People
Administration
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Retired Faculty
Visiting Fellows

Michael Awkward

People
Administration
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Retired Faculty
Visiting Fellows

Gayl A. Jones Collegiate Professor Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of English; Professor Emeritus of Afroamerican and African Studies

michawk@umich.edu

Office Information:

phone: 734.764.0444

Afroamerican and African Studies; Retired Faculty

About

Professor Awkward's primary interests include 20th century Black American literature, especially post-World War II; the impact of gender on the study of Black American expressive culture (especially novels, r & b music, and film); and Black American autobiography (slave narrative to the present) as well as contemporary American autobiography.