Mariam Konat茅
色色啦 Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5494 USA
Tuesday and Thursday, 8 to 9 a.m., 11 a.m. to noon,
and by appointment
- Ph.D., African-American Studies, Temple University, 2004
- Women Writers in Contemporary Black Literature from 19th Century to the Present.
- African & African American History, Culture & Experience from the Beginnings to 1865
- The Black Woman/Man Relationships.
- The Black Woman: Historical Perspective/Contemporary Status.
- The experiences of Continental African immigrants in the United States.
- The relevance of absent fathers to African American women's heterosexual dating experiences.
- Comparative literature and cultural studies with a focus on the impact of the oral tradition on African, African American, and Caribbean literatures and cinemas.
- BIPOC women's lived experiences with institutionalized racism and gender inequity in academia.
- Women's empowerment and leadership.
- Issues of war and development in West Africa.
Dr. Mariam Konat茅 is a Professor of African American and African Studies and of Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies at 色色啦 Michigan University. Her research interests include the experiences of Continental African immigrants in the USA, the relevance of father absence to African American women鈥檚 heterosexual dating experiences, skin bleaching among African women, comparative literature and cultural studies, African epics, and Post-Colonial Studies.