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Dr. Frederick Staidum: Inciting Change Through Black History
Dr. Staidum, whose research is centered in American literature and culture of the 19th century, especially African American and African Diaspora literatures and cultures has been with the English Department for about seven years. His work interrogates the symbioses of modernity and coloniality, liberalism, and racial capitalism, especially as these developments were shaped by the Atlantic world of the late 18th and 19th centuries. He believes that by providing students with a foundational understanding of these themes in Black History, he can start to sow the seeds of movements toward change.
Dr. Harrison Graves: Exploring Black Masculinity, Tradition, and Gender Roles in African American Literature
Dr. Graves received his PhD in English Literature, coupled with certifications in Critical Theory and African American Studies, with research centered around 20th and 21st century African American Lit. "I specifically study discourses on black masculinity post 1965, after the Moynihan Report, a famous report titled 'The Negro Family, the Case for National Action', which states that the impediment to black people's progress in the US is the lack of the family unit; it pathologizes the family unit by saying that black people don't live up to proper gender roles as it relates to post enslavement."
Dr. Anuska Sen: Teaching Through Transformation
Though transformation is often considered magical or supernatural, Dr. Sen aims to integrate the idea of transformation through adaptation. How to enact the idea of metamorphosis within writing itself. How to write a response to a piece of work in a different style and how to reflect on those changes.
Dr. Priyanka Jacob Published with Oxford University Press
Priyanka Jacob, assistant professor in the Department of English, recently published a book, The Victorian Novel on File: Secrets, Hoards, and Information Storage, with Oxford University Press.
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