Who We Are

The Graduate Student Caucus of the African Literature Association (GSCALA) is an organization for those interested in promoting and conducting research at the graduate level of African and African diaspora literature and culture. We are one of many caucuses part of the African Literature Association (ALA). Visit the ALA Website to find out more.

Find Out More

Become a GSCALA member. It's free! If you are a member of the ALA and either a graduate student or interested in student & graduate student issues and would like to become connected with other like-minded graduate students, contact the GSCALA Chair, Cajetan Iheka (ihekacaj@msu.edu) for more information on joining the GSCALA.

Join our Facebook and Google groups: On Facebook, find us under the group "African Literature Association - GSC." On Google, find us under the group “Graduate Student Caucus- African Literature Association.”

News and Events

Please look forward to information about the 2012 ALA Conference in Dallas, TX. We are also putting together a list of job postings and other resources for graduate students.