Pickens, Therí – Chair
Therí Pickens
Professor of English
Associations
English
Hathorn Hall, Room 306
Africana
About
Professor Pickens is a Professor of English, specializing in African American, Arab American and disability literatures and theories. She is the author of two books: New Body Politics (Routledge, 2014) and Black Madness :: Mad Blackness (Duke 2019). You can find her public scholarship in Ms. Magazine, The Root, and Medium (@tpickens). Shs is also on Twitter (@TAPPhD) and at www.tpickens.org.
Expertise
20th and 21st century African American/Arab American literature, African American literature and cultural studies, Arab American literature and cultural studies, black feminism, cognitive impairment, disability, disability studies, gender studies, literary theory, mental health, physical impairment, spectacular fiction