I will pay for the following essay Literature of the African Diaspora, Response Paper. The essay is to be 5 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.Download file

I will pay for the following essay Literature of the African Diaspora, Response Paper. The essay is to be 5 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.

This paper explores and analyzes these themes in the two African-oriented literatures. Making Callaloo and Reversing Sail. In addition, the paper explores the role of the African Slave Trade in shaping the factors that create these recurring themes. Analyzing Themes in Diasporic African Literatures One book that succinctly identifies some of the commonest themes in the literatures of diasporic Africans is the “Reversing Sail: A History of the African Diaspora (New Approaches to African History),” written by Michael A. Gomez. Generally, this book traces and covers Africans’ experiences and lives in the Old Worlds of the Mediterranean and the Islamic worlds and their movement into the New World (Gomez 3). Importantly, the author covers the movement into and the suffering of Africans in the lands claimed by colonial powers such as the Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, French and English and the entire period of enslavement up to the Cold War era (Gomez 59). Gomez also touches on the theme of the working class African diaspora and the cultural and socioeconomic developments they underwent. Additionally, the challenges, exploits, and struggles of diasporic Africans over a wide timeframe are also covered (Gomez 79). In this coverage, a link has been established between the past and the present circumstances of diasporic Africans. The other theme that Gomez covers, which is related to diasporic Africans’ slave trade origins is the unbelievable suffering and disadvantages faced by diasporic Africans. It is lamentable that this is the situation despite the apparent creativity of Diasporic Africans. The connection between life in the actual African continent and Diasporic Africans is the other central theme in Gomez’s book (Gomez 2). According to Gomez, the continued suffering and impoverishment of Africans proper and the Diasporic Africans emphasizes the need for a deeper research into and understanding of the relationship between Africans proper and Diasporic Africans. Thus, according to Gomez, the past, current, and future of the Diasporic Africans is one of the most intriguing and ambiguous areas of study. The other theme in Gomez’s book is the influences on and the influence of African-descended people in non-African environments. Although Diasporic African communities have quite diverse experiences, Gomez asserts that these societies share a lot more than their mere origin. For instance, the role and impact of slavery on all Diasporic Africans cannot be overemphasized. Besides, the central theme and experience of slavery, destruction of African culture is the other common experience of Diasporic Africans found in many of their literatures. In addition, struggle against racial and ethnic discrimination and continued identification of common bonds with Africa are also central themes in Diasporic African literatures (Gomez 3). Some themes from the past are ancient cultures in and around Africa such as Egyptian, Nubian, Greek, and Roman culture and their influences on Diasporic Africans and biblical themes and influences. Regarding slavery and slave trade, Gomez covers the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage. As in other literatures, it is evident in Gomez’s book that the slavery institution was practised differently in various corners of the world.