Prof. Ato Quayson, Professor of African and Postcolonial Literature, Department of English, New York University and Senior Fellow, IIAS delivered a lecture titled "Spatial Theory and the Question of Interdisciplinarity : From Oxford Street to African Literature" on 18th March, 2019 at Univerisity of Ghana. Below is an abstract of the Lecture and pictorial overview of the event which took place at the International House Auditorium:

Abstract

This lecture involved a turn to the insights that Quayson drew upon from spatial theory for writing the award-winning book Oxford Street, Accra to examine similar questions in African literature.  He paid special attention to how we might apply different spatial concepts from different theoretical approaches, such as chronotopes, spatial morphologies, and flanerie to the study of African literature. 

The lecture in pictures

Prof. Quayson making an illustration

A section of the audience at the lecture

An attendee posing a question

Dr. Peace Musiimenta, African Humanities Program (AHP) fellow in residency at IIAS, making a contribution.

Dr. Ntewusu, a Fellow of IIAS seeking for clarification on mentorship

Audience applauding after the lecture