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Deborah Smith Pollard, Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Prof. Pollard, an Americanist specializing in African American
literature and culture, joined the UM-D faculty in September 1995
with a dual appointment in English and Humanities. The director
of the African and African American Studies Program, she teaches
several AAAS courses, as well as other classes in literature,
humanities and expository writing. Among her AAAS courses are |
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--AAAS/Eng 239 Introduction
to African American Literature
--AAAS/Eng 389 The Odyssey of
Black Men in America
--AAAS/Eng 469 Twentieth Century
African American Literature
--AAAS/Hum/WS 470 Voices of
Black Women in Literature, Film, and Music
Her research interests and published writings focus upon African American
literature and the gospel music industry, including gospel musical stage
plays and gospel announcers (radio personalities). Her research is also
reflected in a travelling exhibit called "Lest
We Forget: Legends of Detroit Gospel," on which she collaborated
with Michigan State University Museum's Traditional Arts Program. In her
other life, Prof. Pollard is a successful gospel concert producer (The
Motor City Praisefest and the McDonald's GospelFest) as well as a popular
gospel announcer who can be heard Sundays from 6 - 10 AM on Detroit's
leading urban station, FM 98 WJLB.
