Wole Soyinka In Conversation with Taiye Selasi

Co-Sponsored with the NYU Institute of African American Affairs
 

Wole Soyinka and author/photographer Taiye Selasi discuss identity and creativity at home and abroad. To what extent were the intellectuals of previous generations subjected to the “cult of authenticity” that contemporary diasporic artists now face? Does gender play any role? Where does the African artist fit into the broader African and African diasporic contexts today?

NYU-IAAA Wole Soyinka Scholar-in-Residence programs are free and open to the public. Space is limited. Please RSVP at (212) 998-IAAA (4222).