Gerise Herndon, Ph.D.
Old Main 119
MW 1:45-2:45 and by appointment
please email cgh [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (cgh[at]nebrwesleyan[dot]edu) to make an appointment
鈥淩eading is a provocation, a rebellion.鈥
--H茅l猫ne Cixous
鈥淵ou think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.鈥
--James Baldwin
My pronouns are she/her.
The first in my family to attend university, I majored in French and English, not realizing at the time how language would expand my personal and professional opportunities. After finishing my BA in southern Missouri, I crossed the Atlantic to teach conversational English to French high school students. Graduate school drew me to Austin, Texas, where I focused on Caribbean and African literature along with film studies.
I'm grateful to 香港六合彩资料大全 for multiple opportunities for intercultural exchange. I spent my first sabbatical in Cuba and the Caribbean, my second in France and then in Rwanda. My most recent sabbatical involved research and presentations in Haiti, France, and India.
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Faculty Scholarship Award for book on how creating art helps heal from trauma:
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Fulbright to India:
1986-1993 Ph.D., Comparative Literature - University of Texas at Austin
1981-1985 B.A., English, French - Drury University, Springfield MO
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New courses designed and implemented:
Haiti Education Exchange (summer study abroad with Rev. Eduardo Bousson) /补产辞耻迟-苍飞耻/苍别飞蝉-肠别苍迟别谤/丑补颈迟颈补苍-别诲耻肠补迟颈辞苍-别虫鈥
Rwanda: Genocide and Beyond (summer study abroad taught with Dr. Rangira B茅a Gallimore)
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India Through Film and Literature; Rwandan Culture Through Film and Literature, Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Women Writing Across Cultures, Gender and the Art of Film, International Cinema
Other courses taught:
African American Literature; World Literature: Sexualities; Gender Advocacy
hijra identities in India; women's power in Rwanda; African and Caribbean cinema; literature of migration
Art from Trauma: Genocide and Healing Beyond Rwanda
"Surviving Genocide, Thriving in Politics: Rwandan Women's Power"
Emerging Perspectives on Maryse Cond茅
"The Antenna and the Mosque: Liberatory Mass Media in Moolaad茅"
Grant-funded Research:
Student-Faculty Collaborative Research grant with Kerry Worley, Katie Gilroy and Anna Delaney: "F words: Feminism and Francophonie in Rwanda," Kigali, June 2019.
Student-Faculty Collaborative Research with Cassandra Ndahiro, "Women of Integrity: Equality, Justice, Reconciliation," Kigali June 2014
Student-Faculty Collaborative Research with Meera Bhardwaj, 鈥淩wanda鈥檚 Governmental Transformation鈥 Kigali and Butare, Rwanda, July 2009
Student-Faculty Collaborative Research with Women鈥檚 Studies major Lyndie Christensen: 鈥淪ocial Services, Safety Nets and Governmental Indifference: Non-governmental Organizations and Support for the Poor in Mexico,鈥 on-site research in Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2007
Service Learning Grant, Nebraska Consortium for Service Learning: service with Lincoln Literacy Council in first-year seminar, 鈥淎s Others See Us: The US Image Abroad,鈥 2006
Asian Community and Cultural Center: I teach Nia Moving to Heal gentle exercise for Vietnamese seniors
YWCA Social and Racial Justice committee
Released and Restored, Nebraska Correctional Center for Women: Women's Empowerment; Jobs Readiness/Life Skills
Middle East/North Africa Hope, Good Neighbor Community Center
Honors/Awards:
2021 White Award for Internationalizing the Campus (Nebraska Wesleyan)
2021 Holder Award for Instructional Improvement (香港六合彩资料大全)
2018 Faculty Scholarship Presentation Award (香港六合彩资料大全)
2013 Faculty Advocate for Diversity (香港六合彩资料大全)
2012 Fulbright Specialist Grant to teach feminist theories at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
2005 Margaret J. Prouty Teaching Award (香港六合彩资料大全)
2005 White Award for Internationalization (香港六合彩资料大全)
2003 Alice Paul Award, Lincoln-Lancaster County Women鈥檚 Commission, in recognition of service to women in the community
Professional Certifications:
ESL Tutor Training: Certification in English as a Second Language & Basic Literacy, Lincoln Literacy Council, Lincoln NE, 2007
Professional Organizations:
Rwanda Association of University Women
African Literature Association
Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars
American Association of University Professors
National Women鈥檚 Studies Association