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ATCAL (the acronym originally stood for the Association for the Teaching of African and Caribbean Literature, [4] but was soon extended to include Asian material) was founded by past members of the Caribbean Artists Movement at a conference at the University of Kent in 1978, [5] and was inaugurated in 1979, its first meeting — entitled "How to Teach Caribbean and African Literature in ...
One popular form of traditional African folktale is the "trickster" story, in which a small animal uses its wits to survive encounters with larger creatures. Examples of animal tricksters include Anansi , a spider in the folklore of the Ashanti people of Ghana ; Ijàpá, a tortoise in Yoruba folklore of Nigeria ; and Sungura , a hare found in ...
It's hailed as one of the greatest works of fiction to emerge from Africa. But Things Fall Apart was written in English, sparking debate about the colonisation of language.
The African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA), commonly referred to as AfLIA, [1] [2] is an international not-for-profit organization headquartered in Accra, Ghana. [3] [4] The Association is registered under the laws of Ghana as an NGO. It is managed under the general guidelines of its Constitution and by-laws. [5]
Writers' Union of the Philippines (Filipino: Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas, abbreviated as UMPIL) is the largest organization of Filipino writers in the Philippines. [1] Established in 1974, the organization was first known by the English version of its name, the Writers' Union of the Philippines. [ 1 ]
The first problem any student of South African literature is confronted with, is the diversity of the literary systems. Gerrit Olivier notes, "While it is not unusual to hear academics and politicians talk about a 'South African literature', the situation at ground level is characterised by diversity and even fragmentation".
According to the African Writers Trust website, the organization's projected activities and programmes include establishing a Creative Writing School in Uganda, holding the African Writers Trust workshop and competition on an annual basis and in a different nation each year, establishing a Writer's Fund to allow an established African Diaspora writer to spend a semester at an African ...