Board Member, 2025 – 2028

Biography

Mikal J. Gaines, Ph.D is an Associate Professor of English at MCPHS Boston. He teaches courses in Academic Writing and Research, Writing in the Humanities, Introduction to Film, and Speculative Fiction and Film. His work has appeared in ASAP/J, Discourse, The Projector, the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, and Literature Interpretation Theory. His research areas include African American Literature, Film, and Popular Culture, Horror and Gothic Studies, and Critical Theory. He received his B.A. in English from Hampton University and both his M.A. and Ph.D in American Studies from The College of William and Mary. 

Degrees

Ph.D, American Studies, The College of William and Mary
M.A., American Studies, The College of William and Mary
B.A., English Arts, Hampton University

Teaching & Research Interests

Horror Film, Gothic Studies, African American Literature & Cultural Studies, Speculative Fiction, Critical Theory

Selected Publications & Works

"After Peele: Get Out’s Influence on the Horror Genre and Beyond.” LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory 33, no. 4 (2022): 254-276.

“Searching for Brother Charles: Naming the “Black” in [Black] Horror.” Discourse 44, no. 3 (2022): 349-361.

“Let Them Die Like Lovers.” ASAP/J, Black One Shot (2020), https://asapjournal.com/node/11-2-let-them-die-like-lovers-mikal-j-gaines/.

“Paid the Cost to Be the Boss: Chadwick Boseman and Mythologizing the Black Superhero.” The Projector: A Journal of Film, Media, & Culture (Summer 2019).     

Contact

Department of Arts and Sciences
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Scienes
179 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Office Phone: 617-735-1063

mikal.gaines@mcphs.edu
Facebook: Mikal Gaines
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