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Africa in the Soul: Salvaging Identity from Wreckage

May 5, 2004
Emmanuel M. Obiechina professor, African, Afr-Amer studies, Harvard

Emmanuel N. Obiechina discusses the psychology of recovery after Africans left their continent, began to stabilize from their disorientation, and started to restore their identities through narrative.

WGBH
Harvard Du Bois Institute
Image of Masksong for Our Times
Author: Emmanuel N. Obiechina
Publisher: Africa World Press (2003)
Binding: Paperback, 58 pages
Image of Language and Theme: Essays on African Literature
Author: Emmanuel N. Obiechina
Publisher: Howard Univ Pr (1990)
Binding: Paperback, pages