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"Debates on the future of the African continent and the role of gender identities in these visions are increasingly present in literary criticism forums as African writers become bolder in exploring the challenges they face and celebrating gender diversity in the writing of short stories, novels, poetry, plays and films. Controversies over the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer (LGBTIQ) communities in Africa, as elsewhere, continue in the context of criminalization and/or intimidation of these groups. Residual colonial moralizing and contemporary western identity norms and politics vie with longstanding polyvalent indigenous sexual expression. In addition to traditional media, the new social media have gained importance, both as sources of information exchange and as sites of virtual construction of gender identities. As with many such contentious issues, the variety of responses to the "state of the question" is strikingly visible across the continent. In this issue of ALT, guest editor John Hawley has sampled the ongoing conversations, in both African writing and in the analysis of contemporary African cinema, to show how queer studies can break with old concepts and theories and point the way to new gender perspectives on literary and cinematic output. This volume also includes a non-themed section of Featured Articles and a Literary Supplement." -- Publisher's description

African literature --- Gender identity in literature --- Queer theory --- Gender identity --- History and criticism --- Gender identity in literature. --- History and criticism. --- ALT 36. --- ALT 36: Queer Theory in Film & Fiction: African Literature Today. --- Africa. --- African Cinema. --- African Literature. --- African Writing. --- African cinema. --- African interculturalism. --- African writers. --- African writing. --- Colonial Moralizing. --- Ernest N. Emenyonu. --- Gender Identities. --- John C. Hawley. --- LGBTIQ Communities. --- LGBTIQ communities. --- Obi Nwakanma. --- Queer Theory. --- Social Media. --- Western Identity Norms. --- challenges. --- cultural criticism. --- cultural exchange. --- cultural forums. --- gender diversity. --- gender identities. --- gender perspectives. --- influence. --- literary analysis. --- literary supplement. --- postcolonial context. --- queer studies. --- representation. --- social media.