Vol. 34 No. 1 (2025): Nordic Journal of African Studies
The Aesthetics of Home-Making in Diasporic Cultural Production

Commentary: Identity, Aesthetics, and Home-Making in Diasporic Cultural Production

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Published 2025-03-31

Keywords

  • diaspora,
  • home,
  • Africa,
  • literature,
  • visual art,
  • film
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Commentary: Identity, Aesthetics, and Home-Making in Diasporic Cultural Production. (2025). Nordic Journal of African Studies, 34(1), 38–40. https://doi.org/10.53228/3v56fy17
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