Camille F. FORBES - Ph.D. (Harvard University) Primary Office: LIT 331 Primary Phone: (858) 534-2363 Email: cfforbes@ucsd.edu Website: http://camillefforbes.com/

Camille F. Forbes is an Assistant Professor of African-American Literature and Culture. She received her Ph.D. in American Civilization from Harvard University, an M.A. in History from Harvard University, and a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University. Her teaching and research interests include: Nineteenth-Century African-American Literature and Culture; African-American Performance; American Literature; Cultural Studies. Selected Publications: Introducing Bert Williams: Burnt Cork, Broadway, and the Story of America’s First Black Star. New York: Basic Civitas, 2008. “Dancing with ‘Racial Feet’: Bert Williams and the Performance of Blackness,” Theatre Journal 56:4 (December 2004): 603-625. Co-author with Ghada Osman, “Representing the West in the Arabic Language: The Slave Narrative of Omar ibn Said.” Journal of Islamic Studies 15:3 (September 2004):331-343.