Meet Dr. Mollenthiel

Assistant Professor, AFAM & English

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Dr. Julia Mollenthiel earned her B.A. in English Literature and Political Science from Howard University. She earned her PhD in English Literature from the University of Miami where she concentrated on African American literature, Black Studies, diaspora studies, film and media studies, Black feminist criticism, and Black masculinity studies. Dr. Mollenthiel also taught at the University of Miami for 4 years during her doctoral program. Following her assistantship and doctoral program, Dr. Mollenthiel was awarded an ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship where she worked on policy campaigns related to societal issues that are critical to NYC’s youth of color such as the school-to-prison pipeline and growing food insecurity. 

Research Interests:

African American Literature, Diaspora Studies, Film & Media Studies, Black Feminist Criticism, Afrofuturism

Degree:

B.A. English Literature & Political Science, Howard University

Ph.D. English Literature, University of Miami

Courses:

AFA 2000 Introduction to African American Studies

AFA 4135 Theories of Black America: Black Horror/White Terror