Afropolitanism has become a very contentious keyword in the lexicon of current African literature and cultural studies.The first articulation of Afropolitanism in public discourse can be traced back to Taiye Selasi's essay Bye-Bye Babar.This concept of the new positioning and identity for the new generation of African diaspora subsequently entered literary and philosophical circles through the enunciation of Mbembe,Gikandi and Eze,and has since been questioned by many critics,mainly for its commodification,elitism,and lack of political concerns.The simultaneous emergence of Afropolitan writer and Afropolitan literature has further expanded this concept and reformulated new narratives of African identity in the context of new world dynamics.This article traces the origins,definition,and trajectory of Afropolitanism,and illustrates the significance of Afropolitanism for the articulation of African identity through the examples of Afropolitan writer and Afropolitan literature.
AfropolitanismAfrican identityAfropolitan writerAfropolitan literature
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