Janaka Lewis
Janaka Lewis
Interim Chair
Education
Ph. D. Northwestern University
M.A. Northwestern University
B.A. Duke University
Areas of Interest
- American Literature
- African American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies in Literature
- Creative Nonfiction
- Diasporic and Future Representations in Writing
- Digital Archives and Data in Humanities
Books
Light and Legacies: Black Girlhood and Stories of Liberation (2023)
Freedom Narratives of African American Women (2017)
Selected Grants
Ruth G. Shaw Humanities Fellowship, National Humanities Center Summer Residency, UNC Charlotte
Bonnie Cone Early Career Fellowship in Teaching
Courses Taught
ENGL 4072/5072 American Literature and Film
ENGL 2301 Introduction to African American Literature
Professional Appointments
UNC Charlotte since 2009