Gikandi Gikandi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5604030 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gikandi Gikandi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gikandi |
| FAMILY NAME | Gikandi |
| SIGNATURE | GIKANDI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Princeton University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Arrow of God: The Novel and the Problem of Modern Time
Although Arrow of God appears to be set at the moment of the encounter between an African community and British colonial interests, its historical setting is imprecise and perhaps insignificant. What the novel signals constantly, however, is its preoccupation with the present and the difficulties Africans seem to encounter as they search for a vocabulary to explain and translate the time of decolonization—a historical event without determinate si…
Between Slavery and Taste: A Response
Between Slavery and Taste:A Response Simon Gikandi My interlocutors have done a good job of pointing out the cluster of concerns that drove me to make what was initially supposed to be a short excursus into the library of slavery and enslavement. They are right to note, explicitly or implicitly, that my concern was not the institution of slavery (of which much has been written about), nor the experience of enslavement (who has the authority to be…
Afterword: Outside the Black Atlantic
Afterword: Outside the Black Atlantic
Arrow of God: The Novel and the Problem of Modern Time
Although Arrow of God appears to be set at the moment of the encounter between an African community and British colonial interests, its historical setting is imprecise and perhaps insignificant. What the novel signals constantly, however, is its preoccupation with the present and the difficulties Africans seem to encounter as they search for a vocabulary to explain and translate the time of decolonization—a historical event without determinate si…
Between Slavery and Taste: A Response
Between Slavery and Taste:A Response Simon Gikandi My interlocutors have done a good job of pointing out the cluster of concerns that drove me to make what was initially supposed to be a short excursus into the library of slavery and enslavement. They are right to note, explicitly or implicitly, that my concern was not the institution of slavery (of which much has been written about), nor the experience of enslavement (who has the authority to be…
Afterword: Outside the Black Atlantic
Arrow of God: The Novel and the Problem of Modern Time
Although Arrow of God appears to be set at the moment of the encounter between an African community and British colonial interests, its historical setting is imprecise and perhaps insignificant. What the novel signals constantly, however, is its preoccupation with the present and the difficulties Africans seem to encounter as they search for a vocabulary to explain and translate the time of decolonization—a historical event without determinate si…
History (3 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Allegory (1 works) · Arrow (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Criticism (1 works) · Cuban History and Society (1 works) · Genealogy (1 works)