An event in partnership with the University of Cape Town (UCT) Department of English Literary Studies.
Is queerness African? Is the African experience queer? In this lecture, we will explore queerness through the lens of literature, travelling from Cape Town to two Central African countries: Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. In Cameroon, civil laws punish homosexuality with up to five years’ imprisonment, whilst in Equatorial Guinea, the Code of Military Justice imposes prison sentences of up to six years on sexual minorities.
Dr Trifonia Melibea Obono Ntutumu holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies and Equality Policies from the University of Salamanca (Spain) and a Master’s degree in International Cooperation and Development from the University of Murcia. She taught Journalism and Political Science at the National University of Equatorial Guinea (2012–2023) and is currently on a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany), awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Dr Obono Ntutu’s research interests include: Spanish-language literature from sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America; Afro-Hispanic studies; decolonial feminisms and queer studies; African studies and African literature written by women; creative writing and literature. She has published several novels, short stories and numerous articles.
Speaker: Dr Trifonia Melibea Obono Ntutumu, University of Duisburg-Essen. Moderator: Dr Wisani Mushwana, Dept. of English Literary Studies and African Studies, University of Cape Town (UCT)