African Literature and Us Empire
Hallemeier, Katherine
[headline]Demonstrates how African literature grapples with the enforced optimism of US empire that circulates in postcolonial nations Postcolonialism has long been associated with post-nationalism. Yet, the persistence of nation-oriented literatures from within the African postcolony and its diasporas registers how dreams of national becoming endure. In this fascinating new study, Hallemeier brings together African literary studies, affect st...