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WIU Indigenous Africa and Diaspora Project Presents Speaker December 2
November 30, 2005
MACOMB, IL - - The Western Illinois University Indigenous Africa and Diaspora Discourse Project (IAADP) will present the lecture “Black British and African Diaspora: Identities in a Changing World” by research fellow Wangũi wa Goro (Wahn GOO E Wah GO Roe) at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2 in Stipes Hall 121.
An academic and social critic, researcher, translator, writer and campaigner for womenÂ’s and human rights in Africa and Europe, wa Goro has been involved in scholarship and rights for race, gender equality and democracy for more than 20 years.
She currently works at the Centre for Social and Evaluation Research (CSER) in the department of applied social sciences at London Metropolitan University, where she heads the culture, identity and society team. Her current areas of research include the African Diaspora, African women and sexuality, translation, ethics and power, human rights, womenÂ’s rights and translation.
Her book, "Global Feminist Politics, Identities in a Changing World," has been significant in shaping debates about human rights, identity, location and democracy.
Considered a pioneer in the translation of African literature, wa Goro is also a writer of poetry and fiction and has published her first story “Heaven and earth” (2003) with Macmillan. Her forthcoming story, “Deep Fishing,” will be published by Ayebia in 2006.
She currently serves on the Pen International translation advisory committee and on the executive committee of the African Literature Association. She is an international adviser for the Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora based at the University of Florida and is a founding editor of JALA (Journal of the African literature Association).
During her visit to the Macomb campus Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1-2, wa Goro will be available for classroom visits, individual conversations and interviews.
Her visit is co-sponsored by the Visiting Lecturers Committee and the African American Studies department. For more information, contact the African American Studies department at 309/298-1181.
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