Professor Patrice Kabeya
Patrice Kabeya Mwepu is a literature professor at Rhodes University in South Africa, where he serves as Deputy-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, in charge of research and postgraduate affairs. He is a member of Rhodes University Council, and Chair of Senate Nominations Committee. A former Head of the School of Languages and Literatures, he holds a PhD in French Language and Literature and has extensive experience in teaching and researching Francophone literature from Africa. He is the former editor-in-chief of the journal French Studies in Southern Africa (the only accredited journal for French studies in Southern Africa). Patrice Mwepu is the Director of the Confucius Institute at Rhodes University and a member of several international associations, including the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, the American Association of Teachers of French, French Studies in Southern Africa, the African Studies Association of Africa, and the Australian Society for French Studies.