Mark Libin

Mark Libin is a Professor in the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media at the Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba. His research focuses on post-apartheid and postcolonial literature, particularly in South Africa and Africa, with a Marxist theoretical framework.

• PhD, University of Manitoba (1999)
• MA, University of Toronto (1993)
• BA, University of Calgary (1991)

Research interests include:

• Marxist theory
• Postcolonial theory
• Modern British and Irish literature
• South African literature
• Contemporary African literature

His work engages with affect theory, post-apartheid cultural analysis, and ethical dimensions in literary representations of conflict and migration. Notably, he authored a monograph on post-apartheid South African literature and is currently researching post-post-apartheid narratives.

Teaching includes courses on Nigerian literature, Northern Ireland's Troubles in literature, and graduate seminars on working-class narratives. Publications span journals like Textual Practice, Research in African Literatures, and English Studies in Canada, emphasizing trauma, dialectics, and postcolonial ethics.