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- Althea Tait
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Women's Studies
- 3044 Batten Arts and Letters
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-3824
- atait@odu.edu
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Education
- University of Maryland, College Park,
- Major: Women's Studies
- Degree: Graduate Student Certificate
- Morgan State University,
2008
- Major: English Literature/African American Literature
- Degree: Ph. D.
- The University of Tulsa,
2002
- Major: English Literature
- Degree: M.A.
- Oral Roberts University,
1998
- Major: English Literature
- Degree: B.A.
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Research Interests
- My research revolves around Toni Morrison's repertoire in relation to black women and popular culture as well as to gender
dynamics in the black community.
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Presentations
- Authors/Presenters:
- Confounding Traditional Theories of Beauty: A Reading of the Bluest Eye
- Conference Name: The Toni Morrison Society
- Sponsoring Organization: The Toni Morrison Society
- Location: Paris, France
- Date: November 5, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Tait, A. L. Presenter & Author
- The Harm in Beauty: Misappropriations of Traditional Theories of Aesthetics
- Conference Name: The German Historical Institute
- Sponsoring Organization: The German Historical Institute
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: October 15, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Tait, A.
- Toni Morrison’s Revision of Misappropriated Theories of Beauty
- Conference Name: National Association for African American Studies Conference
- Sponsoring Organization: National Association for African American Studies Conference
- Location: Baton Rouge, LA
- Date: February 11, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Tait, A. L. Presenter & Author
- Black Women's Beauty: Film, Hunger, and the Gaze
- Conference Name: Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association Conference
- Sponsoring Organization: Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association Conference
- Location: Boston, MA
- Date: November 5, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Tait, A. L. Presenter & Author
- Lost in Nation-building: African American Children’s Literature and the Fantastic
- Conference Name: The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts Conference
- Sponsoring Organization: The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts Conference
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: March 19, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Tait, A. L. Presenter & Author
- 2011: Shining Star Award, Old Dominion University
- 2010: Shining Star Award, Old Dominion University
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research