Dr. Allison E. Francis Paynter
Dr. Allison E. Francis Paynter
Dr. Allison E. Francis Paynter is a Professor of English and Coordinator of the English Department at Chaminade University of Honolulu in Hawaii. Dr. Francis teaches and publishes academic papers on a range of topics, which include Victorian and Scottish Literature, Theatre and Poetry, Vodou in Haiti, 19th century African American and Caribbean women’s literature, and Women’s Literature with a focus on science fiction and fantasy. And, she is thrilled to complete a theatrical adaptation of James Weldon Johnson’s novella, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Dr. Francis expects to stage a production of her play in New York and Hawaii this coming year.
