Edwin Hees
Edwin Hees (1946-) is a teacher, lecturer of English, Drama and Film, academic author, translator, critic and language editor.
Born Edwin Peter Hees in Benoni, South Africa, he studied at **, the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of South Arica, where he completed a masters and a doctorate.
Starting his professional career as a high school English teacher, he was soon appointed to the English Department at the University of South Africa, where he was studying part time. In 1979 he joined the English Department at Stellenbosch University, teaching among other things drama and film. For many years he has also been a visiting professor at the University of Salzburg under an exchange agreement between the Universities.
His contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance
In 2005 he was appointed an Associate Professor and Postgraduate Coordinator at the Drama Department at Stellenbosch. He is on the editorial boards of a number of journals, and an Assistant Editor of the South African Theatre Journal (SATJ) and a founding advisor to the Encyclopaedia of South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance (ESAT).
His research specialisations include the history of theatre and film, in particular in South Africa, field in which he has published a number of works.
He retired in 2012, to continue with a freelance career in translation and language editing.
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