Director
Tara T. Green lived the bulk of her childhood in a suburb of New Orleans and received her bachelor’sdegree from Dillard University in 1995. After graduating from Dillard, she moved to Baton Rouge, LA to attend Louisiana State University where she received her Master’s and PhD in English, with an emphasis in African American literature. Before coming to UNCG, she taught at universities in Arizona and Louisiana.
Her research interests include African American autobiographies, twentieth century novels, gender studies, protest literature/movements, literature of Africa and the Caribbean. She has published articles on Richard Wright, Tina McElroy Ansa, and August Wilson. Her books From the Plantation to the Prison: African American Confinement Literature (Mercer Press: 2008) and A Fatherless Child: Autobiographical Perspectives of African American Men (University of Missouri Press: 2009), reflect her broad interests in African American literary studies.
Dr. Green enjoys mentoring students and working with community organizations. 