Griselda Thomas

Griselda Thomas is a Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies at Kennesaw State University, where she teaches courses in African American literature and culture, Black feminist studies, and Black Studies. Two of her most popular courses are “Black Women Writers” and “The Black Woman. Her research and publications explore the politics of the Black female body, spirituality in the fiction of contemporary Black women writers, cultural influences in the Black community, and online pedagogies. One of her most recent publications is a book chapter in the edited collection Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Practice: Yemonja Awakening (Lexington Press, 2021). Her current research is a digital humanities project, Silenced Fruit: The Lynching of Black Women in America (1860-present), a comprehensive interactive digital database of information about the Black women (named and unnamed) who were lynched in America between 1865.

Griselda’s teaching, scholarship, and service are guided by her commitment to diversity and racial equity, interdisciplinary studies, and the intersectional inquiry of systems of oppression. As a first-generation college student, she is committed to the mentoring and professional development of students living and working at the margins. This commitment has resulted in several awards, including the Presidential Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity R.O.H. Social Justice Award and the Kennesaw State University Diversity Advocate Award.

Email: GThomas2@kennesaw.edu

 
 
MAST Courses Taught:  

• AMST 6401: Literature and Culture of the Americas