My scholarly work and teaching reflect an interest in modernist literature and its circulation within African diasporic cultures, including its impact within Africa itself. I am interested in questions of the performativity of literature, cultural exchange, cultural economies and ethics. I conceptualize twentieth century anglophone literature less in terms of finished works and ideas than in terms of their movement, exchange, and translation within transnational circuits.
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modernism, global anglophone literature, British literature, African and Caribbean literature, cultural studies
ENGL 2058 - Twentieth- and Twentyfirst-Century Literature
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Spring 2020
Surveys the major literary trends in prose and poetry from 1900 to the present in the Anglo-American tradition of modern, postmodern, and contemporary literature. Provides students with a grounding in the major authors and motifs of 20th- and 21st-century in literature in conjunction with political and cultural changes across the periods.
ENGL 3060 - Modern and Contemporary Literature for Nonmajors
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Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021
Close study of significant 20th-century poetry, drama, and prose works. Readings range from 1920s to the present.
ENGL 3068 - Literature in English, 1900-1945
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2021
Surveys major literary trends from 1900-1945 in the Anglo-American tradition, including the characteristics of literary modernism. Covers both prose and poetry, as well as the relationship between literature and history to the close of World War II.
ENGL 3078 - Literature in English, 1945-Present
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Spring 2021
Explores major literary and theoretical trends in the Anglo-American tradition after 1945. Recommended prerequisites: ENGL 2102 and ENGL 2058.
ENGL 4039 - Critical Thinking in English Studies
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Fall 2019 / Spring 2022
Concerned with developments in the study of literature that have significantly influenced our conception of the theoretical bases for study and expanded our understanding of appropriate subject matter. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
ENGL 4098 - Special Topics in the Novel, Post-1900
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Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
Explores a special topic in literature written in, or translated into English, post-1900. May be repeated up to a total of 6 units for different topics.
ENGL 4830 - Honors Thesis
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020
Students accepted to English Departmental Honors are enrolled in this course.
ENGL 5169 - Multicultural/Postcolonial Studies
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2022
Introduces graduate level study of ethnic American and/or postcolonial writing in English, including relevant theoretical discourse. Emphasizes a wide range of genres, forms, historical background, and secondary criticism. Cultivates research skills necessary for advanced graduate study. Topics will vary. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
