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African American and African Studies Faculty

African American and African Studies is an interdisciplinary concentration and draws on faculty from various disciplines.

Kathryn Boswell

Kathryn Boswell

Area of Specialization: Africa; conflict, displacement, and resettlement; material culture studies
PhD: Indiana University

Joan DelPlato

Joan DelPlato

Area of Specialization: 19th-century Orientalist art, The Harriet Tubman Series of Jacob Lawrence

PhD: UCLA

Brendan Mathews

Brendan Mathews

Area of Specialization: Creative writing (fiction), contemporary literature
MFA: University of Virginia

John Myers

John Myers

Area of Specialization: Jazz, composition, ethnomusicology, animation, guitar performance
PhD: University of Maryland at Baltimore

Francisca Oyogoa

Francisca Oyogoa

Area of Specialization: Labor, African American studies, globalization
PhD: University of Massachusetts Amherst