Chris Ulasi Non-Member New

Poet by instinct, scholar by discipline.

Poetry Nonfiction

Chris Chinwe Ulasi is a poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker based in Houston, Texas. He is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Radio, Television and Film at Texas Southern University. He has more than 25 years of university teaching experience and a decade of academic leadership. He earned his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin and serves as Executive Editor of USAfricaonline.com. He is co-publisher of the West African Pilot News. He has produced seven feature films and co-directed three, including Return of the Exile, The Land, and Page Thirty-Six, which screened in the United States, Ghana, and Nigeria. He is currently producing a long-term documentary on the lives of Nigerian immigrants in Houston. His scholarly research examines how film helps construct national and regional identities in Africa. His poems have appeared in DrumVoices Revue, Drums, USAfricaOnline, and AfricanWriters. He is completing a new collection of poetry and a book on the Nigerian film industry.

Location:

HOUSTON, TX

Birthdate:

22 July

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