University Open Air: Immigration & the Poetic of Atlantics: an African Francophone Women’s Perspective
In Fatou Diome’s popular novel, The Belly of the Atlantic, we will examine how the artist crafted the poetics of Atlantic to explore themes such as immigration and self-discovery. We will draw parallels to Mati Diop’s movie Atlantics.
Nadia Bongo holds a Ph.D. in French Language and Literature from Aix Marseille Université. She taught French Language, Literature, and Research for the French Academy for six years. She feels fortunate to have two passions: teaching and writing. She attended a Cave Canem workshop (2018) and is a Brooklyn Poets fellow (Spring 2021). She is working on a poetry collection. Her work has appeared in the NYPL zine and Newtown Literary.
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University Open Air is generously supported by The Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund.
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In Fatou Diome’s popular novel, The Belly of the Atlantic, we will examine how the artist crafted the poetics of Atlantic to explore themes such as immigration and self-discovery. We will draw parallels to Mati Diop’s movie Atlantics.
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