Talk by Doyle Calhoun - French is an African Language

Join us on Saturday 22 March 2025 at 2pm for a free talk in English entitled "French is an African Language" led by Doyle Calhoun as part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas.

As French, increasingly becomes an African language, African literature in French challenges long-standing classifications and poses unique cultural and political questions. This presentation will explore the politics of writing in a former colonial language, what makes African literature "African," and how readerships differ across continents.

Doyle Calhoun is a University Assistant Professor of Francophone Postcolonial Studies at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Peterhouse.

Free event!