Dr. Frieda Ekotto

Biography

Frieda Ekotto has been a professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan since 1994. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Minnesota. Ekotto is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including a Ford Foundation seed grant for research collaborative work with institutions of higher learning in Africa. She is the author of six books and numerous articles in professional journals, and has lectured extensively across several countries, including the United States, Australia, and various nations in Africa and Europe. Professor Ekotto has developed and taught a wide range of innovative courses focusing on literature and law in France, as well as postcolonial narratives featuring Francophone women and minorities. Her contributions have significantly advanced Francophone studies at the University of Michigan, particularly in the teaching of race and ethnicity within French-speaking cultures. She is highly regarded by students and colleagues for her intellectual generosity and success in motivating students to think critically.

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