is the author of The Hardy Tree (2011) and Gentle Art (2012), both published by Trolley Books. Her third book Merced Es Benz is out on Book Works in November (iphgeniabaal.com).
Njideka Akunyili Crosby first encountered Mary Louise Pratt’s ‘Arts of the Contact Zone’ (1991), which identifies ‘social spaces where cultures meet, clash and grapple with each...
