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Professor Dr. Ira Dworkin

Associate Professor

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Biography

Ira Dworkin is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University in the College of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in Transnational Literatures, Race and Ethnicity Studies, and African American literature among other areas. His research interests include American Studies in the Middle East North Africa, African American studies, anti-colonialism, Islamic diasporas, and transatlantic studies. Dworkin holds a Ph.D. from City University of New York (CUNY) and has published extensively in these fields. He has received several fellowships and honors, highlighting his contributions to African American intellectual history and literature.

Research Interests

Transnational Literatures Race and Ethnicity Studies African American Literature African Diaspora Literature 20th-Century American Literature 19th-Century American Literature

Awards

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Finalist, Pauli Murray Book Prize

2018-01-01
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Ray Rothrock ’77 Fellow

2021-01-01
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Arts & Humanities Fellow

2020-01-01
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John Eugene Barbara Hilton Cay Visiting Scholar Grant

2018-01-01
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Glasscock Faculty Research Fellowship

2018-01-01
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Publication Support Grant

2015-01-01
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Travel Grant

2012-01-01
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Yasuo Sakakibara Prize

2011-01-01
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Fulbright Scholar

2006-01-01
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Postdoctoral Fellow

2005-01-01
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Melvin Dixon Prize Dissertation Award

2003-01-01

Requirements for Texas A&M University

Doctorate Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:80

Prerequisites

Baccalaureate degree Baccalaureate degree in Communication or related field preferred

Application Checklist

  • Curriculum Vita
  • Statement of Purpose (500-750 words)
  • Writing Sample (up to 10,000 words)
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • GraduateCAS Application

Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.