Whither homework or fieldwork? On díya, plaisir, and pleasure

Abstract

In this issue of the Journal of the African Literature Association, we inaugurate a new series titled “Notes from the Field.” This series will provide a space and a forum for engaging with matters that affect how we practice our profession as scholars and teachers. Typically, interventions in the “Notes from the Field” section of the journal will comprise submissions from between two and six scholars on debates and questions worth considering in our line of work. Submissions for this series are expected to be between 3000 and 4000 words maximum. Although these are not typical peer reviewed articles, they must conform to the style and conventions of this journal. The Editor in Chief will from time to time invite colleagues and scholars in African literary and cultural studies to contribute to the series. The inaugural section published in this edition of the journal was based on presentations at a roundtable held at the 2021 ALA annual conference titled “African Literature as African Studies.”