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Michael A. Bucknor

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Biography

Michael A. Bucknor is Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Black Global Studies and Decolonial Practice in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. He previously taught at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in Jamaica, where he was the Chair of the Department of Literatures in English and Public Orator for the Mona Campus, both for two terms. He is a former Chair of the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (ACLALS), currently serves on the editorial boards of several journals, and is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of West Indian Literature.

Years Attended

2013, 2013 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2024 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2025 Adult’s Festival Participant

Michael A. Bucknor

Speaker
Jamaica
Events Featuring Michael A. Bucknor
2025
Bocas Henry Swanzy Award: The Many Lives of JWIL
Festival Programme Event
Big Ideas Event
Event Date: May 4, 2025 @ 1:00 pm
AV Room