Between the 8th and 10th of July, the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), in Cuiabá (MT), will host the 5th International Congress of AFROLIC – International Association of African Literary and Cultural Studies, bringing together researchers, teachers, students and writers from different regions of Brazil and abroad to debate the direction of studies of Portuguese-language African literature and cultural productions of the African diaspora.
Cuiabá hosts the 5th AFROLIC International Congress with researchers from Brazil and abroad
Between the 8th and 10th of July, the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), in Cuiabá (MT), will host the 5th International Congress of AFROLIC – International Association of African Literary and Cultural Studies,...
With the theme “Africa and diaspora: solidarities, intercultural and literary dynamics”, the congress proposes reflections on the connections between Portuguese-speaking African countries and their diasporas, highlighting the multiple forms of production, circulation and resistance of black literatures and cultures in different social, historical and cultural contexts. The event also strengthens international academic exchange and expands dialogue between researchers committed to valuing African and Afro-diasporic intellectual productions.
In this edition, the International Association of African Literary and Cultural Studies (AFROLIC) pays tribute to professor Laura Padilha and professor Benjamin Abdala Junior, recognized for their pioneering spirit and significant contribution to the consolidation of studies of Portuguese-language African literature in Brazil. Professors Zuleide Duarte, Maria Nazareth Fonseca, Simone Gomes Caputo and Sônia Maria Santos (In memoriam) will also receive an honorable mention, in recognition of their careers dedicated to teaching and research.
The program includes conferences, round tables, thematic symposiums, oral presentations, poster exhibitions, book launches, workshops, cultural activities and the association's assembly. Among the highlighted themes are anti-racist education, social justice, writing by African and Afro-diasporic women, memory, orality, identity, interculturality and the contemporary challenges of African literatures.
The congress reaffirms the importance of scientific production focused on relations between Africa and the diaspora, consolidating itself as one of the main international spaces for debate on Portuguese-language African literature, culture, education and decolonial studies. In addition to promoting exchanges between Brazilian and foreign universities, the event strengthens research networks and encourages new perspectives for teaching, research and extension.
The activities will take place in different spaces at UFMT, at the Cine Teatro Cuiabá and at the Academia Mato-Grossense de Letras. The complete program, information on registration and other guidelines can be found on the event's official page: https://doity.com.br/vafrolic2026.
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