Assistant Professor of English 
B.A., Rhodes College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University

bmthreat@sewanee.edu

about

Professor Britt Threatt is an educator, researcher, and writer committed to studying and depicting Black life. She earned her MA and doctorate in Africana Studies from Brown University. 

As a researcher, Prof. Threatt has always been devoted to interdisciplinarity with intersections in literary theory, performance studies, and women and gender studies. These fields inform her current project of analyzing slave legacies in Black women’s speculative fiction. In the classroom, Prof. Threatt prides herself on being a collaborative instructor who helps her students achieve their personal learning goals while equipping them with necessary fundamentals of composition and critical thinking. Her commitment extends beyond the classroom through her podcast College Writing, Actually where she discusses practical writing tips and multilingualism. In all she does, Prof. Threatt centers the cultural diversity and multivocality emblematic of our rich world.

publications

  • Threatt, Brittney. "We're All Fugitives Now": A Humanist Perspective on Anti-Woke Laws. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, vol. 55, no. 6, November 2023, pp.52-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/00091383.2023.2263194
  • Threatt, Brittney, and Charles Carroll. "Adjust Localities, Antiracist Aims: Collaborating with a Multicultural Community." Transformative Social Change in Organizations and Institutions: A DEI Perspective, edited by Jonathon Wesley et al., IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2024, pp.65-89.

teaching

  • African-American Literature | Fall 2024
  • Literature and Composition| Fall 2024
  • Slavery and Race in the American Literary Imagination | Spring 2025
  • Toni Morrison | Spring 2025
  • Black Women's Science Fiction & Fantasy | Summer 2021
  • How Structural Racism Works | Africana Studies | Spring 2020
  • Introduction to Africana Studies | Africana Studies | Fall 2019
  • Hip-Hop & Culture | Africana Studies | Spring 2019
  • 1968: A Year in Review | Africana Studies | Fall 2018

scholarship, awards, & Honors

  • Truth & Racial Healing Transformations Scholar (2024-2026) | Sewanee University
  • K. Patricia Cross Future Leader’s Award (2023) | American Association of Colleges & Universities
  • Career Development Grant (2022) |Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
  • Interdisciplinary Opportunity Fellowship (2022) | Brown University
  • Emergent Researcher Award (2022) | Conference on College Composition & Communication
  • Targeted Research Areas Grant (2019) | American Society for Theatre Research
  • Anna Julia Cooper Award in Africana Studies (2017) | Rhodes College
  • Cynthia Marshall Award in English Literature (2017) | Rhodes College
  • Outstanding Achievement in Performance (2017) | Rhodes College