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 from this space, and because increasing numbers of Africans use the internet as part of their day-to-day engagement with their societies and the world, Shola Adenekan explores this transformative...