Literature and Criticism Ph.D. Candidate

Email: gkvdc@iup.edu  

Atlanta, Georgia 

Positions: 

• Work Study 

Research Interests: 

• African Literature, African American Literature, Queer Theory, Trauma Theory

Book Recommendations: 

• Akwaeke Emezi - The Death of Vivek Oji by  Akwaeke Emezi

• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 

  • "Both of these novels taught me about discovering self, loving self, and moving in alignment with what I desire for self."