the then Makerere College.
The Department of Literature, Makerere University, will host a Conference in African Literature between July 12-14, 2012, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the June 1962 ‘Conference of African Writing of English Expression’ at the then Makerere College.
In view of the significance of the June 1962 Conference in charting the terrain of African Literature, we plan to make the 2012 Conference an occasion for reflection on the key strands and developments in African literature since the 1962 Conference. It is planned that participants will analyze the new issues and directions, manifest or latent, in contemporary African literary scholarship.
We now invite submissions of abstracts and panels from writers and critics, publishers and distributors, and all who are interested in African literature.
Please see Downloads for full Conference announcement including proposed themes
Abstracts and Proposed Panels
Abstracts and proposed panels of not more than 300 words, and inquiries, will be received at the following email address: litconference@chuss.mak.ac.ug up to January 14, 2012. They will also be reviewed anonymously. The organisers will respond to all submissions by February 14, 2012.
Conveners
Okello Ogwang
Sarah Namulondo
Downloads
African Literature Conference Announcement: pdf(74KB)