Memories of Africa

Toyin Falola is professor of history, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin. He has received over thirty lifetime career awards and fourteen honorary doctorates. He has written extensively on the African diaspora, including The African Diaspora: Slavery, Modernity, and Globalization.

Falola is a brilliant African-centered scholar. . . . [The] combination of African memoir and intellectual history makes the book compelling. Highly recommended.--M. Christian "CHOICE" Falola's book indeed brings a refreshing nostalgia and positive approach in considering the use of memoir as an artistic medium. The book draws from an array of historical fact and makes connection with contemporary studies and modernity which makes it relatable in the ongoing discourse of African migration and identity formations. Toyin Falola's Memories of Africa: Home and Abroad in the United States is recommended for those interested in the intersection of History and Literature, Black studies, and African Diaspora scholarship.--Olayombo Raji-Oyelade "Yoruba Studies Review" Memories of Africa: Home and Abroad in the United States is authored by the indomitable Dr. Toyin Falola. . . . [The book] should benefit interdisciplinary scholars as well as students of all levels of college and, indeed, the general reader interested in learning about the familiar subject matter.--Yvette M. Alex "African and Asian Studies" Memories of Africa makes a significant contribution to the study of the African Diaspora, African intellectual history, to our understanding of African autobiography, and more importantly to life studies. Falola provides fresh insights that will reinvigorate the field.--Olabode Ibironke, author of Remapping African Literature Memories of Africa opens a new dimension to the understanding of the experiences of home, space, and place, and their interactions in African and diaspora studies.--Adetayo Alabi, author of Oral Forms of Nigerian Autobiography and Life Stories