Chipping Away at the Same Iceberg: An AfroNordic Feminist Conversation between Faith Adiele and Lolá Ákínmádé.
This collaborative dialogue between Nigerian Nordic feminist writers Faith Adiele and Lolá Ákínmádé explore their lived experiences as AfroNordic women navigating multiple intersecting identities across Nigeria, Nordic countries, and the United States. Through intimate conversation, the authors refl...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Studies Vol. 98; no. 3; pp. 210 - 229 |
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University of Wisconsin Press
2026
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