55 Years After Makerere Conference, University of London’s SOAS to Host Memorial Gathering

Fifty-five years after the founding fathers of modern African literature gathered in Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda to try and define what “African Literature” should be, the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) will be hosting a conference to mark that seminal moment. The 1962 Makerere Conference, titled “Conference of African Writers […]