Imelda Hunt
1548 Glenton Dr.
Toledo, Ohio 43614
(419) 380-8464
Imeldahunt@yahoo.com or
director@newworkswritersseries.org
Ph.D. American Culture Studies
Bowling Green State University, 1995
M.A. American Culture Studies
Bowling Green State University, 1989
M.A. Theatre
Bowling Green State University, 1988
Bachelor of Education
University of Toledo, 1986
2004-Awarded Bowling Green
State University Partners for Community Action Grant, Behind the Mask
Workshop.
2003-National Endowment for
the Humanities Summer Seminar, Caribbean Theatre and Cultural Performance, San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
1994-Art Tatum African American Resource Center, Toledo, Ohio - Developed and performed original works
and programs for local artists.
Instructor, August 2002-present, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.
Instructor, June 1994 - present, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH.
Artists-in-Residence September 1998 - June 1999, University of Toledo Africana Studies, Toledo, OH.
Visiting Professor, January 1998 - May 1998, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.
Instructor, September 1992 - September 1994, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
Doctoral Teaching Fellow September 1990-August 1991, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.
Doctoral Teaching Fellow May 1991 - July 1991, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.
Doctoral Teaching Fellow August 1990 - May 1991, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.
Bowling Green State University
| POPC 160 Introduction to Popular Culture Distance Learning Class | Summer 2004 |
| POPC 231 Popular Culture and Black Theatre Spring | 2004 |
| POPC 170 Introduction to Black Popular Culture | Spring 2003, 2004 |
| POPC 160 Introduction to Popular Culture Lecture | Fall 2002, Fall 2003 (300 Students Lecture) |
| POPC 170 Introduction to Black Popular Culture | Spring 1998, Fall 2003 |
| ETHN 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies | Spring 1998 |
| ETHN 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies | Summer 1991 |
| ETHN 120 Introduction to African American Studies | Spring 1998 |
Owens Community College
| ASS 101 Introduction to African American History | Spring 2003, Fall 2002, Spring 2002, Fall 2001, Spring 2001, Fall 2000, Spring 2000, Fall 1999 |
| ASS 120 Introduction to African American Culture | Fall 2001, Fall 2000, Fall 1999 |
| ENG 215 Multicultural Literature | Summer 2002, Summer 1997 |
| ENG 111 Composition I | Fall 1994, Spring 1995, Fall 1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1997, Spring 1998 |
| ENG 112 Composition II | Spring 2003, Spring 2002, Spring 2001, Spring 1996, Fall 1995, Spring 1995,Fall 1995, Fall 1994, Spring 1995 |
The University of Toledo
| ENG 190 Organizational Report Writing | Fall 1992, Spring 1993, Spring 1994 |
| ENG 111 Composition 111 | Fall 1993, Fall 1995 |
| ENG 116: The Black Experience | Fall 1993- Spring 1995 |
Monroe Community College
| ENG 255 Business Writing | Fall 1997, Spring 1998 |
| ENG 230 Introduction to Speech | Spring 1998 |
Newspapers and Magazines
Poetry Consultant and Contributing Editor, "Black Issues Book Review", 1999 - present.
Near Usand Atlanta Black Arts Festival Declines, Michigan Chronicle 2001 and 2002
Encyclopedia Articles
Amiri Baraka, biography, Encyclopedia of Nationalism, 2000.
Black Panther Party ,Encyclopedia of Nationalism, 2000.
Henry Highland garnet, Encyclopedia of Nationalism, 2000
Oscar Micheaux,biography, Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, 1996.
Poetry Publications
Just to Begin and Someone to Watch Over Me, poetry. Boochigoo, 1995. Barnes & Nobles Inc.
Forty and Over Children poetry, Looking Glass, 1995 University of Toledo English Department Publication.
James Baldwin reflects Black Hope ,poetry, Glass Review, 1994 University of Toledo Publication. Poem written for Bowling Green State University's 1993 Ethnic Studies Conference, in honor of one-time visiting professor James Baldwin.
Bearden's Harlem and Someone to Watch Over Me, poetry, Glass Review, 1993 University of Toledo Publication. Poems based on historical research from the lives of artist Romare Bearden and musician Art Tatum.
Our Memory,a review, Black Scholar, Winter, 1993. A book review with an original poem for Reconstructing Memory: black Literary Criticism, by Fred Lee Horde.
Mixed Media and Play Publications
Family Dinner: A Mixed Media Presentation of Romare Bearden's Works Artistic Director, Toledo Museum of Art, 1993. Researches the history of one of America's most popular African American painters and was presented as an original slide, poetry and musical performance.
Zola, a play directed by Audrey Flowers at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1992. Based on research from an historical examination of African American men's and women's relationships in America.
Slaves, A reader's theatre, directed by Imelda Hunt at Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio, 1992. Bowling Green State University, 1991. Martin Luther King Center, Jr. Center for Performing Arts, Columbus, 1991. Scott Performing Arts Center, Toledo, 1990. Nominated for American Theater in Higher Education Lorraine Hansberry Contest, 1991. Major worked used for the research of the slave narratives was Belinda Hurmence's book My Folks Don't Want Me to Talk About Slavery.
Celebrating Tatum, a poetry performance, Murphy's Place, Toledo, Ohio, 1992 and 1993. Defiance College, Schomburg Theatre 1993. Based on the historical research of Art Tatum and the Toledo, Ohio community.
Choices, a play performed at Common Space Arts Consortium, Toledo, Ohio, 1989. Based on research of African American women alcoholics.
Black Silk Stockings, a play performed at Collingwood Arts Center, Toledo, Ohio, 1989. A historical play based on the research of three African American women, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Lorraine Hansberry.
Crucial Roots, a poetry publication of Third World Graduate Association, Bowling Green State University, 1989, 1990. Poems that chart the historical struggles of America's Third World people.
Self-Expression Teen Theatre. Production Director, Toledo, OH. 1986 - 1987.
Choices. Playwright and Director, Bowling Green State University, 1987.
Ride a Black Horse by John S. Scott. Director, Nathan Hale Auditorium, Toledo, 1987.
A Montage of One-Acts. Director, Common Space, Toledo, OH.1988.
Jasper the Drummin' Boy. Adapter and Director, Bowling Green State University Student Union, 1987.
New Works Series I. Director, Portside Theatre, Toledo, OH, 1988.
A Black Woman Speaks by Beah Richards. Director, Bowling Green State University 1988, 1990, and Kent Branch Library, Toledo, OH. 1991.
New Works Writers Series II. Director, Bijoux Theatre, Toledo, OH. 1989.
Slaves. Adapter and Director, Scott Theatre, Toledo, OH. 1989, Bowling Green State University, 1991.
Slaves. Director, Martin Luther King Performance Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio 1991
Slaves. Director, American Theatre in Higher Education's Lorraine Hansberry Contest, Kentucky, 1991.
New Work Writers Series III - Director, Art Tatum African American Resource Center, Toledo, OH. 1990.
Trees in the Attic Playwright and Director, Playwrights' Forum, Bowling Green State University, 1990.
Dramatic Poetry Reading of Original Works. Performer, Colacelli, Toledo, OH. 1991.
New Works Writers Series IV. Director, Murphy's Bass Line Theatre, Toledo, OH. 1991.
Black Nativity by Langston Hughes. Performance Director, Christian Community Church, Toledo, OH. 1991.
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Director, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH. 1991.
Fences by August Wilson. Director, University of Toledo, Toledo, Oh. 1992.
Hospice by Pearl Cleage. Director, Murphy's Bass Line Theatre, Toledo, OH.1992.
Harlem Renaissance: A Quest for Identity. Director, Toledo Blackstage Theatre, Toledo, OH. 1992.
The Box by Daniel Owen. Director, Club 300 Theatre, Toledo, OH. 1993.
New Works Writers Series V. Director and performer, Murphy's Bass Line Theatre, Toledo, OH. 1993.
Comin' for to Carry me Home adapted by Imelda Hunt. Director, Christian Community Church, Toledo, OH. 1993.
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson. Director, Toledo Repertory Theater, Toledo, OH. 1994.
Anthology of Off-Broadway Plays by John Scott - assistant directed at Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH. 1994.
New Works Writers Series VI and National African American Read-In - directed, coordinated and read original poem No Place to Be a Child, Art Tatum African American Resource Center, Toledo, OH. 1995.
For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Was Enuf by Ntozake Shange. Director and Producer, Business Owners and Professionals Club, Toledo, OH. 1995.
Spunk by George C. Wolfe. Producer and Director, Business Owners and professionals Club, Toledo, OH. 1995.
Brotherman. Adapter, Director and Producer, Business Owners and Professionals Club, Toledo, OH. 1995,
Soul Gone Home Langston Hughes and Black Silk Stockings by Imelda Hunt. Director and Producer, Club 300, Toledo, OH. 1996.
Amen Corner. Director and Producer, Club 300, Toledo, OH. 1996.
Poetry & Etc. Host and Developer, Ottawa Tavern, Toledo, OH. 1997 - 1998.
Poetry & Etc. Host, Peacock Cafe, Toledo, OH. 1998 - 2002.
The Resurrection of Malcolm X Director, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH. 1997
The Resurrection of Malcolm X. Director, February 1998; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH. 1999.
The Resurrection of Malcolm X . Director, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, Michigan, 2000, 2001.
Piano Lesson by August Wilson. Director and Producer, University of Toledo, 1999.
For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Was Enuf by Ntozake Shange. Director and Producer, The Valentine Studio Theater, Toledo, OH. 2000.
Black Silk Stockingsby Imelda Hunt. Director, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, Michigan, 2001.
Riff Raff by Laurence Fishburne. Director and Producer, The Valentine Studio Theater, 2002.
Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith. Director and Producer, BGSU and Blueprint, 2004.
Papers Read To Professional Societies:
"Resurrection of Malcolm X: The Historical Text"' -Black Theatre Network, invited Winston Salem, NC, 2001. A multi-media presentation on creating drama for the stage from historical text through a multi-discipline collaboration, 2001.
"The Challenges of Charter School Administration"- "Education and the New Millennium: Charging into the 21st Century," invited University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1999.
"Near Us: Taverns as Nontraditional Theater Space"- "Representing Ethnicity in the Arts" ,invited Bowling Green State University, The Twenty -Third Annual Conference of the Midwest Popular Culture Association and The Midwest American Culture Association, 1996.
"Art Tatum and the Culture of the Blind" –The Twenty -Third Annual Conference of the Midwest Popular Culture Association and The Midwest American Culture Association, invited Bowling Green State University, 1996
"African American Community Directors" - National Conference on African American Theatre, invited Baltimore, Md., 1994. The history and role of the African American community director, with a panel discussion composed of scholars and directors, Katana Hall, Ludeana Thomas, and Buddy Butler.
"African American Community Theatre in Northwest Ohio" - Black Theatre Network, invited Chicago Ill., 1994. Presented the history and role of African American community theatre from 1965 to present in Toledo and the surrounding area.
"Juke Joints" - Popular Culture Conference of Northwest Ohio, invited Cleveland, Ohio, 1991. The history and the development of the "juke joint" in America, with examples from popular film and dramatic performances.
"Nzingha Still Sings" - Women's Studies Conference, invited Bowling Green State University, 1992. Presented an original collection of poetry from the history of black women in Africa to the present, with original music.
2002, Toledo Pioneer Award, Lucas County Metropolitan Housing Authority
1997, Ten Years Service Award Community Theatre in Northwest Ohio
1996, Top Instructor University of Toledo Excel Program
1995, Ghana Foundation Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Mistress Of Ceremonies
1994, Save Our Children Award in Drama and Writing
1993, Upward Bound Participation Award, Service Award
1992, Upward Bound Certificate of Appreciation Award
1992, Toledo Lucas County Volunteer Award
1992, Certificate of Appreciation Greek Stomp Show Judge
1991, Guest Speaker, Delta Sorority Christmas Banquet
1991, Ghanaian Foundation Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest, Mistress Of Ceremonies
1990, 2002, Academic, Cultural, Technical, Social Olympics (NAACP) judge
1989, Agape Word Youth Minister
1988, Self-Expression Teen Theatre
Dr. Angela Nelson, Chair
Department of Popular Culture
Popular Culture Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
(419) 372-0284
Dr. John Scott
Professor Emeritus
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
(419) 372-2269
Dr. Jeanie Ludlow
Women's Studies Program
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
(419) 372-6816
