DECOSTA-WILLIS, Miriam

DECOSTA-WILLIS, Miriam. American, b. 1934. Genres: Cultural/Ethnic topics, Race relations, Women's studies and issues, Language/Linguistics, Literary criticism and history, Local history/Rural topics. Career: Associated with LeMoyne College, Memphis, TN, 1957-58; Owen College, Memphis, instructor, 1960-65; Memphis State University, Memphis, associate professor of Spanish, 1966-70; Howard University, Washington, DC, associate professor of Romance Languages, 1970-74, professor and chair of department, 1974-76; LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, professor of English and director of DuBois Scholars Program, 1979-89; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Commonwealth Professor of Spanish, 1989-91; University of Maryland, Baltimore County, professor in Africana Studies. Publications: EDITOR: (and author of intro) Blacks in Hispanic Literature: Critical Essays, 1977; (with F.P. Delk and P. Dotson) Homespun Images: An Anthology of Black Memphis Writers and Artists, 1989; (with P. Bell-Scott, B. Guy-Sheftall, J.J. Royster, J. Sims-Wood, and L.P. Fultz) Double Stitch: Black Women Write about Mothers and Daughters, 1991; (with R.P. Bell and R. Martin) Erotique Noire/Black Erotica, 1992; The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells, 1995; Singular Like a Bird: The Art of Nancy Morejon, 1999. Contributor to books and periodicals. Address: Department of Africana Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]