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Hena Maes-Jelinek
Hena Maes-Jelinek (1929 – 8 July 2008) was a Czech-born Belgian literary scholar. She has been called "one of the founding mothers of the study of Commonwealth Literature and, later, Postcolonial studies in Europe", who "pioneered the study of Caribbean literature in Belgium and Europe". She wrote extensively on the Guyanese writer Wilson Harris. Tribute was paid to her in a collection entitled ''The Cross-Cultural Legacy: Critical and Creative Writings in Memory of Hena Maes-Jelinek'' (edited by Gordon Collier, Geoffrey V. Davis, Marc Delrez and Bénédicte Ledent; Brill, 2016), with contributors including Alastair Niven, Fred D'Aguiar, Wilson Harris, Louis James, Karen King-Aribisala, Alecia McKenzie, Caryl Phillips, Lawrence Scott, Stephanos Stephanides Stephanos Stephanides (born 22 October 1949) is a Cypriot-born author, poet, translator, critic, ethnographer, and documentary film maker. In 1957 he moved with his father to the United Kingdom and since then he has lived i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Literature
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth or the common wealth – echoed in the modern synonym "public wealth"), it comes from the old meaning of "wealth", which is "well-being", and is itself a loose translation of the Latin res publica (republic). The term literally meant "common well-being". In the 17th century, the definition of "commonwealth" expanded from its original sense of "public welfare" or "commonweal" to mean "a state in which the supreme power is vested in the people; a republic or democratic state". The term evolved to become a title to a number of political entities. Three countries – Australia, the Bahamas, and Dominica – have the official title "Commonwealth", as do four U.S. states and two U.S. territo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Scott
Lawrence Scott FRSL (born in Trinidad, 1943) is a novelist and short-story writer from Trinidad and Tobago, who divides his time between London and Port of Spain. He has also worked as a teacher of English and Drama at schools in London and in Trinidad. Scott's novels have been awarded (1998) and short-listed (1992, 2004) for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and thrice nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award (for ''Aelred's Sin'' in 2000, ''Night Calypso'' in 2006 and ''Light Falling on Bamboo'' in 2014). His stories have been much anthologised and he won the Tom-Gallon Short-Story Award in 1986. Life and career Born in Trinidad on a sugarcane estate where his father was the manager for Tate & Lyle, Lawrence Scott is a descendant of Trinidad's French and German creoles. "His father's side came from Germany in the 1830s and were called Schoener. His mother's family, the Lange dynasty, were French-descended and part of an established white Creole community." Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Scholars
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment, and can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role. Literature, as an art form, can also include works in various non-fiction genres, such as biography, diaries, memoir, letters, and the essay. Within its broad definition, literature includes non-fictional books, articles or other printed information on a particular subject.''OED'' Etymologically, the term derives from Latin ''literatura/litteratura'' "learning, a writing, grammar," originally "writing formed with letters," from ''litera/littera'' "letter". In spite of this, the term has also been applied to spoken or su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Deaths
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1929 Births
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Cumberland Lodge
Cumberland Lodge is a 17th-century Grade II listed country house in Windsor Great Park 3.5 miles south of Windsor Castle. Since 1947 it has been occupied by the charitable foundation known as Cumberland Lodge, which holds residential conferences, lectures and discussions about social and ethical issues. The gardens of Cumberland Lodge are Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. History of the building The house was built by John Byfield, an army captain, in 1650 when Oliver Cromwell divided up and sold off lots in Windsor Great Park. The house was called Byfield House until 1670. It was then renamed New Lodge, and at times was also known as Windsor Lodge or Ranger Lodge. After the Restoration, King Charles II made the house the official residence of the Ranger of the Great Park — a Crown appointment always held by someone close to the Sovereign. Among those who have lived at the Lodge were: * Baptist May, the first resident Ranger; * Sarah Churchill, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Wilson
Janet M. Wilson is a UK-based New Zealand academic who specialises in post colonial New Zealand literature. Academic career Janet Mary Wilson is Emerita Professor of English and Postcolonial Studies, Faculty of Arts, Science and Humanities, University of Northampton and editor of the Journal of Postcolonial Writing and on the board of the Journal of New Zealand Literature. Previous appointments were held at Birkbeck, University of London, University of Otago, Oxford Brookes University, University of Oxford, Trinity College Dublin, University of Auckland and University of Sydney. Wilson was elected Vice President of the National Conference of University Professors in 2018 and became President in 2020 until 2022. Education Wilson holds an MA in English from the Victoria University of Wellington, an MA in Medieval English from the University of Sydney and a DPhil from St Catherine's College, Oxford. Professional life Wilson currently holds a Visiting Professorship at Birm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanos Stephanides
Stephanos Stephanides (born 22 October 1949) is a Cypriot-born author, poet, translator, critic, ethnographer, and documentary film maker. In 1957 he moved with his father to the United Kingdom and since then he has lived in several countries for more than 34 years. He returned to Cyprus in 1991 as part of the founding faculty of the University of Cyprus where he holds the position of Professor of English and Comparative Literature. Stephanides’ dominant and literary language is English, and he is also fluent in Greek, Spanish and Portuguese. His early migration from Cyprus to the United Kingdom and subsequent work and travel in many countries has been influential in shaping the transcultural character of his work. As a young lecturer at the university of Guyana, he became deeply interested in Caribbean literary and cultural expression and his anthropological work with the descendant of Indian indentured labourers in Guyanese villages and sugar plantations marked the beginning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caryl Phillips
Caryl Phillips (born 13 March 1958) is a Kittitian-British novelist, playwright and essayist. Best known for his novels (for which he has won multiple awards), Phillips is often described as a Black Atlantic writer, since much of his fictional output is defined by its interest in, and searching exploration of, the experiences of peoples of the African diaspora in England, the Caribbean and the United States. As well as writing, Phillips has worked as an academic at numerous institutions including Amherst College, Barnard College, and Yale University, where he has held the position of Professor of English since 2005. Life Caryl Phillips was born in St. Kitts to Malcolm and Lillian Phillips on 13 March 1958. When he was four months old, his family moved to England and settled in Leeds, Yorkshire. In 1976, Phillips won a place at Queen's College, Oxford University, where he read English, graduating in 1979. While at Oxford, he directed numerous plays and spent his summers workin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postcolonial Studies
Postcolonialism is the Critical theory, critical academic study of the cultural, political and economic legacy of colonialism and imperialism, focusing on the impact of human control and exploitation of colonized people and their lands. More specifically, it is a critical theory analysis of the history, culture, literature, and discourse of (usually European) imperial power. Postcolonialism encompasses a wide variety of approaches, and theoreticians may not always agree on a common set of definitions. On a simple level, through Anthropology, anthropological study, it may seek to build a better understanding of colonial life—based on the assumption that the colonial rulers are unreliable narrators—from the point of view of the colonized people. On a deeper level, postcolonialism examines the Power (social and political), social and political power relationships that sustain colonialism and neocolonialism, including the social, political and cultural narratives surrounding the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alecia McKenzie
Alecia McKenzie (born Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican writer and journalist. Life She studied at Alpha Academy in Kingston, Troy University in Alabama, and Columbia University in New York, focusing on languages, art and journalism. At Troy University, she was the first Jamaican editor of the student newspaper, ''The Tropolitan'', and graduated summa cum laude. She has worked for various international news organizations and has taught Communications at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Besides Jamaica, she has lived in the United States, Belgium, England and Singapore and now mainly shares her time between France, where she is based with her family, and the Caribbean. Writing career Her first collection of short stories, ''Satellite City'', won the regional Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book (Canada and the Caribbean). Her second book, ''When the Rain Stopped in Natland'', is a novella for young readers, and has been included on the literacy program in several scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen King-Aribisala
Karen Ann King-Aribisala (born Guyana) is a Nigerian novelist, and short story writer. She is a Professor of English at the University of Lagos. Education She was educated at the International School Ibadan, St. George's British International School, Italy (where she met her future husband; Femi Aribisala), and the London Academy of Dramatic Arts. Works *''Our Wife and Other Stories'', Malthouse Press, 1990, ; Ottawa, Canada: Laurier Books, 2004, *'' Kicking Tongues'', Heinemann, 1998, *''The Hangman's Game'', Peepal Tree, 2007, * ''Bitter Leafing Woman and Other Stories'', Malthouse Press, 2017. Prizes and awards Her collection of stories, ''Our Wife and Other Stories'' won the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best First Book Africa, and her novel ''The Hangman's Game'' won 2008 Best Book Africa. She also won grants from the Ford Foundation, British Council, Goethe Institute The Goethe-Institut (, GI, en, Goethe Institute) is a non-profit German cultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
