Saunders, James Robert

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SAUNDERS, James Robert

SAUNDERS, James Robert. American, b. 1953. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, resident advisor, 1973-74, instructor, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1980-82, student coordinator of the AfroAmerican and African studies program, 1980-81; Human Relations Commission, Richmond, intern, summer, 1975; State of Virginia, appeals examiner, summer, 1977; Central National Bank, Richmond, VA, management trainee, 1978; Department of Welfare, Richmond, VA, research analyst, 1979; Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, lecturer, 1981-82; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, academic advisor, 1984-85, writing skills specialist, summer, 1985; Washtenaw County Community College, Ann Arbor, MI, instructor, 1984; University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, instructor, 1985-86, assistant professor, 1986-90, associate professor, 1990-96, professor of English, 1996-. Publications: The Wayward Preacher in the Literature of African American Women (literary criticism), 1995. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles to periodicals. Address: Dept of English, Heavilon Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]