MERLIT - associated researcher, Tola Ositelu will participate in the third International Congress of Afrodescendant Literary and Cultural Studies, 21-24 October 2025 @ the University of Alcalá, Madrid.
'...This transdisciplinary and transcultural conference explores the cultural and literary imaginaries present in African and Afro-descendant writings, focusing on the figure of the post-slavery "naked migrant" and its effects on diasporic identities. Through a comparative and postcolonial approach, the conference analyses representations of Africa and Afro-descendants in transcontinental and transatlantic literatures, highlighting the contribution of these cultures to contemporary societies...'
Tola will be presenting the paper, Negotiating Defiant and Activist Identities in Post-migrant Narratives of Mobility and Care.
For more information about the 2025 congress, click here.
To read more about Tola's PhD research, Post-Migrant Narratives of Mobility and Care... click here.
