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Name  Title/Interest  Email

Nahum Dimitri Chandler

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Professor of African American Studies
Published Books

Research Interests: Modern Philosophy, Intellectual History, History of the Human Sciences

 chandlen@uci.edu

Bridget R. Cooks

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Associate Professor of African American Studies and Art History
Published Books

Research Interests: African American Art, Museum Studies, Feminist and Post-Colonial Theory

 b.cooks@uci.edu

Sora Han

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Department Chair and Associate Professor of African American Studies and Criminology, Law, & Society. 
Published Books

Research Interests: Slavery and American Law; Critical Theory; Race, Gender, Sexuality Studies; Psychoanalysis

 sora.han@uci.edu

Sandra Harvey

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Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Director, Culture and Theory Ph.D. Program

Research Interests: Black diaspora and Native Studies, Post-colonial theory, Black feminist thought, Surveillance Studies, Visual and Cultural Studies, Enlightenment Philosophy, Political Theory

 slharvey@uci.edu

Douglas Haynes

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Professor of African American Studies
Published Books

Research Interests: Modern Britain, medicine and science in Europe and the United States in the 19th and 20th century

 dhaynes@uci.edu

Ulysses Jenkins

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Professor of African American Studies

Specialization: Video, Performance Art

 ujenkins@uci.edu

Victoria E. Johnson

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Professor of African American Studies
Published Books

Research Interests: Critical History/Theory of U.S. Television and Film, Cultural Studies, Cultural Geography, Critical Race Theory, Sports Media, Sound & Music in Film/TV, Corporate Branding and Identity, Media Policy and Law, Communication Technology and Rural Access

 v.e.johnson@uci.edu

Jessica Millward

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Associate Professor of African American Studies and History
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Research Interests: Early America, Slavery & Gender, African Diaspora

 millward@uci.edu

John Murillo III

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Assistant Professor of African American Studies
Published Books

Research Interests: Early America, Slavery & Gender, African Diaspora

 murilloj@uci.edu

Zachary Price

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Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Drama

Research Interests: Political, Economic, and Historical Conditions that shape Performance and Cultural Production

 zachary.price@uci.edu

R. Radhakrishnan

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Chancellor’s Professor of Humanities and Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Published Books

Research Interests: Critical Theory, Postcoloniality, Poststructuralism, Postmodernism, Cultural Critique, Nationalisms and Diasporas, Globalization, Ethnicity and Minority Discourse, Gender and Feminisms.

 rradhakr@uci.edu

Jared Sexton

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Professor of African American Studies
Published Books

Research Interests: Critical Theory, Race & Sexuality, Coalition Politics, Contemporary U.S. Cinema

 jcsexton@uci.edu

Darryl Taylor

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Professor of African American Studies
Published Books

Darryl Taylor’s performances have been noted for their compelling artistry and authority. His is an international career highlighted by performances of art song, opera and oratorio. His repertoire extends from Bach to Britten, and beyond.

 taylord@uci.edu

Frank B. Wilderson

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Professor of African American Studies
Published Books

Research Interests: Film theory, Marxism, Black Political Theory, Dramaturgy, and Cultural Studies

 fwilders@uci.edu

Tiffany Willoughby-Herard

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Associate Professor of African American Studies
Published Books

Research Interests: South Africa, Poor Whites, Race in Foreign Policy, Diaspora, Comparative Racial Politics, Black Political Thought, Third World Feminisms, Feminist Pedagogy, Decolonizing Theory, Comparative Political Theory, Community and Civic Engagement, Radical Thought

 twilloug@uci.edu