The novel, titled Open City, is a metaphor which the author uses to allude to migration and globalization. It is also an obvious reference to the declaration of Brussels as an open city during World War 1. Cole examines multiple themes related to transnationalism as his protagonist, a Nigerian American doctor wanders about in New York in an attempt to track migrating birds, examines the numerous relationships he has had with other immigrants like himself. Julius is an embodiment of the con...
To say that the Black Panther was a success would be putting it lightly. Marvel’s first African superhero film, was categorized by many polls as the best film produced by Marvel Cinematic Universe, surpassing The Iron Man, Spider-Man and Captain America. The critic's consensus on Rotten Tomatoes Websites, a review aggregation website gave the film a score of 97%. In the year it was released, Black Panther was qualified as the highest-grossing film in the US and it also received numerous oth...
Omotoyosi Odukomaiya is a second-year Ph.D. student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the English Department. Her research interests include Contemporary African Literature, Afrof
