Background
Merrington, Peter James was born on September 8, 1956 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Eric Sidney Aitken Merrington and Marguerite Helen (Peggy) Davies.
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Peter James Merrington
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Education
Bachelor in English, Latin and Greek, University Cape Town, 1979. Bachelor in English with honors, University Cape Town, 1981. Master of Arts, University Cape Town, 1990.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, 2002.
Career
Junior lecturer University Cape Town, 1981—1983. From lecturer to senior lecturer University of Western Cape, since 1984. Visiting fellow American University, Cairo, 1994.
Research scholar University London, 1997. Co-host Caine Prize Pan-African Short Story Writers' Workshop, Cape Town, 2003. Member Council Heritage, Western Cape, since 2003.
Achievements
Membership
River warden Friends Constantia Valley Green Belts, Cape Town, since 1999. Chief examiner Film and Publications Board, since 2002. Preacher Methodist Church South Africa, since 2000.
Member of Association University English Teachers Southern Africa, English Academy Southern Africa.
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Education
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1979
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1981
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1990
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2002
Awards
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Visiting scholar, St. John's College, Cambridge, England, 1994. Oppenheimer fellow, School Oriental and African Studies, London, 1986, Oxford (England) University, 1999, Rockefeller fellow, Emory University, 2001.Visiting scholar, St. John's College, Cambridge, England, 1994. Oppenheimer fellow, School Oriental and African Studies, London, 1986, Oxford (England) University, 1999, Rockefeller fellow, Emory University, 2001.