Mario Azevedo Explained
Mario Joaquim Azevedo (born 1940) is a Mozambican novelist, historian, professor, and epidemiologist.[1]
A refugee, Azevedo, esteemed as one of the most remarkable Mozambican voices during the years of the War of Independence from Portugal,[2] emigrated from his native country to the United States,[3] where he received his B.A. from The Catholic University of America,[4] his M.A., his Ph.D. from Duke University, from American University, and his M.P.H from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]
In 1980 he became associate professor of history at Jackson State University;[5] he passed in 1986 to the UNC Charlotte, where he has become Frank Porter Graham Professor[6] and Chair of the Department of African-American and African Studies.[4]
Azevedo was co-coordinator of the Southeastern Regional Seminar in Africa Studies from 1987 to 1989.[7]
Works
- The Returning Hunter, 1978[8]
- Africa and Its People: An Interdisciplinary Survey of the Continent (editor), 1982[8]
- Cameroon and Its National Character (editor), 1984[8]
- Cameroon and Chad in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (editor), 1989[8]
- Historical Dictionary of Mozambique, 1991[8]
- Kenya: The Land, the People, and the Nation (editor), 1993[8]
- Africana Studies: A Survey of Africa and the African Diaspora (editor), 1993[8]
- Chad: A Nation in Search of Its Future (co-authored with Emmanuel U. Nnadozie), 1997[8]
- Roots of Violence: History of War in Chad, 1998[8]
- Tragedy and Triumph: Mozambique Refugees in Southern Africa, 1977-2001, 2002
Notes and References
- Web site: Dr. Azevedo's Biographical Sketch . 2007-03-28 . Jsums.edu . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042228/http://www.jsums.edu/~sph/departments/epi_biostat/AzevedoBio.pdf . September 28, 2007 .
- Web site: Les littératures de l'Afrique de l'Est face à la guerre. 2007-03-29. Littératures anglophones de l’Est de l’Afrique. The Association for the Diffusion of French Thought. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061124100514/http://www.adpf.asso.fr/librairie/derniers/pdf/nl152_2.pdf. 2006-11-24.
- Web site: Politics and Society: English Speaking Voices. Pélissier. René. 2007-03-29. Book Notes. African Geopolitics. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175016/http://www.african-geopolitics.org/show.aspx?ArticleId=3720. 2007-09-27.
- Web site: Faculty. 2007-03-29 . Undergraduate Catalog. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte . https://web.archive.org/web/20070206163400/http://www.provost.uncc.edu/Catalogs/2005-2007/directory_faculty.htm . 2007-02-06.
- Azevedo. Mario J. October 1980. 'A Sober Commitment to Liberation?' Mozambique and South Africa 1974-1979 . African Affairs. 79. 317. 567–584 . 1077-3711. 198010.
- Stone. Chuck. Autumn 2001. A Roster of African Americans Who Hold Endowed University Chairs . The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 33. 33. 121–125. 10.2307/2678940. 2678940 . The JBHE Foundation.
- Web site: SERSAS Constitution. 2007-03-29 . African Studies Committee. East Carolina University.
- Book: Azevedo, Mario J.. Roots of Violence: A History of War in Chad. Routledge. 1998. xiii. 90-5699-582-0.