African American Studies
Professor James is a graduate of the C.U.N.Y. where he received his BA in 1987. He received his A.M. (1989) and Ph.D. (1997) from Harvard University.
Professor James teaches
- Early Black Writers
- Contemporary Black Writers
- Current Caribbean Literature
- Black Women in Literature
- Early African Literature
- Modern African Literature
- African Folklore
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1997-2001
- Assistant Professor, Lehman, College, C.U.N.Y.
Department of Black Studies
Courses Taught
- Introduction to African American Literature
- African American Women Writers
- Afro-Caribbean Literature
- Principles of Effective Writing (I and II)
- 9/98-1/99: Adjunct Assistant Prof., N.Y.C.C.T. African American Studies
- 9/96-9/97: Substitute Assistant Prof., Black Studies & English Departments,
Lehman College, C.U.N.Y - 1/96-6/96: Teaching Fellow, Afro-American Studies Department, Harvard University
- 9/95-6/96 Tutor, Committee on Degrees in History and Literature, Harvard University
- 6/92-2/94 Visiting Assistant Professor, English and Comparative Literature
Columbia University - 9/90-6/91 Teaching Fellow, English Department, Harvard University
- 9/89-1/90 Adjunct Instructor, Composition Program, Lehman College, CUNY
Other Appointments:
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1995-1996
- Research Assistant, Harvard University Baobab African Art History Project
1991
- Research Assistant, Black Periodical Literature Project, Harvard University
1989
- English Instructor, Harvard C.H.A.N.C.E. Project
1988
- Editor Lehman Community Service Internship Program,
170th Street Observer local newspaper project
- Language Skills: Oral comprehension of basic Spanish and French
