About the Author

Dr. Jude Fokwang is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Development Practice at Regis University, Denver. He has held previous teaching positions at the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University in South Africa, Trent University and the University of Toronto in Canada. His research and publications span several areas of sociocultural issues on Africa including gender in development, material culture, religion, chieftaincy politics, socioeconomic development and youth politics. He is the author of dozens of academic articles, several books including The New Mungaka Alphabet for Beginners (2017) and director of the award-winning ethnographic documentary film, Something New in Old Town (2016). He serves on the advisory board of three academic journals: AFRICA - Journal of the International African Institute, Anthropology Southern Africa, and the Nordic Journal of African Studies. Godlove Gwaabe was born in Bali Nyonga and attended Government High School (GHS), Bali. He holds a Bachelor's degree in English and French from the University of Yaoundé I (2006) and a Secondary School Teacher Diploma (DIPES I) from the same institution. After teaching for half a decade, he completed a Master's degree in Translation and Intercultural Studies at ASTI, University of Buea (2012). He later moved to the USA and obtained a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Langston University (2017). He is currently a Licensed Psychotherapist in the State of Oklahoma, USA. He is passionate about his cultural heritage and promotes it in every sphere of life. He is keen to promote mother tongue literacy in African languages, particularly Mungaka. He has co-instructed Mungaka 101 since its inception in 2018.