Russell Hamilton: A Pioneering Scholar of the Cultures and Literatures of Portuguese-Speaking Africa

  • Maria Nazareth Soares Fonseca PUC Minas/CNPq
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21471/jls.v1i2.117

Abstract

At several moments of my academic life, especially as a faculty member at PUC Minas (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), where I have taught African literatures in Portuguese since 1995, I experienced the great pleasure of interacting with Russell Hamilton. Before meeting him, I had read some of his works, particularly the two volumes of Literatura Africana—Literatura Necessária, published in the 1980s. These volumes were very important, since they offered me a scholarly basis for teaching a number of courses in the graduate program in Literatures at PUC Minas while also providing a useful, although selective, view of the several African Literatures written in Portuguese.

Author Biography

Maria Nazareth Soares Fonseca, PUC Minas/CNPq

Maria Nazareth Soares Fonseca is Adjunct Professor in the Humanities Graduate Program at Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Minas Gerais and a 1D researcher of Brazil's National Commission for Research. Her books include: Brasil afro-brasileiro (2000); Poéticas afro-brasileiras (2003); Literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa: percursos da memória e outros trânsitos (2008); Mia Couto: espaços ficcionais (2008); Literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa: mobilidades e trânsitos diaspóricos (2015).

Published
2016-11-27
Issue
Vol 1 No 2 (2016): Special Dossier Honoring Russell Hamilton
Section
Special Dossier

Copyright (c) 2016 Maria Nazareth Soares Fonseca

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