Darryl Dickson-Carr

Darryl Dickson-Carr (born 1968) is an American author, professor, and literary critic.

Life

Dr. Dickson-Carr graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara, with a Ph.D. in English with a focus on African American satire. He taught at Florida State University before joining the English faculty at Southern Methodist University, where he is currently the E. A. Lilly Distinguished Professor of English.

Awards

• 2006 American Book Award, for The Columbia Guide to Contemporary African American Fiction

Works

• "The Projection of the Beast: Subverting Mythologies in Toni Morrison’s Jazz.”, CLA Journal 49:2 (December 2005). 168-83.
• “Introduction.” Ebony Rising: Short Fiction from the Greater Harlem Renaissance Era, 1912-1940, Craig Gable ed. Indiana University Press, 2004.

References

External links

• African-American literature