Dr. Hadji Bakara

Biography

Hadji Bakara is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on 20th and 21st century global Anglophone and American literatures, with particular attention to the intersections of war, empire, migration, and human rights. Bakara explores how literature shapes political and epistemological categories such as freedom, citizenship, and human rights. His forthcoming book, 'Writing Dark Literary History Human Rights', centers on the contributions of various writers to the discourse on human rights. He has published parts of this work in journals like American Literary History and German Quarterly. Additionally, he is working on another book, 'Refugee Futures', examining the impact of time on political life and the narratives of refugees. Bakara teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses that cover race, economics in global literature, and literary research methodologies. His scholarly contributions include writing for Post45 and Los Angeles Review of Books, as well as co-editing issues for academic journals.

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