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Born in Sweden in  1938, he trained at Northwestern University and Harvard University, later becoming professor of English and African literatures at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has established himself as one of the most renowned critics and historiographers of African literature and a prolific writer on the subject.  
 
Born in Sweden in  1938, he trained at Northwestern University and Harvard University, later becoming professor of English and African literatures at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has established himself as one of the most renowned critics and historiographers of African literature and a prolific writer on the subject.  
  
One of the founders of the ''African Literature Association'' (ALA), he also began the distinguished journal ''[[Research in African Literatures]]'' (''[[RAL]]'') in 19**, editing it till 1990,  when he handed it over to Richard Bjornson.
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One of the founders of the ''African Literature Association'' (ALA), he also began the distinguished journal ''[[Research in African Literatures]]'' (''[[RAL]]'') in 1970, editing it till 1990,  when he handed it over to Richard Bjornson.
  
 
== Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==
 
== Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==
  
Besides numerous articles on a variety of matters regarding Southern African performance, published in a vast range of journals, including the [[South African Theatre Journal]], , he produced the following relevant books:
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Besides numerous articles on a variety of matters regarding Southern African performance, published in a vast range of journals, including the [[South African Theatre Journal]], , he wrote or edited a large number of relevant books, among which are:
  
''Black African Literature in English, 1982-86'' Apr 30, 1989
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''Black African Literature in English, 1982-86'' 1989
  
''Black African Literature in English, 1987-1991 (Bibliographical Research in African Literatures)Sep 1, 1995
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''Black African Literature in English, 1987-1991'' (Bibliographical Research in African Literatures) 1995
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''African Textualities: Texts, Pre-Texts, and Contexts of African Literature'' Africa World Press , 1997
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''Africans on Stage: Studies in Ethnological Show Business'' Indiana University Press, 1999
  
 
''Black African Literature in English, 1992-1996'', 2000
 
''Black African Literature in English, 1992-1996'', 2000
 
''African Textualities: Texts, Pre-Texts, and Contexts of African Literature'' Africa World Press , 1997
 
  
 
''Early Black South African Writing in English, Africa World Press, 2011
 
''Early Black South African Writing in English, Africa World Press, 2011
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https://www.amazon.com/Bernth-Lindfors/e/B001H6OP3E
 
https://www.amazon.com/Bernth-Lindfors/e/B001H6OP3E
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https://muse.jhu.edu/article/29623/pdf
  
 
Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 19:55, 10 April 2018

Bernth Lindfors (1938-) is an academic, researcher and author, with a special interest in African literature and performance.


Biography

Born in Sweden in 1938, he trained at Northwestern University and Harvard University, later becoming professor of English and African literatures at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has established himself as one of the most renowned critics and historiographers of African literature and a prolific writer on the subject.

One of the founders of the African Literature Association (ALA), he also began the distinguished journal Research in African Literatures (RAL) in 1970, editing it till 1990, when he handed it over to Richard Bjornson.

Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance

Besides numerous articles on a variety of matters regarding Southern African performance, published in a vast range of journals, including the South African Theatre Journal, , he wrote or edited a large number of relevant books, among which are:

Black African Literature in English, 1982-86 1989

Black African Literature in English, 1987-1991 (Bibliographical Research in African Literatures) 1995

African Textualities: Texts, Pre-Texts, and Contexts of African Literature Africa World Press , 1997

Africans on Stage: Studies in Ethnological Show Business Indiana University Press, 1999

Black African Literature in English, 1992-1996, 2000

Early Black South African Writing in English, Africa World Press, 2011

Ira Aldridge: The Vagabond Years, 1833-1852 and Ira Aldridge: The Last Years, 1855-1867 (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, 2011 and 2015.

Awards, etc

Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada

Sources

Chris Dunton. 2012. "Lindfors generous, barbed, acidly witty", posted on SLiP, Stellenbosch, on July 19, 2012.

https://www.amazon.com/Bernth-Lindfors/e/B001H6OP3E

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/29623/pdf

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