Meet Arthur Hollist
Professor, English and Writing
Phone: (813) 257-3841
Email: ahollist@ut.edu
Address: 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33606
Mailbox: R
Building:
PH
Room: 417
Education
1980 University of Sierra Leone, West Africa, B.A.1983 Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada, M.A.
1991 University of South Florida, Ph.D.
Courses Taught
CompositionBusiness and Technical Writing
African-American Literature
World Literature
Career Specialties
Arthur Hollist's interest in African literature encompasses published literary fiction (particularly post-Colonial fiction), popular fiction, theatrical and oral storytelling traditions.Professional and Community Activities
Hollist is deeply involved in furthering business and cultural relations between Africa and America. As a member of the United States and Africa Free Enterprise Foundation, he developed an interactive, multimedia, critical thinking model for teaching about Africa and authored a pamphlet on the dos and don'ts of doing business in Africa.He spent two years speaking about Africa on behalf of the Florida Humanitarian Council. He is working on a novel exploring relations between Africans, African-Americans and Caribbeans.