Professor William Mina Aragón and student Eduard Nixon Pérez Pino, affiliated with the Political Science Program of the Faculty of Law, Political and Social Sciences, participated in the III International Congress of Afro-descendant Literary and Cultural Studies “Africas and Afro-descendancies: literary imaginaries and cultural dialogues,” held in the city of Alcalá de Henares (Spain).

During the academic event, both took part in the panel “Pan-Africanism and Afrodiasporic literature,” a space that fostered critical dialogue around the literary and cultural production of Afrodiasporic communities. Additionally, Professor Mina presented the paper “Afrodiasporicity and Afro-centered narratives,” in which he shared reflections resulting from his recent research.

Likewise, the professor participated in the II World Conference Afromadrid, considered one of the most relevant gatherings at a global level for Afro-descendant academics, researchers, and intellectuals. In this setting, held at the Museo Reina Sofía Venue, he delivered the keynote lecture entitled “Pan-African intellectual manifesto,” where he shared the main results of his studies within the Afro-Colombian line of the GIAPRIP Research Group.