Predeceased by his wife Shelagh (née Anderson) in 1996, Killam died on November 17, 2020, of Parkinson's disease.[1]
Worksedit
Africa in English fiction, 1874-1939. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press, 1968.
The novels of Chinua Achebe. New York: Africana Pub. Corp., 1969.
(ed.) African writers on African writing. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1972.
An introduction to the writings of Ngugi. London: Heinemann Educational, 1980.
The writing of East and Central Africa. London: Heinemann, 1984.
Critical perspectives on Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Washington: Three Continents Press, 1984.
(ed. with Ruth Riwe) The companion to African literatures. Indiana University Press, 1999.
Literature of Africa. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2004.
(ed. with Alicia L. Kerfoot) Student encyclopedia of African literature. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Referencesedit
^ abc"Obituary: KILLAM, Professor Geordon Douglas". Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
December 14, 2023
douglas, killam, gordon, 1930, 2020, known, friends, doug, killam, canadian, scholar, african, literature, life, editkillam, born, august, 1930, harry, margaret, killam, british, columbia, after, working, producer, with, television, gained, from, university, c. Gordon Douglas Killam 1930 2020 known to friends as Doug Killam was a Canadian scholar of African literature 1 Life editKillam was born on August 26 1930 the son of Harry and Margaret Killam of British Columbia After working as a producer with CBC Television he gained a PhD from University College London in 1964 and moved into academia He travelled and taught in Africa in Sierra Leone Nigeria and Tanzania He also taught at Canadian Universities including UBC the University of Alberta and University of Acadia At the University of York he was the Foujnding Master of Bethune College At the University of Guelph he made the Department of English a recognised centre of post colonial studies 1 Predeceased by his wife Shelagh nee Anderson in 1996 Killam died on November 17 2020 of Parkinson s disease 1 Works editAfrica in English fiction 1874 1939 Ibadan Ibadan University Press 1968 The novels of Chinua Achebe New York Africana Pub Corp 1969 ed African writers on African writing Evanston Northwestern University Press 1972 An introduction to the writings of Ngugi London Heinemann Educational 1980 The writing of East and Central Africa London Heinemann 1984 Critical perspectives on Ngugi wa Thiong o Washington Three Continents Press 1984 ed with Ruth Riwe The companion to African literatures Indiana University Press 1999 Literature of Africa Westport Conn Greenwood Press 2004 ed with Alicia L Kerfoot Student encyclopedia of African literature Westport Conn Greenwood Press 2007 References edit a b c Obituary KILLAM Professor Geordon Douglas Wellington Advertiser Retrieved 22 January 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Douglas Killam amp oldid 1185662408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
