The ǀxam language has been carved into a new building at Rhodes House to honour the labour and suffering of Africans during colonialism.
- Professor of World Literature in English, University of Oxford
An ongoing study shows that storytelling can positively increase self-awareness in young people, especially if they can relate to the stories. But in Africa access to story platforms is limited.
Why do so many books by non-white authors find themselves in ‘global literature’?
Marlon James becomes the first Jamaican to win the Man Booker Prize, from a shortlist of novels which reshaped the English language.
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