Eco-Critical Literature: Regreening African Landscapes

Notes on Editor and Contributors

337 Notes on Editor and Contributors ADEKOYA, Olusegun (PhD), teaches Literature at the Department of English in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria where he is a Professor. The author of the highly acclaimed book / iʘ˜iÀÊ Þi\Ê>˜Ê "ÀˆiÊœ˜Ê7œiÊ-œÞˆ˜Ž>½Ã *œiÌÀÞ, he has published three collections of poems, namely Ո˜i>Ê ˆÌiÃÊ>˜`Ê-> iÊ ÕiÃ, >“iiœ˜Ê>˜`Ê ˆ“iÀ>à and iÀiÊ>˜`Ê / iÀi. The first Chairman of the Osun State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors, he is married and has two sons. ASHUNTANTANG, Joyce (PhD), actress, screenwriter, film producer and poet was born in Kumba town in South West region, Cameroon. She earned a B.A in English from the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon, a Masters in Librarianship from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K., and a PhD in English from the City University of New York, Graduate Center. Her published works include a collection of poetry,
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˜}œ« œ˜iÊ >“iÀœœ˜ÊˆÌiÀ>ÌÕÀi°ÊDr. Ashuntantang is currently Associate Professor of English and African Literature at the University of Hartford, Connecticut. She blogs her world at: www.joyceash.com. AWHEFEADA, Sunny (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He was Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts at Abraka. He took Degrees in English from the University of Benin, Edo State and University of Ibadan in Nigeria. CHUMA-Udeh, Ngozi (PhD) holds a double Doctorate in Educational Administration and African/Comparative Literature. Twice an international award winner, her first novel /i>V iÀÃʜ˜Ê-ÌÀˆŽi won the West African Literary Award in 2005 and her second novel V œiÃʜvÊ>Ê iÜÊ >ܘ won the AAWW Masterpiece Award in 2010. Her latest collection of poetry is titled >˜ÌÃʜvÊ ië>ˆÀ. She is a member of Modern Language Association 338 NOTES ON EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTORS (MLA), African Literature Association (ALA), Association of African Women Writers, Pan-African Writers Association and Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). Presently she functions as the Head, Department of English, Anambra State University, Nigeria. Dr. Chuma-Udeh’s dream is to pursue a most distinguished and remarkable career in the study and teaching of world literature. ERNEST-SAMUEL, Gloria is of the Department of Theatre Arts in Imo State University. Her research interest is in Cultural, film and Media Studies. She is presently undertaking a Doctoral research in Media Studies. FEGHABO, Charles Cliff teaches African and Diasporic literatures in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Nigeria. He has almost completed his Doctoral research on the Literature of Nigeria’s Niger Delta. GOMBA, Obari (PhD) has studied at both the University of Nigeria and the University of Port Harcourt. He has a PhD in English, and he teaches Literature and Creative Writing in the Department of English Studies at the University of Port Harcourt. He has published four collections of poetry : *i>ÀÃʜvÊÌ iÊ>˜}ÀœÛi]ÊiœÀ}iÊ Õà Ê>˜`Ê"Ì iÀÊ"LÃiÀÛ>̈œ˜Ã, >˜ÌˆViʜvÊ>Ê ÀœŽi˜Ê>ÃÃÊand i˜}Ì ÊœvÊ ÞiÃ. He has contributed essays to journals and books. He has promoted scholarship as the Editor of / iÊÕÃi: Journal of the English Association of the Department of English, University of Nigeria (2000); and as the Assistant Editor ofÊ7œÀŽˆ˜}Ê*>«iÀÃ: Journal of the Department of English Studies, University of Port Harcourt (2011-till date). He has also been a key figure in the annual Garden City Literary Festival. JUA, Roselyne M. (PhD), holds a PhD from SUNY Buffalo, New York, has taught courses in American, English and Women’s Literature to undergraduate and graduate students at the Universities of Yaounde and Buea. She was recently appointed Director of Academic Affairs at the University of Bamenda. The author of / iÊ iÌÀ>Þi`Ê/œÜ˜Ê>˜`Ê"Ì iÀÊ*œi“Ã, she has published in peer-reviewed journals, co-authored /œÊÌ iÊ Õ``ˆ˜}Ê Ài>̈ÛiÊ7ÀˆÌiÀ:
Ê>˜`LœœŽ and published two collections of Victor Elame Musinga’s plays: / iÊ >À˜Êand / iÊ/À>}i`ÞʜvÊÀÊ œ‡ >>˜Vi°ÊShe is co-editing a critical text on
˜}œ« œ˜iÊ >“iÀœœ˜Ê À>“>Ê>˜`Ê/ i>ÌÀi and The Struggle for Space and Power by Four Women’s groups in the North West Region of Cameroon through a CODESRIA NWG grant. œÌiÃʜ˜Ê `ˆÌœÀÊ>˜`Ê œ˜ÌÀˆLÕ̜Àà 339 MOWARIN, Macaulay holds a (PhD) in English language from the University of Ibadan, lbadan, Nigeria. He lectures in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Delta State University, Abraka. Nigeria. His areas of teaching and research include; syntax, pidgin and creole, linguistics , stylistics and...