Dr. Idris Hamza Yana
Head of Department · English and Literary Studies
English and Literary Studies
Dr. Idris Hamza Yana
Head of Department
B.A. (Ed.) English, M.A. Literature, PhD English
Department of English and Literary Studies, Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, Nigeria
- idris.hyana@slu.edu.ng
- ORCID
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9631-2804
- Staff number
- SP/032
Brief bio
Idris Hamza Yana specialises in Kenyan literature, culture and history, with a particular interest in the place and roles of women. He has a PhD in English from the University of Exeter. His thesis examines women and the gendering of space in narratives of Kenya, focusing on Grace Ogot, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, and Rebeka Njau.
He is a published author. A recent chapter, “Patriots or Traitors? – A New Historicist Examination of Power Dynamics in A Grain of Wheat”, appears in Critical Readings of the Works of Ngugi wa Thiong’o (Cambridge Scholars). His other interests include postcolonial eco-criticism and publishing politics.
On behalf of the staff, he welcomes students to the department: English studies matches learning with personal experience, through fiction, language studies, and linguistic exploration.