Club Diaspora is the new book club for the Afro-diaspora in the broadest sense of the word.
This includes people with roots in Africa, the Caribbean, and North and South America. Literature with roots in the African continent forms the common thread in our selection of books, poems, and short stories. Together, we will discuss the stories and knowledge hidden within them. The book club is led by poets and performers Nicchelle Buyne and Daniëlle Zawadi.
With Club Diaspora, we want to create a space for conversation and reflection on life in the diaspora. By doing this together, we want to strengthen and facilitate our mutual connection. With the selected books, we explore themes such as migration, language, resistance, worldviews, and literary traditions (colonial heritage).
Due to the scope of the Afro-community, the book club will be in English.
During Club Diaspora’s first gathering, we get into Homegoing by Ghanaian-American writer Yaa Gyasi. The book traces the bloodline of two sisters born in 18th century West-Africa (current-day Ghana). We follow their lives and heritage for 300 years, spanning 2 continents. The story offers lots of food for thought: how do the choices of others affect us? Where do we findmeaning? And what do we inherit from those who came before us?
Don’t worry if you haven’t read the entire book - you’re welcome to join either way!
