Kahiudi Claver Mabana
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | University Professor |
| Location | Apes Hill, St James, Barbados |
| Introduction | D R Congolese, Professor of Francophone African and Caribbean Literature, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados. Primary school (1963-69) in Mutoni-Toy, Makiosi, Kenge and Kimbau. Petit Séminaire Kalonda (1969-75); Philosophy at Grand Séminaire Mayidi (1975-78); Theology at Urbaniana, Rome (1979-82; Bishop's Secretary (1982-87); Priest of Kenge Diocese (1983-98); MA, PhD, Fribourg (1987-97, 99); Lecturer at Humboldt University, Seminar für Afrikawissenschaften, Berlin (1999-2001). Author of L'univers mythique de Tchicaya U Tam'si à travers son œuvre en prose (1998), Des transpositions francophones du mythe de Chaka (2002), Ecritures en situation postcoloniale: Francophonies périphériques (2013), Du mythe à la littérature: une lecture de textes africains et caribéens (2013). Coeditor of Hispanic and Francophone Studies Contemporary Perspectives (2009), Negritude: Legacy and Present Relevance (2009), Antillanité, Créolité, Littérature-monde (2013). Playwright of La sorcière aux tendres bombes (2013). Author of numerous articles and book chapters in local, regional and international outputs. |
| Interests | Reading and Writing Literature, Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Cinema, Music, Theater, IT, Traveling and Sports. |
| Favorite movies | Dramatic and Action movies, Documentaries |
| Favorite music | Classical, Reggae, Congolese Soukouss (Bella-Bella and Afrisa) |
| Favorite books | By French philosopher Louis Lavelle and Congolese writer Tchicaya U Tam'si |