"This is an extremely well written and carefully argued book that is quite persuasive. It should be essential reading for every scholar in African literature." ―Research in African Literatures... a bold challenge and a tool for the student as well as for the scholar in African literature, and also a veritable tour de force in comparative literature." ―World Literature TodayEileen Julien has produced an astute, well-researched, and lucidl ..."
"Frieda Ekotto, Kenneth W. Harrow, and an international group of scholars set forth new understandings of the conditions of contemporary African cultural production in this forward-looking volume. Arguing that it is impossible to understand African cultural productions without knowledge of the structures of production, distribution, and reception that surround them, the essays grapple with the shifting notion of what "African" means when ..."
Travels with Mae(1st Edition) Scenes from a New Orleans Girlhood by EileenM. Julien Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2009 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-35316-0, ISBN: 0-253-35316-5
"With a series of lyrical vignettes Eileen M. Julien traces her life as an African American woman growing up in middle-class New Orleans in the 1950s and 1960s. Julien's narratives focus on her relationship with her mother, family, community, and the city itself, while touching upon life after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Haunted by a colonial past associated with African presence, racial mixing, and suspect rituals, New ..."
"Since the publication of the first edition in 1977, Africa has established itself as a leading resource for teaching, business, and scholarship. This fourth edition has been completely revised and focuses on the dynamism and diversity of contemporary Africa. The volume emphasizes contemporary culture civil and social issues, art, religion, and the political scene and provides an overview of significant themes that bear on Africa's place ..."
Travels with Mae Scenes from a New Orleans Girlhood by EileenM. Julien 144 Pages, Published 2009 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-02921-8, ISBN: 0-253-02921-X
"Scenes from a New Orleans Girlhood Eileen M. Julien ... Connie Brunet,
Georgiana Brunet, Lindsey Campbell-Badger, Keith Cartwright, Lois Cayette-
Nicholas, Carolyn Cohen (now deceased), Mollie Day, Gilbert Fletcher, Alfred
Guillaume, Jr."
"The Locations and Dislocations of African Literature: A Dialogue Between Humanities and Social Science Scholars brings together classic studies by some of the best known scholars in the field. It places these studies for the first time in disciplinary frameworks and alongside one another, as in the several conversations that gave rise to them. In essence, the book puts Africanist humanities and social science scholars in rigorous and pr ..."
""[W]hat is true of Rwanda is true in each of us; we all share in Africa." —L’Harmattan"[This novel] comes closer than have many political scientists or historians to trying to understand why this small country... sank in such appalling violence." —Radio France InternationalIn April of 1994, nearly a million Rwandans were killed in what would prove to be one of the swiftest, most terrifying killing sprees of the 20th century. In Murambi, ..."
"Rape does not have to happen. The fact that it does--and in the United States a rape is reported every six minutes--indicates that we live in a rape-prone culture where rape or the threat of rape functions as a tool for enforcing sexual difference and hierarchy. Rape and Representation explores how cultural forms construct and reenforce social attitudes and behaviors that perpetuate sexual violence. The essays proceed from the observat ..."
"In april of 1994, nearly a million Rwandans were killed in what would prove to be one of the swiftest, most terrifying killing sprees of the 20th century. In "Murambi, The Book of Bones", Boubacar Boris Diop comes face to face with the chilling horror and overwhelming sadness of the tragedy. Now, the power of Diop's acclaimed novel is available to English-speaking readers through Fiona Mc Laughlin's crisp translation. The novel recounts ..."
"Taken from a poem by Niyi Osundare, "Atlantic Cross Currents/Transatlantiques" was the theme of the 1993 meeting of the African Literature Association which was held in Guadeloupe. This term suggested the movement of people, languages, cultures, and ideas, all of the themes that should be highlighted in the ALA’s first meeting in the Caribbean. The year 1993 marked the quincentennial of Colombus’ voyage to Guadeloupe. Rather than engage ..."
African Literature Association Annuals African Literature in Its Social and Political Dimensions No. 9 by EileenJulien Hardcover, 90 Pages, Published 1989 by Three Continents Press ISBN-13: 978-0-89410-458-9, ISBN: 0-89410-458-6