Chereka Dickerson

Associate Professor of English

English

Bio

Critical race, feminist and gender studies scholar with a particular interest in American and multi ethnic women's writing focusing specifically on literature, poetry and life writing.

Degree

PhD in English Studies

Illinois State University

MA in Humanities

University of Colorado Denver

BS in Business

University of Northern Colorado

Published Works

Dickerson, C. C. (2024). Behind the Veil of a Slave Girl: Using Double Consciousness To teach Incidents in African American Literature. (pp 43-49). Modern Language Association. https://www.mla.org/Publications/Bookstore/Approaches-to-Teaching-World-Literature/Approaches-to-Teaching-Jacobs-s-Incidents-in-the-Life-of-a-Slave-Girl#product-toc

Research Interests

African American Studies, American Studies, Popular Culture Studies, Critical Race Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Hip-hop Studies, Life Writing Studies, Feminist Studies

Teaching Interests

American Literature, African American Literature, African American Women Writers, Women's Literature, Hip-Hop and Literature, Composition, US Women of Color Literature, Life Writing and Auto/biography Studies

Office Hours

Monday - [10:00-12:30]
Wednesday - [10:00-12:30]