Afua P. Cooper
Professor Afua P. Cooper is an award-winning Canadian historian and poet whose historical research specializes in African Canadian studies with a focus on Black youth issues, political consciousness, community building, and slavery. In 2009, she helped establish and became the Chair of the Black Canadian Studies Association and is the former James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies. Cooper has received several scholarships, grants and fellowships including: the Canadian Federal Government Award for Contribution to Black History, Margaret S. McCullough Graduate Scholarship from the University of Toronto (1997-1998), Federal Ministry of Heritage Grant for Historical Research, Canada Council Research Grant (2001), Marta Danylewycz Award for Historical Research (1995), Commonwealth of Kentucky Award for Contribution to Kentucky History (2002), and the Harry Jerome Award for Professional Excellence (2005). Professor Cooper serves as a Professor at Dalhousie University’s Departments of: Sociology and Social Anthropology, History, and Gender and Women’s Studies (Halifax, Canada). Professor Cooper works to help organizations set long-term strategies to improve racial and ethnic justice in the workplace. Professor Cooper’s expertise in and contributions to the arts, history, and education were additionally recognized when she was presented with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Award in 2015 from the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission (CANADA). researchgate.net/profile/Afua-Cooper scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=Fl-250QAAAAJ orcid.org/0000-0001-5240-1576
Research Interests and Publications:
Black Canada and The Law: Black Parents and Children in The Legal Battle for Education in Canada West: 1851–1864
Histories And Legacies of Colonialism and Imperialism
White Men Win Again
“Deluded And Ruined”: Diana Bastian—Enslaved African Canadian Teenager and White Male Privilege
Course Taught:
Department of Women’s Studies WS 310-4: Gendering the Black Autobiographical Tradition: Memory, Body, and Surprising Narratives
Research Profiles:
Transforming Black Lives was founded with the mission to transform the lives of Black children and youths in Canada. With a history rooted in advocacy and community engagement, we have continuously worked to address systemic issues affecting Black communities.
