About

Margaret Alma Cox was born in Carriacou, Grenada and grew up in Brooklyn, NY. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Baruch College, a Master of Arts in English from Brooklyn College, and a PhD in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is an Associate Professor of English at Hampton University.

Her research interests include African American, Caribbean, and African literatures, as well as drama. Her scholarly articles include “Alice Walker and Claudia Rankine: Reclaiming the Ocularity of the Self” (2017) and “Buchi Emecheta: Re-imaging the African Feminine Self” (2010).

A recipient of the NEH Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education grant, she is developing the podcast “Conversations in Literature and Culture.”

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2016

Indiana University of Pennsylviania

Ph.D. in English Literature and Criticism. Area of concentration: African Diaspora Literature
Other areas of interest: Caribbean Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies.

2007

Brooklyn College

M.A. in English. Area of Concentration: American Literature.

2003

Baruch College

B.A. in English. Minor in Theater.

Awards, Scholarships and Grants

2023, NEH Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education Grant to develop a podcast “Conversations in Literature and Culture”
2021, Affordable Learning Georgia Affordable Materials Grant
2019, Savannah State University
Center for Teaching & Faculty Development Travel Grant