Liz Gunner | |
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| Liz Gunner (2023) | |
| Born | 1941 (age 83–84) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of London |
Liz Gunner (born 1941) is an academic who specializes in South African literature and culture, and particularly radio. [1] She is a visiting research professor at the University of Johannesburg [2] and a professorial research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London (SOAS). [3] She has published on African literature and run workshops all over England. [4] Her Radio Soundings: South Africa and the Black Modern was published by Cambridge University Press in 2019.
Born in Sri Lanka, Gunner has a PhD from the University of London. She taught African literature for many years at SOAS University of London, before going to work in South Africa. [5]