The University of Cheik Anta Diop, May 12

We headed to the University of Chiek Anta Diop to be matched with our mentors/partners to escort us througout Senegal as we set out upon our reserach for our projects. I am researching the cultural and historical differences between African Literature and American Literature, as well as the differences between Africans and Black Americans. While we were thier, we listend to various presentations of the make-up of Senegal and its cultural backrounds, We also listened to some presentations that answered our questions for our research project. A professor by the name of Ibrahima Wane was a source for my topic; he specializes in African Literature and African History. He discussed literary eras in Africa, he talked about Griots, the Negritude Movement, as well as the mindstate of the African writer becasue of colonialism. This day was long and busy, yet very informative.