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African Photographers, 
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James Gibbs - Well-known literary critic. He was a professor, of English at -ft 
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Olu Oguibe - painter, poet and art historian in the Stuart Golding Chair in 
African Art at the University of South Florida. 
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Nobert Aas - Worked at Iwalewa-Haus, Centre for Contemporary African Art 
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Pius Adesanmi - Is at the post-graduate school, Department of Modern 
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Diran Adebayo - Younger generation British novelist of Nigerian descent, 
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Jonathan Haynes - Has written extensively on film and is currently a Senior 
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David Aradeon - Professor of Architecture and a leading African architect. He 
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Owen Logan - British photographer, has worked in Morroco, Algeria and in 
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