Gregory E. Rutledge

An Assistant Professor of English and Ethnic Studies who specializes in African-American and American literature and culture, Gregory E. Rutledge (grutledge2@unl.edu) received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May, 2005. His research areas and interests include nineteenth- and twentieth-century American narrative, African "literary" and cultural (dis)continuities in African-American culture, and the American epic tradition, particularly as it manifest itself in literature, cinema, and sports. His scholarship, teaching, community service, and creative writing incorporate his training in literature, Afro-American Studies (M.A., UW-Madison), and law and mass communications (J.D./M.A.M.C., University of Florida-Gainesville). He is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta.

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