Cilas Kemedjio

Cilas Kemedjio is a Professor of Black Studies and Professor of Francophone and French Studies at the University of Rochester's School of Arts & Sciences, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. He holds a PhD from Ohio State University. His research focuses on Francophone Caribbean and African literary and cultural studies, postcolonial theory, transnational black studies, and humanitarianism.

Education: PhD, Ohio State University.

Research interests include postcolonial theory, transnational black studies, and the intersection of humanitarianism with cultural narratives. His work critically examines colonial legacies, migration in Francophone texts, and decolonial intellectual traditions.

Recent publications explore themes like anthropological mutilation in Cameroonian literature, Abiola Irele's anti-Négritude critiques, and the ideological relevance of Black Studies. Courses taught include African and African-American Studies seminars, Francophone literature, and critical analyses of postcolonial cultural phenomena.

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