Research
Interests:
Constructions
and representations of "Blackness" in American
popular culture; American gothic literature;
representations of otherness and marginalization in contemporary
horror films; African-American culture and literature
after 1800; womanist theory and literature;
postmodernist theories of narrative and identity
Recent
and Reoccurring Courses:
The
Nature and Face of Terror in American Gothic Fiction and
Film; Survey of African-American Literature I: 1785 to
1930; American Gothic Literature; Writing the Black (Wo)man's
body in 20th Century American Literature; Theorizing African-American
Literature; Introduction to Writing about Literature
Biography:
Maisha
is a Florida native who is originally from Miami. During
her graduate career at UF she also held a position as
adjunct faculty at Santa Fe Community College and worked
as a tutor in the College's writing Lab. Maisha is also
a trained Victim's Advocate and worked in a Domestic Violence
shelter for several years in Gainesville, serving as child
advocate to the facility while she completed her doctoral
degree. Her work in the Domestic Violence shelter greatly
contributes both to her research in African American Culture
and Womanist theory, but also impacts her theories of
contemporary American Horror.
Selected
Publications:
“A
Review of Donal Moriarty’s The Art of Brian Coffey,” Nua: Studies in Contemporary Irish Writing 3.1-2
(Spring 2001), 207- 212
Awards
and Honors:
Alumni
Doctoral Fellowship, 2001-2005 |
