Editorial Governance

Prof. Komla M. Avono is Full Professor of American Studies at the University of Lomé, Togo, where he teaches and researches American literature, African American cultural studies, identity representations, race, gender, social inequalities, and the intersections between literature, society, and public policy. He holds a doctorate in American Cultural and Literary Studies and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Ethnic Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA. A Fulbright Scholar and alumnus of the International Visitor Leadership Program, Professor Avono is also the author of Reading Multiple Consciousness: Exploring the Complexity of Postmodern Identity, published by Lexington Books/Bloomsbury in 2024. In addition to his scholarly and editorial work, he serves as Director of the International Language Center at the University of Lomé and as Scientific Director of the international Master’s program in Conference Interpretation, developed with the support of the United Nations and other international organizations. His academic leadership combines research, editorial governance, international cooperation, language education, and socially engaged scholarship.