Ayesha K. Hardison
Assistant Professor
Primary Interests: twentieth century African American and Anglophone Caribbean literature, race theory, gender and sexuality studies, postcolonial theory, and cultural history and theory.
Secondary Interests: film, twentieth century visual media, circum Atlantic studies, and popular culture studies.
Office: Ellis 318
Office Phone: 593-2775
Email: hardison@ohio.edu
Degrees
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Publications
Works in Progress
“Writing Through Jane Crow: Race, Gender, and Genre, 1940-1954” (Book Manuscript)
“Crossing the Threshold: Zora Neale Hurston, Racial Performance, and Seraph on the Suwanee” (Article)
“The Author and the Auteur: Historicizing the Erotic in Martha Southgate’s Third Girl from the Left” (Article)
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Conference Presentations
“Reading and Defining Womanhood in Maud Martha.” “Evolutionary Momentum,” Conference in Honor of Professor Winston Napier, Clark University, Worcester, MA, February 27-28, 2009.
“Is There Still Power in the Erotic?: Post-Feminism’s Consequence for Black Female Sexuality.” Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 27-30, 2008.
“‘She Ruled a Pygmy Kingdom’: Dorothy West’s Predatory Woman.” The Society for Multi-Ethnic Studies: Europe and the Americas (MESEA) Conference, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands, June 25-28, 2008.
“In the (W)right Tradition? Gendering Social Criticism in Ann Petry’s The Street.” The International Centennial Conference Celebrating 100 Years of Richard Wright, The American University of Paris, France, June 19-21, 2008.
“Reading Her Mind: The Racial Performance Discourse of Zora Neale Hurston and Seraph on the Suwanee.” Society for the Study of Southern Literature (SSSL) Conference, William and Mary College, Williamsburg, VA, April 17-20, 2008.
Richard Wright Roundtable Discussion. Multi-Ethnic Literatures and Studies (MELUS) Conference, The Ohio State University, Columbus, March 27-30, 2008.
Fellowships
The Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) Fellowship in African American Studies, 2009
The National Research Council of The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship, 2005-2006
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) “Community of Scholars” Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2005