The Poem as Feeling: Belonging and Discomfort

I wrote the poem Robes Rob Us in a moment when my mind was clouded by the pressure of completing my PhD journey.  It was during a conference on ‘Belonging…

Between Human Rights Law and African Literature: Interview with Grace A. Musila

Introduction This interview was conducted during a conference hosted by the Chair of African Legal Studies (26 – 28 November 2025) at the University of Bayreuth, marking the culmination of…

Law and Literature: Existentialist Views on Legal Pluralisms in Algeria

At the Chair of African Legal Studies, we recently discussed socio-legal approaches to law, talking about what, in the end, is legally binding. On this occasion, I remembered a novel…