Memory, Identity, Interculturality

The African cultural heritage, in both its material and immaterial manifestations, is not exempt from the dialectical relations between tradition and modernity that permeate contemporary African societies. The problems posed by the preservation, interpretation and diffusion of cultural traditions, together with their adaptation and transformation in the context of the new cultural trends and social requirements provide us with an opportunity to review their theoretical and practical implications and to examine their role in the current global context. The critical analysis of the cultural policies of presentday African nations, and the evaluation of the international projection of their artistic production will offer a better understanding of African identitie(s) and of cooperative policies and practices.

This course will focus on the current state and future prospects of (mainly western) African literary and cultural traditions, with particular attention to the political strategies applied in their promotion and development.

Dates and topics

• Thursday 12^th: The Canary Islands and the Maghreb
• Friday 13^th: Euro-African documentary heritage
• Saturday 14^th: African culture and the globalization
• Monday 16^th: The African intangible heritage
• Tuesday 17^th: The Macaronesia as a natural and cultural region
• Wednesday 18^th: The Spanish language and literature in Africa
• Thursday 19^th: African memory sites
• Friday 20^th: Science and culture as means for global dialogue
• Saturday 21^st: Presentation of CampusAFRICA 2018 projects
• Monday 23^rd: The literature of Francophone Africa
• Tuesday 24^th: English-language African Literatures
• Wednesday 25^th: African literatures of Portuguese language
• Thursday 26^th: Closing session