pAfrica is usually depicted in Western media as a continent plagued by continuous wars, civil conflicts, disease, and human rights violations however, an analysis of the region's cultural output reveals the depth and strength of the character of the African people that has endured the burden of colonialism. Undoubtedly, much of the scholarship on African literature focuses on countries colonized by the British such as South Africa and Nigeria however, the African nations colonized by Spain and Portugal have also made major literary contributions. This volume examines the literature and cinema of the African nations colonized by Spain and Portugal Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo Verde, Angola, Mozambique, and So Tom and Prncipe to demonstrate the complexity and heterogeneity of these countries in their attempts to establish a post-colonial identity. This volume is intended for undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers seeking to study Hispanic and Luso-African li