J. Janice Coleman, Associate Professor of English

Research Interests:
American Literature
The Relationship between Quilting and Writing


Courses Taught at ASU:
EN 111: Freshmen Composition I
EN 112: Freshmen Composition II 
EN 213: Introduction to Literature
EN 305: American Literature I
EN 309: Early Black Writers
EN 310: Modern Black Writers
EN 480: Senior Seminar


Publications and Presentations:
“Write Sides Together: Writing, Quilting, and the Convergence of the Twain” at the jointly scheduled Mississippi Humanities Council Lecture and Arts and Sciences Symposium, Alcorn State University. October 21, 2010.


Professional Memberships:
National Council of Teachers of English
Mound Bayou Public Schools Alumni Association


Service and Outreach Activities: Judge at 23rd Annual Quilt (“Pieces and Strings”) Contest at Mississippi Cultural Crossroads, Port Gibson, Mississippi. March 25, 2011.


Creative Arts: Exhibit: “Quilts and Other Quadrilaterals: Patchwork Art by J. Janice Coleman


Office Location: Harmon Hall, 204