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Faculty Bio

Dr. Ama Wattley is an Associate Professor of English and Associate Chair of the Department of Writing and Cultural Studies.

BA, Queens College, CUNY
English

MA, Rutgers University
Literatures in English

PhD, Rutgers University
Literatures in English

Research Interest

African American Literature ; African American Drama; 19th & 20th Century American Literature

Past Courses

ENG 110: Composition
ENG 120: Critical Writing
ENG 201: Writing in the Disciplines
ENG 395: Independent Study in English
ENGN 105: Composition & Rhetoric I - CAP
ENGN 110: Composition - CAP
LIT 132: Intro to Literary Studies
LIT 211: American Literature I
LIT 211: American Voices
LIT 212: American Literature II
LIT 212: American Women Writers
LIT 212: New American Dream: Lit & Div
LIT 212: The Individual and Society
LIT 212: Women in Literature II
LIT 296: Topic: Study in American Lit
LIT 326: African American Literature
LIT 342: Amrcn Lit: Harlem Renaissance
LIT 342: Studies in American Lit: Toni
LIT 342: Studies in American Literature
LIT 342: Topics: Studies in Amer Lit
LIT 345: Literatures of Diversity
LIT 348: Literature and Film
LIT 349: African American Drama
LIT 349: American Drama
LIT 376: Slave Narratives
LIT 384: Images of Women in Literature

Publications

"River Symbolism in Three Sterling Brown Poems"
Wattley, A. (2023). Sharon A. Lewis and Ama S. Wattley (Eds.), Cambridge Scholars Publishing :. , pages 126-147.

Bodies of Water in African American Literature, Music, and Film
Wattley, A. & Lewis, S. A. (2023). Bodies of Water in African American Literature, Music, and Film.Sharon A. Lewis and Ama S. Wattley (Eds.), Cambridge Scholars Publishing : .

“Myths, Stereotypes, Sexual Politics, and the Black Power Movement in Alice Childress’s Wine in the Wilderness.”
Wattley, A. (2021). Tru Leverette (Eds.), Liverpool University Press. , pages 41-63.

Gloria Naylor's Fiction: Contemporary Explorations of Class and Capitalism
Lewis , S. A. & Wattley, A. (2017). Gloria Naylor's Fiction: Contemporary Explorations of Class and Capitalism.Sharon A. Lewis and Ama S. Wattley (Eds.), Cambridge Scholars Publishers.

Between Worlds: An Anthology of Fiction and Criticism (Peter Lang)
Poe , D. & Wattley, A. (2012). Between Worlds: An Anthology of Fiction and Criticism (Peter Lang).New York, New York , United States : Peter Lang.

Professional Memberships

• College Language Association
• Modern Language Association
• National Association of African American Studies

University Service