1. T. P. Akin, PhD
1334 Woodston Road
Memphis, TN 38117
telephone: 901-279-7459
email: takin@southwest.tn.edu
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
University of Memphis, Memphis
Ph.D.: Cultural and Literary Studies (2016)
Dissertation: Cartography of the Skin: Mapping Queeqeg’s Identity through the Eyes of
Others in Moby-Dick
University of Memphis, Memphis
M.A.: English, Textual Studies (2009)
Thesis: Les Misérables as Examined through the Lens of Vladimir Propp’s Morphology
of the Folktale: Underlying Structure and Diverging Form in Hugo’s French Novel
Graduate Certificate: African American Literature (2009)
Graduate Certificate: Women and Gender Studies (2016)
University of Arizona, Tucson
B.A.: Psychology (1990)
Double minor: Child Development/Family Relations and Counseling
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Fresh Connections Learning Communities and
Freshman Composition (2009, 2011 fall)
Literary Heritage 2201 (2010 fall/2015 fall) Honors (2011 fall)
Literary Heritage: African American Emphasis (2010 fall and 2013 fall)
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Freshman Composition I (2009 fall to date)
American Literature (2009/10 spring)
World Literature I and II (2010 fall to date)
Composition II (2011 summer to date)
Contemporary American Literature (2014 spring)

2. Memphis City Schools
Bridges Language/GEAR-Up grant project created by the Memphis City Schools
in affiliation with the University of Memphis: lead teacher in college level writing course
for high school juniors. Grant program with goal of raising ACT scores.
HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS
National Endowment for the Humanities grant recipient, summer workshop:
African-American History and Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry: Savannah and the
Coastal Islands, 1750-1950 (Summer 2011)
Conference presenter: Conference on the Image
Chicago, October 2013
Topic: Tattooed Characters in American Literature
Conference presenter: Arkansas Philological Association Conference
Heber Springs, AR
Topic: Rhetorical findings of dissertation
Hand-picked workshop participant with award-winning author Ellen Gilchrist
Pinnacle Honor Society, Spring 2007
The National Scholars Honor Society, 2007
Golden Key International Honor Society, October 2008
Current Associated Committees: Student and Faculty Handbook (Secretary); Student
Awards Committee (member)
Tennessee Achieves volunteer program mentor (2012 to present)
PUBLICATIONS
Cartography of the Skin: Mapping Queeqeg’s Identity through the Eyes of Others in
Moby-Dick (2016)
Les Misérables as Examined through the Lens of Vladimir Propp’s Morphology of the
Folktale: Underlying Structure and Diverging Form in Hugo’s French Novel (2009)
Manuscript preparation assistant
“On Loving and Hating My Mentally Retarded Mother.” Mental Retardation 35 (6)

3. Newspaper Articles
“Mom and Pop in Midtown.” The Mid-Memphian Feb/Mar. 1998
“Free Speech Struggles in the 90’s.” The North Mississippi Herald Vol. 2 Number 24
March 25-April 8 1998
“A Month of Merriment with Memphis in May.” San Jose Mercury News Sunday
April 12 1998
“In Memory of a Southern Gentleman.” The Mid-Memphian Aug/Sept. 1998