CSAAD Afro-Asia Project

Too Dark for the World: Oceania, Anti-Colonialism, and the Black Pacific

Quito J. Swan’s talk, Too Dark for the World, explores Black internationalism and decolonization in Oceania. Drawing from archival research conducted across Oceania, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, it will discuss how Melanesian liberation struggles engaged Black Power, Negritude, and Pan-Africanism in their insurgent battles for self-determination. It is based on Swan’s Pasifika BlackOceania, Anticolonialism, and the Africana World (NYU Press, 2022), which was awarded ASALH’s 2023 Best Book in African American History prize.

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