On Friday 24 February, Elleke Boehmer will read from The Shouting in the Dark as part of an English and Creative Writing Seminar at the University of
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Masterclass at J. M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice, Adelaide – ‘Wholly Other’: Writing and the Writer-critic
In this masterclass, Elleke Boehmer will examine how we conceptualise the relationship between writing and criticism in the works of writers who pract
Lecture at National Centre of Biography, ANU: “Nelson Mandela: A World Life”
Professor Boehmer will speak about Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), first president of democratic South Africa, as a world life—a national leader whose l
27th International FILLM Congress
Elleke will be a plenary speaker at the 27th International FILLM Congress in New Delhi from 15 to 17 March 2017. The theme of the congress is "The Fa
Oxford Union Debate: This House Believes British Education Perpetuates Racism
On 2 March 2017, Elleke will participate in the Oxford Union's Education and Racism Debate, where she will argue for the proposition: This House Beli
Nelson Mandela: A World Life (Lecture)
On 31 January 2017, Elleke will give a lecture entitled 'Nelson Mandela: A World Life' at the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW) as part of the 'We
Elleke at Linguamania!
Elleke will be giving a reading from The Shouting in the Dark and speaking about 'Living Bilingual' for the Linguamania! event at the Ashmolean Museu
Elleke to speak at ‘Coetzee’s Other Worlds’ Workshop
Elleke will be participating in 'Coetzee's Other Worlds', a one-day workshop exploring the transnational dimensions of J. M. Coetzee’s writing, t
Moving Worlds review of The Shouting in the Dark
A new review for The Shouting in the Dark is in the latest issue of Moving Worlds: A Journal of Transcultural Writings (16.2). Writer Melissa de Vill
Biblio review of The Shouting in the Dark
Tabish Khair has written as evocative review of The Shouting in the Dark in the September–November 2016 issue of Biblio: A Review of Books: A haunt