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Jamila D. Smith

Jamila D. Smith

Assistant Professor of English

Office: 3775 - Coleman Hall
Phone:
Email: jdsmith9@eiu.edu

Office Hours:  MWF 1:00-2:00; W 3:00-4:00

Research Interests: Black feminisms, Intersectionality in Oral and Written Narratives, African American Children's Literature, Young Adult Literature, Ethnography, and Portraiture

Education

B.A. Xavier University of Louisiana (English)
M.F.A. Chatham University (Creative Writing/Children's and Adolescent Literature)
Ph.D. The Ohio State University (Education/Adolescent, Post-Secondary, & Community Literacies)

Research

Black feminisms; gender, sexuality, and popular culture; African American youth and young adult literature; adolescent, African American female, and community literacies; ethnography and arts-based research.

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