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Evan Maina Mwangi teaches 20th Century Anglophone African Literature at Northwestern University. He holds a PhD in literature from the University of Nairobi, where he graduated with Class Honours. His research primarily focuses on the intersection of nationalism, gender, sexuality, and the canon of popular artistic expressions, connecting local texts to global theories. Mwangi has published extensively on notable authors such as Nazizi Hirji, Chinua Achebe, K. Sello Duiker, Amandina Lihamba, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, and many others. His recent monograph, 'Postcolonial Animal: African Literature and Posthuman Ethics,' delves into the relationship between critical animal studies and postcolonial literature, illustrating how vegan motivations can reshape interpretations of African literary texts. He is currently working on several new book projects, including explorations of global re-writings of Joseph Conrad’s 'Heart of Darkness' and their implications in Indian Ocean literatures. Mwangi's academic specializations include Environmental Humanities, 20th- & 21st-century British Literature, Global Anglophone Literature, Critical Theory, Animal Studies, and Postcolonial & Diaspora Studies.
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