African Literature in the Digital Age : Class and Sexual Politics in New Writing From Nigeria and Kenya
The first book-length study on the relationship between African literature and new media. The digital space provides a new avenue to move literature beyond the restrictions of book publishing on the continent. Arguing that writers are putting their work on cyberspace because communities are emerging...
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James Currey
2021
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