Uchechukwu Umezurike

Home, belonging, and marginalization at Dr. Umezurike’s book launch

By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Dr. Uchechukwu Umezurike, an English professor from the University of Calgary, came to SFU to share his new book. The SFU English department and the Institute for African and Black Diaspora Research and Engagement organized the launch. In the three-hour event, Umezurike celebrated his newly released book Masculinities in Nigerian Fiction: Receptivity and Gender. The Peak spoke with Umezurike to learn more.  “I feel deeply elated by the reception and support my book has received so far.” Umezurike explained that his positionality as an African immigrant makes him “keenly aware of how diaspora shapes…

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