Researcher explores the psychological impact of Cyclone Freddy
Nick Tembo is Professor of English in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Malawi. He currently holds the Claude Ake Visiting Chair at the Nordic Africa Institute and Uppsala University’s Department of Peace and Conflict Research. The primary focus of Tembo’s research is in trauma and memory studies and his thematic fields include holocaust and genocide studies, childhood studies, child soldier narratives, African life writing, and social media technologies. Photo: Mattias Sköld
17 of his extended family members died when Cyclone Freddy hit Malawi in March, 2023. “I use my personal experiences as an entry point in my research”, says Professor Nick Tembo. In his Claude Ake Memorial Lecture on 19 November
Opens in new window. he will explore issues of national preparedness and psychological effects related to the disaster.