{"id":16700,"date":"2022-06-17T14:49:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?p=16700"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:53:13","slug":"new-director-nduka-otiono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/2022\/new-director-nduka-otiono\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Nduka Otiono &#8211; New Director at IAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Dr. Nduka Otiono &#8211; New Director at IAS\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/NDUKA-400x361.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/NDUKA-400x361.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/NDUKA-160x144.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/NDUKA-240x216.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/NDUKA-768x693.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/NDUKA-360x325.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/NDUKA-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/NDUKA.jpg 814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Nduka Otiono a beloved faculty member of the Institute of African Studies has been appointed the next Director of the Institute.&nbsp; The appointment takes effect on July 1, 2022 for a three-year term. This announcement was delivered by Prof. Pauline Rankin, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Carleton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reacting to the appointment, Dr. Otiono has said: \u201cI humbly embrace this appointment and call to service as the new Director of our beloved Institute of African Studies at Carleton University, Canada\u2019s foremost Institute of African Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Nduka Otiono has many publications to his name including the co-edited volume of essays, Polyvocal Bob Dylan: Music, Performance, Literature (Palgrave Macmillan 2019) and DisPlace: The Poetry of Nduka Otiono (Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our heartfelt appreciation goes to the outgoing Director Dr. Christine Duff who has guided the Institute with patience, grace, and professionalism. Best wishes Dr. Christine Duff and Congratulations Dr. Nduka Otiono on your new appointment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Nduka Otiono a beloved faculty member of the Institute of African Studies has been appointed the next Director of the Institute.&nbsp; The appointment takes effect on July 1, 2022 for a three-year term. This announcement was delivered by Prof. Pauline Rankin, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Carleton University. 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