Donato Fhunsu 
 Lecturer, African, Afri-Amer & Diaspora 
 African, Afri-Amer & Diaspora, CB#3395 
 dfhunsu21@unc.edu
Appointed Year: | 2008
Tenured: | No
Education: | PhD Candidate, UNC-Chapel Hill

World Area of Focus:

• Africa 75%-99%
• International 100%
• Latin America 50%-74%

Languages:

• French (native/bilingual proficiency)
• Italian (professional proficiency)
• Lingala (native/bilingual proficiency)
• Spanish (native/bilingual proficiency)

Specialization: | Comparative literature; African and African Diaspora Literatures (in English, Spanish, French and African languages); literature, religion and spirituality; language acquisition; language pedagogy; Bantu languages: Lingala, Kikongo; Romance languages: French, Spanish; language mediation (translation and interpreting).
Relevant Experience: | I have experience living and conducting research in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and South America.
Relevant Courses Taught: | AFRI 262, The Literature of Africa; AFAM/AFRI 474, Key Issues in African and Afro-American Linkages; LGLA 401, Lingala I; LGLA 402, Lingala II; LGLA 403, Lingala III; LGLA 404, Lingala IV.
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