The border between Africa and Spain
The film Adú justly calls attention to Europe’s closed borders, but neglects to examine why people are migrating from Africa.
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Michael Ugarte
Michael Ugarte is an emeritus professor of Spanish literature at the University of Missouri. Among his books is Africans in Europe: The Culture of Exile and Emigration from Equatorial Guinea to Spain (Univ. of Illinois Press, 2010).
Equatorial Guinea’s ‘American Dirt’
A novel and Netflix film about Spanish colonialism in Equatorial Guinea raises questions about appropriation and storytelling.