The Trans-Atlantic, the Diaspora, and Africa

Ngugi wa Thiong’o delivers the opening keynote lecture of the
Calloloo conference 'The Trans-Atlantic, the Diaspora, and Africa'
was held at Pembroke College, Oxford, in November 2013. This
conference advances and challenges the newest theoretical
scholarship emerging from the interdisciplinary fields of
U.S.A.-derived Diaspora Studies and British-derived Trans-Atlantic
Studies, as these fields have diverged and converged in relation to
the idea of Africa. 'The Trans-Atlantic, the Diaspora, and Africa'
also showcases African Diasporan creative writers, established and
emerging, from Africa, the Caribbean, the UK, and the USA for
readings in Oxford and London.