Jack Rollins

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Emeritus Professor of English, Comparative Literature and African Studies
Affiliation	Indiana University
Email	jack.rollins4@gmail.com
Phone/Fax Number(s)	812-825-6196 812-360-8911
Countries of Specialization	Swahiliphone Africa
Education	BA, MA, MFA, MA, PhD ( Arabic and Swahili)
Research Interests	Swahili and Arabic Prose literature former CEO of Trade Africa International, exclusive licensee for Warner Brothers, MGM/UA, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Orion, Disney, Fox-Lorimar, Marvel, Turner Pictures, and others. First licensed American company to replicate and distribute original video cassettes in thirty-one coountries in Africa.
Teaching Interests	African Languages and Cultures
Publications	A History of Swahili Prose, Part 1: From Earliest Times to the End of the Nineteenth Century 1983 Early 20th century Swahili prose narrative structure and some aspects of Swahili ethnicity Towards African Authenticity, Language and Literary Form, 49-68 7 1985 Varieties of Gnomic Literature: The Arabian" Ḥikma" and the Islamic Ethos of Shaaban Robert's" Neno la Hekima" Research in African Literatures, 1-15 2 1979 Medical chimera: the anniversary of an allograft Journal of Medical Humanities 20 (3), 177-190 1 1999 Literary Theory in Africa: A Rapproachment Between Linguistics and Literary History: The Case of the Swahili'Hadithi' Interdisciplinary dimensions of African literature 8, 129 1 1985 Towards African authenticity: language and literary form With J Riesz, RL Taylor, AD Johnson Bayreuth University 1 1985 The origins of Swahili prose genres University Microfilms 1 1979 Master Roasters, Roast Masters and Poets Tea and Coffee Trade Journal 171 (April), 61-70 1999 Borders, Bakehouse(s), Bloomingfoods, Bathtubs, and Quigley Tea and Coffee Trade Journal 170 (9 (september)), 36-42 1998 NEW YORK TIMES Opinion Will Organ Donation Change After Mantle? New York Science Times, Opinion Page 1996 The Customs of the Swahili People: The "Desturi za Waswahili" of Mtoro bin Mwinyi Bakari and Other Swahili Persons Research in African Literatures 15 (4), 619-24 1984 Swahili New York Times, Opinion PageNew York Time 1982 The East African Experience: Essays on English and Swahili ( Review) Research in African Literatures 15 (4), 541-47 1981 A Note on the Arabic Etymology of Nabokov The Vladmir Nabokov Research Newsletter 6, 6-7 1981 A Note on the Arabic Etymology of Nabokov The Vladmir Nabokov Research Newsletter 6, 6-7 1981 The King of Lions is a Lion: A Novel in Progress University of Iowa. 1969 ARABIC, SWAHILI & SHENG: THE POWER OF ORTHOGRAPHIC CODE SWITCHING