Amanda Wray, Ph.D.
Amanda Wray, Ph.D.
Director of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
214 Zeis Hall
Phone:
Email: awray1@unca.edu
Office Hours:
Monday & Wednesday 10:00 am – 11:00 am or by appointment
Amanda Wray joined UNC Asheville faculty in 2011, and teaches primarily professional writing, anti-oppression rhetorics, gender and feminist studies, and interdisciplinary research courses. Students enrolled in Dr. Wray’s courses often work closely with community partners, nonprofits, and/or small businesses to apply classroom skills to diverse workplace situations.
Education
- B.A. in English, University of Kentucky, 2002 (minor in Business)
- M.A. in English Literature, University of Kentucky, 2004 (Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies) Thesis: Marked Body: A Woman’s Work
- Study Abroad at W.B. Yeats International Summer School in Sligo, Ireland (2002)
- Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, University of Arizona, 2011 Dissertation: Lived Histories and the Changing Rhetoric of White Identity
Courses Taught
- Indigenous Americas and Gender Sovereignty (WGSS 374 / SOC 374 / AIIS 374)
- Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (WGSS 100)
- Professional Writing (LANG 354)
- Oral History for Social Change (LANG 373 / WGSS 273)
- Senior Capstone Seminar (WGSS 400 / INTS 499)
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