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Dr. Derrilyn Morrison
(478) 227-0733
Part Time Instructor
Credentials: PhD
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| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | EDUCATION 1999-2004. Emory University. Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. Directors: Professors Mark Sanders and Valerie Loichot. Dissertation: “Shifting Poetics: Creolization, Migration, Relation.” 1993-96. University of the West Indies. M. Phil. in English. Thesis: “Mervyn Morris and the Poetry of Self Scrutiny.” Director: Professor Edward Baugh. 1990-93. University of the West Indies. B.A. in English. Thesis: “Feminism in the Dance Hall: The Lyrics of Shelly Thunder.” 1977-80. Mico Teachers’ College. Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education. Major: Spanish and English. Minor: Art. OTHER 1996-99. University of the West Indies. Began Doctoral Studies. Director: Professor Mervyn Morris DISSERTATION Title: “Shifting Poetics: Creolization, Migration, Relation.” The dissertation examines Relational links between contemporary Caribbean and African American poetry through the lens of postcreolization theory, beginning with the decade of the 1970s. |
| CV: | CURRICULUM VITAE of DERRILYN ELAINE MORRISON Professor Emerita 5931 Huddersfield Rd Macon GA 31210 Tel: (478) 227-0733 Email: derrilyn.morrison@mga.edu TEACHING I am committed to teaching in a small Liberal Arts College where I can pursue my goals of facilitating the development of the cultural and intellectual growth of students. DIVERSIFICATION OF BODY OF KNOWLEDGE My major objective is to expand the focus of English Literature to include the study of literatures written in English, English related dialects, and creoles, with special attention to Caribbean Literature. From introductory studies in English 1102 to special focus courses in Literature my aim is to include Caribbean Literature and move the focus from the geographical location of the Caribbean to the frontiers of Britain, America, and Canada, where communities of Caribbean writers live and work. In an environment of increasingly diverse student populations, the integration of these issues in the study of English literature is essential and will allow students to develop a cognizant approach to their studies in general. |
| Professional Experience: | TEACHING EXPERIENCE Fall 2004-Present: Middle Georgia State University, Professor Emerita of English • English 4900: Senior Capstone Seminar (Independent study) • English 4490: African American Literature • English 4700: Introduction to Literary Theory • ONLINE English 4430: Non-Western Literature • English 4430: Non-Western Literature • ONLINE English 4150: Caribbean Studies • Humanities 3999: Special Topics • English 3999: Special Topics • English 3800: Studies in Poetry • English 2111: World Literature Survey I • ONLINE English 2111: World Literature Survey I • ONLINE English 2112: World Literature Survey II • ONLINE English 2142: African American Literature Survey II • English 2142: African American Literature Survey II • English 2122: British Literature Survey II • English 1101: Introduction to Composition I • ONLINE English 1102: Introduction to Composition II Spring 2001-2004: Emory University. Teaching Associate. Graduate Seminar: • TATTO 610: Pedagogy Workshops for Graduate Student Instructors. Undergraduate Seminars: Teaching Associate. • LIT 203R. Engendering the Self: Caribbean American Fiction and Literary Tradition. • LIT 203R. Crossing Waters: Caribbean Literature in Exile. Undergraduate Seminars: Teaching Assistant. • LIT 110. Love and Exile. Fall 1996-98: University of the West Indies. Assistant Lecturer. Undergraduate Seminar: Level two/three course. • West Indian Poetry. Undergraduate Seminars: Level One courses • Introduction to Poetry. • Introduction to Prose. • Introduction to Drama. Fall 1993-96: University of the West Indies. Tutor in English Undergraduate Seminars: Level One course • Introduction to Poetry. Undergraduate Seminars: Level two/three courses. • Key Issues in Literary Criticism. • Love, Death, and Poetry. |
| Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years) | PUBLICATIONS • “Noises in the blood (For Eddie Baugh)” Caribbean Quarterly 70, no 1 (March 2024). UWI Press: Kingston, Jamaica. • Shara McCallum’s Poetry: Madwoman Reading History. Kola. Vol. 32 Issue 1 (Spring 2020):26-29. Black Writers Guild. • “A Caribbean Reading of American Cultural Idealism: Kamau Brathwaite’s Poetry Meets Claudia Rankine’s Lyricism.” Il Tolomeo: A Postcolonial Studies Journal. Vol. 21 (December 2019). 231-247. • “Identity Politics in Shara McCallum’s The Water Between Us. Kola. Fall 2018, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p32, 7 p.; Black Writers' Guild Language • “Introduction to Madwoman: A Forum on Shara McCallum’s Poetics.” Poetry International Online. May 2017. • “Crossing the Line: Caribbean Poets in America.” Journal of Georgia Philological Association (JGPA). Volume 6 (2016-2017). • “Mervyn Morris, The Man and His Poems.” Kola. Vol. 27, Issue 2 (Fall 2015): 16. Black Writers' Guild. • Making History Happen: Caribbean Poetry in America. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015. • “Caribbean Canadian Poetry: A Critical Reading of Horace Goddard’s Poetic Works” KOLA Vol. 25, Issue 1 (Spring 2013): 62-72. Black Writers' Guild. • Poems: “Atlanta Twilight” and “Reflections for Linda.” KOLA Vol. 25, Issue 1 (Spring 2013): 33-35. Black Writers' Guild. • “Re-Membering the Journey: History and Memory in Lorna Goodison’s Turn Thanks. Caribbean Vistas (summer/fall 2012). https://caribbeanvistas.wordpress.com/. CONFERENCES • Spring 2019. AAC&U 2018 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga. • Fall 2018. LEAP Executive Meeting and Inaugural Conference, Georgia College, Milledgeville, Ga. • Spring 2018. Teaching and Learning Conference, Athens, Ga. • Spring 2018. AAC&U 2018 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. • Spring 2016. First USG LEAP Conference, Athens, Ga. • Fall 2015. LEAP Georgia Initiative, AAC&U Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. • Spring 2015. LEAP Georgia Initiative, AAC&U Conference, Kansas City, Ms. • Spring 2012. “The Poetics of Remembering: Reading Lorna Goodison’s Turn Thanks.” CLA, Atlanta, Ga. • November 2011. South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA). Atlanta, Georgia. Chair. Panel Presentation: “Making Poetry Happen- History and the non-Western Imagination.” |
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