Keith Mitchell

Keith Mitchell, English, American Studies, Gender Studies, Global Studies

Expertise

African American, Caribbean and Nineteenth & Twentieth century American literature

Research Interest

Literatures of the African Diaspora, Gender Studies, Gay and Lesbian Studies

Educational Background

B.A. Emory University, M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Biosketch

Keith Mitchell’s primary area of specialization is literatures of the African Diaspora, including African American, West Indian, Afro-Canadian, Afro-British and African literatures.  He co-edited a collection, After the Pain: New Essays on Gayl Jones (2006), which also included his own essay, “‘Trouble in Mind’: (Re)visioning Myth, Race, and Sexuality in Gayl Jones’ Corregidora.”  He has presented papers on James Baldwin, Alice Walker, and Flannery O’Connor at international conferences.  He is currently co-editor of a special issue of the Xavier Review on “Reading the Intersections of Sex and Spirit in the Creative Arts.”