Dr. Caleb Corkery

Degrees:

• B.A., Carnegie Mellon University
• M.F.A., Brooklyn College
• M.A., University of Maryland College Park
• Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park

Specializations:

• Literacy Narratives
• Multicultural issues surrounding literacy
• African American literature and rhetorical traditions
• Writing pedagogy

Interests:

Chester Himes, David Mamet

Courses Taught:

• ENGL 110: English Composition
• ENGL 241H: Topics in World Literature
• ENGL 242: Hip Hop Culture
• ENGL 280: Defining the Color Line
• ENGL 333: African American Literature I
• ENGL 334: African American Literature II
• ENGL 430 Ethnic American Literature since 1945
• ENGL 442: Drama
• WRIT 312: Technical Writing
• AFAM 201: Introduction to African American Studies
• University 103: Telling Your Story
• EMGT 603: Professional and Technical Writing for Emergency Managers
  
  

University/Program Connections:

• English Club advisor
• African American Studies faculty

Passions and Distractions:

• Theatre
• Basketball
• Biking
• Ultimate frisbee

Sample Publications:

• “Teaching Dutchman, Chappelle’s Show, and Arguments along the Color Line.” Approaches to Teaching Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman. Eds. Matthew Callihman and Gerald Early. MLA Pedagogy Series. New York: 2018. 167-76.
• "What Paltry Learning in Dumb Books! Teaching the Power of Oral Narrative."  Teaching Africa: A Guide for the 21st Century.  Eds. Brandon D. Lundy and Solomon Negash.  Indiana University Press.  2013.  156-162.
• "Citizen Orator in the West African Savannah."  Rhetoric in Rest of the West.  Ed. Shane Borrowman, Robert Lively, and Marcia Kmetz.  Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2010.  119-138.
• "Rhetoric of Race: Critical Pedagogy without Resistance."  Teaching English in the Two-Year College 36.3 (March 2009): 244-256.
• "'Who Taught You Like That!?' A Study of Communicative Role Models and Academic Literacy Skills."  Composition Forum 19 (Spring 2009).
• "Richard Wright and His White Audience: How the Author's Persona Gave Native Son Historical Significance."  In Richard Wright's Native Son.  Ed. Anna Maria Fraile.  Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2007.  3-20.