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Rodney K. Taylor is an Assistant Professor of English at Ball State University and a teaching affiliate in the African American Studies program. He holds a Ph.D. in Literature and Criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2020), and completed postdoctoral work in the Department of African American Studies at the University of South Carolina (2021–2023). His research focuses on African American literature and culture, emphasizing literary recovery and archival research, particularly exploring intersections between foodways and racial identity in the American context.
Education:
- Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2020
- M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2012
- B.A., Pennsylvania Western University, 2010
His scholarly work examines themes like African American foodways in relation to the American Dream, Pauline Hopkins’s literary critiques of racial hierarchies, and Reconstruction-era anti-plantation narratives. Recent publications include analyses of 19th-century Black writers using humor to challenge white supremacy, and Pauline Hopkins’s subversive narratives of the Underground Railroad.
Grants & Advising: No specific grants or advisees listed in available texts. Taylor’s current projects likely focus on expanding his research into food studies and literary recovery.
Labs/Teams: Not explicitly mentioned in provided materials, though his interdisciplinary work suggests collaboration with African American Studies and Food Studies initiatives.
