Diana Mafe Affiliation: Faculty Title: Assistant Professor Office: Barney-Davis 306 Email: mafed@denison.edu Phone: 740-587-6237

Diana Mafe was born in a small Dutch city but grew up in the dense metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria. After completing high school in Nigeria, she moved to Ontario, Canada, where she earned her B.A. in Fine Art and English at McMaster University, her M.A. in English at the University of Guelph, and her Ph.D. in English at McMaster University. Her research aims to situate mixed race studies in a relatively unexplored sub-Saharan African context. Her work also tracks the literary roles of and for “women of color” in African and American discourses. She has published articles in Research in African Literatures, American Drama, English Academy Review, Frontiers, and Safundi.