ABSTRACT
At Spanish universities, there is an increasing interest in African British literature within the larger area of black British literature. This stands in contrast to the near-absence of African Spanish literature in the university system, which this chapter identifies and connects to the erasure of the African presence in Spanish history. This point is being brought to the fore by African Spanish activists and writers—among others Donato Ndongo, Justo Bolekia, and Francisco Zamora—who have also vindicated their right to receive attention in the academic world.
Moreover, African British literature is analysed here according to a survey carried out among universities regarding courses offered on literary and translation studies: who are the authors being taught and which texts are read? The predominance of English language and literature degrees may perhaps account for the more prevalent appearance of African British literature as compared with other Afroeuropean literatures. A greater impulse toward diversity in literary and translation studies and, in turn, more effective communication between academics and other agents—activists and publishers—is seen as a central challenge if Afroeuropean literatures are to occupy their rightful place in Spain.
