Dominic Thomas, "Africa/France: Immigration and National Identity Today"
A lecture by Dominic Thomas,
Professor of French and comparative literature and Chair of the
French department at UCLA. Thomas has written on literature and
politics in Central Africa; his most recent book Black
France: Colonialism, Immigration, and Transnationalism
(Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 2007) examines the legacy
of French colonization in relation to immigration, cultural
capital, and globalization. Professor Thomas will also give a
graduate seminar for French 248: "Literature, History, and
Representation" on Wednesday April 30, 3:15 – 6:00
p.m.
Part of "History, Memory,
and Politics in Francophone Africa," a series sponsored by
the DLCL Research Unit.
For more information contact
boyi [at] stanford.edu (Elisabeth Boyi).