Koritha Mitchell facts for kids
Koritha Mitchell is a respected professor who teaches American literature at Ohio State University. She earned her highest degree, a Ph.D., from the University of Maryland.
About Her Work
Koritha Mitchell is known for her important work studying African American history and culture. She writes about how people used plays and performances to talk about serious issues in the past.
Her Book: Living with ...
In 2011, a book she wrote was published by the University of Illinois Press. The book is called Living with ...: African American ... Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890-1930. This book looked at how African Americans used theater to discuss difficult times and their rights as citizens. It won several awards from groups like the American Theatre & Drama Society and the Society for the Study of American Women Writers.
Essays and Speeches
In March 2012, her essay titled James Baldwin, Performance Theorist, Sings the Blues for Mister Charlie was published in a magazine called American Quarterly. In the same month, she spoke at an event for ColorLines. She talked about her book and important topics related to African American experiences. She also discussed the works of several important African American playwrights from the 20th century. These writers include Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Angelina Weld Grimke, Mary Burrill, and Georgia Douglas Johnson.
In 2018, she published another important piece of writing in the African American Review. This article focused on ideas of self-care and understanding social dynamics.
