Eric Reeves
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Dr. Eric Reeves is professor of English Language and Literature at Smith College
in Northampton
, Massachusetts
, where he teaches courses in Shakespeare, Milton, and the history of literary theory and the history of literacy.
He has spent the past eleven years working as a Sudan
researcher and analyst, publishing extensively both in the United States
and internationally. He has testified several times before the Congress
, has lectured widely in academic settings, and has served as a consultant to a number of human rights and humanitarian organizations operating in Sudan. Working independently, he has written on several aspects of Sudan's recent history, in particular what he identifies as genocide in the Darfur region, and the role of the Sudanese and Chinese governments in perpeutating it.
He has received a generous grant
from the Humanity First Initiative of the Omidyar Network
to support his research and travel. A collection of his essays on ongoing war and human destruction in Darfur has recently appeared as A Long Day's Dying (Key Publishing, 2007).
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
in Northampton
Northampton
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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, where he teaches courses in Shakespeare, Milton, and the history of literary theory and the history of literacy.
He has spent the past eleven years working as a Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
researcher and analyst, publishing extensively both in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and internationally. He has testified several times before the Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
, has lectured widely in academic settings, and has served as a consultant to a number of human rights and humanitarian organizations operating in Sudan. Working independently, he has written on several aspects of Sudan's recent history, in particular what he identifies as genocide in the Darfur region, and the role of the Sudanese and Chinese governments in perpeutating it.
He has received a generous grant
Grant (money)
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from the Humanity First Initiative of the Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network is a philanthrocapitalist investment firm established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam. To date, Omidyar Network has committed more than $290 million to for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations that foster economic advancement and encourage individual...
to support his research and travel. A collection of his essays on ongoing war and human destruction in Darfur has recently appeared as A Long Day's Dying (Key Publishing, 2007).
External links
- March 2006 interview in Guernica magazine
- September 23, 2006 Washington Post Article
- SudanReeves.org Recent writings on Darfur
- A Comprehensive Approach to Sudan: Eric Reeves, discusses the situation in Darfur, the failure to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Southern Sudan and brewing troubles in the East (01/26/06)
- January 10, 2007 interview on NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
's All Things ConsideredAll Things ConsideredAll Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...