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Deborah Smith Pollard

Born: Ecourse, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Parents: The Reverend Elmer W. Smith (deceased) and Rosa Lee Smith
Spouse: Basil Pollard
Address(es):
Permanent:
3081 CASL Building/Department of Literature, Philosophy and the Arts/University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI 48128
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://umdearborn.edu/casl/dspollard/
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of When the Church Becomes Your Party: Contemporary Gospel Music When the Church Becomes Your Party: Contemporary Gospel Music
- Michigan Notable Book, 2009 		Non Fiction Adult Detroit: Wayne State University Press 2008
“Arthur Flowers.” & “Paul Beatty.” in Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Wilfred D. Samuels, General Editor
- Encyclopedia articles 		Non Fiction Facts on File 2007
“That Text, That Timbre: Introducing Gospel Announcer Edna Tatum.” in Black Women and Music: More than the Blues; Linda F. Williams and Eileen Hayes, eds.
- Essay 		Non Fiction University of Illinois Press 2007
Review of The Holy Profane by Teresa L. Reed. Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies 34.2
- Book review 		Non Fiction Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies 34.2 2003
“Edna Tatum: Gospel Announcer and Narrator in Performance.”
- Journal article 		Non Fiction Womanist Research & Theory 3.2/4.1 2001-2002
“African American Holyground in Another Good Loving Blues.”
- Journal article 		Non Fiction CLA Journal 44.1 2000
“Gospel Announcers (Disc Jockeys): What They Do and Why It Matters.”
- Journal article 		Non Fiction Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies 31.2 2000
“The Phenomenon Known as the Gospel Musical Stage Play.”
- Journal article 		Non Fiction CEA Critic 62.3 2000
What is the aim or goal of your writing: I write because I am in a unique position of both working in gospel music as a radio host/producer and working as a trained researcher. I am able to see first hand the changes taking place in gospel music. I then write about these transformations in a way I hope will help future generations understand what gospel music at this juncture encompassed while helping those who are witnessing the changes to appreciate how the new forms build upon the traditions even as they step away from it in some aspects. I attribute my success to hard work, focusing on an interesting topic, and God’s grace.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: Yes

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Alcona High School 1961-1965

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Associate Professor of English Literature University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1995
Host/Producer; “Strong Inspirations,” the gospel music program FM 98 WJLB Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1994
Host/co-producer McDonald’s GospelFest and the Motor City Praisefest Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1983-2005

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search~S15?/aPollard%2C+Deborah+Smith./apollard+deborah+smith/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=apollard+deborah+smith&1%2C3%2C

http://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/A98889

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Birth Date - Jan 15

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