Background
Wright, Laurence Stuart was born on January 5, 1951 in Bulawayo, Matabeleld, Rhodesia. Arrived in South Africa, 1984. Son of Stuart Watson and Mary Joyce (Turner) Wright.
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Laurence Stuart Wright, Zimbabwean, South African English language and literature educator. Recipient Commonwealth scholarship British Council, 1973, Rhodes scholarship, Rhodes Trust, Oxford, 1975, Alan MacIntosh Travelling fellowship, Rhodes University, 1988, Oppenheimer research award Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, 2001.
Education
Bachelor with honours, Rhodes University, South Africa, 1972. Master of Arts in English, University Warwick, England, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, England, 1982.
Career
Lecturer Rhodes University, South Africa, 1984-1988, senior lecturer South Africa, 1989. Professor, director Institute for Study of English in Africa Rhodes University, South Africa, since 1990. Member council English Academy Southern Africa, since 1990, National English Literary Museum, since 1992, Grahamstown Foundation, since 1997, vice president, since 2000.
Director National Arts Festival, since 2004. Member English National Language Body, since 2004.
Achievements
Membership
Vice-chairman National English Literary Museum, since 1994, Grahamstown Foundation, since 2001. Member Shakespeare Society Southern Africa (president 1992-1997, honorary life president since 2002), Association University English Teachers of Southern Africa, English Academy Southern Africa, Southern African Applied Linguistics Association, Rotary (Grahamstown Sunset).
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Married Madeleine Karen Clay, October 27, 1979. 1 child, Imogen Abigail.
Education
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1972
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1974
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1982
Career
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1984 - 1988
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1990
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1990
Awards
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Recipient Commonwealth scholarship British Council, 1973, Rhodes scholarship, Rhodes Trust, Oxford, 1975, Alan MacIntosh Travelling fellowship, Rhodes University, 1988, Oppenheimer research award Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, 2001.Recipient Commonwealth scholarship British Council, 1973, Rhodes scholarship, Rhodes Trust, Oxford, 1975, Alan MacIntosh Travelling fellowship, Rhodes University, 1988, Oppenheimer research award Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, 2001.