Pan-African American literature: signifyin(g) Immigrants in the Twenty-First Century

Signifyin(g) on the slave narrative: African memoirs of war and displacement

Uncanny rememories in Teju Cole's open city

The impossibility of invisibility in the novels of Dinaw Mengestu

Refiguring the ancestor in the fiction of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Becoming his own father: 0bama's dreams from my father

Conclusion: blackness now.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Signifyin(g) on the Slave Narrative: African Memoirs of War and Displacement; Chapter 2. Uncanny Rememories in Teju Cole's Open City; Chapter 3. The Impossibility of Invisibility in the Novels of Dinaw Mengestu; Chapter 4. Refiguring the Ancestor in the Fiction of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Chapter 5. Becoming His Own Father: Obama's Dreams from My Father; Conclusion: Blackness Now; Acknowledgments; Notes; Works Cited; Index; About the Author.