Collection: Trauma and Healing in African and Afrodiasporic Literature
Across the African continent and its global diasporas, trauma reverberates through histories of slavery, colonialism, racial capitalism, gendered violence, war, migration, and displacement. However, African and Afrodiasporic writers and artists have not only transformed experiences of pain into sites of creativity, survival, and healing but also reflected in their works the use of African approaches to restoration. This edited volume seeks to explore the ways in which trauma is reconstituted, managed, borne, and cured in African and Afrodiasporic literature and cultural expressions.
- updated: 2026-02-16
- deadline: 2026-02-28
- organization: “Paul M. Mukundi & Traci D. Williams”
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