Alain Lawo-Sukam

Biography

Alain Lawo-Sukam was born in 1973 in Bangwa, Cameroon. A scholar and creative writer, he is the author of the trilingual poetry book Sueño con África/ Dream of Africa/ Rêve d'Afrique (2013). His work examines African experiences in the Hispanic Atlantic world. In 2005, he earned a PhD in Spanish from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also received his BSc and MA from the University of Yaoundé I in 1995 and 1997, respectively. Lawo-Sukam is an Associate Professor of Hispanic and Africana Studies and the Coordinator of the Africana Studies program at Texas A&M University.

Birth Date

1973-01-01

Place of Birth

Cameroonian

Country of Nationality

Cameroon

Languages Spoken

French, English, Spanish

University of Yaoundé, University of Yaoundé, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Poetry Collections

Sueño con África/ Dream of Africa/ Rêve d'Afrique (Buenos Aires : Viajera Editorial, 2013)

Sources

"Alain Lawo-Sukam." Global Languages & Cultures, Texas A&M University, 2024, https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/ints/profile/alain-lawo-sukam/. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
 
“Biography.” Alain Lawo Sukam - Editorial Board, Scientific Research Publishing, www.scirp.org/(S(lz5mqp453ed%20snp55rrgjct55))/journal/detailedInforofeditorialboard.aspx?personid=7401. Accessed 15 May 2022.
 
Little, Andrew. “Bringing the World to Aggieland's Classrooms.” The Battalion, 2 November 2017, www.thebatt.com/life-arts/bringing-the-world-to-aggieland-s-classrooms/article_34c0b8ec-becc-11e7-8cea-1b3340616abc.html. Accessed 15 May 2022.