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Hollis Robbins
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| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) New Hampshire, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) Harvard University (MPP) University of Colorado Boulder (MA) Princeton University (PhD) |
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| Language | English |
Hollis Robbins (born 1963) is an American professor and writer. She teaches English and is a special advisor for humanities at the University of Utah. She used to be the dean of humanities there. Her studies often focus on African-American literature. She also writes essays about higher education and artificial intelligence.
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Early Life and School
Hollis Robbins was born and grew up in New Hampshire. Her family has roots in Latvia and Lithuania. She is also related to Isaac Shelby, who was the first governor of Kentucky.
Robbins started attending Johns Hopkins University when she was 16. She earned her first degree, a Bachelor of Arts, in 1983. After that, she worked at The New Yorker magazine for a couple of years. She then earned a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University in 1990. Later, she studied for her doctorate at Stanford University.
After working in politics for a while, Robbins went back to school. She earned a master's degree in English literature from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1998. She then completed her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2003. Her Ph.D. research looked at how rules and systems were shown in books from the 1800s.
Teaching Career
After finishing her Ph.D., Robbins became an assistant professor of English. She taught at Millsaps College in Mississippi from 2004 to 2006. In 2004, she also started working with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on a project about Black literature.
From 2006 to 2017, Robbins was a professor at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. She even taught a class about film music with the musician Thomas Dolby. She also directed the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins.
Later, from 2018 to 2022, she was the dean of arts and humanities at Sonoma State University in California. On July 1, 2022, Robbins became the dean of humanities at the University of Utah. She is now a special advisor there. Her research often explores African American history and literature. She has also written about higher education, African American poetry, and music in movies. She is also a published poet.
Writing Essays
Hollis Robbins writes essays and book reviews for different publications. These include Inside Higher Ed, Chronicle of Higher Ed, and LA Review of Books. Her essays often discuss topics like higher education and artificial intelligence.
Selected Writings
Books and Articles by Hollis Robbins
- Robbins, Hollis (2003). "The Emperor's New Critique". New Literary History. This article explores how we look at literature.
- Robbins, Hollis (2009). "Fugitive Mail: The Deliverance of Henry 'Box' Brown and Antebellum Postal Politics". American Studies. This article is about a historical event involving mail.
- Robbins, Hollis (2014). "Killing Time: Dracula and Social Discoordination". This chapter is part of a book called Economics of the Undead.
- Robbins, Hollis (2015). "Django Unchained: Repurposing Western Film Music". Safundi. This article looks at how music is used in a specific movie.
Books Edited by Hollis Robbins
- Brown, William Wells (2006). The Works of William Wells Brown: Using his 'strong, manly voice'. Robbins helped edit this collection of writings.
- Gates Jr., Henry Louis; Robbins, Hollis (2017). The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers. Robbins co-edited this book with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
See Also
- The Bondwoman's Narrative, a book by Hannah Crafts.
- Commentary on The Emperor's New Clothes by Robbins.
- Henry Box Brown, a historical figure.
- We Are Seven, a poem.
- The Purple Jar, a story.
