Poetics of Survival and Becoming in Francophone African Rap

Join us for a lecture by Nathalie Etoké, Professor of Francophone and Africana Studies at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Etoké specializes in literature and cinema of Francophone sub-Saharan Africa, black French studies, queer studies in Africa and the Caribbean, and Africana existential thought. Her research examines the ongoing struggles for social justice and freedom for people of African descent around the world, accounting for the consequences of racial slavery, colonialism, and sexual violence in the longue durée of imperialism since 1492.

This event takes place as part of the Center for the Study of Europe's Decentering Europe initiative, the aim of which is to promote a critical understanding of Europe through its complex heritage, which owes its richness to countless contributions from other regions of the world, including Africa. In an increasingly multipolar world, we believe Europe can only be understood in relation to other sites of socio-cultural production, political engagement, and economic transformation.

Moderated by Odile Cazenave. Co-sponsored by the African Studies Center