Michelle Commeyras
Professor
309 Aderhold Hall
(706) 542-4621
michelle@coe.uga.edu

Education: Ph.D. - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Selected Publications:

2004-2006: Commeyras, M., Daniell, B. M., & Mushonga, A. Students' questions about “Kapitau” An African Folktale. Journal of African Children's & Youth Literature. Special Issue Guest Editors: Robert Muponde & Pippa Stein, 15-16 (pp. 38-48).

2004: Commeyras, M., Mazile, B., & Sullivan A. M. “Educating through imagination: Poetics of life in another country on another continent”. In A. Ojo (Ed.), Vocalizing Africa: Perspectives on governance, education, resource management and health. (pp. 35-47). California: Platform Press Communications.

2003: Commeyras, M., Sullivan, A., & Monsti, M. with Mazile,B., Dunne, I., Monsti, T., Yorke, D. Nothing Else But to be a Woman: The Poetics of Gender in Southern Africa. In M. K. Rummel & E. Quintero (Eds.), Becoming a teacher in the new society: Bringing communities and classrooms together. (pp. 98-117) New York: Peter Lang.

Gender Tales in Southern Africa. C. Mannathoko, B. Mazile, and M.Commeyras (eds.) Nairobi, Kenya:United Nations Children's Fund.

Promoting a Culture of Reading. Lagos, Nigeria: Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education Publication.

Regional Interests: Southern Africa [Botswana]