Emmanuel D. Harris

A Professor of Spanish and Africana Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, he teaches all levels of Spanish language and Hispanic culture and literature, in addition to various classes in Africana Studies where serves as the director of the program. In 1996 he was awarded Teacher of the Year at Washington University and has been honored to have a service award established in his name in 2000 at Baker University where he formerly instructed. Harris has published various books and his numerous articles can be found both nationally and internationally in academic journals and edited volumes. He is the award-winning English translator of the Afro-Peruvian novel Malambo by Lucía Charún-Illescas and also the translator of the collection of short stories Over the Waves and Other Stories / Sobre las olas y otros cuentos by the Afro-Cuban writer Inés María Martiatu, which was a featured selection of the Cervantes Institute in Chicago. Harris co-edited the volumes The Trayvon Martin in US: An American Tragedy and Breonna Taylor and Me: Black Women, Racial Justice and Reclaiming Hope. He is currently writing the Black Soil: The Allen Family Farm Story. He has been recognized by UNCW for Outstanding Dedication to Mentoring and Supporting Latino Graduates and is the two-time recipient of the Discere Aude Award for excellence in mentoring.

Education

Ph.D. in Spanish, Washington University in St. Louis.

M.A. in Spanish, Washington University in St. Louis.

B.A. History (major); Spanish, Management (Minors). Indiana University, Bloomington

Specialization in Teaching

He teaches all levels of Spanish language and Hispanic culture and literature, in addition to various classes in Africana Studies.

Research Interests

Caribbean Literature, Afro-Hispanic narrative, Contemporary Hispanic Literature written by women, African American social issues.

Professional Service

Graduate Council, Committee Member.
UNCW Graduate Advisory Committee, Committee Member.
University College Advisory Committee, Committee Member.

Community Engagement

Chairman of the Board. Outreach of Cape Fear
Member: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.

Honors & Awards

American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) National Translation Award in Prose. Judge 2020.
Featured selection of the Cervantes Institute in Chicago: Over the Waves and Other Stories / Sobre las olas y otros cuentos by the Afro-Cuban writer Inés María Martiatu, Translation by Emmanuel Harris II.
UNCW Discere Aude Award for Outstanding Mentoring. Recipient 2015, 2019
UNCW Centro Hispano Citation for Outstanding Dedication to Mentoring and Supporting Latino Graduates. Recipient 2013.
Dartmouth College. Scholar-in-Residence. Department of Africana Studies. Spring 2012
UNCW Representative for National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Grant 2011