Vanguard publisher Sam Amuka-Pemu; the Department of English, University of Lagos and the Department of World Languages of Monmouth University, United States are set to celebrate with Professor J.P. Clark-Bekederemo at an international conference.
The conference will hold between Wednesday and Saturday, in Lagos.
A statement jointly signed by Prof. Hope Eghagha of the University of Lagos and Dr. G. Oty Agbajoh-Laoye, of Monmouth University, said conference will host institutions involved in knowledge production across the globe, who would map a field for J.P Clark Studies and locate the place of the Poet and Playwright in historical contemporary development in African and Nigerian writing.
Professor Wole Soyinka will deliver the keynote address entitled: ‘Othello’s Lament: the Migrant Rues the Waves’ at the maiden edition of the conference titled: ‘Connecting the Local and Global Across Literary Genres.’