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Subjectivities of Migration: Reading by Elleke Boehmer

Subjectivities of Migration: Reading by Elleke Boehmer

On 13 September 2021, Elleke will read from To the Volcano and be in conversation with Kai Wiegandt at the Barenboim-Said Akademie. The reading will b

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Literature and the Politics of the Past in Southern Africa: Petina Gappah and Elleke Boehmer in conversation (online)

Literature and the Politics of the Past in Southern Africa: Petina Gappah and Elleke Boehmer in conversation (online)

In this public online event, acclaimed authors Petina Gappah and Elleke Boehmer engage in a dialogue around the theme 'the politics of the pa

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Oxford African Studies Seminar: Elleke in conversation with Wale Adebanwi

Oxford African Studies Seminar: Elleke in conversation with Wale Adebanwi

On Thursday 15 October, the University of Oxford's African Studies Centre Seminar hosted Elleke. She was in conversation with Oxford's Wale Adebanwi

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African Studies Centre Seminar: Elleke in conversation with Wale Adebanwi

African Studies Centre Seminar: Elleke in conversation with Wale Adebanwi

Oxford's African Studies Centre Seminar will be held online this term, at 3:30 pm on Thursdays. All are welcome. For our first seminar on Thursday, Oc

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<em>To the Volcano</em> longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize 2020!

To the Volcano longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize 2020!

We're delighted that To the Volcano has been longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize 2020. The Edge Hill Prize is the only UK based award to recognise

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Review of <em>To the Volcano</em> in The Short Story

Review of To the Volcano in The Short Story

Paul Woodgate has written a wonderful review of To the Volcano for The Short Story. Here's an excerpt: Each story, delivered with a minimal grac

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Homi Bhabha reviews Postcolonial Poetics

Homi Bhabha reviews Postcolonial Poetics

Homi Bhabha has reviewed Postcolonial Poetics for Critical Inquiry. Some highlights include: It is difficult to do justice, in a brief review, to

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Stellenbosch Launch of <em>To the Volcano</em>: 4 March 2020

Stellenbosch Launch of To the Volcano: 4 March 2020

Wamuwi Mbao of the Stellenbosch University English Department interviewed Elleke about To the Volcano at the Stellenbosch launch of the collecti

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Barbara Boswell hosts Professor Elleke Boehmer’s book launch

Barbara Boswell hosts Professor Elleke Boehmer’s book launch

The Book Lounge was host to the launch of To the Volcano in Cape Town last month, where Elleke was in conversation with Barbara Boswell of the De

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Tales of the amazing light show of life

Tales of the amazing light show of life

This excerpt comes from a piece by Elleke that appeared in the South African Sunday Times on 15 March 2020. Southern light - anyone who has ex

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  • Subjectivities of Migration: Reading by Elleke Boehmer
  • Literature and the Politics of the Past in Southern Africa: Petina Gappah and Elleke Boehmer in conversation (online)
  • Oxford African Studies Seminar: Elleke in conversation with Wale Adebanwi
  • African Studies Centre Seminar: Elleke in conversation with Wale Adebanwi
  • To the Volcano longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize 2020!
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