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Affiliation Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota

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Mailing Address Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures Gustavus Adolphus College 800 West College Avenue St. Peter, Minnesota 56082 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s) phone: (507) 933-6078 fax: (507) 933-6066

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Countries of Specialization Ghana ; France, francophone African and Caribbean countries

Education University of Ghana-Legon: B.A (Hons): French/Spanish Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Diploma in Spanish Language and Culture Université de Bordeaux III (France): Maîtrise; Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies The Ohio State University-USA: Ph.D Romance Languages--French Minnesota State University-Mankato (USA): M.A in Public Administration

Research Interests My research interests include African and Caribbean writers. Recently I have been doing a lot of research on African folk tales -- more specifically on the Dagara people of North Western Ghana and South Western Burkina Faso.

Teaching Interests I teach French language, literature and culture. I also teach Francophone African and Caribbean literatures. I teach courses on African writers in English as well. One other area in which I teach occasionally is Public Administration.

Publications * Selected Book Chapters 2010 "L'Humour satirique dans En attendant le vote des bêtes sauvages d'Ahmadou Kourouma." In, Ouédraogo, Jean (ed. and introd.), L'Imaginaire d'Ahmadou Kourouma: Contours et enjeux d'une esthétique, Paris, France: Karthala. (pp. 225-244) 2003 "Tradition, Modernity, and the Clash of Cultures in African Society: The Case of Burkina Faso." In, Beauclair, Michelle (ed. and introd.), The Francophone World: Cultural Issues and Perspectives, New York: Peter Lang, (pp. 31-47) Books 1996 The African and Caribbean Historical Novel in French : A Quest for Identity. New York : P. Lang.

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