Sheila Smith McKoy, PhD
professor -- author -- media maker -- engaged scholar
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Sheila Smith McKoy
When Whites Riot:  Writing Race and Violence in American and South African Cultures 

The Elizabeth Keckley Reader: Writing Self, Writing Nation, Vol. 1

The Elizabeth Keckley Reader: Artistry, Culture and Commerce, Vol. 2

One Window’s Light: A Haiku Collection (Co-authored) 

Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Practice: Yemonja             Awakening 

Teaching Literature and Writing in Prisons (forthcoming, 2021)


​                African and African Diaspora Studies   Bioethics   Mental Health Advocate  Anti-Hazing Activist   
                            Social Justice Advocate   Prison Studies   Poetry   Fiction   Documentary Film


SELECTED MEDIA
Documentary Films

Maama Watali and Luwero: A Conversation about War, Peace, and Gender:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7DwP7SwwwE&feature=youtu.be.

WLLE: Voice of a Community: https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/event/wlle-radio-%E2%80%93-voice-community

Opening Doors: The Lives and Legacies of Lawrence M. Clark and Augustus M. Witherspoon: https://news.ncsu.edu/2013/02/leading-the-way/

The Untold Story of Saint Agnes Hospital https://vimeo.com/70064155


Radio (selected)
WHUP SPECIALS – 2/26/17:  Elizabeth Keckley Tribute (Hillsborough, NC) https://whupfm.org/episode/whup-specials-22617-permanent-archive/

30 Years A Slave, 4 Years In The White House, The State of Things, Frank Stasio, UNC Radio, 12/29/16

Banned Books Back in the News, The State of Things, Frank Stasio, UNC Radio https://www.wunc.org/post/banned-books-back-news, 3/9/12


Other Media (selected)
TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftRG4dD3KaI

Indyweek https://indyweek.com/news/letters-future-will-finally-tackle-climate-change/

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Email:  smithmckoy@gmail.com    
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