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UMass Lowell: Department of English

Keith Mitchell
Assistant Professor

Expertise: African American, Caribbean and 19th and 20th century American literatures


Phone: 978-934-4734
Office: O'Leary 416
Email: Keith_Mitchell@uml.edu

Educational Background

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

Scholarly Interests

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

Bio Sketch

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.”


Department of English - O'Leary Library, 61 Wilder St., Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 978-934-4182 Fax: 978-934-3097

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