Dr. Simone White

Associate Professor

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Biography

Simone White is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania, serving as the Associate Faculty Director of the Kelly Writers House. Her academic work focuses on African American literature, ethnic American literatures, and African American studies. White’s notable contributions include chairing doctoral dissertations, such as Joseph Earl Thomas's work titled 'Black Affect Ludonarrative Dissonance Present.' She teaches a variety of courses that explore contemporary poetry, writing, and critical theory, and her insights into the intersections of race and literature are central to her scholarship.

Research Interests

African American Literature Ethnic American Literatures African American Studies

Courses

ENGL 2092.401 Kelly Writers House Fellows Seminar ENGL 0760.301 Art [ists and] Writing ENGL 3103.301 Leslie Scalapino: Workshop Marvel ENGL 2250.401 W.E.B. Du Bois ENGL 6000.301 Proseminar ENGL 0783.401 Writing Music ENGL 1093.301 Contemporary Poetry Experimental Writing ENGL 3111.301 Experimental Writing: Contemporary Black Feminism ENGL 5700.401 World/Order: Black World(s) ENGL 1310.401 21st-Century Women Poets: 'The Poethical Wager' ENGL 5735.401 Topics Criticism: Poetics? ENGL 088.001 New Post-1945 Poetry Anthologies ENGL 111.301 Experimental Writing ENGL 101.401 W.E.B. Du Bois ENGL 573.301 Topics Criticism Theory ENGL 118.301 Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop ENGL 282.401 (T) rap Music ENGL 090.402 21st-Century Women Poets ENGL 573.301 Wave Materialism: SURROUND ENGL 281.401 Negro Apocalypse: W.E.B. Du Bois Poetics Heartbreak ENGL 113.301 Poetry Writing Workshop

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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