Chigbo Anyaduba
Assistant Professor
Department:
English
Fields:
- Africa; Genocide Studies
- Ethics
- Human Rights
- Literature / Creative Writing
- Race
Areas of Expertise:
- African/African Diaspora Literatures
- Genocide Studies
- Postcolonial Studies
Languages Spoken:
- English
- Igbo; Nigerian Pidgin
Available To:
- Appear as a public speaker
- Provide comment to media
- Write articles
- Discuss research with industry, government, and others
About:
Dr. Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba is Assistant Professor of English at The University of Winnipeg. He is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Manitoba. Dr. Anyaduba’s teaching and research interests focus broadly on African/African Diaspora literatures. His current research explores the cultural representations of genocides and mass atrocities in Africa. He is the author, most recently, of The Postcolonial African Genocide Novel: Quests for meaningfulness. Dr. Anyaduba is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for his doctoral dissertation at the University of Manitoba and a J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Fellowship at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for his research on genocides in Nigeria and Rwanda. He serves on the Advisory Board of the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
Media and Research Expert