African Studies | Professional literature for training, studies and practice

In the African Studies category, you will find scholarly literature on the languages, literatures, and cultures of Africa and the African diaspora. The titles cover topics such as postcolonial literary theory, African linguistic history, gender studies, migration, ecological narratives, and the representation of identity in contemporary prose. In addition to analyses of authors such as J.M. Coetzee and Olive Schreiner, the collection also features linguistic works on Bantu languages, proverbs, and media in African languages.

The publications are aimed at students, faculty, and researchers in linguistics, literary studies, cultural studies, and African studies. Typical types of works include anthologies, monographs, theoretical treatises, and introductions to specific topics such as trauma in African literature, albinism as a form of otherness, or the role of food in literary texts.