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An African literature lecturer shares how embodied teaching can help students feel that their lives and stories matter.
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Associate Professor, Department of Literary Studies in English, Rhodes University
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Senior Lecturer in African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, Emory University
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Professor, Department of Literary Studies in English, Rhodes University
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Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
