MaryEllen Higgins is an associate professor of English at the Greater Allegheny Campus of Pennsylvania State University. She is the coauthor of "The Historical Dictionary of French Cinema." Her publications include articles and book chapters in "Research in African Literatures, Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, African Literature Today, Journal of Commonwealth Literature, Perspectives on African Literatures at the Millennium, " and "Broadening the Horizon: Critical Introductions to Amma Darko."