Alison D. Ligon

Dr. Alison D. Ligon is a Professor of English at Morehouse College’s Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, and Arts Division. She teaches courses including Honors Composition, World Literature, Caribbean Novel, Contemporary African American Novel, and African American Biography/Autobiography.

• Education:
  • Hampton University - Bachelor of Arts
  • Duke University - Master of Arts
  • Clark Atlanta University - Doctor of Arts
  • Clark Atlanta University - Doctor of Philosophy

Her research focuses on sociopolitical themes in African Diaspora historical fiction, particularly Anglophone Caribbean works. She explores intersections with Latin American fiction, young adult literature, contemporary African American studies, HBCU pedagogy (SoTL), and oral histories of The Great Migration. Publications appear in journals like Caribbean Vistas and Journal of Africana Composition and Rhetoric.