University of California, Riverside: Department of English

Faculty

Erica Edwards, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Duke University

Professor Edwards comes to UCR from Williams College. She earned her B.A. in English and Spanish form Spelman College and her Ph.D. in Literature from Duke University. Her areas of specialization include African American narrative, black political culture, political theory, and gender studies. Dr. Edwards has published pieces in Transforming Anthropology and Women & Performance and is currently at work on a book project entitled "Contesting Charisma: Fictions of Political Leadership in Contemporary African American Culture."