Dawn Duke

DAWN DUKE is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese. Her research areas are the literature and culture of the Spanish Caribbean and Brazil. Her first book, Literary Passion, Ideological Commitment: Towards a Legacy of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian Women Writers (forthcoming 2008) proposes a tradition of Afro-Hispanic and Afro-Brazilian women's writings initiated primarily during the nineteenth century and continuing with ever-increasing success into the twenty-first century. She has published various articles on race, gender, and writing in Cuba, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.

Education
Ph.D. in Latin American Literature, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
Graduate Certificate, Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2002
M.A. in Latin American Literature, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
M.A. in English (Caribbean) Literature, University of Guyana 1998
Masters in Applied Linguistics (Translation), University of Campinas, Brazil, 1993
B.A. in Letras, University of Pará, Brazil, 1991.

Fields of Interest
Nineteenth-century portrayals of Afro-Hispanic and Afro-Brazilian female characters
Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Brazilian women's organizations
Black Movement activism
African religions in the Americas
Feminism in Latin America
Mestizaje, racism, and ethno-cultural identity

Courses Taught (include)

• Spanish 401 - Cultural Plurality and Institutional Changes in Latin America
• Portuguese 432 - Topics in the Literature and Language of the Portuguese-Speaking World
• Spanish 573 - Regional Approaches To Interpreting Spanish American Literature
• Spanish 551/631 - Special Topics. "Literatura cubana: raza y nación, siglo XIX a siglo XX"
• Spanish 484 - Race, Ethnicity and Nation in Hispanic Literature
• Portuguese 430 - Contemporary Brazilian Studies

Contact Information

Dawn Duke
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
615 McClung Tower
University of Tennessee
Knoxville , TN 37996

Phone: (865) 974-7006
E-Mail: dduke1@utk.edu