Guest Speakers

Bringing Literary Figures from the Diaspora to Howard

The Department of World Languages & Cultures has had the pleasure of hosting writers and intellectuals from across the African Diaspora at Howard University to discuss their work.  Faculty, students, and staff at Howard regularly have the opportunity to attend events where they can listen to contemporary writers share their work and can engage in discussions with them.

A Reading and Conversation with Sharon Dodua Otoo

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A Reading and Conversation with Sharon Dodua Otoo

Presented by Department of World Languages and Cultures and The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany A Reading and Conversation with Sharon Dodua Otoo Wednesday November 16, 2016 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Howard University Blackburn Center Digital Auditorium Acclaimed writer Sharon Dodua Otoo, who describes herself as a “Black British mother, activist, author and editor”, will visit Howard University during her US reading tour. She is the 2016 winner of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize--one of the most prestigious awards for German language literature. Ms. Read the Article

Lecture by Acclaimed Equatorial Guinean Writer Donato Ndongo

Donato Ndongo

Lecture by Acclaimed Equatorial Guinean Writer, Donato Ndongo: New Trends in Equatorial Guinean Literature

Lecture by Acclaimed Equatorial Guinean Writer, Donato Ndongo: New Trends in Equatorial Guinean Literature Howard University, April 3, 2012 Coordinator of the Event: Dr. Clément A. Akassi Read the Article