Carrol Lasker is an Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater at the Humanities Department of CUNY'S New York City Technical College. She was born and raised in South Africa and has lived in the US since 1970. She is a specialist in African literature and has translated many works from Afrikaans and Kaaps. These include the poetry and drama of Adam Small, as well as Arthur Fula's The Golden Magnet. Currently she is working on a translation of Black South African women's narratives.