About

Richard Oko Ajah teaches literature, criticism and French language in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Uyo in Nigeria. Dr. Ajah’s areas of specialization are comparative, African and Maghrebian literatures, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, graphic novels/BDs, travel writing and digital humanities. He is a recipient of several academic awards, grants and bursaries. His current research is centered on what he calls Pictographic criticism and Computer-Assisted Literary Analysis (CALA) as part of his Digital Humanities scholarship. He has published several articles in learned journal in different parts of the world. He has participated in conferences in Europe, American and other parts of Africa. Dr. Ajah is a published poet, coeditor of Language and Literature in the Dis/Service of Humanity (2016) and author of From Letters to Images (forthcoming). He is a visiting scholar in University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is an executive member of Global Outlook: Digital Humanities, Canada and National Treasurer, Digital Humanities Association of Nigeria (DHAN). He is a member of several professional associations.