Dr June Bam-Hutchison speaks in South Korea
Dr June Bam-Hutchison was invited to speak at the 2019 9th Asia Africa Latin America Literature Forum in Busan, South Korea.
Joining UCT Cameroonian colleague Professor Francis B. Nyamnjoh, other invited speakers included Professor Makarand Paranjape (India); Sakiyama Tami (Japan) who often uses Okinawan language in her stories; Syaman Rapongan of Tao (Yami) aboriginal people who is also known as a writer of the ocean in Taiwan; Dr Miguel Rocha Vivas who has received Cuba’s prestigious international literature award, Premio Literario Casa de las Américas 2016; and Professor Pedro Pablo Rodriguez Lopez (Cuba).
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Left to right: Prof Francis Nyomnjoh, Prof In-hwan Ko, Dr June Bam-Hutchison.