Politics & Society, The Novel & Its World, National Memory & History.
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What Postcolonial Memory in Fiction Does
Postcolonial memory in fiction reveals how novels carry history, grief, and repair across generations, reshaping how nations remember.
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How Literature Helps Heal Trauma
How literature helps heal trauma by giving memory form, restoring language after harm, and turning private pain into…
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12 African Speculative Fiction Books to Read
A thoughtful guide to african speculative fiction books that reckon with memory, power, spirit, and African futures through…
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Why Essays on Restorative Justice Matter
Essays on restorative justice help name harm, repair memory, and imagine better futures through literature, history, and moral…
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Speculative Repair – Week 1
The British chose Northern Nigeria for leadership despite its unreadiness, prioritizing stability over success. This decision created structural…
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African Civil War Fiction That Refuses Amnesia
African civil war fiction confronts memory, violence, and survival, asking what literature can repair when history remains unsettled.
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SPECULATIVE REPAIR – WEEK 0: THE ORIGINAL SIN
The piece discusses Nigeria’s historical foundations, highlighting that its design was flawed from the outset due to colonial…
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Why This Novel Now
Beyond History, Toward Speculative Repair Speculative Repair: Healing Nigeria’s Deepest Wounds The story of Nigeria is often told…
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Exploring Healing in Nigeria’s Memory
In “The City He Never Returned,” the author explores the weight of generational trauma and national memory, inspired…
