Conseula Francis, Assistant Professor
| Areas of interest | Contact Information | |
| - African American Literature (especially the novel) - Black Intellectual Thought - Blackness in Contemporary Culture - Black Science Fiction and Comics - African American Literary Movements |
Office: 65 Coming Street #208 (843) 953-7738 francisc {at} cofc.edu |
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| Personal website: www.cofc.edu/~francisc/ | ||
Profile Conseula Francis earned her Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 2002. She came to the College of Charleston that same year, and teaches courses in American literature, African American literature, women's studies, and composition. She also coordinates the African American literature concentration in the graduate program. Her current research focuses on the critical reception of James Baldwin and his work. |
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Recent Publications and Presentations An Honest Man and a Good Writer: The Critical Reception of James Baldwin. Camden House Press. Under Contract. Conversations with Octavia Butler. University Press of Mississippi. Under Contract "'The easiest place to get lost': Biracial Characters as Signifying Metaphors in Danzy Senna's Caucasia." South Central Modern Language Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 2004. "Calling All Black People: The Black Arts Movement's Discursive Revision of Difference." Twentieth Century Literature Conference, Louisville, KY, February 2004. |
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