Paulin Joachim (20 September 1931 – 24 November 2012), also known as Paulin Joachim Branco de Souza, was a Beninese poet, journalist, and editor, who later became a French citizen. He is known for his elegant language and was called "a legend of journalism in Africa".[1]
Biography edit
Born in Cotonou, Dahomey, Paulin was educated in several places including Lyon, France, and by 1971 was a French citizen. He also worked with French poet Philippe Soupault. After his graduation from the École supérieure de journalisme in 1958, he was recruited by Pierre Lazareff for France-Soir newspaper, which allowed him to follow political and intellectual debates on the eve of African independence.[2]
Joachim's two volumes of poetry are Un nègre raconte in 1954 and Anti-grâce in 1967. He was political editor for France-Soir, an editor-in-chief for Bingo magazine, and manager for the African Décennie 2. He is also associated with David Diop.[3] In 2006, he was among the laureates of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for the W. E. B. Du Bois medal.[4]
References edit
- ^ « Paulin Branco de Souza: Joachim dit Bingo! Un dinosaure du journalisme africain se révèle », in Mutations, 20 November 2003 [1] (in French)
- ^ Thierry Perret, Paulin Joachim, gentleman-journaliste, in Le temps des journalistes. L'invention de la presse en Afrique francophone, Karthala, Paris, 2005, p. 69-70, ISBN 9782845866591
- ^ Dan Reboussin, Africana Collection, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
- ^ W. E. B. DuBois Institute Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading edit
- Pierre Amrouche, Paulin Joachim, un Africain d'autrefois (1931-2012), in Présence africaine, 2013/1-2, p. 347-348
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