Faculty & Staff: Faculty

Contact Info Dept. of Drama & Dance Aidekman 9 Medford, MA 02155 Phone: 617-627-6541 Email Professor

Drama

Monica White Ndounou, Assistant Professor
Theatre History, Dramatic Literature and Criticism, Acting

Monica White Ndounou, Theatre and Film History, Dramatic Literature and Criticism, Acting, African American and Cultural Studies. Monica White Ndounou, Assistant Professor; Ph.D. Theatre, Ohio State University; M.A. English, University of Florida. Monica was a Jacob K. Javits Fellow (2004 - 2007) and an OSU Presidential Fellow (2006). Her dissertation, "The Color of Hollywood," was about the cultural politics controlling the production of African American original screenplays, stage plays and novels adapted into films from 1980 to 2000". Her most recent publication is: "The Paradox of Acting for an African American Actress" in Consciousness, Theatre, Literature and the Arts. Monica has presented the findings of her work at the following national and international conferences: The Comparative Drama Conference, the African Literature Association Conference, the Mid-America Theatre Conference, the American Society for Theatre Research Conference, the August Wilson Conference at the University of Maryland, and the Conference on Consciousness, Theatre, Literature and the Arts in the United Kingdom.

Courses Taught:
DR 48 African-American Theater and Film
DR 148 African-American Theatre and Film