The Literatures of Portuguese-speaking Africa in the Critical Spotlight

Journal of Lusophone Studies 2026 Open access

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Authors: Krista Brune
DOI: 10.21471/jls.v9i2.603
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Abstract

A review essay of Helgesson, Stefan. Decolonisations of Literature: Critical Practice in Africa and Brazil after 1945. Liverpool UP, 2022. Melo, Anita de, Ludmylla Lima, and John T. Maddox IV, editors. Literary Connections between South Africa and the Lusophone World. Lexington Books, 2022. Santos, Emanuelle Rodrigues dos. The Late Postcolonial Condition: Twenty-first-century Reconfigurations in the Literatures of Portuguese-speaking Africa. Peter Lang, 2025. Waller, Thomas. Genres of Transition: Literature and Economy in Portuguese-Speaking Southern Africa. Liverpool UP, 2024.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Literature Culture and Criticism Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Lusophone Studies
Volume
9
Issue
2
Pages
191–195
Publication date
13 March 2026
Language
EN