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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985
Echeruo, Michael J. C.
Biography
Nigeria
Birth date: 1937-03-14
Birth location:
Umunumo,
Nigeria
Michael Echeruo, born 1937, is a Nigerian academic and writer. Echeruo was a contemporary of Christopher Okigbo at the University of Ibadan. He is known for his work critiquing the western perception of Africa in academia, fighting instead for an African viewpoint of Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Echeruo
Education
- University of Ibadan
- Cornell University
- Cornell University
News Items (1)
Related Works (6)
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Commentaries (1)
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- Faleti, Adebayo (1)
- Karibo, Minji (1)
- Ofeimun, Odia (1)
- Ogundipe-Leslie, Omolara 'Molara' (1)
- Okigbo, Christopher (2)
- Saro-Wiwa, Ken (1)
- Soyinka , Wole 'Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde' (2)
- Doh, Emmanuel Fru (3)
- Garuba, Harry (3)
- Losambe, Lokangaka (1)
- Ogunlesi, Tolu (1)
- Ojaide, Tanure (1)
- Okewole, Niran (1)
- Osundare, Niyi (1)
- Otiono, Nduka (2)
- Ifowodo, Ogaga (4)
- Jaji, Tsitsi 'Ella' (2)
- Moore, Gerald (1)
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