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Afua Cooper
Born (1957-11-08) November 8, 1957 (age 66)
Westmoreland, Jamaica
Occupation(s)Historian, author, dub poet
AwardsPortia White Prize (2020)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Thesis"Doing Battle in Freedom's Cause": Henry Bibb, Abolitionism, Race Uplift, and Black Manhood, 1842-1854 (May 2001)
Doctoral advisorFranca Iacovetta
Other advisorsRuth Roach Pierson, Ian Radforth, Alison Prentice, and Richard Blackett

Dr. Afua Ava Pamela Cooper (born 8 November 1957)[1] is a Jamaican-born Canadian historian. As a historian, "she has taught Caribbean cultural studies, history, women's studies and Black studies at Ryerson and York universities, at the University of Toronto and at Dalhousie University."[1] She is also an author and dub poet[2][3] who as of 2018, has published five volumes of poetry.[4]

  1. ^ a b Allen Williams, Emily (22 May 2018). "Afua Cooper". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Cooper, Afua". WorldCat Identities. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Canadian Poetry Online: Afua Cooper : Biography". University of Toronto Libraries. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  4. ^ Bundale, Brett (23 April 2018). "Best-selling author Afua Cooper appointed Halifax's new poet laureate". National Post. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

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