From: Samuel Kasule, University of Derby
<S.Kasule@derby.ac.uk>
Perhaps as Ralph Austin says, why not move the centre of the seminar
from Said's et al.'s school of postiest criticts to a black African
one? Off hand I would suggest you review Soyinka, Achebe and Ngugi.
Incidentally *In Township Tonight* is very rewarding reading.
As for Soyinka you may try *Ake*, *Isara* & *Ibadan* (all three are
autobiographical novels); *Art, dialogue & outrage* [1993 edition] &
*Myth, Literature & the African world.* Ngugi's *Petals of Blood*
(novel); *Decolonising the Mind* & *Moving the Centre* are worth
reviewing.
As for Achebe, his `contestation' of *Heart of Darkness* in various
essays is worth looking at; see *Morning Yet on Creation Day* &
*Hopes and Impediments*. You may want to look at Robert Wren's
*Achebe's world - the historical & cultural context of the novels of
Chinua*.
The above should balance the menu.