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Elaine Richardson (writer)

Elaine B. Richardson, professionally known as Dr. E, is a professor of Literacy Studies, Department of Teaching and Learning at Ohio State University[1] who is also known as an author, lecturer, performer, and singer and songwriter.

Early life and education

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Born in Cleveland, OH in 1960, Richardson became a victim of sex trafficking as a teenager. With the help of her family and educational mentors, she left that life behind in her early 20s and proceeded to earn her bachelor's and master's degrees in English Studies from Cleveland State University (1987-1993) and her PhD in English and Applied Linguistics from Michigan State University (1996).[2][3] The details of her life are chronicled in her 2013 book PHD to PhD: How Education Saved My Life.[4][1]

Career

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Richardson's research interests include the liberation and critical literacy education of people of the Black African diaspora. Her books include African American Literacies (2003, Routledge),[5] focusing on teaching writing from the point of view of African American language and literacy traditions; Hiphop Literacies (2006 Routledge)[6] is a study of hiphop language use as an extension of Black folk traditions. She has also co-edited two volumes on African American rhetorical theory, Understanding African American Rhetoric: Classical Origins to Contemporary Innovations (2003, Routledge)[7] and African American Rhetoric(s): Interdisciplinary Perspectives (2004, Southern Illinois University Press),[8] and Home Girls Make Some Noise: Hip Hop Feminist Anthology (2007, Parker Publishing).[9]

In 2004, she was Fulbright lecturer/researcher in the Department of Literature in English at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.

Richardson's professional memberships include the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC),[10] as well as Committee of Linguists of African Descent (CLAD). She is also the founder of the annual Hiphop Literacies Conference, the purpose of which is to bring together scholars, educators, activists, students, artists, and community members to dialogue on pressing social problems.[11]

As a performer, Richardson has taken her one-woman show based on PHD to PhD to universities throughout the United States including Marquette University,[12] Syracuse University,[13] Missouri State University,[14] and many other institutions of higher learning and community organizations.

As a singer and songwriter, Richardson has recorded two full-length albums on her independent label Give Us Free Records: Elevated in 2010,[15] and Songs for the Struggle (2017). Songs she has written have been featured on television shows including Star on the Fox network[16] and Next and Undressed on MTV. Richardson has also performed her music at venues and festivals throughout the United States including the Springfield Jazz Festival,[17] Lansing JazzFest,[18] Penn State University's Alumni Hall[19] and the August Wilson Center for African American Culture.

Selected publications

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  • Richardson, E. (2004). Coming from the heart: African American students, literacy stories, and rhetorical education. In E. B. Richardson & R. L. Jackson II (Eds.), African American rhetoric(s): Interdisciplinary perspectives (pp. 155–69). Southern Illinois University Press.
  • Richardson, Elaine and Alice Ragland. “#StayWoke: The Language and Literacies of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement.” Community Literacy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2018, pp. 27-56.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Elaine Richardson I Womens Gender and Sexuality Studies". The Ohio State University. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  2. ^ The Routledge Handbook of Educational Linguistics. Routledge. September 4, 2014. p. xviii. ISBN 978-0-415-53130-6.
  3. ^ "Elaine Richardson". wgss.osu.edu. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Po H# on Dope to PhD: How Education Saved My Life I Parlor Press". Parlor Press. New Community Press. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "African American Literacies (paperback) - Routledge". Routledge. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hiphop Literacies (paperback) - Routledge". Routledge. Routledge. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Understanding African American Rhetoric: Classic Origins to Contemporary Innovations (paperback) - Routledge". Routledge. Routledge. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "African American Rhetoric(s) I siupress.siu.edu". Southern Illinois University Press. Southern Illinois University Press. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Home Girls Make Some Noise!: Hip-Hop Feminism Anthology". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Black Caucus". National Council of Teachers of English. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hiphop Literacies Conference". Hiphop Literacies Conference. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  12. ^ "Author Elaine Richardson to Perform One Woman Show". Marquette Today. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  13. ^ "GET OUT: Author Elaine Richardson Will Perform One Woman Show at Syracuse University". Syracuse.com.
  14. ^ "The One Woman Show by Dr. Elaine Richardson". Missouri State University. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  15. ^ "Dr. E I Elevated I CD Baby Music Store". CD Baby. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  16. ^ "Heayhittersmusic.com". Heavy Hitters Music. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  17. ^ "4th Annual Springfield Jazz Festival". Springfield Regional Arts Council. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  18. ^ "Past Performers Lansing JazzFest". JazzFest Lansing. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  19. ^ "Strong Women in Music: MC Lyte's Up Penn State". PRLOG. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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