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David Diamond

David Mark Diamond teaches and writes about eighteenth-century British literature and the early Black Atlantic, with particular emphasis on the role that religion plays in the formation (or re-formation) of imperial global imaginaries. His current research explores literary responses to secularization, or the process by which Christian belief came unbound from singular doctrinal orthodoxy and this newly liberalized religion was grafted more…


Tracey Johnson

Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick B.A., The College of William & Mary


James Weidman

Decades long experience with a multitude of notable artists -- from his early days as accompanist to iconic vocalists Abbey Lincoln and Cassandra Wilson, on to his years as a member of M-Base Collective innovator Steve Coleman’s group and music director for the late great Kevin Mahogany, up to his current tenure with saxophonist Joe Lovano’s critically acclaimed nonet and Grammy nominated Us Five band -- has proven pianist/composer/arranger…


Greg Satterthwaite

Melodic, soulful and smooth, Dr. Greg Satterthwaite brings an energy and touch to the piano that has become his signature sound.  As a jazz artist, Satterthwaite brings forth improvisational music that speaks to who he is as a performer and composer. His performances are rooted in his passion to continue to uphold the legacy and rich tradition of jazz music and the pioneers and innovators that created such a phenomenal art form. …


Ed Pavlic

Ed Pavlić (Ph.D. Indiana University) is Distinguished Research Professor of English and African American Studies. Affiliated faculty in Creative Writing, author of eight collections of poetry, three critical studies, and a novel, he twice served as Director of the Creative Writing PhD Program in English (2006-2011, 2015-2017). His most recent books are: Let It Be Broke (Four Way Books, 2020) a…


Maryann Erigha

Maryann Erigha is Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Georgia.  Her research and teaching interests include race theory, critical media/culture studies, online research methods, and African American Society.  Her current book project Jim Crow Hollywood investigates racial patterns of inequality in Hollywood film directing through the lens of Black cinema.  Other research examines the…


Lesley G. Feracho

Dr. Feracho is the associate director of the Institute for African American Studies and an Associate Professor of Romance Languages and African American Studies. She received her B.A. in Spanish from Cornell University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, and is a scholar of Afro-Hispanic literature. Her research focuses on comparative studies of twentieth century Afro-Hispanic and African American women's narrative, African American and…


Chana Kai Lee

Chana Kai Lee holds a joint appointment in history and African American Studies. She is a proud graduate of California public schools. She earned a Ph.D. in history and an M.A. in African American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles. She also holds a B.A. in African American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Lee is the author of For Freedom's Sake: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, which won the Willie…


Carolyn Jones Medine

Carolyn Jones Medine is the inaugural All Shall Be Well Professor in the Religion Department and Director of the Institute for African American Studies. She completed her PhD at the University of Virginia in 1991, working with the late Professor Nathan A. Scott, Jr. Dr. Medine taught at Louisiana State University from 1989-2000, when she came to UGA. Alongside her appointments in Religion and IAAS, she is also affiliate faculty with Women's…
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