1. African Genres: Literature, Geography, and Poetics in the Long East Coast Open Access Author: Decker, Michelle Gene Title: African Genres: Literature, Geography, and Poetics in the Long East Coast Graduate Program: Comparative Literature Keywords: African literatureSouth AfricaEast AfricaEgyptgenrecomparative literatureAfrican poeticsZanzibarArabicSwahili File: Download DECKER_DISSERTATION_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Eric Robert Hayot, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorEric Robert Hayot, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJonathan Paul Eburne, Committee MemberNergis Erturk Lennon, Committee MemberGabeba Baderoon, Committee MemberChristopher Gervais Reed, Committee Member