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Afua Cooper
Jamaican-born Canadian historian
Afua Cooper | |
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| Born | () November 8, (age&#;67) Westmoreland, Jamaica |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, author, dub poet |
| Awards | Portia White Prize () |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Thesis | "Doing Battle in Freedom's Cause": Henry Bibb, Abolitionism, Race Uplift, and Black Manhood, &#;(May ) |
| Doctoral advisor | Franca Iacovetta |
| Other advisors | Ruth Roach Pierson, Ian Radforth, Alison Prentice, and Richard Blackett |
Afua Ava Pamela CooperONS (born 8 November )[1] is a Jamaican-born Canadianhistorian.
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 , has published five volumes of poetry.[4]
Personal life and education
Cooper was born 8 November in Westmore